Farting Preacher

A comment I made on the blog below contained a reference to Robert Tilton, my favorite televangelist. (http://www.roberttiltonlive.com/home.html) I have been "following" Rev. Tilton, on and off (mostly off), since the mid-80's in Chicago. I used to get drunk as a loon and just stare at his antics and spiel on TV, mesmerized by his performance. Sometimes he would talk in tongues. He was noted for his expressiveness.

Then the internet came along and someone had the brilliant idea to take clips of those expressive moments and add sound effects to them. Thus was born the first, and, I believe, the best "Farting Preacher," featuring Robert Tilton:



That was soon followed by "Farting Preacher" 2, 3, 4, etc. When I checked YouTube tonight, they were up to #12, with many "best of" clip collections and variations on the theme. It's become a meme.

Personally, I feel a little proud, kinda like I discovered Tilton way back when in Chicago. A number of years ago, I contacted his organization and got all sorts of prayer cloths and anointed oils and heaps of other promotional material in the mail. I kept writing sob stories about why I couldn't donate and they kept sending more junk. I had a Robert Tilton collection. They finally stopped sending me stuff because I never gave them any money. For the hell of it, I've ordered a copy of the new free book offered on his site. My address is different now, so maybe I'm off their banned list.