Talk:Pro Hart

message: "where he exhibited a sculpture constructed entirely of Spam lunchmeat."
Reverted this unsourced info by User:Johnmorris which was their 1st edit Cfitzart 10:58, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  unsourced info 

message: "He was described by Fred Nile, whom he once gave a Gideon Bible with a painting on the back, as a committed Christian."
... I think it's well known enough that he was a committed Christian, we don't need to take Fred Nile's word for it. So I removed the Fred Nile reference. Rocksong 03:40, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If the media coverage of his death was right, he was also known for producing hand-painted bibles, so I think this does warrant mentioning. Ambi 10:13, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

text: I changed it from "He was described by Fred Nile ... as a committed Christian" to "it was well known that he was a committed Christian". My point was not to excise Nile from the article, but to point out that it was widely known that he was a Christian and we don't have to take Fred's word for it. If you want to somehow work into the article that he was friends with Nile, and you can do it in a an appropriate way, go ahead. Rocksong 10:29, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Another thing: I think I remember hearing that Pro Hart gave away quite a lot of Bibles (with paintings in the back). In which case giving Nile a Bible doesn't necessarily mean that Hart knew him well. Rocksong 11:17, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fred Nile? 

message: I note that the article states the commonly-held belief that the "Pro" is short for Professor, due to his propensity for invention. I have not been able to determine where this idea originated. In 1978 Raylee told me the following explanation (paraphrased): "When he first began painting, his mother was impressed and said 'Gee, you're a real pro!' and called him Pro from then on." Pro was present when she said this and did not contradict her. If that story is correct, then the "Pro" is short for Professional, not Professor.
In an interview with George Negus in 2004, Pro was asked: "Before we go further talking about the art, why 'Pro'? I mean, in introducing the program, I said your name was actually Kevin. Where did the 'Pro' come from?" His answer was: "No good asking that. That's too far back. Wouldn't have a clue." My personal opinion is that he didn't want to admit to the explanation above.
Does anyone know where the "Professor" story came from?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by GrumpyNoMore (talk • contribs) 23:00, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: "Pro" maybe not short for "Professor" but "Professional"

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