George Jones was one of my all time favorite singers. I saw him live at the Cow Palace about 25 years ago and it was a transformative experience for me. His music got me through some dark times. Always potent, cathartic, inspirational and just plain great.
Back in 1996 I wrote this song in tribute to him. I posted it today in his memory.
NEW FROM THE POD F. TOMPKAST
EXTRASODE: “A Phone Call For Mr. Tompkins”
From The Paul F. Tompkins Show 10th Anniversary Special
10 March 2012
Brian Whalen is one of my oldest and dearest pals. I loved doing this sketch with him, inspired by his love of imitating George Harrison’s sitar songs.
Also, you might want to listen to this one more than once, because Eban Schletter goes reference crazy under the ramble before the sketch. I missed half of the stuff he played the first time, and I was there.
Photo: Liezl Estipona
FROM THE PAUL F. TOMPKINS SHOW ARCHIVES
The Paul F. Tompkins Show 8th Anniversary Special
25 March 2010
Live at Largo at The Coronet
“Tuesday Morning” & “The Irish Rover”
Featuring:
Accordion: “Weird Al” Yankovic
Guitar & vocals: Ted Leo
Banjo: Ed Helms
Fiddle: Sara Watkins
Guitar: Sean Watkins
Pennywhistle & vocals: Dave (Gruber) Allen
Bass & backing vocals: Brandon McCulloch
Guitar & backing vocals: Todd Spahr
Drums & backing vocals: Mark Rivers
Guitar: Eban Schletter
Vocals: Paul F. Tompkins
Camera: Neil Mahoney
Special thanks: Cash Hartzell, Ken Crosby, Robert Loveless, Jesse Honig, Michael Griffee, Flanagan, and everyone at Largo
Extra special thanks: The audience
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
FREE COMEDY MONDAY!
COMEDY BANG! BANG! Episode 203: The Vicar of Yanks
“Two immense stars from the world of music, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic & Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber are on today’s Comedy Bean Bag! After chatting with Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber about English accents, The Little Prince, and nautical bed bugs, the Vicar of Yanks himself joins in on the conversation. There will be talk of drugs, what we shouldn’t expect from the next ‘Weird Al’ album, and an intense game of Would You Rather? Homonyms!”
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR #106: “A Valentine’s Day Beyond Belief”
“The full all-Beyond Belief Valentines Day show from February 14, 2013. Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as those married mediums Frank and Sadie Doyle. Also starring Matt Gourley, Amanda Lund, Steve Agee, Natalie Morales, Hal Lublin, Marc Evan Jackson, and Joe Mantegna.
Original music by Eban Schletter (playing theremin) and Benmont Tench (on piano).”
Artwork: Kyle Cummings
FROM THE PAUL F. TOMPKINS SHOW ARCHIVES
The Paul F. Tompkins Show 9th Anniversary Special
19 March 2011
Live at Largo at The Coronet
“Home,” featuring Maya Rudolph
12-string guitar: Eban Schletter
Piano: Jebin Bruni
Drums: Scott Rodgers
Guitar: Brandon McCulloch
Bass: Paul Bryan
Trumpet: Jamie Adams
Backup vocals: Scott Rodgers
Kathryn Burns
Aubrey Leigh
Grant-Lee Phillips
Musical director: Eban Schletter
Camera: Neil Mahoney
Special thanks: Ben Acker, Ken Crosby, Cash Hartzell, Jesse Honig, Robert Loveless, Michael Griffee, Flanagan, and everyone at Largo at The Coronet.
Extra-special thanks: The audience.
Original song written & recorded by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
For Janie.
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OLD YEAR.
As we celebrate the end of 2012 and the beginning of the… one after… that (math is not my strong suit) I would like to thank everyone who bought a ticket to a show, downloaded a podcast or purchased an album that I created this year. I am grateful to have nice fans and lucky that anyone pays attention to anything I do at all.
Here is a video from my final Largo show of 2012, and the last one, overall, for a while. I will be sharing more stuff like this with you from the considerable Paul F. Tompkins Show video archive as 2013 (now I get it; it’s like a series of numbers) unfolds. So go on and subscribe to my channel, should it please you.
On to the future. We’ll take a cup of kindness yet!
Credits: Eban Schletter (arrangement & piano), Peter Adams (keyboards), Todd Spahr (guitar), Scott Rodgers (drums), Brandon McCulloch (bass), James Eason (tenor sax), Gabriel Feenberg (trombone), David Ralicke (baritone sax), Jordan Katz (trumpet), Jamie Adams (trumpet), Kathryn Burns & Aubrey Leigh (dancers)
Camera: Nick Reczynski
Special thanks: Cash Hartzell
AVAILABLE NOW:
THE POD F. TOMPKAST EXTRASODE: THE HOLIDAY PLAY
Merry Christmas! And… other things! Here is a sketch from the December, 2010 edition of The Paul F. Tompkins Show, featuring Joshua Malina, Judy Greer and Tim Meadows.
Thank you for your support! We will be back in The New Year!
Photo: Liezl Estipona
Available now:
THE POD F. TOMPKAST, EPISODE 24
Recorded LIVE in front of An Audience at Largo at The Coronet on October 20th, 2012. The Golden Age of Italian Explorer Television. From The Paul F. Tompkins Show: “Advice to The Probably Dead” with Melissa Rauch, Beth Littleford and Janie Haddad Tompkins. The Inevitable Conclusion of The Great Undiscovered Project. It’s Nice To Not Be Alone In Your Crumbles.
Photo: Liezl Estipona
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH.
Largo at The Coronet.
All proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity.
Tickets: HERE.
