Since I was looking for that old Redeye clip yesterday I came across this. The first two weeks of RE and the two weeks of my book release were both a blizzard of promotion- so I remember none of it. It's fun for me to look back and read these interviews and read it as an "outsider." Doesn't this guy seem almost annoyingly upbeat? I realize I like to keep a positive attitude but this is ridiculous! Half kidding really, if I read this interview I would probably tune in to the show to see what this guy is all about.
T
Int:
Congratulations on the new gig.
Tom:
I’m very excited.
Int:
Before the official announcement, you tweeted, “A guy gets asked to host his favorite show.” Is Red Eye truly your favorite show?
Tom:
Yes! I saw the very first show and thought, “Whoa, this show is a mess, but it’s really entertaining.” It was so raw and unpredictable. I wondered if I was the only one watching it. Gradually, I realized that it had kind of a cult following. I always thought, “I’d love to be a guest on that show, but I’m not going to humble myself and call them and beg.” Then, one day, they gave me a call and asked me to be a guest on the show. That started my relationship with the show. It was my favorite show to watch. One of the things about doing the show as a panelist is that … I liked to just sit back and watch it from home and be objective. When I became a part of the regular crew, it kind of became my thing now, so I couldn’t be one of the fans any more. I never thought I would take over as host of the show. Once I started guest hosting I thought, “If Greg ever leaves this gig, I think I could step up and do this. I wonder if they would consider me?” It came to be. It’s a dream come true.
Read the whole interview here…https://www.vulture.com/2015/06/from-the-daily-show-to-fox-news-with-tom-shillue.html
we got bumped last night (but it will air tonight)
Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
“Happy Father’s Day?!?”
Our children compete with each other to be the first to call us on holidays and birthdays.
The Prodigal called me this morning;
“Happy Fathers day!”
“Thanks but I don’t think it’s Father’s Day.”
@The_CINC looked it up
“It’s next Sunday, Fathers day is the third Sunday in June.”
She announced
“Well, I’m first for sure this year!”
“Yes you are!”
Love that little boy….
At 37, he’s not really a little boy anymore.
“Rumors and gossip”
It’s humorous how stuff gets around a community.
So now I’m a body builder.
“You carry that end by yourself, after all you’re the bodybuilder!”
A gentleman here at the park recently bought a ‘rustic’ barn wood sideboard for his pavilion.
He put out on Facebook that he needed help unloading it from his trailer. So my wife voluntold me.
We arrived to assist, the gentleman had ‘carry straps’ already in position.
He then pointed at the back end of the 8’ sideboard and stated;
“You carry that end by yourself, after all, you’re the bodybuilder!”
“I’m not a bodybuilder.”
“Well, at least you work out regularly.”
Two gentlemen carried the front, I carried the back. We carried it about 50yds. When we set it down, both of the other gentlemen were out of breath
I was just fine…
So now I’m a body builder.
I guess my work out routine is effective.
Picture: my eldest grandchild ‘El Presidente’ and I chilling on the ‘Whale Watching boat’ in Alaska.
