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2012-Jun-8 3:39 pm
Click & Clack Retiring...» www.cartalk.com/content/ ··· n-lazierRAY: Hey, you guys. My brother has always said, Dont be afraid of work.
TOM: Right. Make work afraid of YOU!
RAY: And hes done such a good job at it, that work has avoided him all his life.
TOM: And with Car Talk celebrating its 25th anniversary on NPR this fall (35th year overall, including our local years at WBUR)
RAY:
and my brother turning over the birthday odometer to 75, weve decided that its time to stop and smell the cappuccino.
TOM: So as of October, were not going to be recording any more new shows. Thats right, were retiring.
RAY: So, we can finally answer the question, if my brother retired, how would he know?
TOM: The good news is that, despite our general incompetence, we actually remembered to hit the record button every week for the last 25 years. So we have more than 1,200 programs were going to dig into starting this fall, and the series will continue.
RAY: Every week, starting in October, NPR will broadcast a newly assembled Car Talk show, selected from the best material in our archives.
TOM: Sorry, detractors, were still going to be on the air!
RAY: But to our fans, dont be sad. Weve managed to avoid getting thrown off NPR for 25 years, given out tens of thousands of wrong answers, generated lawsuit threats from innumerable car companies, and had a hell of a lot of fun talking to you guys.
TOM: And when we listen to the stuff thats in our archives, it still makes us laugh. A lot. Were hoping to be like I Love Lucy and air ten times a day on NPR at Nite in 2075.
RAY: Will we change our minds and come back and do some more shows? I would say its unlikely, but anythings possible. Right, Tommy?
TOM: Absolutely not. My brother can go chase himself. Im done.
RAY: But, well still be contributing to our web site regularly, writing our weekly Dear Tom and Ray column
TOM:
and clanging pots in the office to make sure our staff is awake at least two hours a day.
RAY: In the meantime, thank you for giving us far more of your time than we ever deserved. We love you. And know that starting this fall, for the first time, well be able to sit at home, laughing at Car Talk along with you guys on Saturday mornings. Hard to believe I've been listening to them for 20 years... I don't listen every single week, but I catch at least half, and the half I miss I usually catch up on in a binge on a rainy weekend thanks to their archives. It's been a fantastic run, and I'm happy to see that they're both retiring by choice. "Always leave them wanting more" -- W. Disney |