Tom Talks
Tom Talks
DIGITAL VS. ANALOG: WHAT HAVE WE LOST? Things are different now: movies, music, and television, are all digital, streaming, on-demand experiences with no physical properties such as album covers or lyric sheets, videotapes or records. Should we care?
What do you think? Tell Tom: tom@blowmeuptom.com.
TOM DOESN'T SYMPATHIZE with deaths due to drugs or drinking and he gets tons of blowback for it. How much time do you spend eulogizing those who did themselves in?
Suicide? Drugs? Alcoholism? How do you deal with the deaths of those who don't care enough to keep living? Tell Tom: tom@blowmeuptom.com.
WHAT DID TOM LEARN FROM THE BACK-TO-BACK DEATHS OF TWO RADIO LEGENDS? National radio star Rush Limbaugh and Dallas radio legend Russ Martin both died within ten days of each other. What can you learn from their lives and deaths?
Gary Zabransky and Tom sit in Russ Martin's twin Batmobiles at his one-time home in Frisco, TX outside of Dallas.
The house in which Russ Martin died
The house where Russ Martin lived when Gary Zabransky and Tom visited Russ and sat in his Batmobiles
TOM'S EVOLUTION DURING HIS ONE-YEAR LOCKDOWN Through this COVID epidemic, Tom has had plenty of time for reflection. Good news: that wasn't depression he was experiencing. It was something else. Something good and natural.
What was your experience? Tell Tom: tom@blowmeuptom.com.
FAT BUT FAT Tom says that American gals keep trying to justify being lazy and eating like pigs. And, he says, women's media keep reinforcing this "fat but fit" myth.
Cosmopolitan magazine wants the gals in line in the supermarket to eat, eat, EAT!
'Fat but fit' is a myth when it comes to heart health, new study shows
What do you think? Write Tom and tell him: tom@blowmeuptom.com.
TRUMP IS HISTORY. NOW WHAT? Tom talks about how we will fill the big void that departing loser Donald Trump leaves behind and about what's next.
What's your take? Let Tom know: tom@blowmeuptom.com.
NATION OF STUPIDS How did we get here: our country facing a violent insurrection and attempted overthrow? It's not just Donald Trump. Tom says that you and he have played a major part too.
How did we get here? Tell Tom: tom@blowmeuptom.com
THANKS TO COVID-19! Tom shreds New Year's resolutions and tells you what you really need to be doing for yourself in 2021.
Agree or disagree? Tell Tom: tom@blowmeuptom.com.
DEAD POOL 2021 How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect Tom's 2020 Dead Pool list? And who will bite the dust in 2021? Compare notes with Tom!
Let's see your Dead Pool list: tom@blowmeuptom.com.
WHY ARE YOU SO MISERABLE? Tom spent years arguing with people for a living. But why is everyone so angry now?
Are you miserable? Write Tom and tell him why: tom@blowmeuptom.com.