BT Extra: Paul Thorn

Summary

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The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast

BT Extra: Paul Thorn
Release Date: December 23, 2025
Guest: Paul Thorn (Singer/Songwriter)

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Episode Overview

This special "B&T Extra" episode features acclaimed singer-songwriter Paul Thorn. In classic Bob & Tom Show fashion, the conversation blends witty banter, musical performances, and Thorn’s unmistakable Southern charm. The episode traces Thorn's unique journey from boxer to musician, highlights his musical origins, shares behind-the-scenes stories, and treats listeners to live renditions of his songs—all with the show's signature playful humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Paul Thorn’s Boxing Past

• Roberto Duran Fight Story

  • Thorn reveals he once faced legendary boxer Roberto Duran on TV in 1988.
    • “The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds, and I hung with him for six rounds... I had a horrific cut over my eye. My lip was split real bad. And so they stopped the fight after six rounds. But I got some punches in. I busted his eye open. And I'm real happy about that.” (Paul Thorn, 07:02)
  • Light-heartedly boasts:
    • “I'm probably the only person in this room that can honestly say that they got to ride in the back of an ambulance with Roberto Duran.” (Paul Thorn, 07:28)

• On Staying Fit:

  • “I still work out like a boxer... and I don't have slurred speech. I have a draw, but it's not slurred speech.” (Paul Thorn, 07:56)

2. Ozzy Osbourne’s “Elf on a Shelf” Doll Anecdote

• Thorn shares an amusing story about ordering an Ozzy Osbourne Christmas elf doll online:
  • “The picture they had of the doll on TikTok looked exactly like him. But the one I got, it looks like Richard Lewis.” (Paul Thorn, 08:49)
• The hosts riff about celebrity memorabilia, such as Elvis’s wart auctioned for $12,000:
  • “Somebody paid like $12,000 for it.” (Paul Thorn, 10:23)

3. Musical Upbringing & Influences

• Mississippi Roots:

  • Though born in Wisconsin, Thorn considers tupelo, MS his hometown: “I moved to Tupelo when I was a baby, so I don't remember Wisconsin. All I remember is being [in Mississippi]." (Paul Thorn, 10:47)

• Elvis Influence & Church Upbringing:

  • Grew up attending the same churches as Elvis, with both coming from gospel backgrounds.
    • “My dad's a Pentecostal preacher and I grew up singing in church just like Elvis did. That's where I got my... mojo. I got it from church.” (Paul Thorn, 20:57)

4. Song Performances

a. “Wait”

• Written about a friend’s humorous dating exploits involving Tinder and Popeye’s Chicken.

• Notable lyric:

  • "Don't do it all on a first date / Leave a little something on the plate / Don't do it all on the first date, wait." (First Chorus, ~12:09)

• Standout moment:

  • “We both agree. Jackson Brown finally looks old.” (Paul Thorn, 12:49)

  • Leads to a playful exchange:

  • “All his life he's always looked like a fresh faced young boy... But time caught up with him. Father [time] catches up with all of us.” (Paul Thorn, 14:30)

b. “Where Was I”

• A poignant, reflective song about love and historical moments intertwined with personal nostalgia.

• Notable lyrics:

  • “On a black and white TV back in grammar school / I was watching Neil Armstrong walking on...” (Paul Thorn, 15:52)
  • “I was in a Dallas disco the night John Lennon died. The DJ played Imagine and everybody cried.” (Paul Thorn, 16:26)
  • “[Chorus] Where was I when you stopped loving me? When did I become history?” (Paul Thorn, 16:47)

• The song’s emotional weight draws praise:

  • “That's unbelievably beautiful.” (Bob, 19:25)

5. Paul Thorn’s Musical Genesis & Break

• First Time on Stage:

  • Thorn recounts a transformative 8th-grade talent show moment:
    • “I sang Lionel Richie’s Three Times a Lady... and I won first place. I went from being a social outcast to being the most desired boy on the planet.” (Paul Thorn, 19:34)

• Early Gigs & Career Break:

  • From playing a Tupelo pizza restaurant to being discovered by legendary manager Miles Copeland:
    • “I was still working a day job and I had a little gig two nights a week playing in a pizza restaurant... Miles Copeland... got a cassette of some songs of mine... and I was able to quit my job at the factory.” (Paul Thorn, 21:17)
    • “The very first time I went to a concert in my life, I was opening for Sting in Nashville.” (Paul Thorn, 22:00)

• Tours with Legends:

  • Opened for Sting, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, and Toby Keith.
  • Describes the remarkable leap from local gigs to touring worldwide.

