w w w . b o b a n d t o m . c o m
November 25 - 29
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Kenny Smith
Kenny is originally from Ohio, now living in L.A. Ready
to pursue some real television credits, Kenny has headlined clubs
across the country. He is young and loaded with energy that
can be seen via his physical use of the stage stool and his body!
Kenny is known to ad lib during his performance with success.
Television credits include Late Night with Conan O’Brien,
Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (Nickelodeon) and Club 54 (a Canadian
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 Joe
Garner
Tunes into TV's Past
Joe Garner
is the author of quite a few best-sellers including We
Interrupt this Broadcast, The Crowd Goes Wild, and
Echoes of Notre Dame Football, all
of which capture great media moments
that shaped America today. His new
book, Stay
Tuned, is no different. In it, he has gathered 36 landmark
moments from news, sports, and entertainment in an anthology
that comes to life through detailed, behind-the-scenes accounts
and firsthand anecdotes. The book is illustrated with hundreds
of photographs and is packaged with CDs and DVD that show the
featured clips, narrated by Walter Cronkite, Bob Costas, and
Dick Van Dyke.
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 The
Biggest Name
in Comedy
His humor has been described as smart, pointed,
hip, sharp, insightful, socially relevant, and gut-laugh funny
and he’s been described as a “casually brilliant joke
philosopher.” But according to Tom Griswold, Costaki
Economopoulos is Greek for “funny.” So funny in
fact that he has written spec scripts for Everybody Loves Raymond
and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Aside from standup comedy, Costaki
is still looking for a full time staff writing position if anybody
“knows a guy.” But until then, he has a few irons
in the fire so keep an eye out for the longest name in comedy
in the credits of your favorite show. It’s hard to miss.
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These
People Are Stuffing More Than The Turkey
According to the
International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE),
scarfing down large quantities of food is the next big thing
in sports. Anyone can put a ball in a hoop, or catch a 30 yard
bullet pass, but it takes a real athlete to down 50 hot dogs
in a single sitting. Whether it's chicken wings or giant donuts,
 more
and more people are coming out to watch these competitions.
According to IFOCE President Richard
Shea, the best part of competitive
eating is that there is no off season. From the Glutton Bowl,
to Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, the "athletes"
of the IFOCE travel all over the country all year long, shoveling
as much food in their mouth as is humanly possible. The next
event on this leg of the tour is one in which America's finest
competitive eaters will gather at Mickey Mantle's restaurant
for the 2002 Thanksgiving Invitational
to determine who can consume the greatest number of servings
of turkey, stuffing, green beans and cranberry sauce. The eater
who puts away the most plates in 12 minutes will be crowned
the undisputed "Master of the Thanksgiving Meal."
"I am very bullish on the rules at this one, because it
is an invitational," says Shea. "All of the competitors
have won some of our bigger events. This is like the Masters
of competitive eating."
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 Dan
Grueter Returns
Dan Grueter has been described
as a comedian who's more well rounded than a urinal mint. Though
we’re not sure exactly what that means, he can still be
considered a favorite of BOB & TOM’s. He's appeared
on multiple B&T albums over the years, sharing stories from
his strange life. One of which involves his time at Ohio State
University, which we are offering up for free. That way when
Dan stops by, you can no longer say that you aren't familiar
with his work.
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George Opens for Paul McCartney
When longtime friend of the show, George
Lopez was given his own sitcom, strategically titled, George
Lopez, he wanted to make sure it wasn't your average cookie-cutter
comedy, where all life's problems could be solved in 22 minutes.
He's succeeded. His fresh approach to family comedy is just
one reason that his show made it off the chopping block last
year, while many other debut series were canceled after only
a few episodes. George Lopez,
now in its sophomore season, airs every Wednesday on ABC.
This week, on Thanksgiving Eve, George
Lopez is the lead in show for the
Paul McCartney Concert Special.
