Comments on: Prank Calls by Mark Knophler

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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:03:37 +0000

[...] If traded versions of poorly-dubbed crank-call tapes had a Robert Christgau or Lester Bangs, the Mark Knoffler Album would be viewed as the genre’s Exile on Main Street. For music aficionados in the pre-P2P era, [...]

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:02:38 +0000

What about the Lynwood Wiely one ? Is this Lynwood yeah this is Lynwood. Let me get my glasses so I can see who I am talking to LOL yeah get your bifocals so you can see me. That one was classic. ANyone at al know how to get a hold of the unediteds? please post

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:56:33 +0000

Me and my freinds listend to this so much back in late 88 or 89 90 that we could quot word for word. Priceless.. I wore out my tape and now I can make a CD so glad I ran accross this. I would also like to say the edited version of the Charlie Knight call is kinda lame takes away from it when you dont hear him call Charlie a Dumb Fucking Nigger.

By: betsy

betsy — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:28:56 +0000

Wow. No doubt that dialect is Eastern Shore. I grew up and went to college in Maryland, spitting distance from the Chesapeake Bay. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear Mark Knofler was my roommate from school – they sound absolutely IDENTICAL. Can’t be the case, tho – we were in 8th grade in the late 80′s, and he’d NEVER say some of the stuff on that tape – at least not to women. LOL.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 16 May 2010 04:53:10 +0000

Please check out my facebook fan page on Mark Knopfler and sign up

By: Bug-Man

Bug-Man — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:02:09 +0000

If somone could please send me or direct me to the original versions of this tape I would be so thankfull!!! stiffslowpoke@yahoo.com Against my better judgment I let a friend borrow this tape after making him swear that he would take good care of it and return it as soon as he made a copy of it. Of course he let somone else borrow it without my permission and I never saw it again.
The original versions are so much more enjoyable. Hearing how he says the names is half of what makes this tape so great. He acts like he knows these people and that they are old friends of his. I can understand cutting that stuff out if youre selling it, but putting this stuff out unedited in it’s raw form for free is the kind of thing that makes the internet so great. Infact I’m shocked that after all these years it’s still so difficult to get a hold of. There is something really special about listening to the uncut version. It makes me feel like I’m doing something I’m not suppose to be doing. One of the most annoying things about these MP3′s are the retarded radio voice tags at the end of each clip that direct you to some shitty website. If editing the names and some of the content wasn’t annoying enough then the radio DJ thing at the end of each clip makes it almost unbearable

Please help me get the raw versions stiffslowpoke@yahoo.com

By: JP

JP — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:10:18 +0000

Summer 1990- A friend from HS got a copy from his brother that was in college and a lot of us quickly copied that tape. Unfortunately mine got lost, but the internet is great! If I had to put a finger on the time I would say early 1990 or 1989

By: jassy

jassy — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:43:40 +0000

yeah.. I somehow got this tape in the early ninety’s also.. And I live in north TX.. And to this day, this is some of the funniest sh*t I have EVER heard.. And everyone who hears it thinks so! However/wherever it came about, all I have to say is..” youuuu betta go git you some he’p, bitch.” =)

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:06:19 +0000

If anyone hears the Stern clip, please let me know what you think.

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:05:48 +0000

Thank you Employee #8!!! It is Delaware!!

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:03:03 +0000

If anyone listens to Howard Stern, I am 99% sure that Richard and Sal just called Charlie Knighten. He sounds EXACTLY like him but older now and he keeps saying “You Some A Bitch You”…Like like Charlie. Did ANYONE hear this?…By the way, this guy is from Delaware.

By: Laughter from Raleigh NC

Laughter from Raleigh NC — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:19:26 +0000

I am God Damn Serious – I’m pissed the fuck off!!

By: Rev. N�rb

Rev. N�rb — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:49:13 +0000

I’m gettin’ pretty excited!

By: Chadzilla500

Chadzilla500 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:03:23 +0000

By the way I had this tape in late 91 early 92 in california ..sent to me by a buddy in indiana.
Loved it then and still laugh my a$$ off when i hear it!

By: Chadzilla500

Chadzilla500 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:59:59 +0000

I want to find the unedited version of these calls..can anyone help? I hate how fukin liberal our society is.

By: Employee #8

Employee #8 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:00:21 +0000

No idea what made me think of looking for this tonight, but was thrilled to find it. My friends and I listened to this non stop in ’96 in Pennsylvania.

By: Employee #8

Employee #8 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:58:55 +0000

The calls were made in Delaware. In addition to Odessa, Newark, and the Eastern Shore accents; the lady he calls to make dinner plans with mentions she ate lobster at the Wayside Inn in Smyrna, between Odessa and Cheswold. Check out google maps for these spots, it’s pretty straight forward.

The accent is weird and people not from the area would think it’s a southern accent.

By: Jack Mayhoffer

Jack Mayhoffer — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:16:03 +0000

Hey, asshole. Thats my wife you are fucking. Get your dick out of her ass. I Just blew my load.

