You know another type of man that cries on TV all the time?

[obxhead]

Televangelists.

Almost every time I see one on TV they are crying or about to cry. They always ask for money through those tears as well.

[dkf]

1. Wow. Spot on.

[Overseas]

2. K&R ! //nt

[ladjf]

3. It seems to be an affectation that works on the audiences. nt

[Stevenmarc]

4. It takes a lot of Benjamins to wipe away the tears of Jesus

[obxhead]

5. You can't take it with you anyway

so you might as well send it to me!

[wtmusic]

6. Swaggart started the modern-day Church of Effluvialism

when he discovered tear-water could cleanse the doubt from his followers' generosity

[madrchsod]

8. i listen to him every once in awhile because...

he`s got one of the best bands in gospel music.
i`m a bad fan of all gospel music so i guess you could call me a 'shout`n methodist'

[alphafemale]

9. He is cousins with Jerry lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley.

The Jerry Lee Lewis connection is much more obvious once it's pointed out.

They even rather look alike.

[obxhead]

11. Really!

I had no idea. Just goes to show the opposites that can be seen in a family.

[alphafemale]

13. Find a YouTube of Jimmy Swaggert playing the piano.

Very similar to Jerry Lee

[Sonoman]

15. I saw them play together, 'way back when.

In a little side room at Gilley's in Houston. Jerry Lee and Swaggart were playing the same piano.

Mickey Gilley was playing that night and we were all jammed into this little room listening to some pretty impressive Sun-era music.

Later, Jerry Lee got really fucked up, lost an arm wrestling match and threw a beer bottle into the bar mirror. Gilley never missed a lick.

Dang, those were some high old times.

Sonoman

[alphafemale]

16. That musta pretty damn cool

All of those boys could play the hell out of a piano.

[Sonoman]

17. To top it all off...

I was with a guy named Charlie Helpinstiel (aka Ezra Charles) who was a vicious player and invented the best pick-up for a piano ever made.

So we (foolishly) invited them all over to Charlie's house after the show.

Jerry Lee was banging away on this beautiful Hammond B3 that Charlie had. The piano bench had belonged to Charlie's grandmother, who had taught him to play.

Jerry Lee cranks up with "I Keep My Fingernails Long So They Click When I play the Piano" and jumps up on the stool.

Charlie's wife goes over and tells Jerry Lee not to stand on the stool and he looked at her - all white-eyed - and screamed "Fuck the old whore" while keeping perfect stride.

He rocked thru the song, picked up the bench, walked thru the opened patio door, and threw the bench into the pool.

So I threw him in with his little alligator shoes and all. He got out of the pool so drunk he could barely stand and started swinging at me.

We found him, later, sleeping in the landscaping.

Music used to be so much fun.

Now we just sit around, playing in one anothers' houses and ask "Hey, remember when Jerry....?".

And Don van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) died, yesterday.

Sometimes, I feel so old....

Sonoman

[alphafemale]

18. Wow...

Will you come to my next party?

I don't care if you think your old.

You sound really fu_kin awesome.

:yourock:

[Sonoman]

21. I'll be there.

Actually, I will be in your state in January.

I would love to make the party (I can still rock and roll).

PM your mailing address and I will send you an Xmas present (music).

Hope you like a little blooz.

Sonoman

[Manifestor_of_Light]

22. Damn!

You had a helluva lot more fun in Pasa-git-down-Dena than I ever had!!

And I was born and raised there!!!!!


I used to know a court reporter named Mary Edwards who said she was married into that bunch. She was a shriveled up old drunk. I have no idea who she was married to that was related.

[alphafemale]

23. I'm actually across the river in the Hilton Head, SC area now.

We could steam up some May River Oysters.

[madrchsod]

7. well that deserves a....

to you for your brilliant observation!


weeping for the baby jesus`s trust fund

[xfundy]

10. Excellent point.

Now, if he could just hook up with Tammy Faye's mascara supplier...

[Lyric]

12. Yep. Usually right before they ask you to take out your wallet.

Because apparently (thank you George Carlin) God needs money!

[Initech]

14. Gawd needs money!!!!

[lunatica]

19. When men cry it's obviously sincere

Women, not so much. Women cry to get their way or to just manipulate men.

[undeterred]

20. I thought you were gonna say Glenn Beck.

But I'm not sure what type he is.