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Mischke
Calls
Mischke Mischke calls in to the Mischke Broadcast. 2:10
Jail
House
Rock Tommy is great with the impromptu musical
numbers, but here's one that gets really rockin'... 4:05
Accidents Will Happen An erratic driver hits a pedestrian, but doesn't realize her mistake until the police pull her over. 2:16
Shut
Up
Ya Little Freak! Tom gets a call and turns on some
of that good ol' Mischke charm. 0:22
The
Dumb,
Stupid, Pitiful Jury A convicted murderer gets the
chance to plead for his life with a jury of his peers.
Unfortunately, the poor fellow makes one small error while
pleading his case... 3:54
Where's
My
Other Hand?! Tommy guarantees that if you go with
R.F. Moeller Jewelers, you won't find a better deal for
jewelry. If you do find a better deal, Mischke
will pay the difference, buy you lunch, and he'll
let you do a whole bunch of other neat stuff. 2:38
Lame
Limos When a kid goes overboard with a limousine
for prom, at least you can rest assured that the kids will be
safe while on the road. That is, unless you go with this
limousine service -- the one that employs drunks, quadriplegics
and even a few lepers. 2:58
Mischke
Flies
Solo Back in the '90's, Mischke used to broadcast
his show from the good ol' KSTP studios in Maplewood,
Minnesota. His show aired in the late evening hours, live
off of the deep, dark and muddy ditches of Highway 61. Due
to the late hour, it was often just Tommy and his producer in
the building. In this particular clip, Mischke's producer
was missing in action for some reason. As a result, Tommy
was handling all aspects of the show -- which included
answering calls cold. It is quite entertaining to listen
to -- as Mischke rips through the callers one by one. We
also learn exactly why Tommy needs as a producer as some
unexpected technical difficulties arise. As the show is
rapidly spiraling out of control, Tommy handles things much like
a professional Vikings team in the Superbowl -- in other words
-- he panics. 17:21
Tommy Gives Up the Smokes It's National Smoke Out Day, so Tommy decides maybe it's about time he gives up the smokes. He knows it's not going to be easy and he might need a little support, so he gives a call to his local American Cancer Society. 10:18
Deja
Vu For some reason, this call sounds vaguely
familiar. For some reason, this call sounds vaguely
familiar. For some reason, this call sounds vaguely
familiar. For some reason, this call sounds vaguely
familiar. 4:44
Mischke
--
the Biggest Sell-Out in the Twin Cities After years
and years of working nights, Mischke suddenly finds himself
working the day shift. This has raised some controversy
amongst his fans and this particular caller isn't afraid to call
it like she sees it. 3:16
Quit
Preaching This is an Undertaker Fred call from
almost a decade ago, but it could have just as well happened
last week. It's the usual story, Fred calls in, he and
Tommy chat, and then Fred ends up steering the conversation
towards religion, God and Salvation. This has always been
a point of contention between Mischke and Fred. I often
wonder if Fred has just given up on saving Tommy and no longer
sees a need to call in. We miss you Fred!! Come back!!! 2:17
Celebrating
Martin
Luther King Day Tom explains why Martin Luther King
Day is his favorite holiday of the year. 1:46
No
Justice
-- No Peace!!! A fella out in California (Michael)
attends a baseball game and is a little miffed when he is not
offered a free tote bag. All the women get free tote bags
-- but all the men are left with nothing but sorrow. Our
pal Michael takes the matter to court -- and loses -- but he
still just can't let go... 6:05
Bras
and
Unions Only Joe could have a conversation that is so
divergent as to include both the subjects of bras and unions. 5:37
Luck
Mischke argues there is no such thing as luck. But as luck
would have it -- whoops-a-freakin'-daisy -- he's wrong. 3:58
Tommy
Loses
a Friend Tommy outs a guy who has been telling a
little fib. 16:36
Sid
Hartman If you're from Minnesota, you know the
name. But if you're not from Minnesota, Sid Hartman is
considered the senior, big-man-on-campus sports guy. He
has been the
sports guy (in both television and the newspapers) for
over sixty
years, but a lot of people would say his reign has been
about fifty-nine years too long. For a few reasons why,
give a listen to this clip. 5:43
Pannekoeken
Restaurants Mischke is well known for his commercial
endorsements -- no one can sell you on a product like
Tommy. This is a rare look at his very first account --
back in 1992. Mischke was just beginning his radio career
and worked as a sidekick to Don Vogel on the Afternoon
Saloon. In fact, in this clip, you can hear Vogel trying
to mess with Tommy as he attempts to do a straight ad for
Pannekoeken Restaurants. 2:12
Giddy
Virginny Virginia was a regular caller to the
Mischke Broadcast years ago. If you happen to remember
anything about her -- you're probably remembering that most of
her calls were rather morose, sad and depressing. Virginia
was always a doom and gloom type of person. What makes
