Billy decided to go for it and recorded most of the Eliminator album at that tempo.

Garner, who would go on to become a personal friend of Collins, would later relate that " Billy Collins saw a title with funny-looking words in it on the stockpile, and he decided to publish it.

A pivotal event in the history of the Naskapis occurred in early 1975, when, after separate visits to Schefferville by Billy Diamond, Grand Chief, Grand Council of the Crees ( of Quebec ) (" GCCQ "), and Charlie Watt, President, Northern Quebec Inuit Association (" NQIA "), the Naskapis decided to become involved in the negotiations leading to the signature of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (" JBNQA ").

In 1975, after Butlins Minehead holiday camp decided to modernise and refurbish, it was proposed to extract LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, purchased by Billy Butlin in 1966 along with LB & SCR A1 class Knowle ( transported out by road ), under an offer made by British Railways.

* ( Li ' l ) Knobby Foot, the Untouchable Trio ( Plus One )' s one-time loyal halfling torch-bearer, who fled with certain of the UT + 1's possessions, including Knuckles ' " dwarven warhorse " and El Ravager's " magic cow " ( see below ), when the group was in dire straits and Knuckles, El Ravager, and Teflon Billy decided to use Knobby Foot as food.

Following her 1993 performance at a tribute to the musical legacy of her good friend Billy Strayhorn ( Duke Ellington's longtime collaborator ), she decided to record an album composed largely of Strayhorn's and Ellington's songs the following year, We'll Be Together Again.

In April 2011, Air Canada decided to retire the Air Canada Jazz brand and created a new identity for its regional operations, Air Canada Express, coinciding with the relaunch of services from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport but operated by Sky Regional Airlines under the Air Canada Express brand.

Billy Shaw was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills in the 1961 NFL and AFL Drafts, but decided to sign with the Bills.

Sir Billy later wrote, " You could not have a situation where the Executive decided the level at which Members could operate efficiently.

Billy has also boxed professionally with some success, but decided there was no future in it.

By the end of the season, Hawks General Manager Billy Knight decided major changes had to be made for the franchise to move forward, and Abdur-Rahim was traded the next season.

The group failed to have a hit during their short Columbia run and in 1978, Pete Moore decided to retire from the road while Billy Griffin wanted to return to his solo career, leading to the group to disband.

In 1980, Ronnie White and Bobby Rogers decided to carry on with the Miracles as a touring unit replacing Pete Moore and Billy Griffin with Dave Finley and Carl Cotton, which carried on for three years as " The New Miracles ".

He decided to form a hardcore band based on Sargent D, so he recruited Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, ex-Anthrax bassist Dan Lilker, and Psychos bassist Billy Milano on vocals.

Reportedly, the three had such an amazing time that they decided to contact Eric Martin a few days later, and a reunion of the four original members ( Paul, Eric, Pat, and Billy ) was put into motion.

On June 13, 2007, following her decline into a semi-coma, Billy Graham announced that he and his wife had decided to be buried beside each other at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina.

When Billy and Chuck decided not to go through with the marriage, Rico turned on them by helping Eric Bischoff and 3-Minute Warning attack the duo.

On 30 September 2011, the SFL decided to provisionally qualify the six new signings, namely Stefan Glarner, Billy Ketkeophomphone, Mario Mutsch, Pascal Feindouno, José Gonçalves and Gabri García, to comply with the ongoing legal process.

Initially planning only a few shows as part of the tribute to Testament's Chuck Billy during the Thrash of the Titans benefit on 2001, the band decided to reunite with early guitarist Ray Vegas replacing Robb Flynn.

When it turned out to be a boy, they initially intended to call him Billy, but decided that this would be too informal.

Billy Griffith was the prime candidate to manage the tour, but he had just been appointed the Secretary of the MCC and needed to remain at Lords to oversee the change from the old divisions between amateurs and professionals that had been decided that autumn.

Chavez y Chavez met Billy the Kid, Jim French, Fred Waite, Charlie Bowdre, John Middleton, and Tom O ' Folliard after he decided to join the Tunstall-McSween group in their war against the Dolan group.

Before the album was completed, Wilco decided to collaborate with Billy Bragg on the album that would become Mermaid Avenue.

In 1969, the new manager of the Twins, Billy Martin, pushed aggressive base running all-around, and Rod Carew set the all-time Major League record by stealing home seven times.