6. Debut on The Bob & Tom Show & Viral Song

• How Thorn First Appeared on Bob & Tom:
  • He was a last-minute replacement when Toby Keith skipped an appearance after a rough night out.
    • “Y’all took a chance on me... A couple nights before I came on this show... I wrote this song... ‘It’s a Great Day to Whoop Somebody’s Ass’ and I debuted that song on this show." (Paul Thorn, 23:45–24:10)
  • The song became his most-streamed track.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I'm probably the only person in this room that can honestly say that they got to ride in the back of an ambulance with Roberto Duran.”
  (Paul Thorn, 07:28)

• On Ozzy Elf Doll:

  • “The one I got, it looks like Richard Lewis.”
    (Paul Thorn, 08:49)

• “All his life [Jackson Browne’s] always looked like a fresh faced young boy... But time caught up with him. Father [time] catches up with all of us.”
  (Paul Thorn, 14:30)

• On 8th grade talent show:

  • “I went from being a social outcast to being the most desired boy on the planet.”
    (Paul Thorn, 19:34)

• On going from pizza gigs to opening for legends:

  • “The very first time I went to a concert in my life, I was opening for Sting in Nashville.”
    (Paul Thorn, 22:00)

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Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |:-------------:|:------------------------------------------------------| | 06:30 | Paul Thorn joins, boxing talk begins | | 07:02–07:40 | Story of fighting Roberto Duran | | 08:24 | Ozzy Osbourne elf doll anecdote | | 11:10 | Introduction to “Wait” song and story | | 12:09–14:18 | Full “Wait” song performance | | 15:32 | Request and setup for “Where Was I” | | 15:52–19:13 | Full “Where Was I” song performance | | 19:34–20:54 | Thorn discusses first performance, childhood stories | | 21:17 | Origin story: from pizza restaurant to record deal | | 23:44–24:24 | How he debuted “It’s a Great Day to Whoop Somebody’s Ass” on Bob & Tom |

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Tone & Style

Lighthearted and warm, with Thorn’s down-to-earth storytelling, the hosts’ trademark ribbing, and a mix of humor and heartfelt moments. Anecdotes, asides, and musical interludes keep the episode engaging for fans of both music and comedy.

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Summary

This episode is a treat for music lovers and longtime Bob & Tom fans. Paul Thorn’s stories—spanning boxing, Southern roots, and stardom—blend seamlessly with his live, witty, and sometimes poignant music. Thorn’s humility shines as he describes his rise from awkward schoolboy to celebrated touring artist, and how a fateful Bob & Tom appearance gave him his most famous song. The episode is peppered with laughs, touching memories, and genuine appreciation between guest and hosts.

Transcript

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[Christopher]

Welcome back. It's another Bob and Tom extra. This is Christopher. Not only is the Bob and Tom show live every weekday morning, but every afternoon. We'll give you a little extra. In case you missed anything on the big show today, it's Paul Thorne. We'll be back with Paul in just a minute.

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[Paul Thorne]

Thank you.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Beautiful. Yes, it's my starter. That was the intro we planned on entering to. Well, why don't you tell the people? I will. You are I'm Mr. White christmas. I'm Mr. Mr.