this clip so interesting was that Virginia was a completely different
person for one brief glorious day. The usually morose
Virginia had turned into one of the happiest people in the
world. Heaven knows why this was the case, but oddly
enough -- it was so. 4:50
Johnny
Heidt
-- the Sick and Twisted Freaky Newsman Newsman John
Heidt is finally exposed as the sick and twisted freak he truly
is. 5:34
The
Ten
Buck Stamp Mischke exposes the postal service and
their diabolical plan to raise postal rates until they reach
their ultimate goal -- the ten dollar postage stamp. 6:42
Brett
Favre
-- A Green Bay Embarrassment Newsman Johnny Heidt (a
Green Bay fan) delivers the unbelievable story that Brett Favre
is back for yet another season with the Packers. As
Mischke muses over this latest development, Johnny ends up
pushing things a little too far and ends up paying the
ultimate price. 2:35
Antidepressants
If you know a little about Mischke's medical history, this
is a very
interesting conversation between Tommy and Undertaker
Fred. It takes place in January of 1999, and Tom is in the
midst of some severe medical problems. He literally has a
very
lengthy
list of physical ailments and no one
is able to tell him what's wrong. Mischke even ends up
going to the Mayo Clinic where they perform a battery of tests,
just trying to narrow down what could possibly be going
on. What makes this call interesting is that Tom mentions
the latest test -- which involves antidepressants. He is a
little leery about this possible diagnosis and then expresses
his relief when the antidepressants seem to do nothing for
him. Oddly enough -- it turns out Tommy actually was suffering
from depression! The sad thing is that they didn't
discover it at the time and Mischke continued with a seemingly
endless barrage of tests, scans, pokings and proddings.
Things just got worse from here -- much worse. By the end
of February, Mischke was in a bad way and was unable to work for
the entire month of March. He finally came back in April
and the thought was that he had heavy metal poisoning and was on
the road to recovery. But the illness continued off and on
until September rolled around. By September, Tommy was
such a physical and mental wreck that he disappeared from the
airwaves altogether for the rest of the year. In January
of 2000, Mischke was finally able to resume the Mischke
Broadcast -- much to the relief of many fans. Depression
was finally nailed down as the culprit and a long road to
recovery was just beginning... 3:34
A
Full Moon A couple of callers call in to talk with
their favorite radio host -- Joe Soucheray. 5:04
Setting
Up
the Interview The listeners get a rare behind the
scenes look at how Tommy sets up one of his infamous interviews.
4:02
The
Back
to School Special It's that time of year again and
Mischke broadcasts his annual Back to School Special. It's
where all the kids go to hear about the latest fashions and
trends for the upcoming school year. 2:00
The
Shuffleboard
Queen The Shuffleboard Queen is a rare,
one-of-a-kind rappin' grandma. Unfortunately, she does not perform
one of her infamous raps during this particular phone
call. But you can get a real sense of her personality as
you listen to her and Tommy have an interesting conversation. 9:44
Food
Porn Mischke discusses America's unhealthy obsession with
terrible, unhealthy, fat-laden fast food. 6:07
I
Only Drink at Home Mischke talks with Jerry.
Jerry is at home. Jerry's at home a lot.
I mean, he really
spends the vast, vast majority of his time at home. 6:33
Mischke
--
the Professional Spokesman Tommy's three-quarters of
the way down the hallway when he suddenly realizes he's supposed
to be back in the studio doing a live ad! 1:14
A
Breath Defying Stunt Some Brits are impressed when their drunk buddy
holds his breath at the bottom of a pool. I mean he holds
it for a really
long time. A really, really, really long
time... 3:05
Diplomatic
Talks
with North Korea Mischke
imagines
the farce that must take place when you're in a room trying to
hold diplomatic talks with a bunch of North Koreans. 3:54
Stupid
Line If you're a long time listener, you might
remember a time back when Tommy Mischke worked with the late,
great Don Vogel. During those years, they often ran a bit
called "Stupid Line". The concept behind the bit is
pretty much explained in the title. Stupid Line involves
people calling into the program and being as stupid as
possible. Here's a little sample of what that was like. 8:51
Old
Habits
are Hard to Break Former KSTP'er Jason Lewis is back
in town, but some people can't get used to the fact that he is
no longer on AM 1500. So when people hear him on the
radio, some folks still call the old number he was at --
the number for AM 1500. When some poor soul does this, he
finds himself speaking with Tommy Mischke instead of Jason
Lewis. 1:39
Medallion
Madness Every year during the St. Paul Winter
Carnival a medallion hunt takes place. This year, it was
found in record time -- after only three clues were given out by
the local paper. So the paper decided to hide a second medallion.
