Despite the band's claims that their fall tour would be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Core, this did not happen.

Despite the Barkers celebrating Christmas with Alabama present, scenes involving the then-newborn were filmed in early 2006.

Despite protests by the Chumash, Salinan tribe members also have exemption to legally climb Morro Rock for an annual ceremony celebrating the time in legend when hawk and raven destroyed the two-headed serpent-monster Taliyekatapelta, as he wrapped his body around the base of the rock.

Despite the club's poor record, several Rockies hitters gained notoriety for their exploits at the plate, assisted by the thin and dry air of Denver, which purportedly allows balls to carry farther than they would at sea-level ballparks.

Despite QPR's perilous financial condition in 2007 / 2008, the combined personal wealth of the club's new owners ( which included the world's then 8th richest man Lakshmi Mittal ) sparked speculation that QPR would receive significant further investment from their new benefactors drawing parallels to their wealthy West London neighbours Chelsea and Fulham.

Despite the club's fortunes in attracting investors, it continues to be mired in controversy from previous ownership regimes and has been subject to proceedings from former investors Carlos Dunga and Antonio Caliendo.

Despite the lack of resources, a number of young talented players were found to play for the club ; crucially, when many of these moved on, including Stephen Pearson and James McFadden, they brought revenue in the form of transfer fees, and with John Boyle waiving the club's personal debt to him, its financial future was assured by the conclusion of the 2004 – 05 season with the club's yearly losses falling to one of the lowest figures in the Premier League and the club coming out of administration in time to avoid a ten-point Premier League penalty which was being phased in for teams in administration.

Despite Birmingham's mediocre 2004 – 05 season, Heskey was named as the club's Player's Player of the Season, Fan's Player of the Season, finished as top goalscorer with 11 goals and won most Man of the match awards.

Despite this, Fowler ended the season as the club's joint top goal scorer and gained the approval of the fans, finishing in the top three in the fans ' Player of the Year poll.

Despite reaching the National Cup final and finishing fourth in the league, Wilkinson made way for the club's first overseas coach, Steve Linnane.

Despite a midseason revival with four straight wins, the Cronulla side slipped to ten straight defeats to equal the club's worst losing streak.

Despite a run of seven consecutive top-three finishes they remained in that league, being denied promotion after winning the title in 1995 because the Football Conference were not satisfied with the club's financial credentials.

Despite the fact Arsenal had been fighting relegation the previous two seasons, and the chairman's restriction on spending, Chapman moved to Arsenal soon after, attracted both by the London club's larger crowds and a salary of £ 2, 000, double what he earned at Huddersfield Town.

Despite only playing two seasons for Leeds, Hasselbaink has been cited as one of the club's greatest players.

Despite being the club's joint top scorer with 13 goals, including a hat trick against Crystal Palace, Baroš was surprisingly dropped for the League Cup final defeat to Chelsea.

Despite the parent club's World Series win the previous year, the Sidewinders report 268, 807 total attendance for the season, an average of 3, 895 per game.

Despite this success, Benítez fell out with Jesús García Pitarch, the club's director of football, over control of new signings and the club's failure to reinforce the squad with the players he wanted.

Despite a disappointing spell with the Trotters – eight league appearances, all as a substitute, the first in a 1 – 3 away defeat against Portsmouth – Wilhelmsson was instrumental in closing the club's signing of countryman Johan Elmander for a record transfer fee, for the 2008 – 09 season.

Despite claims by others to the rights to the club's name, the owner of the name of the club that went bankrupt, " Third Lanark Athletic Club Ltd ", is former Glasgow MP Sir Teddy Taylor.

Despite the improved facilities and larger capacity ( and resultant larger ticket revenues ), this move was unpopular with many of the club's fans.

Despite an appeal to the UEFA following the incident, Dynamo Kyiv was banned from UEFA competitions for the subsequent two years and club's officials Ihor Surkis ( general manager ) and Vasyl Babiychuk ( secretary general ) were banned from football for life.

Despite this, the bear appeared roaring on many of the marketing and promotional materials for the club, including the club's official VFL logo.

Despite the club's transfer embargo remaining in place for the rest of the season, Bournemouth secured promotion to League One after two years in the fourth tier of English football thanks to a 2-0 away win at Burton Albion on 24 April 2010.

Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J.

Despite the club's cup competition prowess, the J.

Despite the opposition, Ludwig made her Countess of Landsfeld on his next birthday, 25 August 1847.

Despite the warnings of Simon, Mrs. Soames, and Mrs. Gibbs, Emily decides to return to Earth to re-live just one day, her 12th birthday.

Despite Port Vale being Matthews ' favourite team growing up, and despite rumoured interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, and West Bromwich Albion ; Tom Mather convinced his father to allow Matthews to join the Stoke City staff as an office boy on his fifteenth birthday for pay of £ 1 a week.

Despite Susan's worries that the romance would not last after the completion of shooting because " he's an actor ; I have a real job ", the couple's relationship continued after production wrapped on Gothika, and Downey proposed to Susan on the night before her thirtieth birthday.

Despite the name, these graphs are not necessarily trees, because of the possibility of marriages between distant relatives, but the time ordering of births ( a parent's birthday is always prior to their child's birthday ) causes these graphs to be acyclic.

Despite the fact that he was in his forty-ninth year, and Marie Thérèse had barley passed her fourteenth birthday, Monsieur Geoffrin had inherited a substantial fortune from his first wife, and the chance for " an excellent settlement " was thought to be quite suitable by Madame Chemineau.

Despite his troubled childhood, and the equally troubled personality it engendered, his incisive intelligence and great verbal gifts were rewarded by acceptance to both Harvard College and the University of Chicago before his 17th birthday.

Despite Roddy's illness for over two years, he continued to announce for The Price Is Right for as long as he was able to, up until his last hospitalization two months before his death on October 27, 2003, less than a month after his 66th birthday.

Despite the above, in an article in The Wall Street Journal for February 25, 2012 ( page D3 ), based on an interview conducted on his 64th birthday, Baryshnikov refers several times to his " wife ".

Despite being one of the youngest major ports in the world ( the port will not reach its 100th birthday until 2014 ) it has already racked up an impressive list of firsts.

Despite the demise of all of the original members, it still thrives and continues to meet for lunch every year either on, or close to, Hobbs ' 16 December birthday.

Despite being in a struggling Blackpool team, Ball's industry, stamina and distribution were noticed by England manager Alf Ramsey, who gave him his international debut on 9 May 1965 in a 1 – 1 draw with Yugoslavia in Belgrade, three days before his twentieth birthday.

Despite his " hard image ", Klaus was celebrated at his 90th birthday all over the country.

Despite stepping down from his post, McCarrick was eligible to participate in future papal conclaves that begin before his 80th birthday, which was on 7 July 2010.

Despite retiring from club football in 1985, Jennings played his final international game at the 1986 World Cup, on his 41st birthday, making him at the time the World Cup's oldest ever participant.

Despite the gap between the disbanding of the Continental Marines and the current organization, the United States Marine Corps celebrates November 10, 1775 as its birthday.

Despite the gap between the disbanding of the Continental Marines and the establishment of the United States Marine Corps, Marines worldwide celebrate 10 November 1775 as the official birthday.

Despite having cancer intermittently for 12 years, Hill still continued to deluge Stratford East with ideas for new productions right up until his death from his cancer on 23 January 1995 aged 57, and only five days before his 58th birthday.