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Tim Sample’s Bibliography

Books:

  • The Summer With Jay (by Leah Sample, Illus. by Tim Sample – The Maine Humor Company 2005)
  • Maine Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & other Offbeat Stuff (Globe Pequot Press 2002, 2nd edition 2006)
  • Saturday Night at Moody’s Diner (Down East Books, 1996)
  • Stories Told in the Kitchen (by Kendall Morse, Illus. by Tim Sample)
  • How to Talk Yankee (by Gerald Lewis, Illus. by Tim Sample)
  • The King of Cats (by Paul Galdone, Narated by Tim Sample, Houghton Mifflin September 1985)
  • Aunt Shaw’s Pet Jug (Thorndike Press, 1984)

Audio Recordings:

  • Bert and I Rebooted w/Robert Bryan (2013)
  • Tim Sample Live at Stone Mountain Arts Center (2011)
  • The Tim Sample Collection vol. 1: The Bert and I Years 1982-1989 (The Maine Humor Company 2005)
  • Ain’t Life Grand! (Sample Studio, Inc. 1999)
  • Sample and Dodge…the Summer of ’81 (Sample Studio Inc. 1998)
  • Born in Maine (Sample Studio Inc. 1997)
  • Pumping Irony (Sample Studio Inc. 1992)
  • Four Past Midnight / The Sun Dog by Stephen King (Penguin / Highbridge 1991)
  • Snappy Answers (Bert and I 1990)
  • Back in spite of Popular Demand (Bert and I 1985)
  • Downeast Stand-up (Bert and I 1984)
  • How to Talk Yankee (Bert and I 1983)
  • The Junk of Marshall Dodge (Bert and I 1982)
  • The Tim Sample Comedy Album (Elephant’s Graveyard 1980)

Film / Video:

  • SLAM MAN and MOONLIGHT BAIT AND AMMO (Catalfo 2013)
  • Christmas in Maine DVD/CD ( w/various artists )
  • Maine Humor in the 21st Century ( Maine Humor Co. 2006 )
  • Back in the Day DVD (Maine Humor Co. 2006 )
  • Lobsters, LAUGHTER & Lighthouses (Sample Studio 1998)
  • Sunday Morning in Maine (Sample Studio 1996)
  • Tim Sample On A Roll (Sample Studio 1994)
  • Maine Humor Behind the Barn (Sample Studio 1993)
  • Tim Sample LIVE on WPXT (Sample Studio 1991)
  • Tourist Huntin’ in Maine (Sample Studio 1991)
  • Postcards from Maine (Sample Studio 1990)
  • Best of Tim Sample (Bert and I 1987)
  • From Stump to Ship (Northeast Historic Film 1985)
  • Burt Dow Deep Water Man & King of the Cats (Weston Woods 1983)

Advertising Awards:

  • 6-Gold Broderson Awards
  • 2-1st Place Hatch Awards
  • 1st & 2nd Place Best of Broadcasting in New England

Newspaper:

  • Tim Sample: Store I have Never Told You (Syndicated, 2012)

Newspaper Awards:

  • Maine Press Association 2013 Best Maine Weekly Local News Column

NewspaperpicTim's Newspaper Column

I never planned to be a newspaper columnist. In fact, back in 2011 when I was approached by then editor Joe Gelardin about writing a weekly column for The Boothbay Register and the Wiscassett Newspaper I turned him down flat! “Not enough money.” I sniffed, “Plus, why would I want a weekly deadline hanging over my head?”

Fortunately Joe wouldn’t take no for an answer. My weekly column “Stories I Never Told You” turned out to be an excellent creative outlet. In 2013 it earned a First Place award from the Maine Press Association and in 2014 a collection of columns entitled “Answers to Questions Nobody was Askin’” was published by Down East Books. An audiobook version is in the works. Stay tuned.

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Tim The Illustrator

I’ve always been handy with a pen, pencil or paintbrush. If you don’t believe me, check out the photo of my hand painted 1956 Chevy in the “Tim’s Scrapbook” section of the site.

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