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 The
NFL Song: Week 12
The end of he NFL regular season is rapidly
approaching, the playoffs are in sight, but we still have no
clear cut powerhouses anywhere in the league. Many teams are
making bids for the post season with heroics like the Colts
overtime field goal victory and Tampa Bay's crushing of the
Packers. With so many clubs still in contension, it's making
it tough to figure out who's going to win each week. If you
want proof, just take a look at Chick's Shoe-In picks. Fortunatly
there is a new edition of Duke
Tumatoe's NFL Song
to try and sort through what the hell goin' on in the NFL..
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 Jim
Belushi is "Jim" in According to Jim
When Jim Belushi
returned to network television, he did so on the heartwarming
family comedy, According
to Jim. On the show, Belushi plays “Jim,”
an all-American guy's guy who’s never quick to admit fault,
but who knows that the key to a good marriage is nodding in agreement
when his wife (Courtney Thorne-Smith) talks. Fathers everywhere
can relate to Belushi’s character who struggles with the
same issues every other family man deals with; how to achieve
the ideal picket-fence family life, yet keep a firm grip on your
manhood at the same time. According to
Jim airs Tuesdays on ABC.
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 Comedy
Diva "Sommore"
She’s been hailed as one of the funniest women on the planet
by Oprah Winfrey, and was the first female to host BET’s
Comic View, so it’s no wonder she’s now known as “the
diva of contemporary comedy.” Sommore
give audiences a strait up, hilarious look at the issues of today,
from the perspective of a woman who lives and loves life. She
is always ready to tell it like it is with her quick wit and subtle
sarcasm. |
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 He's
A PTPer
The Maestro-Man of the broadcast booth, Dick
Vitale, returns for another season as BOB & TOM’s
insider analyst of NCAA hoops. With this season still in it's
infancy, we need Dickie V to catch us up on which players are
this year's Diaper Dandies,
Dow Jonesers and Surf and Turfers. Vitale has been commentating
college basketball for years, but he’s not only the most
recognizable personality of amateur hoops, he’s also one
of its biggest fans. In his book Campus
Chaos, Vitale shares his insights and personal views on
the game, as well as steps the NCAA needs to take to save the
sport he loves so much.
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 The
Best Part of Waking Up
Bob Zany is very excited that it's finally Tuesday, and that
means he gets to share his Zany
Report with the world. Though Bob
has made it his personaal mission to to deliver a
Zany Report that requires zero fixing...
there are always plenty of past fixer-uppers archived at BobZany.com
for you to enjoy. And if you are looking to do some early Christmas
hopping, you can purchase the always-popular "Eat Salmon
The Other Pink Meat," or the brand new "Papa Eat Now"
shirts which are perfect for ther person who loves changing
oil, painting houses, and various types of yard work.
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Beatles
Gear
It took six years to put it all together, but it was a labor of
love. Author, guitarist and all around instrument enthusiast,
 Andy
Babiuk has chronicled and investigated the history of everything
the Beatles ever played in his new book Beatles
Gear.
"This was a bit of an obsession," says Babiuk. "I
was researching how to make that 60's sound for my band, and I
just started getting into it."
Babiuk says that the usage of different instruments by the Beatles
was important to music history because it influenced the sound
of many other bands of the time. They also introduced new brand
names to the music scene. "The instruments they used became
an extension of their personas. When people saw these guys on
Ed Sulivan with their haircuts and trendy clothes, they didn't
want to play Gibsons anymore... they wanted to play what the Beatles
were playing."
In writing the book, Babiuk interviewed, members of the band,
roadies, other musicians, and friends of the fab four. "99.9%
of the interviews went great because they knew I wasn't trying
to dig up dirt. I got some great stories out of a lot of people."
As well as having rare photos of the Beatles, there instruments,
and memorabilia... the book is also a good read. Both Bob &
Tom are big fans of Babiuk's work. "This is the first book
to chronicle their instruments," says Babiuk. "While
doing the research, I got to play some of them, and you get chills
just thinking about how historical these things are."
Though he had a good time writing the book, Babiuk isn't in a
hurry to do a follow up. "Writing this thing took a lot out
of me. I am looking forward to spending some more time in the
recording studio with my band, instead of doing another one right
away. Unless I could hang out with Mick Jagger."
Beatles Gear is now available in paperback editions too. These
new copies include new pictures, and stories that were cut from
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You
Never Know Who You're Gonna Get