[Paul Thorne]

Snow.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

I'm Mr. Icicle. I'm Mr. Ten below. Friends call me snow miser. Whatever I touch turns to snow in my clutch oh, I'm too much. He's Mr. White Christmas am I he's Mr. Snow tell me he's Mr. Eisenickel he's Mr. 10 below his friends call me Snow Miser who needs you? Whatever I touch Turns to snow in my clutch oh, I'm too much I never wanna know a day that's over 40 degrees I'd rather have it 30, 20, 10 Let it freeze. Mr. White christmas darn right I am Mr.

[Backup Singer]

Snow he's Mr. Icicle he's Mr. Tenderlow.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Friends call me snow miser whatever I touch no one cares turns to snow in my clutch.

[Paul Thorne]

Too much.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Much too much my turn, dummy. I'm Mr. Green christmas I'm Mr. Sun yeah. I'm Mr. Heat blister I'm Mr. They called me heat miser whatever I touch starts to melt in I'm too much. He's Mr. Green Christmas he's Mr. Sun thank you. Thank you very much. He's Mr. He bliss out. You got that right. He's Mr. Andrew I tell him they call me Heat my Zilker Whatever I touch starts to melt in my clutch I'm too much, too much, too much oh, I never want to know a day that's under 60 degrees I'd rather have an 80, 90, 100 degrees He's Mr. Clean Christmas He's Mr. Sun He's Mr. He He's Mr. Hungry they call me Heat M Whatever I touch starts to melt in my clutch I'm too much, too much Some like it hot I like it really hot I'm sizzling, baby.

[Paul Thorne]

If you missed something yesterday, maybe you'll hear it now. This is Bob and Tom.

[Bob]

Extra on the list of guys you don't want to get you mad at. Besides being a terrific recording artist, painter, et cetera, et cetera. He is Paul Thorne, singer and songwriter. Hey, Paul. How are you, sir?

[Paul Thorne]

I'm doing good. How you doing?

[Bob]

Good. Great. I love your voice. You are. You are the most authentic person I know. Well, from Tupelo, Mississippi, the son of a Pentecostal preacher. Wow.

[Paul Thorne]

I'm glad to be here. It's been a while.

[Tom]

Yeah, it is.

[Bob]

And I also remember that you're probably one of the few singers that's been in the ring with you.

[Paul Thorne]

You were.

[Bob]

You took on. Was it Roberto Duran?

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah. In 1988, I fought on TV against Roberto Duran.

[Bob]

How'd that go?

[Paul Thorne]

Well, the fight was scheduled for 10 rounds, and I hung with him for six rounds. Whoa. And after the sixth round, I sat on My stool and doctor came in and I had a horrific cut over my eye. My lip was split real bad. And so they stopped the fight after six rounds.

[Bob]

Yeah.

[Paul Thorne]

But I got some punches in. I busted his eye open. And I'm real happy about that.

[Bob]

Yeah. Who wouldn't be?

[Paul Thorne]

And I'm proud of it. I'm probably the only person in this room that can honestly say that they got to ride in the back of an ambulance with Roberto Duran.

[Bob]

Yes.

[Tom]

Safely could say that.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah. We both had to get sewed up, you know, So I got, you know, I just. It's a proud moment for me. Even though I lost a fight, I'm on a list of people that got to fight Roberto Duran. One of the greatest to ever live.

[Bob]

Yeah. Yeah. And you're still, by the way, very fit after all these years.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah, I still, I still work out like a boxer. I punch the bag. I never get in the ring and spar anymore because at 61, you don't need to get hit in the head anymore. And so. But I've still got my health pretty good. And I don't have slurred speech. I have a draw, but it's not slurred speech.

[Bob]

You know, you better be. I mean, Ozzy at the end, let's face it.

[Paul Thorne]

God bless you.

[Bob]

Yeah, there was a little bit of slurred speech there.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah. I'm excited. Speaking Ozzy, because two days ago, I got something I ordered off Tick Tock. It's the brand new Ozzy Osbourne shellfelf.

[Tom]

On a shelf of Ozzy Osborne.

[Paul Thorne]

He's got a black. He don't wear red, though. He wears black. He's got a cross. Yeah.

[Christopher]

Wow.

[Paul Thorne]

But it's the, the picture they had.

