Talk:Sonny Bono

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[edit] catholic & scientology

Can some one explain how he was a Roman Catholic and a Scientologist? To me the two philosphies seem to directly conflict.--HistoricalPisces 18:23, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

I think the deal was the he really practiced Scientology, but in public claimed to be Catholic because Scientology had a bad name back then (and still does in many quarters). This is only my own recollection, and certainly not enough basis by itself for me to change the article.--Realkyhick 07:10, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Yeah; that's true. It has negative conotations with everyone except maybe my father.--HistoricalPisces 17:29, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

The Church claims that there is no conflict between Scientology and any other religion (a claim disputed, however, by many sources including former members.) -- Antaeus Feldspar 01:52, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Scientology explicitly allows its followers to lie about being Scientologists, or otherwise conceal their affiliation. --144.140.53.38 01:37, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I think untill there is some proof the Scientology part should be taken off

heres a link to the page [1] --Johnny-Who? 00:30, 15 August 2006 (UTC)--

[edit] Christy Bono?

Who is the mother of Christy Bono? She's Sonny Bono's daughter (see [2]) and a half-sister to Chastity Bono, but too old to be Mary Bono's daughter. Christy Bono is the owner of the Christy's and Bono's restaurants in Long Beach, California. BlankVerse 21:36, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

It took me awhile. She's the daughter of his 1st wife, Donna Rankin, who isn't even mentioned in the article! [3] BlankVerse 22:34, 20 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Gold Team Conspiracy?

Aside from the mention here, I've found nothing else on the web relating to Bono being intentionally chased into a tree.

Yeah, I didn't have any luck, either. It sounds like the plot of a bad video game. I suggest we take it out. Any objections? Johnboy3434 07:53, 21 October 2006 (UTC)Johnboy3434

I would second that. I tried to find more information about this "Gold Team," and was unsuccessful!Johnny-Who? 23:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] IPA

I'm not too skilled with IPA but the pronunciation guide to his name ought to be switched to it. --Leathlaobhair 00:37, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scientology discussion found in Personal Life section

This comment was found in the Personal Life section: "He claimed to still be a Roman Catholic because being a Scientologist doesn't mean you can't be another religion. You really need to get this correct." I don't know how true this is; if this is factually correct then this can be rectified and integrated into the article -- Greaser 08:46, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act

The article mentions that Sonny Bono sponsered the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act , but the article on the act itself says that it was named for him after his passing. I don't quite know the proper way of describing Congressional actions, but what is here isn't quite accurate. Bono was one of 12 cosponsors to [H.R.2589 ] This bill was passed in the House and read in the Senate. A related bill in the Senate [S-505 ] was passed in both the House and Senate and was signed into law by Bill Clinton. Andrew.langmead 00:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I eventually decided to replace it with what I thought was the better wording. Andrew.langmead 03:19, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] godfather?

He was godfather to Anthony Kiedis? The Anthony Kiedis article makes no mention of it and they were in completely different parts of the country when Anthony Kiedis was born in 1962. Can anyone back this up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.64.252.113 (talk) 02:06, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

is it really neutral to say that Bono brought "plain spoken sensibility" to Congress? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.203.162.21 (talk) 17:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] High School Career

Sony's junior year photo (he would have been 15 or 16) is in the 1951 yearbook from Inglewood High School, Inglewood, California. Some sites suggest he dropped out before his 1952 senior graduation. --Robertkeller (talk) 22:32, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "copyright activist"

The category "copyright activists" was added to Bono. He is clearly a significant legislator in the field of copyright, but that doesn't equal "copyright activist". "Activists" are people who do significant work outside of government: advocacy, direct action, organizing movements, and so on. If nobody has a different take, I'll remove this category. --Lquilter (talk) 21:43, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay, it's coming off, then. --Lquilter (talk) 06:31, 28 December 2007 (UTC)