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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Right now. The nephew is here with today's frank phone call.
What you got for us, nephew.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
We're going down to the church. We've got a little
situation down there. We done got a white man and
join the well, white man and join the church.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Yeah, okay, so we love the Lord.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
He can love the Lord, but if he's gonna be
in this church, he's gonna have to know black things
about he. Certain things he got to know. So we
got to have a church quiz. You understand what I'm saying.
Oh yeah, black church quick. You got to know, Yes,
a culture the black like when is communion?
Speaker 1 (00:41):
You need to know all this.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Certain things that you got to know. Okay, Okay, First
of all, I want to give a what honor, honor
to God?
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Who is the who is the what?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
My?
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Okay?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
You know what I'm saying. See how you know it? Yes,
it's just thing is he gonna have to know?
Speaker 1 (01:01):
All right? All right?
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Then when when when you when you get ready to
go to the bathroom, what you're supposed to do? Put
put that thing in that. It's things you have to
know if you're gonna be around us.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Just get up. Yeah, disrespectful, that's just.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Ain't that Joe Holstein, you had a different church not.
I know, he didn't walk out here without his fanger.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
He didn't do that. Black church queens.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Let's go, cat dog, let's get it.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
This is Grand a Grand uh grand Stevens. Right, Yes, hey, great,
this is brother Lewis Finley. I'm calling from mouth Side
Now Missionary Baptist Church. You you and your wife just
joined a couple of weeks ago, Am I right? Absolutely?
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Okay, So now listen, I wanted to reach out to you.
I know you guys have started the uh the orientation
and from my understanding, you you finish one one class
of orientation. You got three more to go? Is that right? Yes?
All right, all right, all right. So first of all,
I want to say welcome to my out sign that
(02:10):
and and I hope you are enjoying yourself. I know
that you and your wife are a mixed couple. You
you're a Caucasian and she's black. Are you Are you
liking the church so far? Grant?
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Absolutely, we really are enjoying it. We completed our first
orientation and yeah, so far we're really enjoying it.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Okay, okay, did I catch at a bad time?
Speaker 4 (02:35):
I am a work right now, but it's okay. I've
got a couple of I've got a couple of.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Minutes, Okay, Okay. I just wanted to call you, man.
I was worried, I know you because I don't think
you noticed. But you are the first Caucasian to join
our church, and I just want to make sure you
kind of knew the language and just just kind of
knowing what the Black Church is all about. And there's
certain sands and different things I think you should know
(03:01):
so that you know. I just don't want you to
say that the wrong thing while you at the church,
if that makes sense, Okay, Okay, So what I wanted
to do, like I wanted to give you a little
Black Church quiz so you can kind of maybe if
you could let me know where you are, you know, if.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
You're on a lower level or a high level as
far as being knowledgeable about the Black Church, Like feel
this blank in for me, grant And if you don't matter,
I just want to take a little bit of time
and I'll let.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
You get back to work. But first of all, give
a blank to God. What would go in that blank
right there? First of all, give a blank to God.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
Well, all I can think of something has give thanks
to God.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
No, see that's wrong. See that's wrong. See see what
it is is first of all, give a honor to God.
All right? Remember that. First of all, give an honor
to God. You got that?
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Okay?
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Yes, yes, okay. Do of all give an honor to God,
who is the blank of my life? What? What? What?
What goes in the blake? First of all, give an
honor to God, who is the blank of my life,
the love of my life. No, no, see that's that's
that's that's wrong. First of all, give an honor to God,
(04:19):
who is the head of my life. Did you do
you share that? I'm sorry, okay, I was just are
you sure?
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Are you sure about that?
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Oh? I'm definitely sure about that. I don't don't don't.
What I don't want you to do is question what
I know. I'm from the Black Church. I know.
Speaker 4 (04:36):
No, I wasn't. I wasn't questioning you, sir. I wasn't question.
I'm sorry, I just always heard it that way.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
But okay, So, so I'm trying to give you the
understanding of knowing what the Black Church is about. You
know what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
I understand I'm just I appreciate you. I'm I apologize.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Okay, no, no.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
Look, I don't know these answers obviously, but I've got
a meeting. I got to get you here in a
minute like this. I'm curious that everyone in the church
get these stone calls.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Wait a minute, wait minute, Grant. I know you have
a meaning, but what's more important your meeting or knowing
your position at the Black Church? What's more important?
Speaker 4 (05:11):
I really don't have time for this right now. I
can't believe it's actually happening like you did your pastor
even know that you're calling you right now.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Well, no, I took the liberty of myself when I
realized you was Caucasian, that I would call and try
to help you so you would know what to do
when you're in the Black church when people are saying
certain things you Okay, okay, Grant, if you don't man,
just do this funny, Grant, like, do you know what
hooping is? Cooping?