[Tom]

Oh, my gosh.

[Paul Thorne]

The picture they had of the doll on TikTok looked exactly like, like him. But the one I got, it looks like Richard Lewis.

[Bob]

That's hilarious.

[Paul Thorne]

Well, so, you know, what's it called, Christy?

[Tom]

It's called what, Ozzy Osbourne's Christmas elf doll.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah, and see, the picture looks exactly like him.

[Bob]

Yeah, here we go. You got the.

[Paul Thorne]

I got the original.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

You got the.

[Paul Thorne]

The. The Aussie tribute artist.

[Bob]

Well, Richard Lewis, a fine comedian, friend of the show.

[Announcer]

That's funny.

[Tom]

He does look like Richard Lewis, especially in the green one. If you see the green.

[Bob]

Richard always had great hair, but, you.

[Paul Thorne]

Know, what a guy. I love Ozzy Osborne, man. I miss him. He. He had a massive group of fantastic songs, you know. Mama, I'm Coming Home. Yeah, that's, that's. That'll get played 100 years from now. Such a good song.

[Bob]

I like the SAB stuff. Ozzy's been in the studio with us a few times.

[Paul Thorne]

I bet that was cool.

[Bob]

The last time he was here. Those. They were. This dates it a little bit. People smoked in the studio.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah.

[Bob]

And when Ozzy. And Ozzy was smoking the whole time. And when he left, somebody knocked on the door and they wanted to know if we had Ozzy's cigarette butts. And I. Okay. So there's someone out there that. I don't know where they keep them, but they've got Ozzy's cigarette butts right here.

[Paul Thorne]

Well, I saw Somebody pay about $12,000 for an Elvis wart.

[Bob]

What?

[Paul Thorne]

Some Elvis had a wart removed and somebody paid like $12,000 for it.

[Bob]

Little DNA thing going on. I don't know much about science or cloning, but can you. Is that going to be a thing? Eventually you'll be able to take a clone Elvis, take a wart, and make a new Elvis. I don't know. Now, speaking of Elvis, if I'm not mistaken, our guest, by the way, is the great singer and songwriter, Paul Thorne. And you were. Am I correct in saying you were born in Tupelo, Mississippi?

[Paul Thorne]

Actually, I was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but I moved to Tupelo when I was a baby, so I don't remember Wisconsin. All I remember is being.

[Bob]

Yeah. You don't have a Wisconsin?

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

No.

[Paul Thorne]

You don't know? I lost it. Got a hint of Fargo in there. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bob]

Well, we'll see. You want to favor us with a tune? You got something you like to play for us?

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah, you know, I got this friend back in Tupelo. He's younger than me, He's a single man and he gets on the phone all day and he's on this dating app called Tinder. Have y' all heard of it?

[Announcer]

Yeah, sure.

[Paul Thorne]

And he gets a lot of dates. And when he gets a date, he takes them all to the same place to eat. It's a really nice chicken restaurant. It's called Popeyes. And he's got this token eat for $20 coupon book. Oh, yeah? Yeah. And so he. He's awesome. And I like to. I wrote a song that just talks about what a day in his life is like. It's called Wait.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

I saw you on Tinder. I read your profile. A middle aged waitress, divorced with a child. You said you wasn't looking for a one night stand. You searching for a lover that's got a slow hand.

[Backup Singer]

Don't do it all on a first date Leave a little something on the plate don't do it all on the first date, wait.

[Paul Thorne]

All right. The name of this song is Wait.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

So the next time it comes around.

[Paul Thorne]

Y' all can sing that word.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

We sat down at the table, it was understood that 2 for 20 coupon was still good. The conversation flowed, the chicken got cold, we both agree. Jackson Brown finally looks old.

[Backup Singer]

Don't do it all on a first date, yeah, leave a little something on the plate don't do it all on a first date.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Wait.

[Paul Thorne]

That's pretty good.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Yeah.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

I took you to a movie, we got some popcorn, we cried at the end of A Star is born. I put my arm around you, you kissed me on the cheek My heart started racing and my knees got weak.

