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
Please use the term media cave, - I hate the phrase man cave - it’s reductive and derogatory. As Sebastian Maniscalco said “my father had a man cave it was the house”
Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
“Waiting for Sunrise”
We saw a road sign here on I-90 in Montana.
“Vehicles towing or over 29,000 lbs must have chains October 1 - May 1”
That means if we are to come out here prior to May 1, we need to come by a southern route.
Most of the day yesterday, we drove in heavy snowfall.
Nothing accumulating on the ground, although it built up on the front of my truck, which was covered with ice.
Not a lot of fun.
Picture; Lake McDonald, Glacier NP Montana
“We’re here!”
Pulled in about an hour and a half ago.
I made the back in in one try, which isn’t easy as they fornicated the angle of my driveway. It was supposed to slant more to the angle of approach. I’ll fix it with decomposed granite and gravel this summer.
Once we got everything set up, we didn’t have power.
We called the power company, it had been turned on. Our second lot had power, of course. So we called around and got the main foreman of the park. They are still developing it so there are folks here during the week.
He came by and ended up replacing the 200 amp breaker. The old one had crapped the bed.
He complained about them buying the cheap ass breakers.
As we were setting up, my darling wife screamed bloody murder. I assumed she injured herself…
No…
It seems as if a GA field mouse is in for a big surprise next winter.
We will begin to settle in more in the next couple of days. For now, my formerly large behind is tired. I’m chilling the rest of the day.
“Ensconsed in”
Cardwell MT.
Not much here, a proverbial wide spot in the road.
We are 19 miles west of ‘Three Forks’. Which is located at the ‘Head waters’ of the Mighty Missouri. It’s called three forks because the Jefferson, the Madison, and Gallatin rivers combine together to make the Missouri River.
Lewis and Clark followed the Jefferson River.
We had supper at a local steakhouse, located about two miles from our campsite. It was surprisingly busy for a Sunday, in the middle of nowhere.
Pictures:
1. The view from our campsite.
2. A pretty little valley next to the restaurant where we supped. A bend of The Jefferson River can be seen with cattle grazing on the other side. It’s a narrow valley, where Lewis and Clark camped and traveled through on their journey west.
