Spinal Tap - Spinal Tap In medicine, spinal tap is a synonym for lumbar puncture. Spinal Tap is a fictitious heavy metal rock band, created for the 1984 Rob Reiner film, This Is Spinal Tap. The film was a make-believe documentary (a "rockumentary", as Reiner coined it) that satirized bands like Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith. The band's name is officially spelled with an diaeresis (two dots) over the letter 'n' (a construction that does not exist in any actual language; it is possible in Unicode (Spin̈al Tap), but not all browsers will render this properly) to satirize the use of "heavy metal umlauts" in the names of other heavy metal bands such as Motörhead. A memorable segment of the film is where a miniature replica of Stonehenge is lowered.
Harry Shearer - The Credibility Gap, 1968 - 1974, and regular on Saturday Night Live in 1979 - 1980 and 1984 - 1985 seasons. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in Rob Reiner's 1984 film This is Spinal Tap with Michael McKean and Christopher Guest; the three of them also collaborated on the acclaimed 2003 spoof "A Mighty Wind" Shearer is probably best-known for his astounding voiceover work on The Simpsons (1989 to date), where he does the voices of "Charles Montgomery Burns", "Waylon Smithers", "Ned Flanders", "Reverend Timothy Lovejoy" and Principal "Seymour Skinner", among others. Since 1983 Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program Le Show..
Heavy metal music - as an escape from reality through outlandish and fantastic lyrics, while African-American blues gives heavy metal its naked reality side, focusing on loss, depression and loneliness. If the audio/thematic components of heavy metal are predominantly blues-influenced reality, then the visual component is predominantly pop-influenced fantasy. The themes of darkness, evil, power, and apocalypse are fantastic language components for addressing the reality of life's problems. Further, in reaction to the "peace and love" hippie culture of the 1960s, heavy metal developed as a counterculture, where light is supplanted by darkness, and the happy ending of pop is replaced by the naked reality that things don't always work out in this world. While fans claim that the medium of darkness is not the message, critics have accused the genre of glorifying the negative.
Heavy metal umlaut - and Mötley Crüe then followed. Queensr˙che went further by putting the umlaut over the 'y' in their name. From a linguistic viewpoint, this might be regarded as an attempt at a diaresis, rather than as an umlaut, were it not for the fact that there are no vowels to be pronounced distinctly. Spoof band Spinal Tap parodied the idea still further by putting the umlaut over the letter 'n' (not shown here due to limitations of some browsers). The n-umlaut character does not occur in any known language or belong to any standard character set. Hawkwind-influenced 1980s space-rock band Underground Zerĝ used a variation on the concept, using the Scandinavian vowel Ĝ in their name. Recent umlaut sightings: the name of the band Assück the term "nü-metal" used to describe nu.
Fran Drescher - main character. Many of the chracters in the series (e.g. Yetta, her mother) were named after Fran Drescher's real family. Drescher's first role in a major motion picture was a bit part in Saturday Night Fever. She also had a role in the movie This Is Spinal Tap as Bobbie Fleckman. Drescher was born and raised in Queens, New York. She attended high school with actor Ray Romano..
David Mansfield - The Alpha Band broke up, Mansfield has continued to work as a musician in sessions for Dylan, Burnett, Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, Bruce Hornsby, Roger McGuinn, Sam Phillips, Mark Heard, The Roches, Edie Brickell, Spinal Tap, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam and others..
David Lander - the Squigtones in 1980, which featured Christopher Guest on guitar (credited as Nigel Tufnel, the name Guest would use a few years later as part of the spoof rock band, Spinal Tap). Landau has also appeared in numerous other TV shows and movies including The Bob Newhart Show, Barney Miller, Happy Days, Married with Children, Twin Peaks, The Weird Al Show, Mad About You and others. He suffers from multiple sclerosis..