[Backup Singer]

Don't do it all on a first date, yeah, leave a little something on the plate don't do it all on a first date.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Wait.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Yeah.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

On the way home I tried second base. A slap on the jaw put me in my place you told me slow down, you're moving too fast. If you want the kind of love that will last don't do it out.

[Backup Singer]

On a first date, yeah, leave a little something on the play don't do it all on the first day.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Wait.

[Bob]

Yeah. Paul Thorne. That is so funny. The Jackson Brown line.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Yeah, it happened overnight, didn't it?

[Paul Thorne]

Well, you know, all his life he's always looked like a fresh faced young boy. He's got the little cowlick in his hair. But time caught up with him. Father catches up with all of us. Yeah.

[Bob]

Now that's. That's a singer songwriter, Paul Thorne. And you say your buddy goes on Tinder and goes on a lot of first dates?

[Paul Thorne]

Oh, yeah, he gets a ton of.

[Bob]

Dates, but he always does the same thing.

[Paul Thorne]

He's got a Coupon book with 22 can eat for twenty dollar coupon book. Well, his friend manages Popeye, so that's how he gets.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

He gets them.

[Paul Thorne]

He gets them. He don't. He gets them for free, actually. Wow, that's funny. Yeah.

[Bob]

There's a movie called Burn After Reading. Yes, you would have seen that. And one of the gags is George Clooney's in it and he, he, he takes the dates to the same movie every time and pretends he's seeing it for the first. It's hilarious.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah.

[Bob]

Where'd he get some more music out of Mr. Paul Thorne? Paul, one of my favorite songs of all time is a song of yours called Where Was I? Would you mind playing that one, yeah.

[Paul Thorne]

I'd be glad to. I appreciate that. There's one of your favorite songs.

[Bob]

Oh, I mean, this is the best.

[Paul Thorne]

All right.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

On a black and white TV Back in grammar school I was watching Neil Armstrong walking on.

[Backup Singer]

That same day I.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Pretended that I was an astronaut on the playground monkey bars I flew above the stars I was in a Dallas disco the night John Lennon died.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

The.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

DJ played Imagine a Dear Everybody cried.

[Backup Singer]

I remember a thousand lighters held up.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

In our hands all we were saying was let's give peace a chance.

[Paul Thorne]

Where.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Was I when you stopped loving me? When did I become his story?

[Backup Singer]

There's not many things that escape my.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Memory Tell me where was I when you stopped loving me? Every 20,000 years that Comet light Lights up the night on a blanket we watched it sail across the sky.

[Paul Thorne]

A.

[Backup Singer]

Moment like that comes just once in.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Life we made love for the first time 11:35.

[Backup Singer]

Where was I when you.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Stop loving me when did I become history?

[Backup Singer]

There's not many things that escape my.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Memory Tell me where was I when you stop loving me I remember when I met you the taste of our first kiss I remember your goodbye but could you tell me this.

[Backup Singer]

Where was.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

I when you stop loving me when did I become his story?

[Backup Singer]

There's not many things that escape my.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Memory Tell me where was I when you stop loving me where was I when you stopped loving me?

[Bob]

Porn.

[Tom]

Don't you dare ask for a new story.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Don't you dare ask for a funny.

[Bob]

Song so he can do that.

[Paul Thorne]

Wow.

[Bob]

That's unbelievably beautiful.

[Announcer]

Yes.

[Bob]

What was the. Your first experience getting on stage with a guitar? Were you, like, a high school musician or.

[Paul Thorne]

Well, the pivotal moment in my life when I was in the eighth grade. I didn't do good in school. I was dyslexic back before they even knew what that was. And I struggled and I was very unpopular, but I got in the 8th grade talent show and I sang Lionel Richie is three times a lady with my koopy guitar. And I won first place. And I went from being a social outcast to being the most desired boy on the planet. Yeah, I love that.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Three Times a Lady.

[Bob]

Do you still play it?

