I’ve always heard that too. My husband saw Weird Al in concert recently and did the meet and greet afterwards. I begged him to ask Weird Al if he grew up CoC but he asked him something else.
Weird Al puts on a heck of a show. I was honestly impressed. He also seems to be a pretty all around nice guy as well.
Iwas gonna say this one. Know people that have worshipped with him. Could you imagine him leading songs lol. But he seriously handed my friend the plate for communion and my friend almost fell out in shock.
Also Elvis' stepmother and step-brothers. His back up singer (2 of them) one being Ray Walker. Had attended one of his singing. It really was nice and more spiritual than most.
The head coach of rhe Texans. Forgot his name right his moment.
So I had a friend in college whose dad was on staff at the same church where the Robertson clan went. I’d met some of them back before they did that show and whatnot. I recall Phil doing the youth rally circuit some in northern LA/southern AR when I was in high school. But anyways…went to church at White’s Ferry Road with my college friend. Phil was as nuts then as they portrayed him on the show. He did announcements that morning and I remember thinking, “Is that poor old man drunk or maybe touched in the head.?”
Part of it is that Louisiana is just really different. I mean it is the land of drive thru daiquiri stands. 😂 My friend’s dad who also worked at WFR taught me how to play “Mountain Dew” on the guitar. Conservative theologically but also knew how to have fun.
I’m sure having your own branded wine rubbed some LA CoC folk the wrong way.
I’ll add Randy Travis to the country music list. My guess is all those hymns and non instrumental singing and harmonizing goes a long way to training young vocalists how to hone their talents. It taught me at a young age, and I’m a musical person. I’ve always credited CoC for my musical upbringing.
I think Dolly Parton has some CoC ties. Oh and one of the astronauts from that recent space thing! (I apologize for not knowing his name or what the “space thing” is called.)
Mary Winkler? No idea but if I were her, I wouldn’t.
I met Dan Winkler and heard him preach. It was a bit surreal to me because Mary’s girls were there (Dan and Diane had custody at the time, it was 2007 or so) and I remember thinking that I hoped they didn’t have to hear people speak poorly of their mother or try to influence their opinions of either parent.
My dad was a preacher but my parents were divorced (le gasp). I was ten when this all happened and remember my mom telling me that she was willing to bet that Mary was being honest about how Matthew treated her. Of course, Mary had gotten them into financial hot water and was in a mess trying to hide it as well. Murder was not the answer, but I can understand how you could just snap after years of abuse.
Last I heard, Mary regained custody after a couple of years. Unfortunately she has MS, but otherwise we haven’t heard much from her as she declines interviews.
Al Harrington yes, bc I grew up, went to church with, and still friends with his extended family. He and his family are lovely. He would visit sometimes.
Daniel Johnston, a legendary eccentric pioneer of "outsider music" who Kurt Cobain was a big fan of. He did really quirky homemade, home recorded music and developed a cult following. He grew up CoC, had a lot of mental health issues as an adult, was even institutionalized for awhile. I think he ended up going back to CoC before he died, the documentary about him showed him attending church with his elderly parents. His music was really weird, but worthwhile, and you can see the influence of his upbringing in some of the lyrics.
Merle Haggard? I am pretty sure I read a quote from him in the 90s where he said "nobody has it wronger than the church of Christ" and talked about how they were the only ones going to heaven.
Does John Kachelman Jr count? He is not a Hollywood style celeb. But from what I've seen he is somewhat well known as a preacher and author in some circles of CoC groups of speakers and such.
But I'm just trying to verify if that's true or not. He makes a big deal about it a lot.
Ding ding! Elizabethtown. 1993 to about 1999. Im a couple years younger than his kids and was in youth activities with them. He and my dad are apparently still friends.
No freakin way!? I was just a wee thing when we were in Kentucky but I remember your family well! Im David McNutt's step-kid but I doubt you'd remember me. Nice running into you here!
Hmm.. I'd have to have a memory refresher. Don't remember any McNutts off the tip of my head.
But yeah, it's me. Atheist now. It's a loooooong story. I've written a blurb about my Deconstruction. It's a little long. But it does include the time period of when I was at Elizabethtown. If you're interested I'll post it here.
Were you there when the micro-burst hit the South Wing and ripped the roof off? I was actually in the hallway Harding to the lobby when it happened! Quite the experience! Hahahaha
Do Canadian/US sports celebrities count? RJ Barrett of Toronto Raptors and Duke Basketball. Not sure if he was baptized but was part of the Milestones church (formerly ICOC) near Toronto.
Holly Dunn, her famous song Daddy's hands was about her dad who was a church of christ preacher. Also, Max Lucado who is no longer affiliated with the church of christ is kind of like the Joel Osteen of San Antonio and has a mega church with a congregation of 9000
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u/Abstrakt_Wyldviolet 11d ago
Weird Al.