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Like, who's a hooping?
Speaker 1 (05:40):
No, hooping is when the pastor is at the end
of his sermon. So listen to this. Oh good god,
I'm no do that funny?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
If you if you would, Grant, oh, oh god, oh.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Man, no, no, no, come on you wom me. Oh no,
no God, I'm like, I got.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
I can't believe I'm doing this. Oh no, no, yeah,
oh god, oldmighty.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Okay, Hey Greg, do you think maybe it's possible a
day and you could have some sessions before you come
back to the church and I can prepare you more.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Hey man, let's listen. You have caught me at a
really bad time and I'm quite honestly just so frustrated.
Like I've never heard of a quiz like this. I'm
really offended. Tons to be like, do you guys not
want me to go hear church anymore? Like, as matter
of fact, dude, you should be calling my wife right now.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
She's black. Well she should already know the queest question
you the ones don't know why I'm gonna call I
should call you.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
I am at work right now. I have a meeting
to get you in just a minute. I don't know
what you're doing. And I hold on a second, I
have got to close my office door. This is so embarrassing.
I have never ever received a phone call like this
in my life, and you better be lucky. I mean,
I want to talk to your pastor. I am going
to talk to him next Sunday. No joke.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Why didn't mean to for you to get hostile like that.
I didn't mean to get you. I didn't mean to
upset you or nothing like that. Cannot Can I say
something else to you?
Speaker 4 (07:25):
One last thing?
Speaker 1 (07:26):
And I have to go. Okay, I just want to
let you know that this his nephew. Tell me from
the Steve Harbit more on the show, your wife Carolyn
got me to brank phone call you shut up, shut up.
(07:47):
I am so.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
Three, I am so sorry.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
Oh you're good, you are.
Speaker 4 (07:54):
I'm all right, man, I'm all right a little embarrassed,
but I'm all right.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Greg. You gotta do it for me one more? Oh yeah, God, okay, man,
look at you. This for me? Tell me what is
the baddest I mean, the baddest radio show in the land,
(08:18):
The Steve.
Speaker 4 (08:19):
Harvey Morning Show all the way.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. That's the
prank of the day from the nephew. All right. If
you are a different national thing, you want to know
what goes on in the black church, that's a good
prank for you to start listening to right there. So
if you can understand right on, right on, you bet
that just random come in here talking about what page.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
We own, all right.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
We know all hymns by heart, all right, nephew, thank you,
Right now. The nephew is here with today's frank phone call.
What you got for us, nephew.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
We're going down to the church. We've got a little
situation down there. We done got a white man and
join the well, white man and join the church.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Yeah, okay, so we love the Lord.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
He can love the Lord, but if he's gonna be
in this church, he's gonna have to know black things
about he. Certain things he got to know. So we
got to have a church quiz. You understand what I'm saying.
Oh yeah, black church quick. You got to know, Yes,
a culture the black like when is communion?
Speaker 1 (00:41):
You need to know all this.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Certain things that you got to know. Okay, Okay, First
of all, I want to give a what honor, honor
to God?
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Who is the who is the what?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
My?
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Okay?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
You know what I'm saying. See how you know it? Yes,
it's just thing is he gonna have to know?
Speaker 1 (01:01):
All right? All right?
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Then when when when you when you get ready to
go to the bathroom, what you're supposed to do? Put
put that thing in that. It's things you have to
know if you're gonna be around us.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Just get up. Yeah, disrespectful, that's just.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Ain't that Joe Holstein, you had a different church not.
I know, he didn't walk out here without his fanger.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
He didn't do that. Black church queens.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Let's go, cat dog, let's get it.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
This is Grand a Grand uh grand Stevens. Right, Yes, hey, great,
this is brother Lewis Finley. I'm calling from mouth Side
Now Missionary Baptist Church. You you and your wife just
joined a couple of weeks ago, Am I right? Absolutely?
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Okay, So now listen, I wanted to reach out to you.
I know you guys have started the uh the orientation
and from my understanding, you you finish one one class
of orientation. You got three more to go? Is that right? Yes?
All right, all right, all right. So first of all,
I want to say welcome to my out sign that
(02:10):
and and I hope you are enjoying yourself. I know
that you and your wife are a mixed couple. You
you're a Caucasian and she's black. Are you Are you
liking the church so far? Grant?
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Absolutely, we really are enjoying it. We completed our first
orientation and yeah, so far we're really enjoying it.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Okay, okay, did I catch at a bad time?
Speaker 4 (02:35):
I am a work right now, but it's okay. I've
got a couple of I've got a couple of.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Minutes, Okay, Okay. I just wanted to call you, man.
