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
(OK the last post seemed like it had no sound.) Here's the headline video- as I said it's just me thinking aloud about what would make me want to click on a headline when I'm scrolling...
I thought I might beat Michael to this post. Look at this video how often do you do this? I recorded all our entrances including Greg and then I went around the panel to show all the people who are on tonight- then I pressed the button to stop but I wasn’t taping (i do this a lot)
Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
On my phone as i scrolled back. Not too long ago- Nov of 2024. Im outside on Fox Square. You can see Pete behind me. Now sec of War. Will Cain is there- he hadn’t gotten his own show yet. Rachel is still at FF but her husband is sec of transportation. Things change quickly!
Day 11
Of the 2026 Cavalcade
1770 miles
We stayed Tuesday night in Bodega bay. I spoke with the lady operating the motel, we’d either have to extend our stay, or leave our little trailer there until we can get the Scoot back. They didn’t have any rooms, except for Wednesday night.
That wouldn’t work, so she said she’d call the owner about the trailer. I told her we’d pay to store it if necessary.
About 20 minutes later a Hispanic man knocked on our door, and said he was there to help me move the trailer. We pulled it down the street and around the corner to his driveway, where it is now.
We then drove directly to the Harley Shop in Pacheco.
I went over the clutch and throttle issues with the service manager.
He gave me a ‘worst case’ estimate , because many of the checks and adjustments they would make would be included in a 60k service I was also getting.
Like I said ‘Hundreds of Dollars’ to say the least.
While there I picked up a ‘Dealer Patch’ for my chaps. Every dealer patch...
