You Got That Jesus Look

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand Episode Title: You Got That Jesus Look
Release Date: December 18, 2024
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
Description: The official, On-Demand podcast of The Armstrong & Getty Show! Accept no substitutes!

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Episode Summary: "You Got That Jesus Look"

In the December 18, 2024 episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosts Armstrong and Getty delve into the intriguing phenomenon of individuals being told they possess a "Jesus look." This engaging discussion intertwines personal anecdotes, cultural observations, and reflections on modern representations of religious figures, all while maintaining the show's characteristic humor and relatability.

1. Introduction to the "Jesus Look" Phenomenon

The episode kicks off with a humorous anecdote from Tom, setting the stage for the main topic.

• Tom (02:27): "Only at Del Taco has anyone ever told you you have a Jesus look to you, it's one more thing."

This remark not only introduces the theme but also seamlessly transitions listeners from advertisements to meaningful conversation.

2. Personal Experiences and Stories

The hosts and guests share personal stories about being perceived as having a "Jesus look," exploring the impact of such comments on their lives.

• Tom (07:42): "Has anyone ever told you that you have a Jesus look to you?"
  This question directs the conversation toward individual experiences with being labeled as resembling Jesus.

• Tom (07:53): "At that point, the 25-year-old Sager who works as a cheesemonger at a grocery store..."
  Tom narrates Bob Sagers' experience of being approached by a stranger who complimented his appearance.

• Tom (09:13): "The guy who asked him about the Jesus look was not trying to pick him up..."
  This clarification adds depth to the nature of such interactions, highlighting the sincerity behind the comments.

3. Cultural Representations of Jesus

The discussion shifts to how Jesus is traditionally portrayed in Western culture versus historical accuracy.

• Tom (09:37): "Many pictures of Jesus in the Western world look like he's a member of Supertramp, which is a bit of an outdated reference..."
  The hosts critique the common Western imagery of Jesus, noting the discrepancy between artistic representations and historical accounts.

• Lisa (09:58): "Those renderings of what Jesus would look like and he doesn't look like a Swedish guitarist."
  Lisa emphasizes the difference between traditional portrayals and anthropological insights into Jesus' likely appearance.

4. The Role and Responsibilities of "Jesus Look" Models

The conversation explores the expectations placed on individuals who portray Jesus, discussing both the perks and pressures of such roles.

• Tom (12:08): "Popular conception of Jesus..."
  This segues into the responsibilities that come with embodying a revered figure.

• Kevin (12:57): "They shove them into the pool."
  Kevin humorously critiques unrealistic expectations of Jesus lookalikes.

• Tom (13:16): "Areas of Utah with high concentrations of Mormons... lack potential Jesus doppelgangers..."
  A geographic observation underscores the scarcity of genuine Jesus lookalikes in certain communities.

5. Reflections on Religion and Holiday Traditions

Lisa shares her personal perspective on the commercialization of holidays and the shift away from religious roots.

• Lisa (02:40): "Before we get to Jesus... in my house, the reason for the season is gift-giving."
  Lisa opens up about how her household prioritizes gift-giving over religious significance during the holidays.

• Lisa (03:22): "We don't have a Jesus Christmas at our house."
  This candid admission sets the tone for a deeper exploration of contemporary holiday practices.

• Tom (05:05): "It's probably just part of the human condition by looking forward to things..."
  Tom philosophizes on the human tendency to anticipate and the emotional energy invested in expectations.

6. Balancing Modern Life with Traditional Values

The hosts discuss the challenges of maintaining traditional values in a modern, often secular society.

• Lisa (05:05): "I've regularly thought about how much when I was a kid, I anticipated various things and like, what a waste of mental energy that is."
  Lisa reflects on the mental toll of excessive anticipation, relating it to childhood experiences.

• Tom (13:52): "That's a pretty good story."
  Acknowledging the depth of the conversation, Tom appreciates the shared narratives.

7. Concluding Thoughts on Identity and Perception

As the episode wraps up, the hosts contemplate the broader implications of identity and how others perceive us.

