Posted on 11/03/2014 11:54:49 AM PST by raccoonradio
Terribly sad. We’ll miss them. Prayers for the repose of his soul, and for his family.
Sad to hear. Theirs was the only NPR program that didn’t make me hurl.
Makes me sad. I listen to their older shows almost every day on SiriusXM.
I didn’t listen to the show religiously but every time I did I learned something, and every time I did, I laughed.
RIP
Seattle’s got KPLU, their NPR station. They’ve got great jazz on the weekend, All Blues on Friday night, and on Sunday mornings, Car Talk.
I am dead set against tax payer supported radio, but these guys were so good. What a blow. No politics, good laughs, great advice on cars.
They’d have these GORGEOUS CHICKS call in (and yes, you really can tell by their voices), and have a BLAST with them...before giving them some useful advice.
Having turned a wrench or two in my day, I can only say that I have TOTAL RESPECT for them and wish that I could have gotten to know some of their callers.
Funny, funny guys.
He will be missed.
I used to get airchecks of All Blues from a “tape trader” in the area.
Agreed...
I don’t think it’s there anymore but if you were in Harvard Sq Cambridge and looked up at one of the buildings there was a sign for Dewey Cheatham and Howe
OH no. The only thing worth listening to on public radio. Very sad.
One of the brothers would ask the caller, “Does your car mechanic own a boat?” If yes, they would laugh.
As a side note, I used to work with a gal whose husband worked for Volkswagon. I guess he was an engineer but his job was an auto problem solver - a McGyver of sorts.
He'd fly all over the country to dealerships that had maintenance problems on cars they couldn't solve themselves......
via facebook:
>>Really Sad News from Car Talk Plaza
We are truly heartbroken to report to you that one of Car Talks hosts, Tom Magliozzi has passed away at the age of 77.
We have more info on our web site, cartalk.com, where were also remembering Tom right now with pictures, stories and some of our favorite moments from his remarkable life.
http://www.cartalk.com/blogs/tom-magliozzi-1937
One thing that I will remember about Car Talk is excellence. After all, it was just a program about car repair of all things. Yet, it was done so well that it was one of the best programs on radio.
I wish that we exercised equal excellence in things that mattered much more.
Brilliant of Pixar to include them in “Cars.”
I’m really going to miss them.
I loved to listen to them. They were a laugh and even gave good advice.
That's probably the first time MIT and car repair were in the same sentence.
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