Just saw this quote in an old interview I did from 2006. Note the Trump reference- it’s hard to remember when Trump was “just” a reality-TV host. And before that, a well-known rich guy.
(I’ll post the article below if you find it interesting)
This part was referring to an internet-based “cat reality show” I had hosted around that time-
Int: Was there a particular pun on the show you enjoyed most?
Tom “My weekly catchphrase "You are Meowta here!" Not that it's not a stupid thing to have to say every episode, but I always wanted my own TV catchphrase, like Fonzy or Freddie Prince. Or Trump.”
What a trio huh? Fonzy (Aaaaaayyyy!) Freddie Prinze (Looking Good!) and Trump, (You’re Fired)
Here’s the rest of this (remember, it’s from 17 years ago!)
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/tom-shillue-comedian
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:
“My FIFA story”
In 2002, I was working in Taipei, and Seoul. The FIFA World Cup was being held in Japan and South Korea at the time.
I was already pissed off as I was boarding my flight in SFO for Narita Japan…
I had been making the 24 hour commute (each way),DC-SFO-Narita-Taipei, for about 6 months.
Until this trip I had been able to get upgraded to Business Class. Because of all of the Soccer teams and fans, the damn planes were packed.
It was so bad, that upon landing in Narita, they parked the 747 out on the tarmac, and used portable stairs because they didn’t have enough gates.
You don’t really have an appreciation for how big a 747 is, until you climb or descend those stairs. The door close to three storeys off of the ground.
Anyway, as I walked into the Coach section of the airplane, the entire right side of Coach, was the Argentinian National Soccer team. My seat was three rows from the back bulkhead, aisle seat.
As I got closer I realized that one of the players was occupying my ...
“New Safari Picture”
For me at least.
We had lunch with MBB and Nan.
He showed me something in his phone. I hadn’t seen this picture before so I had him send it to me.
Picture; MBB, the Sable he harvested, and me. August ‘23
“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.
