Bob Harrington (preacher)

[2] Harrington authored eight books; the most notable was his autobiography, entitled The Chaplain of Bourbon Street, co-written by Walter Wagner and published 1969 by Doubleday.

[2] As his notoriety grew he engaged in public feuds with Larry Flynt, who had profiled him in Hustler, and with Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

[4] Initial publicity was huge, but turned negative as it was theorized it was all staged, being called such things as "deplorable performance, a mocking of deeply-held spiritual belief".

[1][3] The new couple moved to Clearwater, Florida, where Harrington became a successful motivational speaker for automobile dealers, multilevel marketing and real estate in the 1980s and 1990s.

[5] Referring back to the area that made him famous, he stated that his weakness was not the "Bathshebas, Delilahs and Jezebels" but instead was the "sweet little ol' church members" who fed his ego.

[3] Harrington received a phone call from Rex Humbard in 1990, inviting him back to Christian faith, whereupon he resumed church attendance and bible study.

[3] He married a third time, to Rebecca Harris Birdwell, and moved to Mansfield, Texas, in 1998 where he resumed his preaching career, now known simply as "The Chaplain".

[1] Harrington spent the last seven years living near his youngest daughter in Stigler, Oklahoma, where he attended the town's First Baptist Church.

[1][5] Television station WWL stated his "flamboyant personality and booming voice" were a great match for a Bourbon Street ministry.

[2][7] Two were certified gold, Laughter, Truth and Music and Chaplain of Bourbon Street, the latter of which was the audio track from his first television special.