Prudhomme grazed by falling bullet at golf tournament

[Laf.La.Dem.]

Source: WWL-TV

Paul Prudhomme has just been shot in New Orleans

A falling bullet hit chef Paul Prudhomme as he was cooking on a practice tee Tuesday at the Zurich Classic at the TPC Louisiana.


JPSO said he was hit by a .22-caliber bullet that they said could have come from as far away as a mile and a half. They said chances of being hit are one in 500 million.


JPSO is not investigating this as a criminal case and said the tournament is not in any danger.


Prudhomme continued cooking.


Read more: http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl032508bhprudhomme.26cf53a1.html

[LisaM]

1. Jesus Christ!

Is he alive?

[wryter2000]

2. No

Please tell me he's okay.

:cry:

On edit...whew!

He's such a sweet man, and his recipes are soooooo good. A lot of work to make, but yummy.

[Chiyo-chichi]

21. Yes, indeed.

"A lot of work to make, but yummy."

I have all his cookbooks. His Poorman's Jambalaya and Cheesy Jalapeno Skillet Cornbread are my faves. I've been meaning to make his curry from Louisiana Kitchen again soon, too.

Glad he's OK.

But..."not being investigated as a crime?" Isn't firing a weapon into the air a crime in most places in the US? Don't people watch Mythbusters? That's precisely when a falling bullet CAN kill, when it travels some distance & maintains terminal velocity.

[babylonsister]

3. Damn! nt

[El Supremo]

4. He's OK

A falling bullet hit chef Paul Prudhomme as he was cooking on a practice tee Tuesday at the Zurich Classic at the TPC Louisiana. JPSO said he was hit by a .22-caliber bullet that they said could have come from as far away as a mile and a half. They said chances of being hit are one in 500 million. JPSO is not investigating this as a criminal case and said the tournament is not in any danger. Prudhomme continued cooking.

http://www.wwltv.com/

Man, you scared me!

[Hobarticus]

8. "Prudhomme continued cooking."

What a stud!

"Bah! There's FOOD to be made, here!"

[TroglodyteScholar]

12. I always knew the chef was a badass...

[VeraAgnes]

24. That is bizarre!

:scared: :wow:

[jdadd]

33. Happens all the time....

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080325/NEWS01/803250309

[maddezmom]

5. here's a link to latest news, he's fine & continued to cook on the practice tee of the ZurichClassic

A falling bullet hit chef Paul Prudhomme as he was cooking on a practice tee Tuesday at the Zurich Classic at the TPC Louisiana. JPSO said he was hit by a .22-caliber bullet that they said could have come from as far away as a mile and a half. They said chances of being hit are one in 500 million. JPSO is not investigating this as a criminal case and said the tournament is not in any danger. Prudhomme continued cooking.

http://www.wwltv.com/

[VeraAgnes]

34. I am amazed at the fact

he kept on cooking! He treats the event like one would swat flies. He gets the Star of the Week Award for me!

[angstlessk]

6. famous chef in New Orleans...good thing to know for us non NO'ers!

hope he is okay!

[sharesunited]

11. Creator of blackened redfish

and ambassador of Cajun cooking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Prudhomme

[angstlessk]

16. hell, blackened blue fish is even good! I have had it...it is delicious

a good man to keep cooking, no wimp he!

[RebelOne]

35. Check out his line of spices on your grocery store's shelves.

[kestrel91316]

7. WHAT?? Oh no.

[lapfog_1]

9. I haven't heard about him in ages...

how is he doing otherwise? Healthy? I seem to remember some stuff about him having complications from obesity. Has he lost weight?

[Laf.La.Dem.]

10. Update

He was doing a cooking demonstration when he was hit by a falling bullet.
The bullet may have come from as much as a mile away.

His life is not in danger - in fact he continued with his cooking demonstration.
:toast:

[slackmaster]

14. I smell a rat

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3242521&mesg_id=3242521

[azureblue]

17. No, it's not a rat you smell

it's called a nutria. And the Cajuns will cook about anything. But a rat.

[stlsaxman]

20. that would make a great nutria ettouffe'!

tastes about like Owl.

:rofl:

[Penndems]

13. OMG, how terrible

Please keep us posted on his condition.

[jus_the_facts]

15. Glad he's okay....I just knew he'd died when I saw his name in LBN. eom.

[Kelvin Mace]

18. You need to alter your caption so it is a bit more informative

A verb would be nice :)

[slackmaster]

19. How about "Bullet bounces off chef Paul Prudhomme"?

http://www.wdsu.com/news/15706004/detail.html

[Kelvin Mace]

36. Talk about your "Iron Chef"

[hlthe2b]

22. A toast to the Chef! Glad he is ok...

and sure do wish I had some jambalaya or shrimp etouffe'.

[xchrom]

23. thank gawd he's ok!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[kirby]

25. Who was the other Cajun chef on PBS?

Always added alcohol to stuff and said 'Wheeewww-yeeee' all the time.

[pagandem4justice]

26. Justin Wilson.

Old Cajun guy, suspenders, Hooo-eeee! :)

[kirby]

27. Yes, thank you.. Here is his pic.. "I gar-on-tee!"

Loved that guy.

[kskiska]

28. He hasn't been in the best of health for years.

I lived in NOLA over 15 years ago and used to see him in sitting in his electric cart out in back of his restaurant. He was vastly overweight and had health problems back then, and has had surgery since.

[slackmaster]

37. High cholesterol, hypertension, and obesity are occupational hazards in his business

He's really a very cool guy.

[Kolesar]

29. A pro woman golfer was almost killed by a stray bullet that hit her in the neck at Avalon in Warren,

Ohio. It hit her in the neck when she was at the mall parking lot. The investigators traced it to some yayhoo who was shooting his pistol in his backyard a few blocks away. The projectile richoted and flew off with plenty of energy.

He went before the judge and he went to jail.

Gun owner of the year. Where's Mike Royko when you need him?

[LanternWaste]

40. His "conversations" with Slats Grobnick were always a hoot...

"Where's Mike Royko when you need him?"

As an aside, reading his editorials in the mid to late eighties was my jump start into political awareness.

His "conversations" with Slats Grobnick were always a hoot wrapped around a good point.

[Kolesar]

41. Slats lives on in a compilation of Mike Royko's columns

I found it by chance in the library. His take on Cabrini Green was that the city put all the poor black people into the smallest space possible so that they did not take up the city's valuable real estate. Cutting.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Mike+Royko%27s+columns+book+%22cabrini+green%22

[MilesColtrane]

30. To be fair...

He is a pretty damn big target.

Must be some folks in NOLA who REALLY don't like "Cannonball Run".

[Dr.Phool]

31. How could they miss?

[Wilms]

32. Cheney n/t

[sofa king]

38. And somewhere, Dom DeLuise grabbed at his shoulder for no reason.

Chances of being hit may be one in 500 million, but Prudhomme's chances have to be several hundred percent greater than the average person because of his considerably larger horizontal cross-section.

Edit: I guess he's trimmed down somewhat lately, so the fat-joke is on me.

[Javaman]

39. Bam!!! oops sorry, wrong chef!! LOL nt