By: UseSpellCheck

UseSpellCheck — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:27:11 +0000

To be honest, either you don’t know how to spell or you’re associating these crank calls with the wrong person.

However, IF it is the SAME Mark from the band Dire Straits, his last name is spelled: Knopfler.

If you’re going to use his name, at least spell it correctly.

By: Kurt Davis

Kurt Davis — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:52:35 +0000

I had this dudes tape in High School and it spread like mad in the Cinci area. I am pleased that so many other people have been touched
by him as well.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:10:02 +0000

Wow, I got this tape and others in the mid 90′s and I can’t believe so many people know about it. Great page man. Well done. I hope this stuff lives forever.

By: Jerk

Jerk — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:47:23 +0000

These calls were made in Delaware. I am from the area. The accent is what is known as an “Eastern shore” accent. Federalsburg, Odessa, Dover: all in Delaware. Odessa is right off of Rts.13 and 1 in Northern Delaware just past the Delaware Memorial Bridge after you leave New Jersey. The big Dupont Chemical/Textile plants are all over the area and there is a”putty division” at DuPont. Check it out.

By: Debbie, Cincinnati OH

Debbie, Cincinnati OH — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:21:06 +0000

I got my hands on this tape in 1991 – a friend had it and of course I made myself a copy. Matter of fact, all my friends had copies of it – and we had the original unedited version – with full names and phone numbers. My best friend still has her copy of it and TO THIS DAY we quote from that tape — mostly “just as long as that’s clearly understood and you know what’s up” and “what is that – that you’re a-tellin’ me?” Funniest frickin’ thing ever.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:32:35 +0000

Nothing has made me laugh more over the years than the Amanda White/Charlie Knighton calls. I’m absolutely amazed that the caller has not been identified yet.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:35:27 +0000

It’s obvious that he is looking through
a phone book. All the last names, except
for poor ole Charlie all start with “W”
Amanda White
Lenwood Whiley
Bertha Webb
etc… etc…

By: Daveq

Daveq — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:34:30 +0000

First heard the call in Baton Rouge in 1992. Took it with me to college in upstate New York where it spread like wildfire. I would say the Amanda White and Charlie Knighton calls were the most parsed bits of data ever amongst my group of friends – including someone noticing MK’s poetic use of appositives in the Charlie Knighton call.

By: BigBry

BigBry — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:50:52 +0000

the tape of the vulgar pianists…i was told the guy called himself “the Fucker” he did a great pornographic “candy bar poem” which talked about about one Payday mr Clark went down fifth ave. etc….classis stuff…MK was geat to hear again

By: Brian Shannon

Brian Shannon — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:11:50 +0000

First of all to those that claim they had these tapes in the 60′s…wromg. One person claims to have gotten them in 83 or 84…wrong again.

The first Goodwill Games that Ted Turner started was back in 1986. So it was some time after that. Personally the story I had gotten from the person who gave me the tape was he was from Texas but going to school at Murray State and was actually calling long distance in hopes to not get caught as easily. Wether true or not I can’t say. I do remember first hearing the tapes in the summer after my senior year in high school which would be 1990.

Not sure who ‘mark’ really is but I do know for sure they had to come after 1986. I would say it happened either in 86 or sometime in 90. The Goodwill Games are the key here. It would seem unlikey he would make mention of the Games in like 88 when there weren’t any. Unless he is just that random and frankly he probably is.

Either way they are classics and should be the standard by which all other prank calls are judged.

By: yarp

yarp — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:01:30 +0000

Yeah, Jims, I got them from there too way back when, but lost them. I remember the guy’s last name was Herzog and the site was herzogbr something or other. I’d love to get them from you if you ever find them!

By: kmoore

kmoore — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:50:13 +0000

I first heard the Mark Knopfler prank calls while living in the dorms at Eastern KY University in the early ’90′s. I had a roommate from Northern KY (Florence) area who had one of the tapes. We used to sit around, drink beer, play the tape, and laugh our asses off to this guy!! Ah, the memories! “Ride ‘em Fishboy”!!!!

By: Jims

Jims — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:37:50 +0000

I discovered Mark back in 2000. At one point, there was a website ..more like a personal website and the guy claimed to have recorded them back when he was in highschool or college..can’t remember. Either way, his site was very basic and had nothing else other than the story behind the tapes and links to download the mp3s. I downloaded them all including the “natalie” and they are all the unedited versions. I know I have copies of these on my old harddrive so I will dig them up. Once I find them, I’ll send them to those people requesting the original unedited version. I may even have some old bookmarks with that page. I do remember I found the guy’s page at the time by searching “prank calls” and came across it.

By: brevs

brevs — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:02:18 +0000

First heard the tapes in Fall of ’90 on a road trip to Penn State, then brought them back home to U of Richmond.
I’m not only a fan of Knoffler, but a scholar. I do have some conspiracy theories about the Amanda White dialogue which rivals Charlie Knighten as the biggest hit. The reference to “coming out there”, “Mac Donalds, North McDonalds” are so vague and outlandish…and agreeable between the two who are supposed to be strangers to each other that its questionable…..Anyone else have some questioning??

