I bombed the other day on the radio, just bombed.
Dec 10th by JonFor three more days, if you pre-order a copy of the Stuff Christians Like
I’ll also autograph it. And, if you’d like, I’ll sign it in someone else’s name if you’d prefer the signature of a famous person instead of mine.
I mentioned that on a radio station a week ago. I believe my quote was something like, “I’ll sign it as Donald Miller or Francis Chan if you’d prefer. Francis Chan is very kind. He won’t mind at all.” And as soon as I said it, the air went dead. I had done a horrible job explaining the joke and it just died. Crickets. The poor host just sat there, with me on the line thinking about saying, “Hey, you’ve been a great crowd. Make sure you try the flounder with capers.” The shame. Oh the shame.
But the offer stands. If you pre-order the Stuff Christians Like book before December 13th and email me, I’ll send you a free chapter of the book.
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Razzle Dazzle,
Jon
Comments
If it's any consolation, I totally laughed when you said that.
computer weirdness. sorry, I'm going now
I had to look this up, but I now know a lot more about Francis Chan!
Definitely not a bomb…I was really surprised she didn't laugh when you said that, since she seemed to get all your other jokes during the interview. I laughed also…
I laughed too.
I did not laugh. In fact, when you said that on the radio, I believe what I felt was shock and sadness. But then, I wasn't listening to you. I think I was making a hospital visit at the time.
When I read your words this morning, I laughed.
Pshht, that's silly to think you bombed! Everybody knows Francis Chan totally needs all the shout outs from you he can get!
And he DOES seem like he would be totally cool with it, but I would rather my copy have your name on it, no offense Frannie my man!
i love bombing a joke. those few seconds when the mushroom cloud goes up are painful, but once you're over it it's one more thing to laugh at. happens to me weekly.
I'm guessing Francis Chan would have gotten the joke and i think he would have laughed
(hopefully this doesn't get posted twice like everyone else's seems to – is it repeat Thursday or something and I missed the memo?)
Sounds like you need one of these:
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AMAZING!!
Thanks for the offer of the free chapter! Without trying to sound greedy or disrespectful of your time, I'm wondering if there's a way that those of us who have to celebrate Christmas early with our families can get in on that action. I pre-ordered your book a couple weeks ago and haven't gotten the chapter sent to me yet. Our family Christmas is in two days! Doh!
I like that you're pimping the other authors that Amazon adds to the "Frequently Bought together" for your book. Getting in my pre-orders now, yes plural
I ordered it. Do you automatically know from Amazon so you can send chapter, or do I need to email you my email address?
Please sign mine "Jon Acuff". I am not familiar with these other names you've mentioned… (Just kidding. You have mentioned them LOTS of times..)
I laughed and was also surprised that host didn't!
So I'm guessing your book does not have the same " first three chapters" as the "first three chapters" that you sent me a year ago….just wondering….
The host totally should have laughed I thought it was hilarious! It's okay we get you.
Razzle dazzle.
lol.
My husband and I were listening to the interview in the kitchen while I cooked dinner. We laughed so loudly at the autograph joke that we didn't even hear the radio silence.
Well, I didn't hear it, but it sounded funny the way you wrote it.
Hey Jon, were we supposed to get an email saying, hey i acknowledge that you emailed me, your awesome chapter is coming in the mail? Just wondering!!