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Terry Hall and Roddy Byers ( also known as Roddy Radiation ) joined the band the following year, and the band changed its name to The Special AKA, The Coventry Automatics, and then to The Special AKA.
* Roddy Radiation – lead guitar, vocals
The Bureau embarked on a second UK tour in November and December 1981 sharing the bill with The Modettes and Roddy Radiation And The Tearjerkers.
Terry Hall subsequently came in as vocalist, replacing Tim Strickland, and Roddy Radiation on lead guitar.
During the tour, Specials guitar player Roddy Radiation commented that bands like Buck-O-Nine had helped spark a resurgence of interest in ska music in America, which enabled The Specials to return to the US and play to larger audiences in larger venues than they had just a couple of years previously.

Roddy and fronted
The band toured throughout these years, and their success led to opening several dates in 1998 for Hole, fronted by Courtney Love, a friend and ( briefly ) former Faith No More bandmate of Roddy Bottum.

Roddy and worked
Heartbeat ( 1991 ) and Sweet Revenge ( 1994 ), meanwhile, looked to international horizons and worked with a global range of artists such as Roddy Frame, Dee Dee Brave, Marco Prince, Arto Lindsay, Youssou N ' Dour, David Sylvian, and Ingrid Chavez.
For the next several years he worked steadily in commercials and on stage with emerging talents like Robert Drivas, Gene Hackman, Doris Roberts and Brenda Vaccaro and established stars such as Eileen Heckart, Jason Robards, Christopher Plummer, and Roddy McDowall.
He worked as a personal assistant for the professional wrestler " Rowdy " Roddy Piper for a year and a half prior to Survivor.
The tracks had been worked on for four months, and the intention was to put " What the World Is Waiting For " as the A side ; however, when Roddy Mckenna, Silvertone's A & R man, heard " Fools Gold " he urged the band to use that as the A-side.

Roddy and with
In 1986 Dirk Benedict starred as a low-life band manager " Harry Smilac " in the movie " Body Slam " along with Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, and cameo appearances by Freddie Blassie, Ric flair, and Bruno Sammartino.
The success of the show made Downey a pop culture celebrity, leading to an appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1988, WrestleMania V in 1989 in which he traded insults with Roddy Piper and Brother Love on Piper's Pit, and later roles in movies such as Predator 2 and Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation.
* Aztec Camera: Dreamland ( 1993, produced with Roddy Frame )
Roddy Doyle's 2010 novel " The Dead Republic " deals tangentially with this film.
The guests all hide in a shelter and Roddy declares his love to Letty and begs her to run off with him.
Because she has neither money nor a place to go, she decides to go away with Roddy, but Roddy tells her quite openly that he is already married.
After the cattlemen return with a severely injured Roddy, she is forced to nurse him.
Seán Saunders recalled being arrested with at Milltown with Roddy Connolly ( son of James Connolly ), Hugo MacNeill, Theo Fitzgerald, Seán McLoughlin and Garry Holohan.
Originally portrayed by British comic Roddy Maude-Roxby as a stuffy magistrate with black robe and powdered wig.
A year later Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, who along with Gould and Bordin, formed Faith No More.
According to Roddy Bottum, Martin was fired via fax: " Jim Martin had always been very conventional in what he wanted to do with the band, very much a fan of guitar music only and metal specifically.
Although he was fighting AIDS, the actor appeared in eight television productions between 1990 and 1992, including Daughter of Darkness ( 1990 ) with Mia Sara and The Naked Target ( 1992 ) with Roddy McDowall.
On April 7, 1986 Liddy appeared at WrestleMania II as a guest judge for a boxing match between Mr. T ( with Joe Frazier, The Haiti Kid ) versus Roddy Piper ( with Bob Orton and Lou Duva ).
SNK games were graphically bold and bright, with games such as Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy and the famous Metal Slug series being distinctive and instantly recognizable, no doubt contributing to the system's success in the arcades.
" Classy " Freddie Blassie also made a cameo appearance as himself, along with " Wrestling's Living Legend " Bruno Sammartino, and Ric Flair in the 1986 film " Body Slam " starring Dirk Benedict, " Captain " Lou Albano, and " Rowdy " Roddy Piper.
He also feuded with Roddy Piper for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship.
Groomed by Jim Crockett Jr. as his future top star, Flair won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Bobo Brazil on July 29, 1977 ; and during the next three years, he held five reigns as U. S. Champion while feuding with Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Mr. Wrestling II, Jimmy Snuka, and Greg Valentine ( with whom he also formed a championship tag team ).

