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Discover why California’s Great America is Northern California’s best choice for family fun and adventure. [1]

07 Dec 07 - Paramount’s Great America (PGA) is now California’s Great America! [2]

The American Eagle, The Giant Drop, Raging Bull, and Viper at Six Flags Great America. [3]

Please welcome Steven as our newest Park Supervisor! [2]

This deal isn’t available at the park, so purchase your Combo today! [4]

Six Flags Great America is a Six Flags theme park in the Chicago metropolitan area, located in Gurnee, Illinois. [3]

California’s Great America has the most thrill rides in Northern California. [1]

Eagle’s Flight was a very commercially successful ride and was considered a top 10 ride by Roller Coaster Weekly magazine. [3]

But Marriott also gave a first option to the park to the city of Santa Clara, which was already partially involved in the park, leasing 55 acres (220,000 m) for parking space for $75,000 per year. [5]

Save $20 when you buy tickets online, valid October 29-31. [4]

Unfortunately because the park was literally landlocked being in the center of Silicon Valley, several rides including the classic train ride and the Triple Wheel Ferris Wheel, a Marriott’s Great America signature attraction, were removed to make way for newer attractions. [5]

Kings was later purchased by Paramount, creating the Paramount Parks division. [2]

The Australian-themed Boomerang Bay Beach Club gives guests the “splashin’ good time” that only the Gold Coast can bring! [1]

Cedar Fair renamed the park from Paramount’s Great America to “California’s Great America” between the 2007 and 2008 season. [2]

This article is about the California park originally known as Marriott’s Great America. [5]

Sources:
[1] California’s Great America | Rides, Shows and other Attractions
[2] Paramount’s Great America Photo Group - Flickr
[3] Six Flags Great America - Wikipedia
[4] Tickets: Six Flags
[5] California’s Great America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Ramones announced before the release of ?Adios Amigos! [1]

One of the first efforts of actor/producer/director Fred Williamson ’s Po’ Boy productions, Adios Amigo costars Williamson with Richard Pryor. [2]

The Ramones haven’t progressed much since the mid-’80s, yet they have recaptured a bit of the inspiration that fueled their last great album, Too Tough to Die. [1]

It features “Making Monsters For My Friends” and “It’s Not For Me to Know” originally recorded by Dee Dee Ramone on his album I Hate Freaks Like You which he did with I.C.L.C, and “The Crusher” from Dee Dee Ramone ’s short rap career as Dee Dee King, as well as a cover of Tom Waits ‘ “I Don’t Want to Grow Up” and a cover of Johnny Thunders song “I Love You”. [...] In a reverse decision, many tracks on this album are performed at a slower pace because of Joey’s maturing, ailing vocals, a factor the band had acknowledged in previous years. [...] The Japanese version of the album features the bonus track “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.”, originally recorded by Mot?rhead as a tribute to the Ramones on their “1916″ album. [3]

Blondie, Dawn of the Dickies, Rock ‘N’ Roll High School, Marquee Moon, So Alone, Tuff Darts! [1]

In preceding tours the band had originally played faster with negative reviews of the shows being the result. [3]

Even with the extra kick of energy, there are moments on the album that veer too close to self-parody — even the grungy stomp through Tom Waits ‘ “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up,” one of the record’s best moments, seems forced. [1]

The American version of the album features a hidden track, “Spider-Man “, slightly different from the same song the Ramones originally recorded for the Saturday Morning tribute album. [3]

Playing a couple of inept western outlaws, Williamson and Pryor mastermind several failed crimes, ranging from a real estate scam to a statecoach holdup. [2]

Sources:
[1] ?Adios Amigos!: Information from Answers.com
[2] Adios Amigos: Information from Answers.com
[3] ?Adios Amigos! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ten Project Runway Season 8 designers showed at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on September 9, 2010. [1]

Most everyone thought the Project Runway finale would close Season 8 with easy results last night. [2]

Looks like Project Runway is taking a page from Survivor. [3]

Project Runway Season 8 is the eighth season of the television show Project Runway. [4]

Project Runway Season 7 is the seventh season of the television show Project Runway. [5]

Designer Betsey Johnson, actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks, who told StyleList, “This is my first fashion show ever and I’m so excited.” [6]

The season included 17 designers at the beginning of the competition. [4]

He was one of the final three designers to show his collection at New York Fashion Week for the chance to.. [7]