I was worried, I know you because I don't think
you noticed. But you are the first Caucasian to join
our church, and I just want to make sure you
kind of knew the language and just just kind of
knowing what the Black Church is all about. And there's
certain sands and different things I think you should know
(03:01):
so that you know. I just don't want you to
say that the wrong thing while you at the church,
if that makes sense, Okay, Okay, So what I wanted
to do, like I wanted to give you a little
Black Church quiz so you can kind of maybe if
you could let me know where you are, you know, if.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
You're on a lower level or a high level as
far as being knowledgeable about the Black Church, Like feel
this blank in for me, grant And if you don't matter,
I just want to take a little bit of time
and I'll let.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
You get back to work. But first of all, give
a blank to God. What would go in that blank
right there? First of all, give a blank to God.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
Well, all I can think of something has give thanks
to God.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
No, see that's wrong. See that's wrong. See see what
it is is first of all, give a honor to God.
All right? Remember that. First of all, give an honor
to God. You got that?
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Okay?
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Yes, yes, okay. Do of all give an honor to God,
who is the blank of my life? What? What? What?
What goes in the blake? First of all, give an
honor to God, who is the blank of my life,
the love of my life. No, no, see that's that's
that's that's wrong. First of all, give an honor to God,
(04:19):
who is the head of my life. Did you do
you share that? I'm sorry, okay, I was just are
you sure?
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Are you sure about that?
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Oh? I'm definitely sure about that. I don't don't don't.
What I don't want you to do is question what
I know. I'm from the Black Church. I know.
Speaker 4 (04:36):
No, I wasn't. I wasn't questioning you, sir. I wasn't question.
I'm sorry, I just always heard it that way.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
But okay, So, so I'm trying to give you the
understanding of knowing what the Black Church is about. You
know what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
I understand I'm just I appreciate you. I'm I apologize.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Okay, no, no.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
Look, I don't know these answers obviously, but I've got
a meeting. I got to get you here in a
minute like this. I'm curious that everyone in the church
get these stone calls.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Wait a minute, wait minute, Grant. I know you have
a meaning, but what's more important your meeting or knowing
your position at the Black Church? What's more important?
Speaker 4 (05:11):
I really don't have time for this right now. I
can't believe it's actually happening like you did your pastor
even know that you're calling you right now.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Well, no, I took the liberty of myself when I
realized you was Caucasian, that I would call and try
to help you so you would know what to do
when you're in the Black church when people are saying
certain things you Okay, okay, Grant, if you don't man,
just do this funny, Grant, like, do you know what
hooping is? Cooping?
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Like, who's a hooping?
Speaker 1 (05:40):
No, hooping is when the pastor is at the end
of his sermon. So listen to this. Oh good god,
I'm no do that funny?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
If you if you would, Grant, oh, oh god, oh.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Man, no, no, no, come on you wom me. Oh no,
no God, I'm like, I got.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
I can't believe I'm doing this. Oh no, no, yeah,
oh god, oldmighty.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Okay, Hey Greg, do you think maybe it's possible a
day and you could have some sessions before you come
back to the church and I can prepare you more.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Hey man, let's listen. You have caught me at a
really bad time and I'm quite honestly just so frustrated.
Like I've never heard of a quiz like this. I'm
really offended. Tons to be like, do you guys not
want me to go hear church anymore? Like, as matter
of fact, dude, you should be calling my wife right now.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
She's black. Well she should already know the queest question
you the ones don't know why I'm gonna call I
should call you.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
I am at work right now. I have a meeting
to get you in just a minute. I don't know
what you're doing. And I hold on a second, I
have got to close my office door. This is so embarrassing.
I have never ever received a phone call like this
in my life, and you better be lucky. I mean,
I want to talk to your pastor. I am going
to talk to him next Sunday. No joke.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Why didn't mean to for you to get hostile like that.
I didn't mean to get you. I didn't mean to
upset you or nothing like that. Cannot Can I say
something else to you?
Speaker 4 (07:25):
One last thing?
Speaker 1 (07:26):
And I have to go. Okay, I just want to
let you know that this his nephew. Tell me from
the Steve Harbit more on the show, your wife Carolyn
got me to brank phone call you shut up, shut up.
(07:47):
I am so.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
Three, I am so sorry.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
Oh you're good, you are.
Speaker 4 (07:54):
I'm all right, man, I'm all right a little embarrassed,
but I'm all right.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Greg. You gotta do it for me one more? Oh yeah, God, okay, man,
look at you. This for me? Tell me what is
the baddest I mean, the baddest radio show in the land,
(08:18):
The Steve.
Speaker 4 (08:19):
Harvey Morning Show all the way.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. That's the
prank of the day from the nephew. All right. If
you are a different national thing, you want to know
what goes on in the black church, that's a good
prank for you to start listening to right there. So
if you can understand right on, right on, you bet
that just random come in here talking about what page.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
We own, all right.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
We know all hymns by heart, all right, nephew, thank you,
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