• Lisa (12:35): "Smoking a cigarette."
  A humorous take on what could disrupt the "Jesus look," highlighting societal expectations.

• Tom (13:20): "Jesus photobombing you behind him."
  An amusing image that underscores the blending of the sacred with the mundane.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Tom (02:27): "Only at Del Taco has anyone ever told you you have a Jesus look to you, it's one more thing."
• Tom (07:42): "Has anyone ever told you that you have a Jesus look to you?"
• Lisa (09:58): "Those renderings of what Jesus would look like and he doesn't look like a Swedish guitarist."
• Tom (12:08): "Popular conception of Jesus."
• Lisa (02:40): "Before we get to Jesus... in my house, the reason for the season is gift-giving."
• Tom (13:20): "Jesus photobombing you behind him."

Conclusion

This episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand masterfully balances humor with thoughtful discussion, offering listeners a nuanced exploration of what it means to be told they have a "Jesus look." Through personal stories and cultural critique, Armstrong and Getty prompt audiences to reflect on identity, perception, and the evolving nature of holiday traditions. Whether you're familiar with the hosts or tuning in for the first time, this episode provides insightful and entertaining commentary on a topic that resonates with many.

Transcript

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[Tom]

Only at Del Taco has anyone ever told you you have a Jesus look to you, it's one more thing. Armstrong and Getty one More thing.

[Lisa]

Before we get to Jesus, which is I. You hear people say a lot, remember the reason for the season, or people forget the reason for the season or whatever. And in my house, the reason for the season is gift giving. It's just, that's what it is. We get a tree, we get stockings, we eat, we give gifts.

[Tom]

And I'm judging you harshly.

[Lisa]

I wish, I wish it wasn't that way. I'm in control of it not being that way yet. It's not that way. So I don't even know what to say about that. But it's not. We're not. We don't have a Jesus Christmas at our house. I had a slightly more Jesus Christmas when I was a kid because we went to Sunday school so there'd be some sort of Sunday school pageant, that sort of thing. My oldest goes to a Christian private.

[Kevin]

School, so they do a lot of nativity scenes.

[Lisa]

Yeah, yeah, all kinds. And the play and all kinds of stuff. So. But just in general, my household is not much. But so because of that and since it's all gift receiving based, if you're a kid, that's what you're thinking about. I regularly think about how much when I was a kid, I anticipated various things and like, what a waste of mental energy that is. And I don't know if that's like a horrible thing and it's just part of the human condition, you know, there's.

[Tom]

No harm in that one, but which one? The second one. It's probably just part of the human condition by looking forward to things so.

[Lisa]

Much, even though time after time after time they don't live up to the hype other than sex. I can't think of anything that's ever lived up to the anticipation.

[Tom]

Agreed on both counts. And. Well, and what's interesting is it works for negative stuff too.

[Lisa]

Yeah, yeah, that's true.

[Tom]

Generally speaking. Generally speaking, there are exceptions to this. You spend, you know, you know, two weeks brooding about how awful getting your tooth fixed is gonna be and then it's mostly just boring for like an hour and a half, then you're out.

[Lisa]

But my, my kids have things they're really looking forward to and, and they'll be mildly amused or enjoy them or whatever.

[Sarah]

And.

[Lisa]

But I did the same thing my whole life. And you know, I'm not in a mental institution or jobless or anything like that. I survived. So maybe again, maybe it's just part of the human condition looking forward to meaningless crap.

[Kevin]

It's like we mentioned yesterday during the headline segment, the Resting gift face.

[Lisa]

Yeah.

[Kevin]

Where you're like. You have that split second to react. It's like, oh, oh.