By: Long Time Fan

Long Time Fan — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:25:00 +0000

(BTW, I realize why Phone Losers can’t host the un-edited versions which is why I’m offering to.)

By: Long Time Fan

Long Time Fan — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:24:01 +0000

Thanks for putting this up, these are classic. If anyone has the un-edited mp3′s or the Natalie prank I’d REALLY appreciate it if you emailed me at apollyon@inbox.com I’d be willing to host the unedited versions for all to enjoy on a website if someone had them.

Thanks!

By: robin masters

robin masters — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:59:15 +0000

Mark is definitely calling from TX. He mentions Odessa, has a TX accent, and calls a dude on Garfield Dr – in Longview TX.

By: Seany

Seany — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:27:08 +0000

Hey man look i was wondering if you had any pre recorded voices… i got the one were the girl Nickala says yeah do you remember me.

And I also got the one with whats you number doing on my girl freinds fone.
By any chance do you have the other one were the girl is pregnut.

Reply bak on,
SeanThornton1704@hotmail.com

By: Murray State

Murray State — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:26:03 +0000

I’m pretty sure that these calls were made in the fall of 1988 at Murray State University in Western Kentucky. MK was a freshman, and as stated above he was in fact tripping on acid during many of the pranks.

When MK said “ride’em fishboy,” he was actually referencing a nickname given to him by one of the fraternities at MSU. He was given the nickname “fishoy” after saving a tank full of fish that kept dying in the fraternities big aquarium.

By: G

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:00:02 +0000

Wow! I haven’t heard these in YEARS! I was very pleasantly surprised to receive a link to this page. Good times, good times. Thanks!

By: Eric Scriven

Eric Scriven — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:15:09 +0000

She was a…wha, wha…WHAT?

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:37:54 +0000

The real Mark was a student at the University of Tennessee in KNoxville when he made the calls.

Several of Marks calls were put on an album that featured John Bean called I’ll whoop your ass. (Check out the youtube video about John Bean that includes an interview with Jeff Foxworthy.) The CD was released by a small label in Knoxville.

On the CD there is a call not included here that make referance to Rockwood, TN. Not just Rockwood but “Rockwood, TN.” There is also call with a referance to Halls and to Paw’s Muffler which was in Halls, TN at the time.

I’ll look up the credits of the CD to find
out more.

By: CHICO

CHICO — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:58:21 +0000

ANYONE REMEMBER A PRANK CALL A MAN MADE TO A SHOE STORE ABOUT RETURNING A PAIR OF BOOTS THAT GOT A LITTLE WET.. IT WAS CRAZY!

By: sdgfs

sdgfs — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:11:05 +0000

whoever edited these completely ruined it. i want to hear him call charlie a nigger. if someone has the original please email me.

By: PHAT MITCH THE HAVEN, FL

PHAT MITCH THE HAVEN, FL — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:10:58 +0000

OUR BUDDY LOST YOUR TAPE MANY YEARS AGO, WE WOULD FRIGG-N LAUGH AT THAT JUNK. JUST TOO FLIPPIN FUNNY. GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK BRO.
DUMB ASS HOWARD LOST UM, FUPID STUCKER.

By: MARC

MARC — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:33:08 +0000

HE TALKS ABOUT FEDERALSBURG STREET “JUST NORTH OF ODESSA”, CHESWOLD, THEN THE ONE AT THE END TALKS ABOUT NEWARK…ALL DELAWARE REFERENCES, I PROMISE.

By: MARC

MARC — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:31:29 +0000

LISTEN, THIS WAS MADE FROM A GUY IN DELAWARE. ONLY SOMEONE FROM DELAWARE COULD OR WOULD RECOGNIZE THIS FOR CERTAIN. BUT IT IS.

By: jeffp731

jeffp731 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:03:07 +0000

Look at comment number 6 above. Quote:

From Pete on May 26th, 2007 at 11:23 am:
I got these tapes back in the late â€™60s. Long before they were cool.

By: rbcp

rbcp — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:58:01 +0000

There’s no way they could be from the 60′s. Mark talks about modern things like “automatic redial” and there’s touch tone dialing in some of the calls. And about taping the Goodwill games – no way to tape shows back then. And radioactive waste. Come on, the 60′s?

By: jeffp731

jeffp731 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:34:27 +0000

Hey – Real McCoy – that’s great information. Were the calls made in the early, mid, late 80′s? I saw one person respond advising they had the tapes in the 60′s and that does not sound right. I’ve been an enormous fan since I first heard them in Richmond, Va about 1992.

By: Real McCoy

Real McCoy — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:04:37 +0000

First hand information: MK is from KY. MK is quite aware of the popularity. MK has no intention of revealing true identity. The original tapes were made in KY. I assure you this is FIRST HAND information.

By: willy green

willy green — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:45:41 +0000

Glad to have found these. We listened to these non stop in college about 15 years ago. For the last five years our league has been called the Charlie Knighton league.

One of our friends dated a girl named Amanda; boy did we have a lot of fun with her.