The Touchables

January 30, 2008

A radio class war threatened to break out this week (except not really) as Andy and Ken looked through their audience and separated the wheat from the chaff. Then, as is usually the case, it became a contest wherein the two co-hosts tried to make each other as uncomfortable as possible.

It was all very exciting but what will surely go down in history was the incredible "Dante" controversy. Who is this Dante dude and why is he getting credit for helping out with this blog? Is Ken confusing Dante with Duncan? I'm up there in first class too, buster. I don't deserve this kind of shabby treatment.

In other Seven Second Delay news, there is a marathon comin' on. As usual the top three shows will be canned. It is the same hierarchy that is in place at Blogspot. We're not going anywhere though. I don't want to give anything away but rest assured that this blog is in the top 150 blogs on all the internet.

Also, listen to this episode for the hot scoop on Andy's super-special upcoming WFMU appearance. It will rock your world, when they forget to do it.

"Seven Second Delay" And "Trainwreck" Googles In At About 170 Hits.

January 23, 2008: As Famous As Andy


To be fair about the title of this post, most of the hits either refer to a title of a 7SD episode (i.e. "The Great Multi-Tasking Trainwreck") or something totally separate from the show.

So tonight's episode was a completely fresh, new concept and not at all based on the mashing up of one concept from an old show with the notion of "fame-gauging" previously discussed on a past installment; finding your Google-mate. Yes, an hour-long search for a person comparably as successful as our hero Andy (not Ken sadly) according to the same number of Google hits.

The calls did sprinkle in here and there (including one from our old pal Sheldon which was to me the highlight), and our "culture of commentary" chimed in as well, with suggestions of possible B-list celebrities who've stacked up enough googlepoints to bro' out with Andy during the Super Bowl. Here were the candidates that made the cut:



Drummer for a longstanding cult rock-metal band, contributed (I assume) to several enjoyable WFMU playlis-NEXT!!!!!



New bright light in the current comedy scene (Human Giant, VH1's Best Week Ever), very smart comedian (I know for a fact because I took UCB Theatre classes with him a decade ago.), has a vast knowledge of current events and pop culture. Actually, I could educate a guess that he'd enjoy a play date with you, Andy. (You know what, I vaguely recall him making a few jests on child-molestation back in the day.)

Who knows if Mr. Paul Scheer will ever hear this magic hour? Maybe one of our faithful listeners from the "comedy nerd" arsenal is a close link to him. Well, Ken and Andy, I'll have you know that I took action as best as I can; I sent Paul a Myspace message with a link to the play list. All we can do now is sit back and w- Uuugggghhh, I just realized that you can lose the will to live by blogging.

I'll TRY to make my final note quick: by what was discussed in the foreplay, last night's WFMU event with Ken, Andy, Don McLean-bashing, clogs, dummies and, yes, rape jokes was met with an ever-widening mix of emotions and reactions AND us no-show-ers will have to wait til early March with our credit cards to see for ourselves (Get that DVD conveyor belt going right away with this one, guys!) Well, here's something we can watch now; I found this 19+ minute nugget while tonight's show ran its course in one of the "about 57,100" Google hits for "Andy Breckman":

The King of Spades

January 16, 2008: Ticket Giveaways

From the live playlist page:

daniel spaniel: what's going on? i tuned in late and they've just been reading off shows?

B: Daniel - Some sort of ticket-giveaway later or something I think...? *shrugs confusedly*

On tonight's show, Ken and Andy gave away tickets to rock shows, jewrock shows, etc. But, the real show seems to be coming up at Book Court on Tuesday, January 22nd at 8PM. Ken and Andy will be there reading excerpts from The Best Of LCD: The Art & Writing of WFMU. This event promises to be Ken's first public clog dancing experience (we think...), and Andy's debut as a ventriloquist. Anyone else planning to go?

Seven Second, Gotta Recipe?

January 9, 2008: Guess-cipes

In a very special episode, Ken and Andy were joined by their old ladies, Hank and Beth to play Read-Off-The-Recipe-And-Guess-A-Rama. As anyone who's anyone might have guessed, the girls spanked the boys, just like the Clinton Chick in New Hampshire.

Due to the high entertainment value, Andy requested a slot on the WFMU schedule to dedicate to this week's concept. In honor of Andy's request, we will play Guess-cipes Online. I will start with a recipe, you provide the punchlines.

