Please KILL that phone - Just KILL it!

Randy Stewart

So I practiced this general voicemail script all day. Potential client is a church needing general options voice.

Just as I was getting it right, RIIIIIIIIIING. Ugh....ticked me off Grand. Think you got your ducks in a row (at least to your satisfaction)? You've read and re-read the script over dozens of times. Your pipes are feeling great and ready for this. You are seconds from completing your work of art and RIIIIIING......

I could of sworn the ringer was off but think again Randy....oh think again....

September Day Leach · **Voice Talent** Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 1526

been there. done that. bought the t-shirt Smile

Colin Campbell · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007, 19:13 (GMT) Post subject:

Radio stations wire the phone to the mic button to mute it. Wish I could make it work like that at my home studio.

Randy Stewart · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007, 19:17 (GMT) Post subject:

A friend just messaged me and said it be even more interesting if the church were to hear the language I used against the phone.

Yeah, that's a guaranteed slam dunk gig met with approval from the parishioners huh?....

Kim White · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007, 19:32 (GMT) Post subject:

I was just thinking the same thing! What makes it so funny is that you were recording for a church!

Colin Campbell · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007, 19:40 (GMT) Post subject:

I can't tell you how relatable that is! In my basement studio add the following interuptions...

Dog chasing cat.
Kid running down the hall.
Toilet flush.
Washer spin cycle.
Neighbor mowing lawn.
Air conditioner/furnace.

Debbie Deutsch · **Voice Talent** Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 1338

Randy, Randy, Randy....I feel your frustration....and that was funnieeee!
So sorry about that....Murphy's Law I guess! Confused

Robert Jadah · **Voice Talent** Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 2627

Deby Cedars · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1482

That's ok some kid driving too fast ended up on my lawn the other day and police sirens went off along with all the blinking lights.....That's what I get for putting my mic right next to the window on a busy street in Derby, CT

Allison Scussel · **Voice Talent** Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 928

Randy, I feel your pain. Sorry to admit, I'm ROLFMAO over your reaction, esp for a church audition.
What a way to teach Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Laughing

~Allison~

Randy Stewart · Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007, 06:28 (GMT) Post subject:

A member of that very church is a friend of mine and he's how I got the gig.

I told him about the interruption following a dozen trials and preparation on my end.

He simply grinned and said "With a sense of humor he can often force us to answer the billion dollar question: Who said heaven can wait and most importantly, who's in charge Randy?...." Shocked

Glad to read that I have friends who can identify with this. I feel much, much better now.

Cira Larkin - Studio 53 · **Voice Talent** Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 497

Randy,

"Fricken" is bad language? You haven't been in my studio.

BTW, when I moved into my house, I had no idea Jason and his chainsaw lived next door.

Randy Stewart · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007, 16:18 (GMT) Post subject: