Peter Hore

Peter Hore (sometimes spelt "Hoare" in Australian media) is the nom de guerre of Peter Michael Howard (born 1960 in Australia). He is known for having disrupted numerous sporting events as well as the funeral of former INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, often with bizarre religious claims or gratuitous nudity. Hore currently resides in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales.

He has previously claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, Nostradamus and a secret agent. In 1998, Hore made an appearance in John Safran's "Media Tycoon", one of the two pilots Safran made after his appearance on the ABC's "Race Around the World".

Hore promised to disrupt the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Games security officers were well prepared for him and no incidents were reported.

Publicity stunts

He has gained wide publicity for his public stunts, which include:
* 1993: Released an album of original compositions under the name of "Segoul Manna".
* 4 November 1997: He ran onto the race track at Flemington during the 1997 Melbourne Cup.
* 27 November 1997: Somehow he sneaked into the funeral of Michael Hutchence, and while Nick Cave was performing, he shouted "I am the Second Coming!" and was removed. It is also reported that he exclaimed, "This is how he did it, Paula! This is how he died!", and jumped off the balcony, attached to a 4 foot black cord around a dog collar attached to his neck. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6557097 BBC - h2g2 - Michael Hutchence (1960 - 1997) - Singer/Songwriter ] ]
* 29 November 1997: He pulled down the goal net and suspended play during a football match - the Australia vs Iran World Cup Qualifier. At that point, Australia was 2-0 up, and it was believed to cause the shift in momentum that allowed Iran to level the match 2-2 and qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
* 2 September 1998: He disrupted the funeral of horse trainer T.J. Smith.
* 28 March 2000: He burst into South Australia's parliament during eulogies for the late former governor Dame Roma Mitchell. He stripped his clothes off and shouted incomprehensible slogans.
* 30 January 2000: He disrupted the Australian Open men's final (Andre Agassi v Yevgeny Kafelnikov) by running onto centre court, dancing and jumping the net. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2000/australian_open/news/2000/01/29/court_invader_ap/ Invader interrupts men's final] , "Sports Illustrated", 30 January 2000.]
* 1 October 2000: At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he ran onto the path of the men's marathon, ahead of the leader, carrying a didgeridoo and a stick.
* 1 January 2001: During the Centenary of Federation parade in Sydney, he jumped on a float and scaled a plaster head of Mary MacKillop.
* 17 January 2001: He entered the pitch during the Australia v West Indies one-day cricket match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He sat on the pitch in a kilt and black bra top, removed the bails, and gestured at Sherwin Campbell.
* 6 February 2001: At the Big Day Out in Sydney, he threw his guitar onstage during Limp Bizkit's performance.
* February 2001 He ran onto the centre stage at Sydney's Tropfest briefly while Adam Spencer was addressing the crowd in his first year hosting the event. Adam believes he said "and thanks for losing us a spot in the soccer world cup you prick" to him.
* 9 August 2001: He climbed onto the catwalk and ran at supermodel Sarah Murdoch while she was modelling lingerie in Brisbane.
* July 2002: He helped release 35 illegal immigrants from the Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre. [Guerrera, Orietta: [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/01/1023864708421.html Serial pest arrested over Woomera break-out] , "The Age", 2 July 2006. ] He spent 3 months in gaol . [ ABC News [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200209/s683795.htm] ]
* February 2006: He brought two kittens, which he described as a lie detector, into the public gallery of the Cole Inquiry (an investigation into the Australian Wheat Board's apparent receipt of kickbacks and participation in money-laundering for Saddam Hussein's regime). Two weeks later he returned wearing a green singlet and a cowboy hat. He walked up to and stood in front of Terence Cole and stated "I would like to introduce myself as a future Prime Minister of Australia. I am known as a serial pest".Fact|date=February 2007
* February 2006: Interrupted Carlton Blues media conference in Newcastle. Carlton captain Anthony Koutoufides was quoted as saying "He strode through the room looking like a complete idiot with a cat on his shoulder, all I can say is he was a complete dill and while we had a laugh it really is sad to see someone like him".
* 11 March 2006: In a Ned Kelly style helmet, he rode a tricycle with a cage containing a number of cats into the middle of EnergyAustralia Stadium in Newcastle before kickoff in a Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels game. He kicked the ball off the kicking tee just moments before the game was due to start. Hore has been previously banned from the stadium for life and had reportedly told Andrew Johns during the NRL off-season that he would proceed with the stunt. [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/03/12/1141701740000.html]
*2 April 2006 - Walked onto the track during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
*11 August 2006 - Ran onto EnergyAustralia Stadium towards the end of a game between the Newcastle Knights v Manly Sea Eagles holding a guitar.
*15 August 2006 - Burst into a Newcastle City Council meeting during a youth protest asking if someone "wanted [him] to make a lot of noise...". He announced himself as the "future "President" of Australia".
*15 December 2006 An online story from "The Sydney Morning Herald" suggested that Hore had died at a Robbie Williams concert in Brisbane, after falling 25 meters from a roof beam. The story was removed with the SMH admitting the story was fictitious.Fact|date=September 2007
*19 April 2007 - Entered a media studies lecture at the University of Queensland and started shouting at the class and guest lecturer. Notable quotes from this interruption include "I ate my own semen on Australian Idol", and "I'm going to be on the Footy Show tonight" (referring to his appearance on the "Street Talk" segment of the AFL Footy Show).
*1 September 2007 - Jumped into the Brisbane River during Riverfestivals Riverfire. He was apprehended by police and released after the event.
*12 September 2007 - Walks up to new Queensland premier Anna Bligh and announces that he will run against her next year in her seat of South Brisbane. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/serial-pest-buzzes-bligh/2007/09/12/1189276771231.html]
*12 September 2007 - In a guest panel comprised of Julian Morrow, Dominic Knight (both from The Chaser) and notable writers at the Brisbane Writers Festival at the Brisbane Powerhouse, Hore rushed the stage with placards of newspaper clippings of his stunts shouting slogans, throwing football jerseys and eventually removing most of his clothing.
*24 November 2007 - Ran as an independent candidate in Kevin Rudd's seat of Griffith at the federal election under the name "P M Howard", with a platform of banning State elections, ending pay as you earn taxation below the average wage and legalising marijuana. He managed to score 2,264 votes, or 2.73% of the result.
*4 August 2008 - Invaded the pitch during the Newcastle Knights vs Parramatta Eels NRL match at Energy Australia Stadium in only the first minute of the match. He was wearing a black wig, Chaser 07 t-shirt and wearing a guitar case on his back. He performed a "flop" on Parramatta prop Fuifui Moimoi in the second tackle of the match and was escorted off by security, not before he was hammered by Brett Finch. [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24129768-23214,00.html]

ee also

*James Miller

External links

* [http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s114283.htm Hore's interruption of South Australian Parliament]
* [http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LC19980910036 NSW Hansard, 10 September 1998]
* [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18498859-29277,00.html Hore's interruption of the Cole Inquiry]
* [http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/h/Hutchence/MIchael%20Hutchence.html Hore's interruption of the Hutchence funeral]

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