on the town with tom jones

spent a few days doing press with Tom Jones in the last two weeks. here's jimmy kimmel's satirical sneak peak at Tom's new show:



and a few behind-the-scenes shots. the whole thing was filmed in hollywood, in front of a green screen:





while out in la, tom also did the tonight show w/ jay leno:



previously, in new york, Tom did a few fascinating interviews. here he is interviewed by wnyc's stalwart host, and one of the best interviewers out of there, leonard lopate. listen here:



and here's tom after his interview w/ the washington post's chris richards:

The Name Is Jones, Tom Jones...

I congratulate Tom Jones on his soulful new album '24 Hours' following interviews with LA Times' Geoff Boucher and some other print publications. Tom proved totally gracious and indeed dapper, living up to his reputation as larger than life. Directly after this photograph was taken, he said, of my tie, "We used to call those slim jims in the '60s."



If you haven't yet seen it, you must check out Tom Jones absolutely killing on Jools Holland (BBC2).