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Rick Dees, at the time a radio DJ in Memphis, Tennessee, recorded " Disco Duck " ( 1976 ) and " Dis-Gorilla " ( 1977 ); Frank Zappa parodied the lifestyles of disco dancers in " Dancin ' Fool " on his 1979 Sheik Yerbouti album, and " Disco Boy " on his 1976 Zoot Allures album ; and " Weird Al " Yankovic's 1981 eponymous debut album includes a disco song called " Gotta Boogie ", an extended pun on the similarity of the disco subgenre name " boogie " to the American slang word " booger " and its British counterpart " bogey ".
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The countdown show, ranking the top songs of the previous week, has been a staple of weekend radio programming since 1970 ; current hosts of countdown shows in various formats include Rick Dees, Ryan Seacrest, Jeff Foxworthy, Kix Brooks, Bob Kingsley, Crook & Chase, Randy Jackson, Walt Love, Al Gross, Dick Bartley, and ( via reruns ) Casey Kasem.
Caesar then went on to get his first " paid gig " on the Rod Lucas Show on BBC Radio Kent and shortly afterwards they both moved to the newly created Invicta Radio and, in a similar manner to BBC Radio 1 presenter Steve Wright, copied a style from American DJ Rick Dees that has subsequently become known worldwide as the ' Zoo Format '.
( Contrary to popular belief, however, Nash did not perform the duck voice for Rick Dees ' " Disco Duck ")
Examples include Rick Dees ’ " Disco Duck ", related to the disco craze of the 1970s ; C. W. McCall's " Convoy ", related to the CB radio craze of the 1970s ( though McCall has had at least one other top-40 hit ); and Buckner & Garcia ’ s " Pac-Man Fever ", related to the 1980s-era arcade game Pac-Man.
Porter signed several new acts to Stax, including Fat Larry's Band, Rick Dees and Sho Nuff, as well as re-signing former mid-1970s Stax acts Rance Allen, Soul Children and Shirley Brown.
After the non-compete agreement expired, Axton formed Fretone Records whose biggest hit, " Disco Duck " by Rick Dees was licensed for distribution to RSO Records.
For example, the first episode's random special niche thanks credit celebrity was Rick Dees, and the third episode's was Greg Maddux.
He served as band leader on Rick Dees ' short-lived late night talk show " Into the Night " on ABC in the early 1990s.
As a CHR station, Z103 hosted live-to-air programs from area nightclubs in the city, as well as syndicated shows such as the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, American Top 40 and Canadian Hit 30 Countdown.
Prior to the change to EZ Rock, CJMX aired the syndicated countdown show Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 from June 1998, until its last airing on February 13, 1999.
On September 26, 2009, Hot 93. 5 began airing syndicated countdown shows such as the Canadian Top 20 with Jimmy T, American Top 40, Canadian Hit 30 Countdown and Rick Dees Weekly Top 40.
Following that season McCoo departed the series and was replaced by Weekly Top 40 radio host and DJ Rick Dees.
Musicians contributing to the soundtrack included Mary MacGregor performing " Good Friend ," David Naughton performing " Makin ' It " and Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots performing the title theme " Meatballs ".
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* Rick Deckard: The Tyrell Corporation finally locates him, residing at a cabin in the woods with the frozen Rachael.
According to a 2010 interview on Blog Talk Radios, Lessons Learned, Rick Tocquigny, when asked if Mumy was a Jonathan Harris fan, before Mumy's first meeting with Harris on Lost in Space, he said at age 5, he was too young to watch his mentor's show The Third Man which was probably late at night, but was old enough to watch The Bill Dana Show ( which also starred Harris's real-life best friend Don Adams ).
The Cubs hit a high-water mark on June 28 at 47 – 22, boasting an game NL East lead, as they were led by Bobby Murcer ( 27 Hr / 89 RBI ), and Rick Reuschel ( 20 – 10 ).
In 1989, the first full season with night baseball at Wrigley Field, Don Zimmer's Cubs were led by a core group of veterans in Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe and Andre Dawson, who were boosted by a crop of youngsters such as Mark Grace, Shawon Dunston, Greg Maddux, Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton, and Rookie of the Year Runner-Up Dwight Smith.
Although DECT 6. 0 operates at 1. 9 GHz, Rick decided the term DECT 1. 9 might have confused customers who equate larger numbers ( such as the 2. 4 and 5. 8 in existing 2. 4 GHz and 5. 8 GHz cordless telephones ) with later products.
Dr. Rick Strassman, while conducting DMT research in the 1990s at the University of New Mexico, advanced the controversial hypothesis that a massive release of DMT from the pineal gland prior to death or near death was the cause of the near death experience ( NDE ) phenomenon.
In January 2003, a 95-year old Wray appeared at the 2003 Palm Beach International Film Festival to celebrate the Rick McKay documentary film Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There, where she was also honored with a " Legend in Film " award.
On June 3, 2008, one day prior to GM's annual shareholder meeting, Rick Wagoner, GM's CEO at that time, said the brand was being reviewed, and had the possibility of either being sold, having the production line completely redesigned, or being discontinued.
The influence of restaurateur Rick Stein can be seen in the port, and tourists travel from long distances to eat at his restaurant or cafés.
In the book, Rick Deckard ( the main character ) is at one point tricked into following an android, who believes himself to be a police officer, to a faked police station.
On March 8, 2011, King spoke at a political rally in Sarasota aimed against Governor Rick Scott ( R-FL ), voicing his opposition to the Tea Party movement.
The series was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, at the request of Brandon Tartikoff, and produced by Paramount Television.
The film was produced by Rick Heinrichs, whom Burton had befriended while working in the concept art department at Disney.
The film was nominated for two awards at the 73rd Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing ( Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline and Ivan Sharrock ).
The Santorum Amendment was a failed proposed amendment to the 2001 education funding bill ( which became known as the No Child Left Behind Act ), proposed by Republican Rick Santorum ( who was at that time the United States Senator for Pennsylvania ), which promoted the teaching of intelligent design while questioning the academic standing of evolution in U. S. public schools.
The company's board of directors forced then – Chairman and CEO Rick Scott to resign at the beginning of the federal investigation ; Scott was subsequently elected Governor of Florida in 2010.
In the beginning of his sophomore year Jackson replaced Rick Monday ( who was the first player ever drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft ) at center field.
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