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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: church comedy show argument _03]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to a woman whose son allegedly offended some people during a comedic performance at a Baptist church. The call becomes an argument between the two speakers.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: counseling hotline _22]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to a counseling hotline. The caller is starts by asking about advice regarding his wife's emotional and physical abuse of him. By the end of the phone call, the supposed wife is heard hitting the caller and breathing deeply.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: eye clinic _16]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to an eye clinic regarding her eye that fell out.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: fan_05]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio tape is a comedic sketch featuring Rick Smiley playing a grandmother who calls an electric company, specializing in air conditioning, to get a window fan fixed in her house. Towards the end of the sketch, the grandmother gets her grandson involved in talks with the manager of the company.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: ice cream_07]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made on the Rick Smiley radio show to an ice cream store. The first part of the audio is a young man trying to spend $1,500 on ice cream for a party. The second part is of a "grandmother" calling the store back after the owner disconnected the call from her "grandson." Laughter can be heard at the end of the audio.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: mash up _01]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a mash up of funny moments made during the Rick Smiley radio show in which he pranks calls a member of the community.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL -Rick Smiley prank call: mentor _13]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to Boys and Girls club about becoming a mentor after being released from prison. Towards the end of the recording, the caller's "grandmother" asks talks to the recipient about other services the program might be have available.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL -Rick Smiley prank call: mom_06]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made on the Rick Smiley radio show to a supposed "bad mom." The call was made at the request of her son. At the end of the call, a pastor tries to calm the angry woman down. Laughter can be heard after the woman disconnects from the call.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: mule _26]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to an animal clinic regarding his dead mule.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: pharmacy inquiry _14]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to a pharmacy regarding the various products available such as Epson salt, pork, foot powder, and condoms. The audio ends in with the callers' laughter.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: pharmacy_08]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made at the Rick Smiley radio show to a pharmacy in which the caller is asking information on the drug Viagra. Laughter can be heard towards the end of the call.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: theme song _10
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is a snippet of a theme song for the Rick Smiley radio show.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: tires _04]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made to from the Rick Smiley radio show to a tire store about spinning wheels that caused her to have a car crash.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank calls: _20]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to a fraternity's headquarters. The caller pretends to be a Nigerian father whose son was rejected by the fraternity at his university. The two speakers have an argument over wearing merchandise. The call ends when the recipient disconnects.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank calls: compilation]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a compilation of prank calls made at the Rick Smiley radio show. Calls include those made to a pharmacy, a tire store, a book store, angry church members and department stores, among others.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank calls: identity reveal _18]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to Ms. Virginia Fredrick where he reveals he was the one behind the prank calls. She disconnects the call after yelling at him for being insensitive. The ends with the callers' laughter.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank calls: mechanic _25]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to his stepdad, who is a mechanic. The caller asks if the mechanic can fix his car because it won't stop. Throughout the call he weaves in commentary about Six Flags. After an argument, the mechanic disconnects the call. The caller calls back and reveals his identity while still asking about going to Six Flags.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL -Rick Smiley theme song_19]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is a snippet of the Rick Smiley radio show's theme song that ends with a laugh.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley prank call: sports store _29]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to a sports apparel store. The caller is asking about rare athletic outfits that he wants to order. Towards the end of the call, the two speakers talk about local churches while singing a gospel song. The manager on the call figures out that it is a prank call at the end and disconnects the call with a chuckle.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley prank calls: apartment _28]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to a woman who is having plumbing problems with her dish washer, washing machine and toilet inside of her apartment. The caller pretends to be someone from the leasing office who is refusing her request. The woman is heard getting increasingly more upset about the situation and disconnects the call multiple times. On the last call back, the caller reveals his identity and asks if the woman is "OK."
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley radio show: exterminator _27]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to an exterminator concerning flying roaches. In the middle of the call, the caller can be heard screaming as the supposed roaches swarm him. At the end of the recording, the recipient disconnects the call.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - ROASA introduction video]
Audio and video from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The video introduces the "vision of ROASA" featuring facts and pictures of famous African-Americans throughout history with up-beat instrumental music playing in the background. ROASA stands for "Remembering Our Ancestors Synergistic Association, Inc."
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Theater Opening Announcement]
Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of the opening to a concert in which the announcer gives the audience members instructions on entering the auditorium.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Two Sisters in Gospel concert 1 of 2]
Audio recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the first of two recordings of the Two Sisters in Gospel concert, hosted at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in Dallas, TX. The two featured artists were Myrna Summer and Sara Jordan Powell, among other performers.
Date:
June 24, 2022
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library