Roddy and several
Bloodstained Memoirs explored the careers of several pro wrestlers, including Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam and Roddy Piper.
In Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha set in Ireland in the 1960s, the titular protagonist watches the show and mentions Napoleon Solo at several points in the novel.
West later became an announcer for several game shows and filled in for Rod Roddy on The Price is Right during his illnesses and after his death in 2003.
At the suggestion of Roddy McDowall, Astaire donated her papers and memorabilia — amounting to several trunks of material — to the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University.
James Connolly was survived by his wife Lillie and several children, of whom Nora became an influential writer and campaigner within the Irish-republican movement as an adult, and Roddy continued his father's politics.
After Goodson-Todman announcer Johnny Olson died in October 1985, Roddy was chosen as one of several substitute announcers ( along with Rich Jeffries, Bob Hilton, and Gene Wood ) to announce The Price Is Right.
Other best selling authors who have written extensively about the Northside include Dermot Bolger and Booker Prize winning author Roddy Doyle, who set several novels in the fictional Northside area of Barrytown.
The Mountie lost the title just two days later to Rowdy Roddy Piper at the 1992 Royal Rumble, in what was the shortest Intercontinental Championship reign in history for several years.
As well, there have been several celebrity guest stars who did voice acting on Garfield & Friends for both Garfield & US Acres portions, including Imogene Coca, Stan Freberg, George Foreman, Chick Hearn, James Earl Jones, Marvin Kaplan, Robin Leach, John Moschitta, Jr., Jack Riley, Rod Roddy, Will Ryan, Pat Buttram, Dick Beals, Paul Winchell and Don Knotts.
Roddy Woomble, singer from rock band Idlewild, lived in Carnoustie from age 8, and attended Carnoustie High School, playing drums in several local bands.
On TNT, Hayes usually was the victim of several slapsticks ; some instances included getting a face-full of powder, being slopped with pumpkin-innards by " Captain " Lou Albano, drinking one of Hulk Hogan's diet shakes, then promptly vomiting, being nearly bitten by one of Hillbilly Jim's goats, and getting slapped in the face by " Rowdy " Roddy Piper.

Roddy and bands
After ' 96 Ashton and Bennett were replaced by Roddy Stone ( currently fronting UK metal act Viking Skull ) and David Bianchi ( who later went on to become manager of rock bands The Enemy and Boy Kill Boy ).
The ' second wave ' bands were young proponents of a rock, blues and soul style wave celebrated in Roddy Doyle's book The Commitments.

Roddy and including
The successful 1941 film of the book had a cast including Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O ' Hara, Anna Lee, Roddy McDowall ( as Huw ), Donald Crisp, and Barry Fitzgerald.
A number of celebrities guest-starred on the series over the course of its run, including Debbie Allen, Bob Saget, Charles Rocket, Neil Patrick Harris, Lydia Cornell, Brooke Shields, Roddy McDowall, and others ; Chubby Checker, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer appeared in episodes as themselves.
The music video for " The Goonies R Good Enough " featured many guest stars, including WWF personalities such as the Iron Sheik, Captain Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, André the Giant, " Classy " Freddie Blassie, The Fabulous Moolah, and Nikolai Volkoff, members of the Goonies cast, and the Bangles.
Roddy McDowall, who had a long distinguished career including as the regular star of the Planet of the Apes series ; Ron Howard, who, in addition to being the star of the long running Happy Days television series, became an Oscar-winning director in adulthood ; Elijah Wood, who continued his career successfully into adulthood from playing Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film series and starring as Ryan Newman in the T. V.
Roddy also voiced a number of national television commercials, including those for Pennzoil and Public Storage.
The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of wrestlers including Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Macho Man Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, John Cena, Batista, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk.
However, the producers were able to secure a strong cast including Julie Andrews, Richard Burton and Roddy McDowall, as well as Robert Goulet in his first Broadway role.
In addition to The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads ?, Porridge, Lovejoy and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet they have also written various other works for TV and a number of films, including The Commitments ( with Roddy Doyle ), Goal !, Flushed Away, Across the Universe and The Bank Job.
There are many cameo appearances by notable performers, including Imogene Coca, Richard Deacon, Norman Fell, Fannie Flagg, Alice Ghostley, Roosevelt Grier, George Gobel, Paul Lynde, Roddy McDowall, Sheree North, Charles Pierce, Tom Poston, Charlotte Rae, Jimmie Walker and Michael Keaton in his film debut as Sailor ..
Many highly regarded drummers endorse DW, including Joe Morello, Derek Roddy ( Serpents Rise ), Dave Grohl, Dominic Howard ( Muse ), Steve Jocz ( Sum 41 ), Brooks Wackerman ( Bad Religion ), Scott Travis ( Judas Priest ), Scott Phillips ( Creed and Alter Bridge ), Abe Laboriel Jr. ( Paul McCartney ), Neil Peart of Rush, Will Berman of MGMT, Dave Matthews Band's Carter Beauford, Zak Starkey, and Nickelback and Martone drummer Daniel Adair.
It featured animated adventures of popular WWF stars from the time, including its title character Hulk Hogan and his group of wrestlers fighting against a group of rogue wrestlers led by Roddy Piper.
Several actors who had played villains in the 1960s Batman television series also guest-starred, including Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Roddy McDowell, and Julie Newmar.

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