Dana Carvey - also starred Mickey Rooney, Nathan Lane, and Meg Ryan. In 1984, Carvey had a small role in Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap film, where he played a mime, with fellow comedian Billy Crystal. In 1986, Carvey became a household name when he joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live. Carvey's SNL impressions and characters included Johnny Carson, Garth Algar (from Wayne's World), President George H. W. Bush, Ross Perot, The Church Lady, Franz (from Hans and Franz), President Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, John McLaughlin, Charles Grodin, and Woody Allen. Garth Algar is actually an affectionate caricature of Dana's brother, Brad Carvey, an accomplished electrical engineer who invented the Video Toaster. Carvey left the show in 1993. In 1992, Carvey joined Mike Myers to bring their popular Wayne's World sketch.
T-Bone Burnett - 1977, Spark In The Dark in 1977, and The Statue Makers of Hollywood in 1978. Burnett then revived his solo career and began producing albums for artists like Counting Crows' August and Everything After, Los Lobos' How Will the Wolf Survive?, Elvis Costello's King of America and Spike, the Wallflowers' Bringing Down the Horse, Marshall Crenshaw's Downtown, Spinal Tap's Break Like The Wind, the BoDeans' Love & Hope and Sex & Dreams, Gillian Welch's Revival and Hell Among The Yearlings, The Roy Orbison tribute A Black and White Night, two albums for Bruce Cockburn, and nearly everything released by wife, Sam Phillips. In 1985, Burnett teamed up with good friend Elvis Costello for a single called "The People's Limousine" under the moniker of "The Coward Brothers". In 1987 Burnett would produce.
1948 in music - Round Mary Lou Melody Time Animated film include Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill Mexican Hayride Mickey A Miracle Can Happen The Miracle Of The Bells The Music Man On An Island With You One Night With You One Sunday Afternoon One Touch Of Venus The Paleface The Pirate Rachel And The Stranger Romance On The High Seas So Dear To My Heart A Song Is Born Summer Holiday That Lady In Ermine Three Daring Daughters Two Guys From Texas Up In Central Park When My Baby Smiles At Me Words And Music You Were Meant For Me Births January 7 - Kenny Loggins January 9 - Bill Cowsill, The Cowsills January 10 - Cyril Neville, The Neville Brothers January 10 - Donald Fagen, Steely Dan January 14 - T-Bone Burnett, record.
1947 in music - - Larry Norman April 10 - Bunny Wailer, The Wailers April 16 - Gerry Rafferty, Stealers Wheel April 19 - Mark Volman, The Turtles April 21 - Iggy Pop April 24 - Glen Cornick, Jethro Tull April 24 - Hubert Ann Kelly, Hues Corporation April 26 - Pete Ham, Badfinger April 29 - Tommy James May 10 - Jay Ferguson, Spirit May 11 - Butch Trucks, The Allman Brothers May 14 - Al Ciner, Three Dog Night May 15 - Graham Goble, The Little River Band May 16 - Barbara Lee, The Chiffons May 19 - Jerry Hyman, Blood, Sweat and Tears May 25 - Mitchell Margo, The Tokens May 25 - Jessi Colter May 31 - John Bonham, Led Zeppelin June 1 - Ron Wood, Faces, The Rolling Stones June.
1943 in music - Canned Heat July 12 - Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac July 18 - Robin MacDonald, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas July 18 - Bobby Sherman July 25 - Jim McCarty, The Yardbirds, Renaissance July 26 - Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones July 27 - Al Ramsey, Gary Lewis & The Playboys August 1 Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead August 4 - David Carr, The Fortunes August 10 - Ronnie Spector August 11 - Denis Payton, The Dave Clark Five August 11 - Michael James Kale, The Guess Who August 19 - Billy J. Kramer, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas August 24 - John Cipollina, Quicksilver Messenger Service August 28 - Honey Lantree, The Honeycombs August 28 - David Soul August 29 - Dick Halligan, Blood Sweat & Tears September 2.
1943 in television - June 16 - Joan Van Ark, actress July 31 - Susan Flannery, actress August 2 - Max Wright, actor October 8 - Chevy Chase, actor, Saturday Night Live November 20 - Veronica Hamel, actress December 23 - Harry Shearer, actor, Saturday Night Live, Spinal Tap, The Simpsons Deaths.
