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Sam Kinison. Samuel Burl Kinison (/ ˈkɪnɪsən / KIN-iss-ən; December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were characterized by intense sudden tirades, punctuated with his distinctive scream, similar to charismatic preachers.
Bill Graham (born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca; January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991) was a German-born American impresario and rock concert promoter. In the early 1960s, Graham moved to San Francisco, and in 1965, began to manage the San Francisco Mime Troupe. [ 2 ] He had teamed up with local Haight Ashbury promoter Chet Helms to organize a benefit ...
The Honda Point disaster was the largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy ships in U.S. history. [3] On the evening of September 8, 1923, seven destroyers, while traveling at 20 knots (37 km/h), ran aground at Honda Point (also known as Point Pedernales; the cliffs just off-shore called Devil's Jaw), a few miles from the northern side of the Santa Barbara Channel off Point Arguello on the Gaviota ...
A Balao -class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Clemente. 33°25′30″N 117°37′44″W / 33.425°N 117.629°W / 33.425; -117.629 (USS Moray (SS-300)) USS Naifeh. United States Navy. 11 July 1966. A John C. Butler -class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island.
What's Your Name? (1997) What the Hell Happened to Me? is the second studio album by Adam Sandler, released by Warner Bros. on 13 February 1996. [1] It contains the official recording of "The Chanukah Song" (recorded live at University of California, Santa Barbara), which has become a holiday staple and one of Sandler's best-known works.
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k / ⓘ YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.
Mary Ann ( United States ), 1863. The Mary Ann was the primary tug in Humboldt Bay for many years. She wrecked in 1863 on the south spit of Humboldt Bay and subsequently refloated. [ 3] Merrimac ( United States ), 22 February 1863. The tug flipped over while trying to cross the bar with loss of all on board, estimated to be 18.
Sea creature puts on ‘rare’ show for California tour boat and beachgoers. ‘What a day!’ ... Dana Point is in Southern California, about a 60-mile drive southwest from downtown Los Angeles.