Longtime fans of the series are rewarded with small hints of the continuity between the games, as some characters and events are referenced from one game to another.

Longtime Dinobot fan Simon Furman intended to feature the characters in Dreamwave's Energon comic book, but the company's closure prevented this.

" Longtime collaborators Herbert and Anderson set themselves a steep challenge — and, in the end, fail to meet it — in this much anticipated wrapup of the original Dune cycle ( after 2006's Hunters of Dune )... Though pacing is brisk and the infrequent action scenes crackle with tension, only two minor characters — gholas, who are young clones with restored memories, of Suk doctor Wellington Yueh and God-Emperor Leto II — acquire real depth.

Longtime Spielberg collaborator John Williams, who composed the musical score for E. T., described the challenge of creating a score that would generate sympathy for such an odd-looking creature.

Longtime coach Jack Amero ( affectionately called " Captain ") recently retired, leaving the program in a state of limbo.

** Longtime Offspring drummer Ron Welty leaves the band and is replaced by Atom Willard ( formerly of Rocket from the Crypt ).

Longtime bassist John Power joined the group in 1986, having met Badger on a local council-run musicianship course.

Longtime residents of the Okefenokee Swamp, referred to as " Swampers ", were of overwhelmingly English ancestry.

Longtime listeners were alienated when Jerry Garcia's death on August 9, 1995 was virtually ignored by the station.

Longtime train collectors and hobbyists were offended at this newer production, dismissing the new products as " cheap junk ", an accurate description.

Longtime NBC newsman Edwin Newman provided live news updates in the studio during each broadcast ; studio audience members would often interrupt his reporting with laughter or groans, as if Newman were an anchor on Saturday Night Lives Weekend Update.

Longtime Genesis producer Nick Davis completed a 5. 1 remix of this and other Genesis live albums which were released as a box set in September 2009.

Longtime leaders of the Methodists in the region were Rev.

Longtime fans were shocked by these changes.

Longtime Converse fans were against the change and some even stopped wearing the shoes.

Included on the set were a studio version of " Longtime Sunshine " ( with a SFTBH-related special coda ), originally recorded at Electric Lady Studios in August 1995 and Rivers's previously-released demo of You Won't Get With Me Tonight.

" Longtime Sunshine " is a slow, piano-driven ballad about the singer's dissatisfaction with life, wanting to return to times when things were more simple for them.

Longtime listeners were angered at the sudden loss of the Bay Area's last remaining active rock station.

Longtime RCA / Elvis producer Felton Jarvis produced the recordings, which were done to 4-track multitrack.

Longtime WFAA-TV sports anchor Dale Hansen was the Cowboys color analyst with Brad Sham as the play-by-play announcer from 1985 – 1996.

Longtime Wing Sergei Fedorov signed with the Mighty Ducks as a free agent during the offseason after a long contract dispute.

Longtime Red Wings Kris Draper and Chris Osgood also announced their retirement from hockey, with both soon taking positions within the club.

Longtime believed by Egyptologists to be " air shafts " for ventilation, this idea has now been widely abandoned in favor of the shafts serving a ritualistic purpose associated with the ascension of the king ’ s spirit to the heavens.

" Longtime fan Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins played guitar and sang back-up on the track " Turn My Way ", and in 2001 toured with the band on dates in the UK, US, and Japan for a short period of time.

** Longtime radio music countdown show American Top 40 debuts on 5 U. S. stations with Casey Kasem as host.

Longtime hostess Christine McGlade (" Moose ") had departed the previous year, as had Alasdair Gillis ( who had been promoted to co-host with Moose in 1985 before leaving towards the end of the 1986 season ); Lisa Ruddy (" Motormouth "), Moose's longtime sidekick on the show, was also gone, having left at the end of the 1985 season.

Longtime Cleveland Browns running back Leroy Kelly signed with Chicago.

Longtime UW band director Bill Bissell also claimed co-creator credit with Weller, suggesting that the wave was devised by both of them prior to the game.

Longtime Catlettsburg lawyer and then the city's attorney James Adkins Sr. traveled to Washington D. C. where he went before Congress with a desperate plea for flood protection assistance.

Longtime Philadelphia director Eugene Ormandy expressed his appreciation for what Toscanini achieved with the orchestra.

Longtime housemate of Lois and Sparrow, Ginger eventually bought a house with Samia, a Syrian Muslim chemist in a lavender marriage to a man.

Longtime members who continue to perform and record with the group include Clifford Adams ( trombone ), Curtis Williams ( keyboards ) and trumpeters Larry Gittens and Michael Ray.

Longtime drummer David Glass left the group following the release of The Scriptures and returned to California, where he eventually worked with several of Rozz Williams ' side projects.

Longtime engineer and recording pioneer Jack Mullin explained how the laugh track was invented on Crosby's show with these Ampex recorders:

Longtime manager of Kewell is Bernie Mandic who has had a successful partnership in securing Kewell's lucrative and long term contracts with high profile clubs.

The last meeting with Thunders was alluded to in the Napalm Beach song " Longtime Johnny " on their 1993 album, Curiosities.

On September 9, 2007, Longtime Groo writer, Mark Evanier revealed that the Groo / Conan project is a go with no official release date as of yet.

Longtime assistant Stan Van Gundy and rookie Dwyane Wade, whom Riley drafted 5th overall, led the Heat back into the playoffs with a 42 – 40 record after starting 0 – 7.

Longtime friend Warren Beatty advised Ashby to seek medical care after he complained of various medical problems, including undiagnosed phlebitis ; he was soon diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that rapidly spread to his lungs, colon and liver.

* Longtime announcer with the Chicago Cubs and famed singer of the national anthem Wayne Messmer

Longtime World Class mainstays Chris Adams, King Parsons, Kevin's brother Chris Von Erich, Percy Pringle, John Tatum, David Sheldon, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Jeanie Clarke and Toni Adams remained, while wrestlers associated with the Memphis end of the USWA left.

Longtime BMI songwriters, Brian Holland affiliated with the performing rights organization in 1960, followed by Lamont Dozier in 1961 and Eddie Holland in 1963.

Longtime partnered with FSU & UF, Sun Sports produces all regular season football games for both schools and airs them statewide on a next-day delay basis.