Another Sunday has just passed and with Sunday for Musin, comes church (said like chuuuch).
This time around they decided to bring in an ex-member of a once internationally popular contemporary gospel group. This was sure to be an entertaining piece, but I really had no idea what was in store for me.
The idea of what I was in for came to me within the first five seconds of the performance. The overly enthusiastic performer uttered “Please CUE my MUSIC…Track 2 !” as his first line. From there, I KNEW i was in for a show. The track plays, and the one man show begins. When I tell you this man was a gospel machine, I mean it! No lie here, none. Dance, Song, More dance even a little interlude with a small story, miniature testimony and even a tiny sermon mixed in. One man team here folks, no doubt about it. ( He did SIX full length church songs during his overstayed visit to the stage.)
I knew this had potential to make the AH ranks but it wasn’t until the height of his performance did I realize that this HAD to be posted. I come to church late all the time, not accidentally, simply because in my eyes the service is entirely too long. If I get lucky I can find a seat in the back, if not…front row it is. This Sunday my lateness landed me a prime front row view, dead center. So as this man gets into what HAD to have been his favorite song out of no where he (wildly) begins to RAISE THE ROOF!! I was flabbergasted, I could not even think to tell you when was the last time I/anyone I knew RAISED THE ROOF. This daring performer took a bold step into church history by pulling this move.
So as I CRACK UP about how ridiculous this RAISING OF THE ROOF is, I turn around to make sure that my cousin realizes how wild it is that the performer is RAISING THE ROOF only to see the ENTIRE congregation RAISING THE ROOF. It was then, that i knew, it HAD to come back. I was in disbelief for a good 2 whole minutes…until I then found myself RAISING said ROOF. That thing sure is catchy…
Does anyone remember when it was big back in the day? If you were raising the roof you were undoubtedly having a GOOD TIME! It’s only right that we bring it back. Since then, I’ve Raised the roof from NY to DC and back. I’ve raised the roof in the office, I’ve raised the roof at parties, I’ve raised the roof in team meetings, I’ve raised the roof in my bosses office, I will continue to RAISE THE ROOF until it regains the strength it one had.
I now even use it to replace the word “yes”. Like so…
Random: Hey Musin, are you going to post that hilarious shite (no typo, shite is what we say) we saw the other day?
Musin: [* Furiously Raises the Roof*]
It works like a charm, and it leaves no gray area. If you raise the roof you are DOWN for whatever you have agreed to, by law.
Cheers….to raising the roof!
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So I just traded 30 mins of my life devoted to skool work in order to read this hilariosity (yes you read correct, creating new words is a spare time hobby) and I must say Im amused. 1. yes church is too long and I too make it a habit to show up 45 mins to an hour late just in time for the sermon &2. although you had to sit thru this showstoppin madness, I feel the need to let you kno that the ppl in my church have taken it to another level:
no more hand clapping
tambourine banging
swaying side-to-side
they use whistles, yes whistles!!!
screeching, ear piercing, whistles which make me scared to go to church.
New Year’s Eve service was no walk in the park for me. I found myself twitching because of the 3 people blowing whistles all @ the same time AROUND me. My Point? Id trade with you any day cuz one of these days I’m gonna snatch the whistle out someone’s mouth and get banned. SMH, sad times when you’re thinking devilish thoughts in church
Oh, we make up new words ALL the time here. New words are always welcome and actually hilariosity might have already been used once before, not to burst your bubble or anything but you are on the right track.
WHISTLES?!!? How?! I’d be pissed!! I don’t even get it…its CHURCH…not a track meet!!
My church LOVES the tambourine, it’s wild how many they own and it seems like all the older people just gravitate towards them. PMO! Church stories for days I say…but…this man RAISED THE ROOF!! THE ROOF!
One word: Catholicism. Unless it’s a special service, you’re in and out of mass in an hour.
And I’d have given ANYTHING to see your congregation raising the roof, especially you. Still in stitches Picturing it…
Musin I didn’t know you STILL went to church!
I must say that for a change, I’m with Ada.
And this is actually one of the reasons I dont go to church, I’d be asked to leave if I attended. Either because I choked someone with their whistle or i got into the tambourine shaking a bit too much!
But then again us Catholics dont even have those things…
All the same, Musin, I’d have given the world to see you in this situation!
To Ada and Bakedgood,
I was raised in a Baptist church. Its all I know. I tried the whole Catholicism thing. I was still standing when everyone else sat. Apparently your version of the “Our Father” prayer is a tad shorter than the one Im accustomed to and although its only an hour, I was dying for a smidgeon of excitement. Needless to say, although I want to wring the whistle blowers necks sometimes, Its a topic of discussion that never grows old. Trust me, you’d get a kick out of it too (although raising the roof is something I havent witness quite yet)
Random : Hey Musin, Would you enjoy church if it was one hour?