• 1 striking screenwriter
• 1 authoritarian station manager
• 2 better halves
• 1 precocious daughter
• 1 useless computer
• no gum chewing

2007 Fan of the Year

Ladies and Gentleman, it may come as little surprise to most of you that Cory Sklar was selected as the 2007 Seven Second Delay Fan of the Year.

Cory gave us at SevenSecondDelay.BlogSpot.Com a chance to sit down and ask a few questions to allow our readers to get to know the FOTY just a little better.

Tell us about your name.
Cory Sklar is my real name but I call using the name Chaki. By the way, Andy once made a crack about how he bet there's a REALLY INTERESTING STORY about it. Hmmf!
So, how did you get the name Chaki?
God told me to change my name.
Where do you call home?
Van Nuys, California. But, currently San Francisco!
Who is your favorite, Ken or Andy?
Tough choice. I relate more to Andy, but I think Ken is underrated.
Which co-host would you rather be handcuffed to at Disneyworld, Ken or Andy?
Andy totally. I could talk with him about Disney stuffs and try out my act on him.
In your opinion, what is Ken's problem?
Pushover.
In your opinion, what is Andy's problem?
Too pushy.
Best episode ever?
The one where Andy made an old lady cry is classic but I keep coming back to the one where Andrea attempted to do a Dateline NBC sting op.
Worst?
I haven't really enjoyed the recent "kid centric" topics but I'll have to go with August 20, 2003: California Gubernatorial Debate.
On a scale of 1 to 14, and using the Scandinavian scoring system, how would you rate the 2007 episodes of 7sd?
Is there a 13 on these or is that bad luck? 13 then.
What can Ken or Andy do to make the show better?
Stop being so damn cute! Also, more hooker jokes.
If sevenseconddelay.blogspot.com could make you any happier, how could we do it?
You guys are amazing, but I would add more interviews with me.
Rock, Paper, Scissors?
PAPER!
Pitch a 7sd concept.
I'd so call and do a listener dating game.
So, are you still that girl's boyfriend?
No! I took wealthy listener Laurie's advice and ended the situation.

You hear that, ladies? You can look for Cory at the 7sd Facebook group. And, you can hear him here, here, and here.

The Wave Of The Future

January 2, 2008: Andy's Gum Chewing: A Listener Referendum

Welcome -- again -- to 2008, in which WFMU will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Andy Breckman will celebrate slinking into the shadows to cruelly eliminate a transient/whore. Two very important milestones.

This week's show may well go down in Seven Second Delay history, and that in itself bespeaks a kind of sadness. The ambition of this particular episode was nothing less than to change the program irrevocably. In honor of the impending primaries, we watched the listening audience, through a hopelessly faulty voting system, threaten to destroy a Seven Second Delay institution: Andy Breckman's gum-chewing.

The show, however, did not conclusively determine the true radio poision: the offending gum-chewing or the preening Miss Manners a.k.a. listener Tim. (It's Tim, really. Oh no, I editorialized.)

Next week: something about cooking? And wives. Wives cooking.

Sophie's Choice, Redux

Welcome to 2008, the year in which, against all odds, Seven Second Delay will turn 17. It's also the year that Bloggity blog blog will turn two. Watch as we march purposefully into the new year, imbued with new vigor and vision, to face the dawn.

For today, let's look back briefly at 2007, the year of giggling girls, fake references, selling shorts, animal crackers, apologies, favorite letters, sneezing at consulates, hands in marriage, focus groups, radio quizzes, non-existent bar mitzvahs, stamp syndicates, snappy answers, cultures of commenting and come-on-guys-let-me-stab-this-guy. The usual. Try indulging me for thirty seconds of your time and choose your three favorite shows of this year. I did this exact same thing a year ago to what I presume was incredible success.

My three, in no particular order, are Slang Contest, Hands in Marriage, and Sophie's Choice. None of these are especially high-concept, which is fine, but they're all hilarious and uniquely Seven Second Delay. And, at times, oddly moving. I've isolated what, for my money, was the single best moment of 2007. On what other show does that happen? It's almost surreal and yet weirdly satisfying. This is what makes me glad to be a long-time listener. Love this show.