Jerry Jordan -- Phone Call From God (13 MB mp3)
Ray Reeves -- A Phone Call From God (14 MB mp3)
God works in mysterious ways, and here's a pair of MP3s showing one of his strangest: a Christian comedy routine about an average Joe getting a phone call from The Man Upstairs. Although the concept sounds like it might be a Christian version of Bob Newhart stand-up, it's not exactly chock full of yuks (the high point is when the feller recalls what he said when he got his thumb caught in the linen closet, a joke which the canned laughter finds extremely amusing).
What struck me most about these two versions of the same routine is that they're almost exactly the same. The pacing is slightly different between the two, but Jerry Jordan and Ray Reeves deliver EXACTLY the same monologue, as if they're reading from the same script. To prove my point, here's a stereo mix of the two versions (13 MB mp3), with the recordings pretty much synced up throughout. It's sort of like a Christian version of Claude and Clyde, the McBeeBee twins from old Bob & Ray shows (if you remember them, and being WFMU listeners there's a good chance that you do).
Three-way phone calls from God are creepy. Any WFMU readers that want to share their thoughts in general on this blog and tell others about its loveliness or horrificness should consider doing so here:
http://themusicsnob.com/wiki/WFMU%27s_Beware_of_the_Blog
Beware!
Posted by: Ted | May 23, 2008 at 04:19 PM
that was like listening to gavin bryars doing stand-up.
Posted by: andy | May 23, 2008 at 04:41 PM
Here's Huckabee's entry in this genre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yj_okz7ZwI
Posted by: Marcus | May 23, 2008 at 05:48 PM
the mix of the 2 together made me dizzy :/
Posted by: Ryan | May 25, 2008 at 01:16 PM
Oh god this is terrible...TERRIBLE. Why are the people laughing? There is nothing remotely funny about it!
Posted by: Chris (in Columbus) | May 29, 2008 at 12:35 AM
This is hilarious! I can't stop listening...Bring on Jerry Clower too...
Posted by: Lordsknight | June 10, 2008 at 02:48 PM
My dad had the Jerry Jordan album in the 70's and we listened to it as kids. We found it funny back then. It's highly nostalgic, yet not as hillarious now. There was also another one...something about a CB radio call from God. Just soooo kooky!!!
RM
Posted by: RM | August 27, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Gee I had this in the 70s and thought it was great . I still think its very funny also great. Ty for haveing them here where Icould listen again.do you know where I could buy a copy of this?
Posted by: patty | December 30, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Gee I had this in the 70s and thought it was great . I still think its very funny also great. Ty for haveing them here where Icould listen again.do you know where I could buy a copy of this?
Posted by: patty | December 30, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Wow it has been so long since I heard that By Jerry. It was so good to listen to it again. I remember listening to that as a boy. I have looked for our album but it was lost somewhere in time. Thank you so much for the fond memories. I would be really interested in being able to listen to the other side of the album again if you know where I could find it. Again thank you so much.
Posted by: Kevin Wright | August 05, 2009 at 11:39 PM
I have a cassette tape of Phone Call from God by Jerry
Jordan, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Do you
know where I can get it on CD, pleeeeeeeeeeease.
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