The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski
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Single-voiced Historical Serial Audio Book
Synopsis:
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. From Marrakech to Mombasa, London to the Loire Valley, journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Format: Audio Book
Continuity: Serial
Voices: Single
Genres: Historical
Completion status: Finished
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Episodes:
The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - The Complete Series
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 07:16:22 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 1 - Marrakech
Episode 2 - Svalbard
Episode 3 - The Cook Islands
Episode 4 - Great Yarmouth
Episode 5 - Constantinople
Episode 6 - The Loire Valley
Episode 7 - Nova Scotia
Episode 8 - Amsterdam
Episode 9 - Tierra Del Fuego
Episode 10 - Santa Fe
Episode 11 - Mombasa
Episode 12-London
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 12 - London
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 12-London
Where Tom contemplates what to do with his life.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the sanctuary of HMS Crumpet, facilitating international trade across the globe. Yes! Before being removed from anonymity by Huron City Radio, and then chucked back into it, I did indeed travel the world.
And you know...it was back in eighty nine...on what must have been...my very last voyage..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 11 - Mombasa
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 11-Mombasa
Where Tom recalls his very first trip on the HMS Crumpet.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the decrepit HMS Crumpet, transporting the world's crap across the globe. Yes! Before I settled down to a life of mediocrity and austerity, I experienced excitement all over the planet.
And you know...I remember my very first trip on the Crumpet...all the way back...must have been seventy five, yes...seventy five..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 10 - Santa Fe
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 10-Santa Fe
Where Tom takes a bus from Chicago down Route 66.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the rusty HMS Crumpet, transporting uselss tat across the globe. Yes! You may think I'm just a good for nothing radio presenter, but was also a globetrotting vagabond!
And you know...we had this job...this time in the Great Lakes...around eighty seven, or something like that..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 9 - Tierra Del Fuego
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 9-Tierra Del fuego
Where Tom is pierced by love's arrow at the bottom of the world.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the flaky HMS Crumpet, transporting weird and often dangerous cargo acros the globe. Yes! Prior to being the voice of the Midnite Hour, I had a previous existence on the ocean waves!
And you know...back in early eighty two...we transported emu jerky...all the way, to Buenos Aeires..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 8 - Amsterdam
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 8-Amsterdam
Where Tom finds inadvertently finds himself on a river cruise down the Rhine .
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the creaky HMS Crumpet, transporting barely legal cargo acros the globe. Yes! Before the life of radio celebrity came and found me, I was a traveler of the world!
And you know...I recall this time...back in seventy nine...after a raucous and heavy night...out on the town in Amsterdam..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 7 - Nova Scotia
Sun, 24 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 7-Nova Scotia
Where Tom longs to be something other than a sailor loading and unloading cargo.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the tardy HMS Crumpet, transporting unusual and defective cargo acros the globe. Yes! Before being press-ganged into hosting these 'shows', on Huron City Radio, I had a life on the seven seas!
And there was this time...when we stopped off in Halifax, Nova Scotia...to return a shipment of unwanted poutine from europe's restaurants...around eighty three I think..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 6 - The Loire Valley
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 6-The Loire Valley
Where Tom spends a summer in the idyllic French countryside.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the decrepit HMS Crumpet, transporting climate destroying goods across the globe. Yes! Before landing my dream job entertaining you lucky listeners, the ocean was my mistress.
And you know...one June...we had a whole month off...around, er, eighty four I do remember..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 5 - Constantinople
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 5-Constantipnople
Where Tom's is in pursuit of his clothes on a camel named Rhonda.
"Greetings landlubbers, it's Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the shabby HMS Crumpet, transporting dubious and inferior cargo acros the globe. Yes! Before I ended up broadcasting to the world on Huron City Radio, I did, actually, see that world.
And you know...how did I ended end up with a range of homemade underwear... in markets and bazars from Taipei to Tangiers? Well...it was back in eighty six, if I recall correctly..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 4 - Great Yarmouth
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 4-Great Yarmouth
Where Tom and his shipmates seek excitement while on shore leave.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the decrepit HMS Crumpet, transporting pointless and wasteful cargo across the globe. Yes! Before I found solace on my little grey ship in Lower Lake Huron, I was an ocean going mercenary!
And you know...there was a time...off the east coast of England...I'm pretty sure it was in sweltering summer of seventy seven..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 3 - The Cook Islands
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 3-The Cook Islands
Where Tom comprehends that's what's inside you is what's important.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the flaky HMS Crumpet, transporting weird and often dangerous cargo acros the globe. Yes! I'm not just the honey voiced saviour of Huron City Radio, I'm a seasoned traveller of the continents of the world!
And you know...it was sometime in eighty one...when we had stopped...among the islands of Polynesia..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 2 - Svalbard
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 2-Svalbard
Where Tom's progress in his canoe runs anything but smoothly.
"Greetings landlubbers, it is I, Tom Bobbajobski here, regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant Navy aboard the errant HMS Crumpet, transporting nefarious and questionable cargo across the globe. Yes! Before finding myself working on Huron City Radio of all places, I did, in fact, traverse the planet.
And you know...there was a time...when I had taken a trip in a canoe off the coast of Iceland...back in the spring of, eighty five I do believe..."
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The Extraordinary Globe of Tom Bobbajobski - Episode 1 - Marrakech
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400
Tom Bobbajobski's tales from his time in the Merchant Navy aboard the HMS Crumpet. Journeys of adventure the likes of which you've never heard before, nor are likely to again.
Episode 1-Marrakech
Where Tom learns the art of haggling amid the bustling markets of Marrakech.
"Greetings landlubbers, Tom Bobbajobski here regaling you with tales from my time in the Merchant
Navy on the HMS Crumpet transporting cargo acros the globe. Yes! Before being plucked from obscurity by Huron City Radio, and then fading back into it once again, I travelled the world.
And you know there was a time when I was in Marrakesh, back in eighty eight. I was working a ship that was transporting tripe from the North of England to specialist restaurants in Cape Town. We had docked for a couple of days in Casablanca so I made the trip inland to Marrakesh..."
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