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He used a voice patterned after Billy Crystals Fernando Lamas character on Saturday Night Live. Instead of telling jokes, Douglas riffed on different topics. cemeteries found in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Adapted from Susan Spungen/Organic Life magazin. Stir until sugar has dissolved. Success was not. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. The difference is that we know Curly isn't really suffering, but the victims of many prank phone calls do experience real pain, and it's hard to muster a good-natured laugh at the expense of another person's humiliation. Let cool, then coarsely chop. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media :: Do It Together!! Douglas and Phil Stone were morning show partners rascals, really on Tulsa rock station KMOD for nearly 27 years. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Douglas was born there (Lindsey, Oklahoma). Howdy! TOMORROW Friday AUGUST 12th Phil was baptized and raised in Trinity United Methodist Church in Fayetteville.Phil was preceded in death by his father Elmer Riddle and his brother-in-law, Carrol McClellan. That may sound grandiose, but it really happened. 1. I remember it was on their myspace. Roy D. Mercer Format: Audio CD 75 ratings $426 See all 5 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 $7.99 Listen with our Free App Audio CD $4.26 8 Used from $4.25 Audio, Cassette $20.00 4 Used from $20.00 Customers who viewed this item also viewed Page 1 of 4 How Big'A Boy Are Ya? He was talking about the suicide of Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse who was on the receiving end of a prank call he made with co-host Mel Greig. Make them in whatever size jars you have handy. Continue to whisk while streaming in the olive oil. As I committed the skits to memory, I thought about how cool it would be to meet the comic genius behind all of this and talk about the ethical intelligence of his work. Featured New Releases . Douglas, who performs Mercer's voice, uses the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performs prank telephone calls. Roy was a breech birth., The inspiration for the character came from Douglas family. A meeting was arranged. 1. But the public still has a right to demand that media professionals avoid doing or saying things that would reasonably cause others to feel humiliated or degraded. FU!!!! Other celebrity fans of the character are Dusty Hill of ZZ Top and John Kay of Steppenwolf. Douglas loves and misses his friend. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. What would the world be like if we couldnt be confident that people we encounter will not harm us, and that they will be punished if they willfully do so? I'll be doing my bass & vocal solo thing (THE CHAIR PROJECT) with my pals MASONIQUE & THTB. Listen to excerpts of Mercer's calls by clicking on the telephone in his double-wide trailer or check out the compilation album, Greatest Fits. Go directly to shout page. Roast the chicken and make the spiced yogurt up to two days ahead of when you need it. THE AVENGERS + NASALROD + BAD SEX at Mississippi Studios: Wed Sept 28th!! There was bloodshed and tragedy everywhere. Ive got so much blood going to my brain Im probably three times as obnoxious as I ever have been.. Whats the best resource now? I was thinking that what I needed to do in life was sit next to (trumpeter) Snooky Young and The Tonight Show band and life would be gravy, he said. Chairman (of THE CHAIR PROJECT & NASALROD). "It was such an honor.. We would just fall apart. Im catching up on my reading, he said. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Remove the meat from the lobsters, chopping any large chunks into bite-size pieces. Stoked to play with Bad Optics, and Plume (again). This browser does not support getting your location. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World File. The boy-who-became-Roy had his sense of humor shaped by variety shows and comedians of his formative years. Roy D. Mercer was a fictional character created by American disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [4] Many of the recipients of the calls are suggested by their friends who supply Mercer with information about the potential recipients. He is never to be resurrected again. Roy was a hell of a lot tougher than I ever was, Douglas said. But I retired man. Thursday evening at 5:00 p.m., Cain's Ballroom will host a memorial service for Stone who died at the age of 57 November 21. Hey 10 year ago I used pc pdx a lot to find local shows. Its actually better when made a day ahead, so the vinaigrette has time to seep through and flavor the layers. