Comments on: Episode 4123 – R.A.P.S. (Awesome!)

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Episode 4123 (09/30/2008) | No Fact Zone — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:58:41 +0000

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By: Smashley

Smashley — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:42:24 +0000

I am sure it was meant to be a joke. He broke out into song during the interview and that was the performance. you can see the grin on Stephen’s face and he starts talking about how they somehow ran out of time. Very cute.

By: Smashley

Smashley — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:38:35 +0000

The Tip/Wage intro had me sold on it before it even got started – but then the rest of it just totally sealed the deal. the character breaks, the Vegas mention, the wall street jag offs, guatemala…oh my god, i was laughing so hard. i love when Stephen makes me laugh out loud. = )

Prescott Oil…what will they think of next? so funny with the narrator hitting on the woman and I loved the confused biker, too.

oh how i love my iTunes downloads. and NFZ. and Colbert. oh, the Joy Machine. Never let it end…

James Taylor was good but i was paying attention more to Stephen’s eyebrows and his performance than Taylor’s. whoops?

By: boombud

boombud — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:59:42 +0000

Taylor did come off as a bit ‘deer in the headlights’, that is, sorta stage frightened. But it all was a performance, scripted to make it seem like James is monosyllabic unless he’s telling us in a song. I thought it was comical how they worked this artist stereotype…fittingly applied to this legendary trooper and troubadour. But the closing remarks suggests he had relaxed and on his next appearance, may become a little more talkative…the musical comment response joke would have been more effective if Taylor had sung something that lasted less than 45 seconds. And then done it a second or third time, before Stephen ends the interview segment with the ’sing a song after a break’ request.

Forgettable song, to boot. Weak segment, but still better than 98% of the Tbone/naked trucker shows. Not sure why I draw that parallel…

By: Flatpoint Grief Counselor

Flatpoint Grief Counselor — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:59 +0000

That wasn’t a hearing aid, it was an in-ear monitor, so he could hear the backing track.

By: Flatpoint Grief Counselor

Flatpoint Grief Counselor — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:28:13 +0000

I believe James Taylor was singing live (and playing harmonica live) to a pre-recorded track. He looked and sounded exactly like I’ve heard him many times before (SNL, etc.), because I am over 40.

If you don’t think he’s very good, then you don’t think he’s very good — but that performance was exactly how he is. He’s okay in my book.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:18:19 +0000

This is so sad, but that penetration joke made me laugh the hardest xD

Honestly, I thought the interview was dull, I mean, he seemed nice, but it was very forced. It was fun seeing Stephen jam along with the pen and his eyebrows though :D

By: TruthPower

TruthPower — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:37:00 +0000

Yep. It’s that pen fetish again.

By: TruthPower

TruthPower — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:31:20 +0000

Yeah this episode rocked as always. I’d say the Presccott Oil bit was the best. I love the message Pressott Oil. Basically Presccott is coming up with ideas of how to help the environment, but they are not there and still need your money. They need money to develop these ideas. Everyone was totally confused. James Taylor was not really that good to me. It’s possible that he was lip synching. Stephen was really great and looked like he was on a caffeine high. That eyebrow action.

By: ColbertGirl27

ColbertGirl27 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:58:28 +0000

P.S. I’m glad James Taylor started singing because he wasn’t giving poor Stephen anything to work with during the interview!