Musin : [*Vigorously Raises The Roof*]
So, I’ve seen Musin raise the roof and I must say that it’s hilarious. When he says, VIGOROUSLY, he means it. I mean, damn. How do you get that far into roof raising A.?
Yo,
If you are going to raise the roof, raise it like you mean it. You can’t half ass the “roof raisery” (new shite), that is just not how it is used. It is, and will only be used for an enthused definitive response to something you are CERTAIN you will do/enjoy thoroughly.
Raise the roof accordingly, OR ELSE!
It has been written, carry on…nothing else to see here.
I have two questions:
a) Did you by chance jump on any stage lighting while raising said roof?
b) Annnnd… I forgot the other question. Dammit. I swear it was there and now? Nothing… Old age, I blame thee!!!!
WHIT!
1) No jumping, I was too busy raising the roof. However, I HAVE jumped while raising the roof, this is true. I was having an EXTREMELY GOOD TIME. (Disclaimer, Do not try Jumping + Raising the roof at home. This stunt was attempted by trained expert roof raisers who were truly having a grand time, that is all).
2) I had a reply to your second non-point, but I somehow forgot that also. DRATS! I blame the early morning hour! Up yours early morning hour!
Oh my… The Bob Saget voice in which I read that comment… It burns. Buuuurrrrnnns!!!
Well,
That was the voice it was written in, yes. Good thing we spoke about this before I posted it, no?
What are you talking about? I know of no conversation besides the one we’re having on here. None at all.
Holy crap! I totally remember my other question now!
b) Do you think that this performer would be available to try out for the Booyah Crewyah? I’m thinking he has some definite potential.
NO CHANCE!
I would NOT even let him know the Booyah Crewyah exists. For those wondering the Booyah Crewyah is a Street Dance team Whit wants to start ONLY to battle a rival dance team in a rainy back alley. This is true.
If we told him about it chances are he would crash auditions and his try out sessions would run for 20 minutes a piece. I would not have the time to keep up with the foolishness.
I’m certain this man could raise the roof for 20 minutes.
Raising the roof for 20 minutes is outrageous. You should NEVER be that excited about anything.
LMAO!
The imagery is hilarious.
(*…Gospel singer in best TAN Sunday suit with shoes to match doing a small ska for the first minute then breaking out into a furious set of Roof Raising for the last 19 minutes. Wild….)
·•?????•·! I thought that washed up gospel singers in tan suits and shoes only existed in Nowhere, Georgia or in a Tyler Perry movie. Guess that I was wrong…
Those weird symbols should have been LOL. I’m using a superbly inferior Sidekick to view your blog.
LMAO.
..???? translates to LOL
Oh man, I’m using it.
..?????
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Wait, ..????.. = LMAO? Sounds good to me!
I’m always down for another new senseless comical fumble that we will pick up and run back for a touchdown, thank you Ada!
This shite is effin hilarious, ..?????..
LMAO!
This just in…Ada has created an all new level of RBT! Congrats my dear, you have now been RBSK!
..????..!
Just wanted to say I raised the roof last night. That is all.
I raised the roof the entire weekend.
That is all.
omg…i tell u, had i attended this atrocity, my name would have been etched in the scroll for hell with every knee slapping guffaw i would have let out..
*knee slapping guffaw*
LMAO! Hilare.
tyvm.
that is all.
I wasn’t RBTed. I was Ruined By the Sidekick! From now on, I am sticking to the evil that I know: my BlackBerry.
Hm,
It seems as if SOMEONE (Not calling your name Ada) needs a refresher course on how to properly use RBT. Now, you can’t be “RBTed”. That would mean you were “Ruined By Typoed”, flawed.
Also, we were 10 steps ahead of you when we said you were RBSK (Ruined By Sidekick). I’m starting to wonder if you even read the comment..lol.
*IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We know that people out there are ruined by many things on a daily basis, however, you can’t have “RB-any and everything”. It just won’t work. Now move along folks…nothing else to see here.
Musin: I’m sending you my therapy bill. After your bashing of my sensitive soul, I may never be able to get out of bed again… EVER!
eeeem…good luck. Have your people call my people and they can sort something out. Plus, from what we recall here at AH you don’t need to get outta bed, when the rapture comes you will be under your bed, hiding from God, is this not what you said? hmph.
…with this in mind I now believe your therapy bill may be a bigher higher than previously imagined. Please diregard the 2nd sentence of this comment. that is all.
p.s. Raise the Roof is HUGE btw, i mean, GRANDE!