He was almost expelled , but PERSON@1 , Sr. warned him not to throw his life away : `` At best , all you could amount to would be a poor country MISC@1 preacher somewhere out in the sticks ... You have a voice that pulls .

He told PERSON@2 , `` At best , all you could amount to would be a poor country MISC@1 preacher somewhere out in the sticks ... You have a voice that pulls .
