May17th
Though “Pancho the Preaching Parrot” wowed most audiences with his uncanny ability to recite any scripture verse on demand, he was soon labeled a heretic during his Midwest tour when it was discovered that he was quoting from the NIV. Sadly, Pancho’s last public appearance was at a church potluck in Enid, Oklahoma, where he received the best reviews of his career for “tasting just like chicken.”
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Comment by Tyler — May 17, 2009 @ 7:02 am
As long as Pancho can recite from the “sermon of the month” he fits right in…but how do we get a newspaper to stay on the pulpit as the inevitable “accident” is bound to happen…!
Comment by jazdaddy — May 17, 2009 @ 8:32 am
So sad to hear about Pancho. I thought I saw Pancho at a pet shop not too long ago…. Is he a Norwegian Blue? He didn’t say anything while I was there, but the proprietor said that he was tired and shagged out after a prolonged sermon.
Comment by Ron — May 17, 2009 @ 8:56 am
It looks like “Lefty” was left behind! Should have figured with a name like Lefty!
“Now Lefty he can’t sing the blues
All night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down South
It ended up in Lefty’s mouth
The day they laid old Pancho low
Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go
Well there ain’t nobody ‘knows”
Rumor has it he’s selling Bibles (RSV & NRSV, only)
Enjoy!
Comment by Eddie Eddings — May 17, 2009 @ 11:46 am
This could just be a rumor, but, I hear his cousin, Juan Byrd, joined the Emergent church and started preaching using fowl language.
Comment by Jerry — May 17, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
Enid, Oklahoma?
I spent a couple of weeks on a church building trip there some 20+ years ago. Could it somehow be my fault that Pancho’s career was cut short?
Comment by Eddie Eddings — May 17, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
His sermons were for the birds anyway. He preached cheep grace.
Comment by MickeyJim — May 18, 2009 @ 1:34 am
Jazdaddy’s right! He is a Norwegian Blue.
Well of course I had to nail him to the pulpit. If I hadn’t done that … voom!
Comment by Mike — May 18, 2009 @ 9:30 am
Rumor has it, Pancho may have brought this on himself in Enid by preaching a sermon on John Chapter 6 just prior to the potluck dinner…….of course I do not know if this is factual.
Comment by LuLu — May 18, 2009 @ 10:46 am
I heard a completely different story about the events leading to Pancho’s,shall we say,”demise”.Pancho attended one of Mark Driscoll’s sermons.Better known as,”The Cussing Preacher”,Driscoll had a profound effect on Pancho.(Let’s just say that Pancho’s vocabulary needed as much newspaper as the bottom of his cage!)
Comment by jane — May 19, 2009 @ 11:27 am
Good grief! Maude W. should have known better than to travel with such a bird brain! Did they make her ‘prepare’ him for his last appearance?
Comment by Carol — May 22, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
Right before the last supper, they honored Pancho with a roast.
