Talk:Paul Anka
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[edit] Don't be nationalist about an artist
I have changed some incorrect information on Paul Anka, both his father and mother were of Christian Orthodox descent. You can check on most websites. I understand the confusion about him being a Maronite Christian can be made easily, because after Lebanon war people tend to confuse all Christians of siro-lebanese descent with maronites, but Maronites are only two-thirds of lebanese christians and 2% of syrian christians.
[edit] The guys get shirts
Does anyone feel this link is worth mentioning in the article vis-a-vis it having become a minor internet phenomenon? Ellsworth 00:31, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
If a clip of Anka getting angry is going to have its own section, there should be more then one sentence about it. Ether add some content and background information or move it to a links section at the bottom. Arctic.gnome 05:47, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Origin
You wrote that Paul Anka has a Libanese Arab origin: for what I know it's uncorrect. His grandparents came from Lebanon, but they were not Arabs but Maronites, who are descendants of the ancient mix of peoples living in Syria and Lebanon before Arab invasion in the Middle Age.
but everyone in Lebanon, like elsewhere in the world is of "mixed origin". Arabic does not = muslim, and i know of many christian Arabs.
[edit] Lorelai's dog
Forgive my pop culture ignorance, but what it about Paul Anka that inspired Lorelai to name her dog after him? I'm all confuzzled. jengod 00:51, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
That was my one and only reason for looking Paul Anka up, I would like to know as well. I wasn't able to figure it out. Does anyone have a theory?
- Wasn't sure if you guys were still wondering about this, but just recently ran across this article about Gilmore Girl's pop references They're slippin' 'em Paul Anka, dig? -
- "Lorelai now has a dog called Paul Anka, named after the singer. Dan says: “I was writing the first episode that the dog appeared in, and Paul Anka’s record came out at the same time, and I heard it in Starbucks or something. And it sounded good. He actually pulled off singing `Smells Like Teen Spirit.’ It just seemed like … maybe Lorelai would have gone into a coffee place and heard this weird Paul Anka album and would have thought to name her dog Paul Anka. A lot of those decisions we don’t really talk about, they come out in the writing and it makes sense.”" Gheorghe Zamfir 11:25, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Outdated
Lance Armstrong's team disbanded after he left. I don't know that many details, so I refrained from editing myself, but since the team doesn't exist anymore, that line should change. Poseidon^3 19:53, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] There should be an article on "Having My Baby"
A lot of people seem to consider that song the epitome of cheese. There was even a Punk cover version in the 1980s.... AnonMoos 01:10, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Revert to "Canadian-American"
This label reflects that Anka is a Canadian who has become a naturalized citizen of the Unoted States. Also, it seems that he is considered to be of Syrian, not Lebanese, descent. This is noted in the infobox at the top of the article. So the change to "Canadian-Lebanese" is incorrect.--Vbd 14:38, 15 February 2007 (UTC) Upon further research, including a visit to Anka's official website, leads me to conclude that Anka considers himself to be of Lebanese descent.--Vbd (talk) 01:50, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] No Action Letter
Paul Anka is truly noteworthy for the United States Securities & Exchange Commmission "No Action" letter regarding his activities promoting private securities placements. I'm not kidding, folks, this the most famous (because it is the most permissive) No Action letter and deserves recognition like any prominent legal case. If someone gets a chance, add a section to this article.68.251.149.248 02:41, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Lebanese vs. Syrian descent
As the note in the article indicates, some sources suggest that Anka is of Syrian descent. However, several other comparably reliable sources -- such as the Washington Post, the CBC (here and here), and even a different Time magazine article -- all state that he is of Lebanese descent. In the Post item, Anka is even quoted talking about Lebanon; he was in D.C. to receive a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the American Task Force for Lebanon. Perhaps most compelling of all, Anka's official website says that he is of Lebanese descent. That's why the article says that he is Lebanese and includes the annotation that it does. Please do not edit the article to indicate that he is of Syrian descent without first engaging in a discussion here. Thanks.--Vbd (talk) 03:33, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps you're confusing Syrian with Syriac (the Syriac or the Syrian Orthodox Church), from which there are adherents living in Lebanon. SincereGuy 10:06, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
He's Canadian and that should end it. He was born there, he's a citizen. You can fight over his Reilgion but not his country of origin. My research shows he is Orthodox of Syrian parents for what it is worth. -- SECisek 06:29, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
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- Paul Anka is not Syrian, he is Lebanese. If you consider Lebanese Syria before the French mandate ended that makes his nationality Lebanese where both of his parents are from.
- --Eternalsleeper 05:50, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
- Paul Anka is not Syrian, he is Lebanese. If you consider Lebanese Syria before the French mandate ended that makes his nationality Lebanese where both of his parents are from.
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[edit] Anka Performs My Way with Sinatra
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Anka2-2.jpg
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[edit] Citations & References
See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 04:19, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
