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Pat Boone on The Passion
Pat boone has 4 children and he divorced his wife shirley boone and now he hates her and wishes she go to hell and he also hates his 4 kids. (I think this person is confusing Pat Boone with Dr. Pat Boone, a marriage counselor and divorce expert.)
A more serious meeting of celebrities was when Mr. Boone was invited to a private screening of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ." "After the screening was over, I turned and said, 'Mel, you're an apostle,' " said Mr. Boone, who has appeared in 15 films. "An apostle is one commissioned by God to tell the story and you are telling it more powerfully than it has ever been told or will ever be told, and you are therefore an apostle." "I consider it the most important film ever made. It is a film that is not only of gigantic proportion but one that changes life, that affects people's eternal destiny." It is all the more significant, he said, "because Hollywood has an open antipathy toward Christianity itself." "I knew that early in the game and therefore tried to be [nonconfrontational]," he said. "I know better than to collar people and try to force my views on people." [1]
[edit] hmmmm...
does "fewer in number than Elvis', but significantly higher in quality" belong in an encyclopedia. Doesn't look very subjective to me...
Boone was involved in Amway in the early 1990s, possibly earlier. He reached the rank of Diamond, apparently in 1994, and was featured in an issue of the Amway magazine from around that time. A fair amount about this can be found by Googling "Pat Boone Amway", or "Pat Boone Amway Diamond." =)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)what up where u at i'm the king of that
He graduated from Columbia University's School of General Studies in 1957. http://www.gs.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/newspages.dll/pages?sitename=COLAD&record=451&htmlfile=gsnews2.htm
[edit] Removed well-meaning, but inaccurate info from article
I just took this out of the article:
- While there were exceptions, notably Little Richard, most of the singers and songwriters whose work Boone used remained in poverty and obscurity despite his considerable success.
and replaced it with this:
- Pat Boone's pale covers gave attention to the more authentic original artists as Little Richard and Fats Domino, and to rhythm and blues in general. In addition, the songwriters and copyright holders benefited even when individual artists did not.
The only R&B songs not by Little Richard or Fats Domino covered by Pat Boone were "I almost lost my mind" by Ivory Joe Hunter, which Boone did a creditable job on, perhaps his best R&B cover, and "At my front door (Crazy Little Mama)", which was a one hit wonder however you slice it.
I was an R&B-mad teenager when Boone hit the streets and I hated him too for his wimpy ripoff versions of great songs, but from the 50-year perspective it is clear that this kind of cleaned-up handholding by white artists was a necessary stage in the development of the music. I have heard that Little Richard once hauled Boone up on the stage and announced, "This is the man who made me a millionaire" before performing "Tutti Frutti" with him.
At any rate, there is no case for saying Pat Boone left people in "poverty and obscurity" because he covered their songs. Best regards, Ortolan88 18:30, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
What editor out there has a problem with listing Pat Boone's acceptance of a Chair for the Performing Arts at our school. Every time a student adds the information, an editor (could only be from a rival school already on Wikipedia) deletes the information. For Pete sake, Wikipedia won't even allow our school a listing. What kind of prejudice are we experiencing here. What you don't like high schools or what? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.142.227.237 (talk • contribs)
[edit] Daniel Boone
There is an edit war going on over the inclusion of a claim that Pat Boone is descended from Daniel Boone. This claim is, as yet, unsourced and unreferenced. According to WP:BIO this article must be impeccably sourced. Cleduc 14:37, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
- I first read it decades ago. There are many sources. I'll try and find one acceptable to you. Meanwhile, what evidence do you have to the contrary? Wahkeenah 16:52, 7 May 2007 (UTC) Just collecting a few from Google:[2][3][4]
- In this one, he himself says he's a descendant: [5] Wahkeenah 17:18, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
- That'll do great. Thanks. Cleduc 19:38, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Citations & References
See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 04:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Deleted the section entitled "Homophobia"
A reputable encyclopedia must strive for objectivity, rather than engage in agenda-driven swipes at the subjects of articles.
There is no evidence that Pat Boone has an abnormal, irrational psychological fear of homosexuals. Judging by his public statements over the years, his opposition to gays and the gay agenda is based on his evangelical Christian beliefs, and not any great fear of them.
The person who added the section on "Homophobia" hasn't provided any documentation of an official diagnosis of "Homophobia", from a clinical psychologist who has personally examined Mr. Boone. Thus I have deleted the following, since at this time a claim of "Homophobia" can only be considered an agenda-driven personal opinion:
In the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election, Pat Boone campaigned for incumbent Republican Ernie Fletcher with a prerecorded automated telephone message because of his belief that the Democrat candidate Steve Beshear would support "every homosexual cause." [1]
MindBodySoul 04:46, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
- Okay, so strike the word "homophobia" and the political act stands, properly referenced and important, etc. I've incorporated it into a new section "Politics" which includes other political activities. Cleduc 05:22, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Hustler photo
To my knowledge, Boone has never refuted that the photo is of him. And for all its misogyny, Hustler has a good track record of making its accusations against right wing hypocrites stick. Therefore I believe this is relevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Karlap (talk • contribs) 00:40, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] The Osbournes
Was Boone's version of Crazy Train used as the theme for later seasons? The original theme was performed by Lewis La Medica. http://www.theprojekt.com/lewis.html http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,235237,00.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by JackieRipper (talk • contribs) 14:25, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