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. As far as Stone's legacy, Michaels says his impact on Tulsa radio was significant. Douglas accepted an offer for $3,000 less than his pharmacy gig to slide into Tripplehorns spot on the KMOD roster. "Awards too numerous to mention, their universally-known character Roy D. Mercer, skits like Greek Theatre and cutting-edge humor to generations of Tulsa radio listeners cannot be measured in a simple statement or quote.". On floured surface, roll disks to 12-inch diameter and -inch thick. Crystal Canopy with Noah Kite at Lollipop Shoppe on Sat Nov 26th!! Debut single out now! Shows aren't just for the weekend - hope to see y'out there! A former Oklahoma sports writer of the year, I have written books about former OU coach Barry Switzer and former OSU coach Pat Jones. Top with filling, leaving a 2-inch border, fold edges over the filling. The two met in Fayetteville, before either of them moved to Tulsa. Transfer to bowl and knead to bring the dough together. Douglas, who performs Mercer's voice, uses the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performs prank telephone calls. Rather, they erred in not letting the person who took the call know that the whole thing was a joke. 4. 14 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Mercers outrageous demands for retribution quickly led to threats of an a**-whuppin, but just as the person on the receiving end was about to blow his stack, Douglas and co-host Phil Stone let the patsy in on the joke. People around the world get it.. Stir and serve. Failed to remove flower. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media Out next week, then it's a weeklong blowout after over a 1/4 of a century. Basically, I think its the universality of the character. Radio personality Brent Douglas (middle) and KMOD partner Phil Stone (not shown) were honored with a Media Icon award in 2007 at the Tulsa Press Club. Try again later. "They ended up doing several comedy albums because of the truck drivers.". The funniest man in America is someone you've probably never heard of. Sign up below to be added to our mailing list for the latest news updates, access to exclusive contests, and more! Thats just what it seemed like.. Search above to list available cemeteries. Drizzle with half of the vinaigrette. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Open that place up already! Originally, the prank call sketches were a part of KMOD's morning show; by 1997, Capitol Records began issuing the sketches on compact disc. Learn more about merges. In 1993, morning radio personality Brent Douglas from KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma, began posing as a rustic, angry fellow named Roy D. Mercer. Perhaps she was so troubled that the slightest upset would have brought about her tragic choice. Douglas, formerly of KMOD, is probably best known as his alter ego Roy D. Mercer. Whatever the supposed injustice that Mercer encountered, the result was always the same: a request for an outrageous sum of money to right the wrong, followed by the threat of violence, and ending with the recipient of the call being informed that the whole thing was a ruse set up by a friend. Rontoms is booking bands for November and December Sunday Sessions. 3. Brent Douglas, a pharmacist-turned-radio personality, had fun while posing for a promotional photo prior to a past Spot Music Awards ceremony in Tulsa. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Go directly to shout page. Resend Activation Email. His name is Brent Douglas, and his comic persona is a rustic, angry fellow named Roy D. Mercer. But at the very least, we can expect that they wont make us worse. "It just spread like wildfire. Roy D. Mercer was a fictional character created by American disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 5. Brent Douglas, who performs Mercer's voice, uses the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performs prank calls. [1] Initially, they used the character on comedy sketches for the radio station. 4 (1-pound) cooked lobsters or 4 lobster tails or 1 pounds lobster meat, 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, 2 inner celery stalks and leaves, finely chopped, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves, Sliced sandwich bread, toasted if desired, Mayonnaise and flaky sea salt, for serving. During a Bad Joke Wednesday on KMOD, Douglas called the station and threw a curveball. I didnt know what was going to come out of my mouth, until it did, 95% of the time because it was all dependent on what the caller was going to say.. 4. All Rights Reserved. For samples of Mercer calls, click on menus speed dial. [7][8][9][10][11] John Bean died from cancer in his early 30s in 1984; Stone and Douglas said that they originally invented their Roy D. Mercer character in 1990 before his official creation in 1993, and that part of the name and lines used in Roy D. Mercer's recordings was copied from John Bean.[12]. 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