[Lisa]

I got a good test for. For my youngest this year. This is a good test on his maturity or learning a lesson. So he wanted to go to that Eagles concert at the Sphere. And. And we went. But we had, we made it very clear agreement this is, this is a lot of your Christmas present and your birthday present. Because his birthday is two days before Christmas. This is a lot of it. Because this is a very expensive thing that you really want to do. He was fine with that. Absolutely. That is what I want to do. I know it's expensive, but I'm absolutely fine with that. I've done that sort of thing myself in my life. And we'll see how that feels. On day of the birthday and Christmas morning. I did make a shadow box that I'm giving that's got like a picture of us out front of the concert, picture of the concert ticket, the lanyard we wore around our neck because we got these giants.

[Tom]

That's charming.

[Lisa]

Yeah, I made that. So he's got something he can hang on his wall to remember it by.

[Tom]

It's also a bit of a suggest rolled up Xerox copy of a picture of the ancient Don Henley with a ribbon around it. That's what I would do.

[Lisa]

But it is, it is also just a nudge. I remember the concert. Huh? See that? You remember that, right? That whole conversation without me having to say it out loud.

[Kevin]

Look at this beautiful display of your birthday.

[Lisa]

I'm giving you Christmas. That happened a couple months ago.

[Tom]

If you'd like to review the contract, I can remind you of its terms.

[Lisa]

We'll see how that works out.

[Kevin]

When you said Jesus is the reason for the season, I. I always chuckle when I hear that because in the. In the town where I grew up, there was a family that lived up on the hill, right along the 580 freeway running through the Bay Area. And this, the family had put up this sign and it was lit up every single year. It said, jesus is the reason for the season. But they were individual letters, probably 8ft tall each. I mean, this thing was huge. So you can see it as you're driving on the freeway, but that was the idea. And one here, I don't know if they were drunk when they were putting it up or whatever, but we drove by and it said, jesus is the reason fro the season. And I'm. I just. I remember I looked at my mom, I was like, how did he. How did he even do. You didn't look at that and go, something's off.

[Tom]

You didn't proofread your giant backyard sign.

[Kevin]

I wonder how many people called him like, hey, fro. It's fro the season, man.

[Tom]

Wow. Wow. So this is a charming tale. Bob Sagers was walking around an indie music festival in Salt Lake City when a friendly stranger approached him, asked him for his number, quote. Has anyone ever told you that you have a Jesus look to you? The man asked.

[Lisa]

Wow.

[Tom]

Okay. At that point, the 25 year old Sager who works as a cheesemonger at a grocery store.

[Lisa]

Wow.

[Tom]

Oh. Sort of line of work you dream of as a little boy.

[Lisa]

Dad, I want to grow up to.

[Tom]

Be a cheese monger.

[Lisa]

Is that basically a sommelier or sommelier or whatever you call that wine, but for cheese. Okay.

[Tom]

Yeah, yeah. And actually a delicious cheese is one of the great pleasures in life. So I, I respect the young men as professions.

[Lisa]

Somalia is a much cooler name than cheesemonger, though. No, it's not. Cheese manger sounds like you, you clean out the vats down at the. I like.

[Tom]

Who wants cheese? Who wants cheese? We've got cheese here. We got sweet cheese, we got stinky cheese, we got spicy cheese.

[Lisa]

I took Henry over to Napa the other day. I don't know why I don't do that more often. The fact that I'm like 30 miles, 30 minutes away from Napa Valley and I hardly ever go for anybody listening around the country. But anyway, we went over there to get some fabulous cheese. And man, there were some people there that were just so into cheese. Look, I, I came here to get cheese, but I just take it down like 80%. I mean, I just can't. Can't talk this much about cheese.

[Tom]

Right, Right. Yeah, it's. Well, it's like the wine.

[Lisa]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Tom]

The whole, you know, the 27 word description of the way it tastes as you wash it around your palate with bramble berries and earth and granite.

[Lisa]

All I wanted to say is, how do you suppose this would be on a cracker? Pretty good. Okay.

[Tom]

Anyway, so the guy who asked him about the Jesus look was not trying to pick him up. The man's wife was an artist look for religious models. This guy who's 6 5, with dirty blonde, shoulder length hair and a beard, he says gives Irish and Scandinavian vibes. But he began a side hustle as a savior.

