Fashioned Out Of Corn Husks

Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster “Montgomery Davies” – Inspired by a recent and totally bizarre news item, Scharpling and Wurster break some new ground in their act by embracing FCC rules keeping them from making specific references to sexual perversity. As the skit moves along, the description of the “devices” becomes more ridiculous, but the implied usage of the machines is totally vague, leading the listener to extrapolate hilarious images from the clues presented by Wurster’s character. It’s one of the more subtle Best Show skits, not unlike the classic “Radio Hut” bit on Chain Fights, Beer Busts, and Service With A Grin cd compilation. (Click here for the official Best Show website.)

Hello Stranger “We Used To Talk” – It’s just a bit over two minutes long, but “We Used To Talk” is sentimental and heartbreaking enough that it’s sort of difficult for me to get through on some listens. Set to a plaintive, pretty melody and a gentle arrangement, Juliette Monique Commagere laments an extraordinarily close relationship that has become estranged. The reasons for the apparent dissolution of their bond is not explained, but the tone seems forgiving enough that you can tell she’s wondering why she or the other person can’t just find the strength or time to call the other and talk. (Click here to buy it from the Hello Stranger website.)

Elsewhere: My review of The Lady In The Water is up on The Movie Binge.