[Paul Thorne]

Does the cat have an ass?

[Tom]

What they call a panty dropper.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

Tom.

[Announcer]

That.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah.

[Bob]

Wow. Had you been quietly learning guitar on your own? What was the.

[Paul Thorne]

What was that?

[Bob]

Yeah.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah. I was just writing. Writing songs in my room and stuff and, you know, listening to the radio and stuff.

[Bob]

Was it because you were from Tupelo and Elvis and was that an influence at all? Just thinking about the f. The possibility of being out there like Elvis?

[Paul Thorne]

Oh, yeah. I. I actually attended a lot of the. A lot of the same churches that Elvis actually went to. Yeah. And Elvis is huge influence on me. No doubt.

[Bob]

And you're. Isn't your dad a Pentecostal preacher?

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah, my dad's a Pentecostal preacher and I grew up singing in church just like Elvis did. And that's. That's where I got my. What little mojo. I got. I got it from church. Yep.

[Bob]

The. That's a good. I had no idea. I've never answered that before.

[Paul Thorne]

Yeah.

[Bob]

And then when was your first experience with an actual band?

[Paul Thorne]

Well, I'll tell you what happened. I was playing in a pizza restaurant in Tupelo while I was boxing, because you don't really make big money unless you're a champion, you know. So I was still working a day job and I had a little gig two nights a week playing in a pizza restaurant. And I'm gonna make a real long story short, but Miles Copeland, who manages. Who managed Sting and the Police, got a cassette of some songs of mine. I just threw a bunch of flukes and Miles Copeland came to Tupelo and sat and listened to me play in a pizza restaurant. And when I took a break, he. He said he got my set and liked what I did. And to make another long story short, I got a record deal and I was able to quit my job at the factory. And. And because I was a Pentecostal preacher's son, we were not allowed to go to secular concerts. We couldn't go to rock concerts. So the very first time I went to a concert in my life, I was opening for Stang in Nashville. I went straight from the pizza restaurant to opening for Sting, and I had no band. It was just like what you're seeing right now. But I hate to say it, but it killed. And I. And I wound up getting a whole tour opening up for Sting when he did his solo thing. And when I got done with that, Jeff Beck had heard about me and he asked me to go on tour with him and be his opening act. So I went on a two month tour opening up for Jeff Beck. And then Mark Knopfler heard about me and he asked me to go out on tour with him and I toured all over Europe with him. And then. And then Toby Keith heard about me. And this is a segue right here. He heard about me and I was on tour with Toby Keith, and Toby Keith was supposed to be on this show, the Bob and Tom show. I remember this. And he got drunk the night before he was supposed to be on y' all show. I can tell it now. And he just didn't want to come on because he didn't feel good. So I got to be on the Bob and Tom show because I was the opening act. And they had no. Y' all didn't have nobody.

[Bob]

Wow.

[Paul Thorne]

Y' all took a chance. Y' all took a chance. Y' all took a chance on me, and I came. And right before, a couple nights before I came on this show, I. Me and my friend, songwriting partner wrote this song while we're driving down the road, two days before I came on the show. And the name of the song was It's a great day to whoop somebody's ass.

[Bob]

Yeah.

[Paul Thorne]

And I debuted that song on this show.

[Paul Thorne Backup Singer]

Whoa.

[Paul Thorne]

I never had sang it anywhere.

[Bob]

Did you get killed?

[Paul Thorne]

And it. It's. It blew up. Yeah, it's. It. To this day, it's the most down. It's. It's the most popular song I have. It's got, like, millions of streams.

[Bob]

Well, you don't have to play it.

[Paul Thorne]

But I don't want to.

[Bob]

Paul Thorne is our guest. Pa.

[Paul Thorne]

I opened for Pauly Shore. You may not know that.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

It has opened no doors. Hey, man.

[Christopher]

That's it for another Bob and Tom show. Extra. Catch us on itunes, Google play and stitcher for Bob and Tom. Extra. This is Christopher. Take care, everybody.

[Snow Miser / Heat Miser Performer]

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