Mischke had some recommendations about how to use this to your
advantage and make some quick, easy money in the process. 2:01
Mark
Moeller
-- A Hearty Minnesotan We're in the heart of a
Minnesota winter and Tommy Mischke is stopped at a stoplight,
chatting it up with Mark Moeller. Trouble is the light is
green, Mark is dressed only in shorts and a T-shirt, and the
drivers stuck behind Tommy are none too pleased. 3:06
Subliminal
Messages It turns out that Disney has been planting
some rather questionable images in most of their animated
films. This fact inspires Tommy to conduct a little
research in the field of subliminal messages. 2:54
Six
Pack
Peggy This
particular call is unique in that it almost single-handedly
defines what the night time Mischke Broadcast was all
about. It was about dealing with the odd, the insane, the
drunks, and the eccentrics. Six Pack Peggy possessed all of
these qualities and then some. Needless to say, this has
been one of my favorite calls that I've ever heard on the
Mischke Broadcast. 21:32
Play-by-Play
Tommy Years ago, Mischke actually used to work with
a television station and did play-by-play announcing for the St.
Paul Saints. Unfortunately, his style didn't jibe too well
with the Christian station he was working for -- and one
particularly unfortunate incident led to his ultimate firing. 8:49
Giuliani
for
President Mischke sometimes has an uncanny
ability to tell the future. In this bit from almost nine years ago
(October of 1998), Mischke talks about how Giuliani should be
running for president. Eerily enough, he also mentions how
things are going "too easy" in New York City and that something
"big" should be happening soon... 5:01
A
Series of Unfortunate Events One afternoon, Mischke
was broadcasting live from Florida -- at the Minnesota
Twins spring training facility. During the broadcast,
things were running along quite smoothly -- until good ol'
Mother Nature threw a wrench in the works. From there on
out, there was trouble in River City! 3:17
Please
--
Forgive Me Children! Mischke finally comes to terms
with his own shortcomings. 5:34
Hell
The Pope takes a little time out of his busy day to remind the
folks, "Yoo-hoo! Don't forget that hell is real and that
hell is eternal and that if you ever should happen to find
yourself in Hell -- that you will burn forever in an everlasting
fire. That's all. Have a nice day." 2:36
Vicious
Cats A lady calls in and wishes to discuss a horrible news
story where a policeman ends up having to shoot a cat. The
lady is extremely upset and disturbed by the event, but -- oddly
enough -- she is even more outraged that Mischke hasn't
heard the news story she is referring to. 13:58
Looking
for
the Right Moment Tommy tries to figure out how in
the world you would ever know which moment is the "right
moment". 10:15
Depressing
Shows A lady calls in to complain about Mischke's
depressing show -- and this lady knows depression. Her
name -- Virginia. Oh and by the way, she's also got a
message for Joe Soucheray. And she'd like to deliver that
message in song. And she'd like to deliver that message on
a completely unrelated radio program -- The Mischke
Broadcast. All this might sound a little bit odd, but it's
just another typical call from our old friend, Virginny! 4:41
Postal
Freaks Tommy
lets his listeners in on a little secret. We've all heard
the term "Going Postal", but there's a little more to it than
that. It turns out that postal workers are some of the
most twisted, freakiest people you will ever come across! 4:15
Severe
Weather
Awareness Week Mischke
often
uses his program to help provide a service to the general
public. One year, during Severe Weather Awareness Week,
Mischke gave some most helpful tips to the listeners. 3:39
A Jeweler's Dream With just one phone call, Mischke makes all of a salesman's dreams come true. 2:05
Special Note: If anyone out there has some recordings of the show that Tom Mischke and Don Vogel used to put out together, I would love to grab a copy if at all possible I was a big fan of The Afternoon Saloon and never got the chance to hear Tommy and Don working together I think that must have been an incredible show Just click on this webmaster link to send me an e-mail.
Or, if you'd rather just talk to Mischke about some of the sound bytes above, or about weather in Buckman, Minnesota, or about how grass makes a different sound when you walk on it at varying temperatures, or just about anything else--you can click on the T.D. Mischke link to send him an e-mail.