Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster
by Zach Hanner
"We've all gone in to Radio Shack to buy a $2 adapter and been asked for our address and phone number," says Wurster, describing the inspiration for the character. But without a doubt, the most enjoyable exchange occurs between Scharpling and caller Charles R. Martin, a record store owner and insufferable name-dropper whose tastes are so obscure that he dismisses acts like Kraftwerk, The Residents and The Fall as music for "teenyboppers." We all know this pompous jerk, and oftentimes he's the one spinning the records. A great twist on the prank-call genre (says Wurster: "I don't like the fact that prank-call records are bugging someone who didn't ask to be involved"), Chain Fights is horribly laughable, lulling you in to a quiet smirk before smacking you upside the head with spit-take quality comedy.
Chain Fights, Beer Busts and Service With A Grin is available at local independent record stores or online at
www.stereolaffs.com
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