May 20th, 2003 2:26pm
So That Makes Me A Full-Time Lifeguard
“Samson” – This is a classic skit taken from the Best Show On WFMU. Andy Earles calls in as Samson, believing that he is leaving a message on an answering machine in response to a singles ad. You’ve met Samson. We’ve all met Samson, I’m sure of it. When I interviewed Andy Earles a few months ago, he had this to say about the Samson skit:
MP: Where did the Samson bit come from? That one is so great, this man’s whole depressing life compressed into six minutes on an answering machine.
AE: Another one from a ditched prank call. We called a restaurant trying to get the waitress to act like she knew the character, because he was on a first date and had lied to the girl, saying that this place was his favorite eatery. The only thing that carried over to Tom’s show was what Samson was wearing.
MP: There are tons of folks like Samson out there. I wish I could be as happy as them. I love that bit where he says that one of his interests are giant pretzels, especially the honey-mustard kind.
AE: Yeah, you make fun, but…..you are the one that thinks too much, you are the unhappy one.
(Oh hey look – William “The Only Decent Writer At Pitchfork” Bowers has written a review of the two Scharpling/Wurster cds looooooooong after they’ve been released over on Pitchfork today. They are positive reviews, but I think that Bowers makes the skits seem unfunny in the way that he writes about them. It is definitely written with that odd tone of humorless defensiveness that permeates nearly everything written for Pitchfork, which is probably not the best approach to take when writing about comedy.)
“The ‘Sermant’ of God Vs. Bill Clinton” – This is another recording taken from the Audio Kitchen archives. According to the Professor, this was a homemade recording which was intended to be sent to the White House by a mentally ill young man who believed himself to be channelling the voice of God. He refers to himself as a “sermant,” which apparently is a combination of the words “servant” and “sermon” – he is delivering God’s sermon as His servant, get it? This is certainly one of the most disturbing recordings that I will post here, but trust me, it’s not even half as creepy and dark as what I’ve got planned for tomorrow.
In the meantime, enjoy this eternal disco classic, Loose Joints “Is It All Over My Face”. This is the MAW remix. I defy you not to smile or feel compelled to at least awkwardly move your body around while listening to this song. This song has one of my all-time favorite bass lines, too. It’s just wonderful all the way around.
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