Word: nelsons
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When I think of civil disobedience, a few names spring to mind. Mohandas Gandhi. Martin Luther King, Jr. Nelson Mandela. These are the names of great heroes who will be remembered for a long time, heroes who fought for their peoples freedom against oppression and tyranny through non-violent protest and civil disobedience...
...Smiggin Holes bid is the brainchild of Rampaging Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson, two Australian comedians (real names John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) who have become the media darlings of the Olympic movement. Well-known radio personalities for more than a decade in Australia, the two gained an international following during the Sydney Olympic Games with their irreverent nightly television show, "The Dream." Unimpressed with Sydney's official mascots, the boys created their own, Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat, which became a runaway success and was carried around the Games by the likes of Billie Jean King. Athletes clamored...
DIED. WAYLON JENNINGS, 64, gristly Grammy-winning country "outlaw" who recorded Nashville's first platinum album (Wanted: The Outlaws); of a diabetes-related illness; in Chandler, Ariz. With his black Stetson and brash persona, Jennings, along with Willie Nelson, led country's outlaw movement of the late '60s and early '70s--a honky-tonk response to country's slick pop sound. Perhaps best known for Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, he recorded 16 No. 1 singles. Once a bassist for Buddy Holly, Jennings was scheduled to be on the plane in 1959 that killed...
...DIED. WAYLON JENNINGS, 64, grizzled Grammy-winning country singer who recorded Nashville's first platinum album (Wanted: The Outlaws); in Chandler, Arizona. With his black Stetson and brash persona, Jennings, along with Willie Nelson, led country's outlaw movement of the late '60s and early '70s?a honky-tonk response to country's slick pop sound. Among his 16 No. 1 singles was Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. Jennings was scheduled to be on the 1959 plane that killed Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, but gave up his seat to another musician. DIED. VICTOR...
...early, pinning him in 39 seconds. O’Donnell—ranked No. 20 nationally by themat.com in the 165-lbs. class—dominated sophomore Ben Schillens, 9-0. Lee won by one point over senioir Ali Abri, and Jones won a close match over senior Bryon Nelson...