Gene “Bean” Baxter
What’s your name and where do you live?
Gene Baxter. London, England.
When did you start listening to TBTL? How did you find the show?
I was a TBTL radio listener from way back in the KIRO-AM days and remember the transition to imaginary radio like it was yesterday. It was a thrilling week.
How would your friends describe you?
"Baxter? A regrettable acquaintance.”
What was your favorite cereal when you were a kid?Is it still your fav?
Grape Nuts all day. Even though they contain no grapes and no nuts, they're just perfect.
What food do you love to eat the most of?
My favourite food of all time is toast. And I do treat myself regularly.
What’s the best or worst nickname you ever had?
I used to be in radio, and at one job I was informed that my new on-air name would be "Flash Phillips." No one is less of a "Flash" than I am. I did not care for that and had to use it for three years on the air.
If you could play one song on TBTL, what would it be?
"All Too Well (The 10 Minute Version)" by Taylor Swift is the greatest song of the 21st century. Yeah, I said it, I meant it, I'm here to represent it.
What’s a special skill that you wish you had?
Even if I wake up during the night I can almost always tell what time it is before I look at a clock. I'm rarely more than ten minutes off. And while this skill might be special, it is also useful in no way.
What’s a skill you *wish* you had?
It's embarrassing that I still can not blow bubble gum bubbles. I've tried many times to learn how with different gums and different techniques but can still not make one happen.
If you were driving down the street and you saw Luke and Andrew on the sidewalk, what would you yell at them as you drove past?
“Now that one of you has shaved off your beard, how are we supposed to be able to tell you apart? And which one of you had the beard by-the-way?”
How can other Tens find you on social media?
I'm the last user of X, formerly known as Twitter. I'm @clydetombaugh. (A tribute to the great American who discovered Pluto)