On 13 August, 2012, this project was officially announced to be The Zero Theorem, set to start shooting in Bucharest on October 22, produced by Dean Zanuck ( son to the late Richard D. Zanuck who was to originally produce in 2009 ), worldwide sales handled by Voltage Pictures, Toronto and starring Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz in the lead, replacing Billy Bob Thornton who had been attached to the project in 2009.

Tharp premiered her dance musical Movin ' Out, set to the music and lyrics of Billy Joel in Chicago in 2001.

* The Billy Joel song " Miami 2017 ( Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway )" is set in this year.

Elton John holds the all-time record for greatest number of appearances at the Garden with 62 shows ( the 60th occurring on his 60th birthday, March 25, 2007 ), and Billy Joel set a record in 2006 during his 12 performance run, the longest run of a single artist at the venue.

Branagh achieved some early measure of success in his native Northern Ireland for his role as the title character in the BBC's Play for Today trilogy known as the Billy Plays ( 1982 – 84 ), written by Graham Reid and set in Belfast.

Such films as U Turn by Oliver Stone, Eight Legged Freaks, How the West Was Won, Blind Justice, The Prophecy, Skinwalkers, The Gauntlet with Clint Eastwood, and Young Billy Young are set in Superior.

The 1995 movie The Stars Fell on Henrietta, produced by Clint Eastwood and David Valdez, and starring Robert Duvall, Brian Dennehy and Billy Bob Thornton, depicts the Texas oil rush of the 1930s, and is set in Henrietta.

The songs were recorded in Matt Wallace's parent's garage, where Wallace had set up and been running a recording studio while the band was still recording under the name Sharp Young Men, with M Morris, Billy Gould, Mike Bordin and Wade Worthington.

Running on a pledge to rid the area of rustlers, Garrett was elected as sheriff of Lincoln County in November 1880 ; in early December, he assembled a posse and set out to arrest McCarty, at that time known almost exclusively as " Billy the Kid.

In the late 1950s, Sherman was inspired by a recording of a nightclub musical show called My Fairfax Lady, a parody of My Fair Lady set in the Jewish section of Los Angeles that was performed at Billy Gray's Bandbox.

On July 4, 1905, a racing steam car named " Whistling Billy " and driven by Webb Jay set a record of 73. 75 mph ( 118. 66 kph ) on the Morris Park Racecourse.

The film is set during the 1984 – 1985 UK miners ' strike, and centres on the character of 11-year-old Billy Elliot ( Jamie Bell ), his love of dance and his hope to become a professional ballet dancer.

The film's final scene is set fourteen years later ( approximately 1999 ): the mature Billy ( dancer / actor Adam Cooper ) takes the stage to perform the lead in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, as Jackie, Tony, and Michael watch in the audience.

Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film set in rural Arkansas, written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also stars in the lead role.

Billy Childish has covered several Link Wray tracks, including " Rumble ", " Jack the Ripper " and " Comanche ", which he still performs in his set.

Fowler nearly gave up, but was told by a spectator that he led the twin-cylinder class by 30 minutes from Billy Wells and went on to win at an average race speed of 36. 22 mph and set the fastest lap of the race at 42. 91 mph.

He starred in the film Dirty Little Billy ( 1972 ), set in Coffeyville, Kansas, portrayed Billy the Kid at the beginning of his criminal career.

The Australia Party was the name of a minor political party in Australia ( not to be confused with the Australian Party, which was set up by Billy Hughes in 1930 ).

In 2006, Tortoise collaborated with Bonnie ' Prince ' Billy on an album of covers entitled The Brave and the Bold, and released A Lazarus Taxon, a box set containing two CDs of single tracks and remixes, a third CD with an expanded Rhythms, Resolutions and Clusters ( long out of print ) and a DVD of videos and film of live performances.

In May 1990 Wolverhampton Wanderers was bought by lifelong supporter Jack Hayward, who immediately set about funding a comprehensive rebuild of the club's mostly decrepit ground to meet the new government regulations of the early 1990s, with the Stan Cullis Stand erected on the site of the North Bank in 1992, and the Billy Wright Stand replacing the Waterloo Road Stand in August 1993.

Ed Flanders ( once considered for the role of Karras in The Exorcist ) was also cast ; Michael Moriarty was set to play Captain Billy Cutshaw but dropped out of the production ( he was replaced by Scott Wilson, who was originally cast in a different role ).

An " unfaded " version was released on the 2004 Billy Joel box set My Lives.