Jon Wurster
@jonwurster.bsky.social
Sitting in the back row with The Mountain Goats/Bob Mould Band…The Best Show...Scharpling & Wurster...couple other things. Most of my fun happens over at Instagram.
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the news for the afternoon & evening shift: our new album, Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan, is available for preorder & the first single is yours to hear now at this link: www.mountain-goats.com
the Mountain Goats
www.mountain-goats.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
the news for the afternoon & evening shift: our new album, Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan, is available for preorder & the first single is yours to hear now at this link: www.mountain-goats.com
KISS has several songs sung from the point of view of an adult wanting to have sex with a teenager, so this all tracks.
August 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
KISS has several songs sung from the point of view of an adult wanting to have sex with a teenager, so this all tracks.
If your day is going poorly, revel in the fact that you didn’t just yell, “GDammit, you fuck!” at your locked car in full earshot of a woman walking to her car after church.
July 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If your day is going poorly, revel in the fact that you didn’t just yell, “GDammit, you fuck!” at your locked car in full earshot of a woman walking to her car after church.
How far are we from Trump announcing that he’s getting a dog?
July 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
How far are we from Trump announcing that he’s getting a dog?
I’ve just watched two random movies from the 1980s and they both featured Fabulous Thunderbirds songs. Just an observation, not trying to start anything.
July 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’ve just watched two random movies from the 1980s and they both featured Fabulous Thunderbirds songs. Just an observation, not trying to start anything.
I think one of the worst opening lines for a hard rock song would be: “Despite what you heard, I can go all night.”
July 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I think one of the worst opening lines for a hard rock song would be: “Despite what you heard, I can go all night.”
Starch. We eat it it, but we also spray it on our clothing?
July 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Starch. We eat it it, but we also spray it on our clothing?
Is it uncool for me to say, “What did you do?” to a guy carrying a bouquet of flowers?
July 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Is it uncool for me to say, “What did you do?” to a guy carrying a bouquet of flowers?
I’m in Denver and I’m wondering if anyone in Metallica wants to help me psych up for tomorrow’s Elvis Costello show on their night off.
June 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’m in Denver and I’m wondering if anyone in Metallica wants to help me psych up for tomorrow’s Elvis Costello show on their night off.
Reading Exodus/Slayer guitarist Gary Holt’s memoir. They had “get back” meth. Meth you smoke when you get back home.
June 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Reading Exodus/Slayer guitarist Gary Holt’s memoir. They had “get back” meth. Meth you smoke when you get back home.
“Jaws” premiered 50 years ago today. That iconic line, “This boat needs to be waaaaay bigger,” is just as relevant as it was then.
June 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“Jaws” premiered 50 years ago today. That iconic line, “This boat needs to be waaaaay bigger,” is just as relevant as it was then.
I KNEW something was up when I asked my mom if anyone else in our family rocked, and she ran out of the room in tears.
How is it possible that this percussionist seen on Brian Wilson’s 2005 live Smile DVD is NOT @jonwurster.bsky.social?
June 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I KNEW something was up when I asked my mom if anyone else in our family rocked, and she ran out of the room in tears.
“I’d LOVE to have a friend like me.” -something I just said to myself
June 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“I’d LOVE to have a friend like me.” -something I just said to myself
I bought one of those high frequency sound/flashing lights pest repellents and I want this mouse to be like, WHAT. THE. FUCK.
June 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I bought one of those high frequency sound/flashing lights pest repellents and I want this mouse to be like, WHAT. THE. FUCK.
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Some of y’all can’t handle two high agency males going at it and it really shows.
June 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Some of y’all can’t handle two high agency males going at it and it really shows.
A Tesla truck just drove by and I can honestly say it’s the dumbest looking object I’ve ever seen.
June 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A Tesla truck just drove by and I can honestly say it’s the dumbest looking object I’ve ever seen.