1984 in film - - Richard Burton, actor September 25 - Walter Pidgeon, actor October 21 - François Truffaut, French film director Other Movies Released Amadeus The Killing Fields Places in the Heart Ewok Adventures 2010 The Year We Make Contact Friday The 13th(4): The Final Chapter This is Spinal Tap ''Cannonball Run II.
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - widely lauded in jazz circles for his sometimes hyperkinetic slap and pop bass style. Future Man plays percussion using a drumitar, a MIDI synthesizer shaped like a guitar. Unlike the lineup of Spinal Tap--"37 people's been in this band over the years"--membership in The Flecktones is little changed since the band released its eponymous first album. Harmonica player Howard Levy appeared on the Flecktones' first three albums. After Levy's departure, Fleck and the Wooten Brothers regrouped on the album Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the title a reference to the 1975 movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest based on Ken Kesey's novel. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin joined the band beginning with the album Live Art. The band has won several Grammy awards. Each of the current members of the quartet.
Billy Crystal - talkshow host whose catchphrase, "You look mahvelous!" became a media sensation, He also appeared briefly in Rob Reiner's film, This Is Spinal Tap with Dana Carvey. In 1986, Crystal started hosting Comic Relief on HBO with Robin Williams, and Whoopi Goldberg. Comic Relief, which was founded in 1986 by Andy Kaufman sidekick, Bob Zmuda, raises money for homeless men, women and children in the United States. In 1990, Crystal became one of the most popular hosts for The Academy Awards. He would go on to host the event in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998 and 2000. Selected filmography The Princess Bride - (1986) as "Miracle Max" Throw Momma from the Train - (1987) as "Larry Donner" When Harry Met Sally - (1989) as "Harry Burns" City Slickers (1991) as "Mitch Robbins".
Black Sabbath - metal. However, after the departure of Bill Ward, with the Mob Rules album, they started to lose their touch, effectively fading into generic heavy metal oblivion for the most part. That is, until the reunion of all the original Sabbath members in 1998. The band rarely received any critical praise ("blundering bozos" was one description) and Osbourne vocal talent can be safely labelled as exuberant but non-existent. Their musical talent and ingenuity are however irrefutable. They served as a pioneer in the heavy metal field, and many heavy metal bands cite Sabbath as their inspiration, including such famous and successful groups as Iron Maiden and Metallica. Many of the incidents and characters in the spoof rock documentary This is Spinal Tap are based on Black Sabbath. Personnel: Tony Iommi - guitar.
Bohemian Grove - human affairs generally and for works of artistic and moral creativity in particular". The ritualism and nature of the ceremony is the source of a number of critical allegations about the club. Some past attendees have reportedly included Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Alan Greenspan, Dwight D. Eisenhower, William Jefferson Clinton, Robert Novak, as well as other political and business leaders. Many of the notable participants have been politically conservative, causing some to speculate that the club is actually being used as a meeting place to secretly determine important public policies. The creators of Spinal Tap have made a movie with the same parody concept about Bohemian Grove, called A Teddy Bear's Picnic..
Cerebral arteriovenous malformation - giving rise to a clinical condition named as hydrocephalus. Symptoms due to bleeding include loss of consciousness, sudden and severe headache, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision and stiff neck (usually as a result of increased pressure within the skull and irritation of the meninges) and focal deficits related with local brain tissue damage on the bleeding site (e.g. focal seizures, hemiparesis, loss of touch sensation on one side of the body). The diagnosis is established by neuroimaging studies (a head CT scan examination is usually performed to discover the site of bleeding, magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral angiography [visualisation of brain vessels by using radioactive reagents injected into the vessels] methods are superior to CT examination in demonstration of AVMs) or a spinal tap (lumbar puncture) to examine the red blood.
Christopher Guest - in 1996. He is best known for his portrayal of Nigel Tufnel in the spoof documentary movie This is Spinal Tap, and his time as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1984-1985). Guest made his first appearance as Tufnel on the 1980 album by "Lenny and Squiggy"' (Comedians Michael McKean and David Lander) Lenny and the Squigtones. Other Films The Princess Bride - as Count Rugen Waiting for Guffman - as Corky St. Clair (also directed) Best in Show (2000) - as Harlan Pepper (also directed) ''A Mighty Wind (2003, director, actor).
