Word: gigged
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...impression was that it was a Harvard College gig, and I don't recall it being a money thing," Tallon said...
These five musicians did not always call themselves Ugly Kid Joe. Eichstadt came up with the name first as a joke, just a one-time thing. The asyet-unnamed band needed something to put on the flyers advertising their gig with L.A. glam band Pretty Boy Floyd, whose lipstick and moussed hair strikingly contrasted with the simple, natural good looks of the opening band...
...gig never actually happened, and Eichstadt still thought of the name as just a joke. But the name Ugly Kid Joe eventually stuck, and it's just one distinguishing feature of the band...
...have tempted Parker, who in his recent films (Mississippi Burning, Come See the Paradise) has told America what to think about racial issues, to insert a lecture during the break. Here, though, the big drama is whether soul survivor Wilson Pickett will show up at the band's big gig. The picture could be half an hour shorter or twice as long -- and that would be just fine, because The Commitments runs on rough charm and roadhouse melody. The film offers no message, no solutions, only a great time at the movies...
...Chicago Bulls not only makes a nice living playing basketball but, according to the Sports Marketing Letter, Michael Jordan is also the top product plugger in the U.S., earning $11 million a year for hyping everything from Chevys to lottery tickets. Last week Jordan began his biggest gig yet: endorsing Gatorade, the "sports drink," for a reported $18 million over 10 years...