Talk:Thomas Lauderdale

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Umm.. people.. Lauderdale is gay. Openly. The article never mentions it, or at least, its not in one of the Categories at the bottom of the page. Neither is there any mention of him being Asian. --24.21.148.212 (talk) 01:19, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, perhaps his sexuality warrants a mention as is the case for so many other Wiki articles...? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.31.100 (talk) 06:18, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it does. Got a problem? --98.232.236.134 (talk) 23:40, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Its been added. --2600:100F:B10F:2AFC:0:38:F00A:AC01 (talk) 05:15, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Odd that the article mentions his father being gay and a mayor he was involved with politically being gay but makes no reference to the subject of the article being (openly) gay. Why not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.102.59 (talk) 19:33, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

24-year-old pilot? Bird? Personal payer of air fares? Booker of tickets?[edit]

"After seeing the Del Rubio Triplets on Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special, Lauderdale flew them to Portland in October 1994 to do a series of concerts at retirement homes, nursing homes, and hospitals."

In what sense, exactly, did the 24-year old "fly" three people to Portland? At whose expense?

Or is this just PR-speak? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.102.59 (talk) 20:22, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References, etc.[edit]

This article contains some material which seems to originate with the subject, rather than being researched. Also, is this an article solely about an individual? It seems to veer into the direction of promoting the individual's musical endeavors--71.36.99.75 (talk) 07:40, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]