[Lisa]

So the person that walked up to him pictures Jesus is a small forward. I didn't ever picture Jesus that tall.

[Tom]

Well, no, it's the long hair and the beard. As we've been saying for decades now, many pictures of Jesus in the Western world look like he's a member of Supertramp, which is a bit of an outdated reference at this point, but it looks vaguely Scandinavian generally. Like dirty blonde, long haired and bearded.

[Lisa]

Very.

[Tom]

Even though anthropologists have pointed out Jesus was almost certainly a short stock, stocky, very dark haired Jew. Obvious, obviously. And I've seen renderings of what Jesus would look like and he doesn't look like a Swedish guitarist. Anyway, people, models who look like Jesus, or in whatever that means, are in high demand in Utah. That's because for a growing number of people in the state, a picture isn't complete without capital H. Him. They're hiring Jesus lookalikes for family portraits and wedding announcements.

[Lisa]

Wow. No. What do you have him stand between your, like, kids, you, the wife, couple of kids. Jesus.

[Kevin]

He's doing the trump, two thumbs up.

[Tom]

Wow. Probably not.

[Lisa]

Big smile on his face. Don't smile quite so much. Jesus. I just. It weirds me out. I just. A little more solemn look. The kids will smile.

[Tom]

I don't think he poses like he's your Uncle Jim. I think it's. It's more that Jesus is with us.

[Lisa]

Oh, okay, gotcha.

[Tom]

So like, models are showing up to walk with a newly engaged couple through a field. Like they're walking hand in hand and Jesus is looking on to bless the union.

[Lisa]

Okay. Yeah. When you say you walk with Jesus, you don't mean you're literally.

[Kevin]

I like our way better doing a keg stand in the background, Standing in your family.

[Tom]

Why would he be doing that? Katie? The single reason why.

[Lisa]

Like Jesus photobombing you behind him.

[Tom]

Or perhaps he's playing with young children in the Bonneville Salt Flats, cramming with the family for the annual Christmas card. That's closer to what you guys were talking about. So since being recruited about four years ago, tall Mr. Sagers has posed as Jesus nearly a dozen times. And as many have done it way more than that. They charge about 100 to $200 an hour to pose with children, families and couples at various locations in Utah.

[Kevin]

Wow.

[Lisa]

If you happen to look like Jesus. Yeah. Or you can grow the hair and the beard. I suppose that'd be good enough.

[Tom]

Popular conception of Jesus. Yeah. Now the job can be freighted with meaning and responsibility. They write look alikes, find that people expect them to embody Jesus in more ways than the hair and the beard. Some models say they feel like a celebrity when they don the robe and get treated like one too.

[Lisa]

Wow, that is interesting. I could see doing that. But if he's like a really grouchy guy, always staring at his phone and drumming, dropping MF bombs would ruin the whole thing.

[Kevin]

Smoking a cigarette.

[Lisa]

Smoking a cigarette.

[Tom]

Get out of here. I don't see getting a lot of work.

[Lisa]

Silly. Hitting his vape pen.

[Tom]

Well, the one guy comments or. Or mentioned that. Look, I got to remind people I'm not the real thing. You got to stop acting like that.

[Kevin]

See, that's weird.

[Lisa]

Yeah. Hey, my aunt has got cancer. Is there anything you can do? No, no, nothing.

[Tom]

Can you walk across that swimming pool?

[Kevin]

They shove them into the pool.

[Tom]

This is my side hustle. Wow. I'm wearing the Rove now. I'm going to throw on jeans and my Armstrong and Getty T shirt in about five minutes, so lighten up.

[Lisa]

That is something.

[Tom]

Let's see. Areas of Utah with high concentrations of Mormons who call themselves Latter day Saints or LDAs tend to lack potential Jesus doppelgangers because men who volunteer for the church are required to shave every day and keep their hair short. So if you're looking for a quote unquote Jesus doppelganger, you're gonna have to go to Park City or something. Find a nice cheesemonger walking down the street picturing Jesus on the high dive. Well, I guess that's it.

[Lisa]

That's a pretty good story.

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