Interview With Tommy "Wildfire" Rich

Interview With
Tommy "Wildfire" Rich Animated Barbed Wire for title separation.

Bob: Weather brought to you by B&W Custom Trucks Beds of Humboldt.

Tommy: KKOW, we at 96.9, with Rob, Bob, Don, what's your name? Y'know, I heard The Gang in here flapping them jowls, y'know he's got some pretty big jowls, talking about what he's watching me "when I was a kid...", y'know? What's your name?

Bob: It's Bob, Tommy.

Tommy: Why you blushing?

Bob: No, no, not at all.

Tommy: Huh? How you gonna come down there to The Armory tonight and announce Rasslin' if you can't even stand here and look at me without blushing?

Bob: (Laughs) It's warm in here.

Tommy: It's getting really hot.

Bob: There's alot of, there's alot of humanity in this room.

Tommy: Y'know, alot of bad things have been happening around the world and somebody said something about tonight. Tommy "Wildfire" Rich gonna be in the house. One Man Gang, now he's a big ole boy but I seen that, uh, "Natural Born Killer," is that what they call him?

Bob: Right.

Tommy: No, it's left. Huh? Spit it out there, Rob, Bob, Don, what's your name man, spit it out?

Bob: Bob.

Tommy: It's gonna be a big night, 8 o'clock, y'know, weapons match, anything goes, somebody bring, y'know, bring anything down, if you bring a gun, don't bring no bullets, please. But, it's gonna be a big night, I've got Doink.

Bob: Doink The Clown.

Tommy: So what am I supposed to do, Rob, Bob, Don? I know we're at 96.9.

Bob: Right, what are you gonna do with Doink, The Clown.

Tommy: I'm gonna wiggle my nose at him.

Bob: Is that what you're gonna do?

Tommy: I don't know, y'know, the main thing is, it's a pleasure to be here, I thank you all for having me here, Bob, and I do know your name. Y'know, it's all good. 8 o'clock tonight, everybody come out, and somebody said something about, I didn't even know there was a college here, but, y'know, I'm a Sorority type guy.

Bob: I heard that, I heard that about you.

Tommy: Huh, it might be an older Sorority, but if they got a party goin' on, Wildfire will be in. So, y'know all the boys bring the girls down, or all the girls come down. It's gonna be a big night, starting at 8 o'clock. You're announcing tonight, ain't ya?

Bob: I'll be there, absolutely.

Tommy: Well, I'll give you to the first guy and you give me to the first woman.

Bob: All right, deal.

Tommy: Wo Oh! Holy Smoke! I thought you was that... You're killing me, man, you're killing me. You make an old man look good. Seriously now, Campus, I'm gonna be down there later. But all you Gorillas, I heard that Gang talking about The Gorillas, he called you monkeys or something. Y'know, y'all need to come down there and back your dad gum territory up, I'm a cornbread country boy myself. Starts at 8 o'clock. Gang, y'know he might come out and hug your baby and kiss your wife, but he don't like NONE of y'all, I guarantee you that. Y'know, he did that to me, kissed my babies and then hugged my wife and I got mad.

Bob: Un-huh.

Tommy: So, y'know, you never know, I might run down there and get on Gang tonight. It's gonna be a big night. We liable to get the tanks out at The National Guard Armory tonight. 8 o'clock.

Bob: There you go, 8 o'clock, Pittsburg, National Guard Armory, tickets...

Tommy: K K O W fired up, 8 o'clock, National Guard Armory. Come on, Robbie, Bobby, Don.

Bob: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich and, for some reason...

Tommy: We fired up!

Bob: ...I completely forgot about the weather.

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