wednesday, april 14, 2004
'Passion' star performs party tricks
Creed lead singer claims to witness miracles, loses nose By Crisco Ford beak@kansan.com Kansan satire writer
Creed lead singer Scott Stapp said Sunday that he had witnessed miracles. While at a "The Passion of the Christ is Still Powerful" party Saturday at The Snake Pit bar in Hollywood (renamed Holywood by partygoers for the night) Stapp claimed he witnessed The Passion star Jim Caviezel perform a series of miracles. The party was held for fans that had seen the film at least seven times.
Caviezel played Jesus Christ in the film and his initials, J.C., have caused some people, including Stapp, to believe there might be a
correlation.
correlation
"Ah dude, Jesus Christ, Jim Caviezel, come on," Stapp said
"Anhoozle, I was getting pretty
drunk on the house drink of the night, Purple Passion of the Christ, and I look over and J.C. (Caviezel) was surrounded by a crowd. I went over and found a place where I
Christ
could see. First, he asked a really hot girl if she had a quarter. She gave it to him and he clenched his fist around it. He put his hands behind his back and then brought both hands out clenched in fists. He opened one and then the other. And God have mercy on my soul if the quarter wasn't in either hand."
"J.C. asked us if we'd like to see him levitate."
Stapp said the crowd erupted with a cheer as they stood in disbelief. Caviezel quickly pulled the quarter from behind the woman's ear and the crowd applauded even louder. Stapp said he dropped to his knees and began to praise Caviezel.
Scott Stapp
Creed lead singer
Later in the night, around 1 a.m., Stapp said he, Caviezel, Mel Gibson, director of The Passion, and a few others went upstairs to the VIP room. The group smoked a "doobie" and started to wax philosophical about religion. That's when Stapp said the second miracle was performed.
"J.C. asked us if we'd like to see him levitate," Stapp said. "Of course we all said yes. J.C. stood in the middle of the room. We all watch as he stood very still and then he started to shake. I don't know man, even though Mel said he was standing on his tippy-tippy toes, I swear he was off the ground."
When asked to comment on Stapp's allegations of miracles, Caviezel said that what he did at the party were just tricks and that he also "blew Stapp away" with "got your nose," the removable thumb, and "is that your card."
"Stapp was really drunk, I think he got caught up in the initial thing," Caviezel said. "I used to perform tricks at kids' birthday parties as Jokey the Clown. Hey that's J.C. too . . . Maybe I am the Son of God."
- Edited by Meghan Brune
Tyson, Love meet in LA. top 'freaky couples' list
People Magazine reported this week that Mike Tyson and Courtney Love have started dating.
According to Love's publicist, the pair met at a Los Angeles Chuck E. Cheese restaurant.
Love was there with her 11-year-old daughter.
Love
Francis Bean, and Tyson apparently attended the restaurant alone.
"I just knew they would hit it off," Heidi Schaefer, Love's publicist, said. "They actually have a lot in common. Both like fighting, drinking . . . and yelling."
Love was most recently
charged with assault March 17 after accidentally striking Greg Burgett, 23, with her microphone stand and sending him to the hospital during a show at the New York City club, Plaid.
Tyson's last assault charge occurred last June when he alleges he was attacked in a hotel lobby by an elderly Chinese woman, a wizard and two pirate ghosts.
When asked what she saw in Tyson, Love said, "Mike is a fart in a room of cleanliness and godliness. And cleanliness is godliness and I need a goddamn drink!"
When asked the same question about Love, Tyson responded, "Courtney is me precious. I think when you people talk about me crazy and stuff, you ain't know me. Bush framed Michael Jackson. He's innoculent. He gave all those kids massages and stuff and no one thanked him. Have you seen my pigeons?"
Crisco Ford
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