I just heard someone say, “everybody’s moving, moving, moving,” and I’m 100% sure they’ve never heard of Fugazi.
June 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I just heard someone say, “everybody’s moving, moving, moving,” and I’m 100% sure they’ve never heard of Fugazi.
“ I think that’s Charles Durning.” -something I just said to myself and was absolutely CORRECT about
May 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“ I think that’s Charles Durning.” -something I just said to myself and was absolutely CORRECT about
It’s what you call cocaine mixed with tiny slivers of wood from a garden gnome.
incredible real-life Zachary Brimstead moment, fyi @jonwurster.bsky.social @bestshow4life.bsky.social
May 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It’s what you call cocaine mixed with tiny slivers of wood from a garden gnome.
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NOW AVAILABLE! Tom Scharpling sits down with Brett Davis to celebrate 25 years of The Best Show.
Learn about the contributors, callers, guests and the constant evolution of the show!
Teaser: youtu.be/D80SGRrMTe0
Watch on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/best-s...
Learn about the contributors, callers, guests and the constant evolution of the show!
Teaser: youtu.be/D80SGRrMTe0
Watch on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/best-s...
Best Show Retrospective Teaser
YouTube video by The Best Show with Tom Scharpling
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May 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
NOW AVAILABLE! Tom Scharpling sits down with Brett Davis to celebrate 25 years of The Best Show.
Learn about the contributors, callers, guests and the constant evolution of the show!
Teaser: youtu.be/D80SGRrMTe0
Watch on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/best-s...
Learn about the contributors, callers, guests and the constant evolution of the show!
Teaser: youtu.be/D80SGRrMTe0
Watch on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/best-s...
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Streaming Macalester's graduation to see Bob Mould speak and it's so great -- currently a student band called She's In Shambles (which is a great name) is covering Hüsker Dü's "Makes No Sense at All" in a cool lo-fi punk way! www.macalester.edu/commencement/
May 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Streaming Macalester's graduation to see Bob Mould speak and it's so great -- currently a student band called She's In Shambles (which is a great name) is covering Hüsker Dü's "Makes No Sense at All" in a cool lo-fi punk way! www.macalester.edu/commencement/
I can’t tell if this guy in the airport lounge is Jimmy Iovine or an older golfer.
May 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I can’t tell if this guy in the airport lounge is Jimmy Iovine or an older golfer.
I was furious at the guy talking loudly on his phone in this Kalamazoo Denny’s until I realized he’s turned his booth into a makeshift office and he’s booking stars to appear at a Star Trek convention.
May 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I was furious at the guy talking loudly on his phone in this Kalamazoo Denny’s until I realized he’s turned his booth into a makeshift office and he’s booking stars to appear at a Star Trek convention.
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Join us Thursday, May 15th for Albert Brooks’s hilarious debut, REAL LIFE! Don’t miss this one night only event, presented by @jonwurster.bsky.social, drummer (Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats, Superchunk) and comedy writer extraordinaire.
Tickets: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/real-life-with-jon-wurster
Tickets: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/real-life-with-jon-wurster
REAL LIFE WITH JON WURSTER - Hollywood Theatre
Presented by Jon Wurster, drummer and comedy writer extraordinaire!The second you put “real life” on screen it becomes something else entirely.Decades before reality television reigned supreme, there ...
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May 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Join us Thursday, May 15th for Albert Brooks’s hilarious debut, REAL LIFE! Don’t miss this one night only event, presented by @jonwurster.bsky.social, drummer (Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats, Superchunk) and comedy writer extraordinaire.
Tickets: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/real-life-with-jon-wurster
Tickets: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/real-life-with-jon-wurster
Portland! We are one week away from our date at @hollywoodtheatre.org. We will eat popcorn and watch Albert Brooks’ “Real Life.”
May 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Portland! We are one week away from our date at @hollywoodtheatre.org. We will eat popcorn and watch Albert Brooks’ “Real Life.”