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In the Greasy Pole event, contenders have to traverse a telegraph pole / mast covered in thick grease and extended out over the water from the deck of the Regatta hosting Thames sailing barge ( similar to ' walking the plank '), retrieve the flag at the end and return to the boat with the flag in hand.
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The Grande Finale on the final Saturday includes harbour fun: short spectator inshore races, soot and flour fights on the water, the Greasy Pole, fireworks and the week's Awards Ceremony.
# " Climb The Greasy Pole " ( 28 March & 4 April 1993 ): Pop runs for rural councillor while Charley and Mariette struggle at the brewery and have problems in their relationship.
) In addition, several areas of specialist knowledge surface from time to time: one example arises in " The Greasy Pole " where, while discussing the possible political dangers of building a chemical facility in Liverpool ( to manufacture the fictional compound " metadioxin "), Woolley is quick to remind Sir Humphrey that Greek, unlike Latin, has no ablative case ( Bernard may, like Sir Humphrey, have read Literae Humaniores, but equally a basic knowledge of Greek and Latin may merely suggest a standard classical schooling ).
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Disagreements between various participants led to any restaging of the event being unlikely, but Turner did stage a further event under the banner ' The Greasy Truckers Party featuring members of the Hawkestra ' on 21 October 2001 at the London Astoria.
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Eagles players who have been inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame include Chuck Bednarik, Bob Brown, Reggie White, Steve Van Buren, Tommy McDonald, Greasy Neale, Pete Pihos, Sonny Jurgensen and Norm Van Brocklin.
Salt Creek ( south ), Greasy Creek ( east ), and Jackson Branch Creek ( west ) have cut down through the surrounding terrain to give Nashville its rolling hills.
They have a fully staffed Fire Department made up of all volunteers with 3 stations, two in town and one out on in the small community of Greasy Bend.
Three compilation CDs of Greasy Kid Stuff favorites have been issued on the Confidential Recordings record label.
Among them, two alumni have been inducted into the National Football League Hall of Fame-Earl " Greasy " Neale ' 15 of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1969 and Cliff Battles ' 33 of the Washington Redskins in 1968.
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* 1972 – Greasy Truckers Party – contains " Born to Go " and " Master of the Universe " ( 10 / 11 Hawkwind tracks on 2007 re-release )
* A Pup Named Scooby-Doo – Gus, O ' Greasy, Dr. Croaker / Wendel McWendel, Zombo the Clown / Joe Jipner, Bigwig / Crusty Baker, Comic Book Fan
Common roles in American mass media seeming to be reserved for the Mammy stereotype include secretaries, hospital / medical practice assistants and Greasy spoon diner order takers.
He is perhaps best known as the voices of Roger Rabbit, Benny The Cab, Greasy and Psycho in Disney and Amblin Entertainment's 1988 live action / animated hybrid murder mystery noir film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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The tune has since been covered by Lawrence Welk himself ( on the Dot album Scarlet O ' Hara ), Al Caiola ( United Artists-Album " Greasy Kid Stuff "), The Ventures, Agent Orange, Hank Marvin, Lively Ones.
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Notable work with Jefferson Airplane includes " Greasy Heart ", " If You Feel ", " Spare Chaynge ", " Hey Frederick " ( which culminates in an extended lead guitar duet with himself ), " Wooden Ships ", and his original composition, " Feel So Good ".
In 2002, Rhino Records digitally remastered and reissued the first CD release of Glad n ' Greasy, now subtitled " The Lost Beat Farmers Recording ", and an extended version of Tales of the New West.
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O ' Greasy once had competitor named Arnie Barney who used to serve his fast food in bags until O ' Greasy blew his business out of the water.
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They fought a successful delaying action against General George Crook's army at the Battle of the Rosebud, preventing Crook from locating and attacking their camp, and a week later defeated the U. S. 7th Cavalry in 1876 at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, which the Lakota call the Greasy Grass Fight.
Based in Portland since 2004, Belinda and Hova continued to produce Greasy Kid Stuff remotely for a couple of years, running the show from their home and sending a live feed to WFMU ’ s Jersey City studios through the phone line.
Caspar Babypants ( aka Chris Ballew from PUSA ) also wrote and recorded a song called " Hova and Belinda " for Greasy Kid Stuff.
It soon passes under Oregon Route 34 at the unincorporated community of Flynn, where it receives Greasy Creek from the right.
* Slush: Greasy substance obtained by boiling or scraping the fat from empty salted meat storage barrels, or the floating fat residue after boiling the crew's meal.
The group had three more releases from 1999 to 2004: Hed Candy, Greasy Kid Stuff, and ... For the Kids.
In Jeeves and the Greasy Bird, Honoria Glossop becomes engaged to a young modern novelist called Blair Eggelston and it looks as if Bertie is finally safe from her.
Greasy Foodons are not very fast on their feet, but when they drop from the sky, these Blobs can really do a job.
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In February 1972 they supported Hawkwind and Man at the Greasy Truckers Party, which was issued as a double album, and brought critical acclaim.
Later Hersey attended the Hotchkiss School, followed by Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones Society. Hersey lettered in football at Yale, was coached by Ducky Pond, Greasy Neale and Gerald Ford, and was a teammate of Yale's two Heisman Trophy winners, Larry Kelley and Clint Frank.
The film opens in a world of anthropomorphic robots, with Herb Copperbottom ( Stanley Tucci ), a dishwasher at Gunk's Greasy Spoon diner, racing through the streets of Rivet Town, elated that he is going to be a father.
The band shunned record companies, but played on the Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall benefit album in 1973, and in 1976 they recorded an eponymous album.
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