Last December I popped into
Laurie's Planet of Sound for a quick look at the used CDs (as I often do when walking in that neighborhood) and spotted a mint-condition copy of the
The Best Of The Best Show Numero Group compilation, and while I've heard many, many,
many people talk about the Tom Scharpling show that often featured Jon Wurster over the years I had never listened to it, yet I still felt an undeniable impulse to pick up the box set before I could reason myself out of spending the dough. The moment just felt right.
And I haven't regretted the decision one whit! The entire set is thus far delightful!
I'm slowly making my way through, leisurely enjoying the segments one or two at a time, and yesterday I made it to disc 9 and the gem below that had me cry-laughing at myself for the first 2 acts and then sob-laughing so hard at the entirely expected unexpected turn the conversation takes.
While The Best Of The Best Show is out of print, if you ever see a used copy for sale, do yourself a favor and pick it up! And as you can see above, many of the segments collected in that box set are also on a series of compilations that are still available, so there's no need to put off digging into the show without the box set.