Collections from seven yet-to-be-eliminated designers were interspersed with those of the three mystery finalists to keep the audience from spoiling their identities. [6]

Below you will see images of the designers in the order that their ten-piece 2011 collections were shown in the new Lincoln Center venue. [1]

Instead of offering up a final episode followed by a gossipy reunion show, Project Runway decided to load it all in to a slow moving two-hour finale that would have been better served with a tight edit. [8]

Returning as judges are supermodel Heidi Klum, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia. [5]

Indeed, Gretchen was selected as the winner, although not everyone who watched was pleased. [2]

The highlight of the evening was the series of Fairy JobMother promos that featured Haley Taylor trying to teach the eliminated designers how to find work. [8]

Titled “Heroes vs. Villains,” Season 8 will pit some of the most loved - and most despised - designers from the franchise. [3]

Sources:
[1] Blogging Project Runway - The Original Project Runway Fan …
[2] Project Runway Finale Ends Season 8 in Surprising Fashion …
[3] Blogging Project Runway - The Original Project Runway Fan …
[4] Project Runway (season 8) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Project Runway Season 7 - Wikipedia
[6] ‘Project Runway‘ Season 8 Finale Spring 2011 - Runway Review …
[7] Project Runway - Lifetime
[8] ‘Project Runway‘ Season 8 Finale: Catty Win Over Cool

Randy Travis sings his chart-topping song “Three Wooden Crosses,” at the DoD-sponsored salute to Korean War veterans at the MCI Center in Washington, July 26, 2003. [1]

In 2001 Randy independently released a live-concert album, “Randy Travis Live,” and a CD single titled “America Will Always Stand”. [2]

Randy Travis is a country and gospel music singer whose distinctive baritone and traditional style have made him a star since the 1980s. [3]

Like the Beatles in rock, Randy Travis marks a generational shift in country music. [4]

Since then he has sold millions of records and won numerous awards, including Grammys for Best Male Country Vocal Performance (1987 and 1988), Best Country Song (1988’s “Forever and Ever, Amen”) and Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album (2004’s Rise and Shine). [3]

Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), better known as Randy Travis is an American country singer. [1]

Randy’s father always wanted him to become a country singer, filling the house with the sounds of Hank Williams and Stonewall Jackson albums. [...] The album was mostly sold at the club between shows and is now a collector’s item and out of circulation. [...] Born on May 4, 1959, Randy Bruce Traywick was the second of six children. [...] In 1981 Randy made the move to Nashville, commuting regularly to Charlotte to perform at Country City, USA. [2]

In the late 1970s he began making demo tapes and recorded a few singles, and in 1981 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee. [...] As a member of the Grand Ole Opry, he could have settled in and comfortably churned out his trademark hits year after year as other singers came and went. [3]

Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life on Warner Bros. [...] In the late 1980s he had a string of hits, including “No Place Like Home” and “Diggin’ Up Bones “. [1]

His first record on a major label, Storms of Life was released in 1986, and Travis toured the United States on the strength of the hits “On the Other Hand” and “1982.” [3]

Sources:
[1] Randy Travis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Randy Travis - Official Artist Page on iLike - free music …
[3] Randy Travis: Biography from Answers.com
[4] Randy Travis on Yahoo! Music

Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), a beautiful but vicious villain working with the Russian Mafia, spearheads the theft of the controls to GoldenEye, a high-tech satellite weapons system, and with her gunmen, she kills most of the soldiers and guards at a top-secret military facility in the process. [1]

GoldenEye is the type of game N64 owners have been waiting for since they finished Mario 64. [2]

Pierce Brosnan made his first appearance as James Bond in this action thriller, the 17th in the series (excluding the 1967 Casino Royale and the 1983 Never Say Never Again) featuring the suave British super-agent. [1]

GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64 video game console, based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. [3]

Released in 1995, the film was directed by Martin Campbell and unlike previous Bond films, is the first film to not take any story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming. [...] GoldenEye is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. [4]

Armed with his license to kill, James Bond (Agent 007) races to Russia in search of the stolen access codes for GoldenEye, an awesome space weapon that can fire a devastating electromagnetic pulse toward the Earth. [5]

Sadly, this was the last film in the Bond series for special-effects supervisor Derek Meddings, who died in the midst of production; the film was dedicated to him. [...] As the story begins, Agent 007 and his partner, Agent 006 (Sean Bean), pull a daring raid on a chemical weapons plant in the Soviet Union; however, they are captured by Russian troops, and while Bond is able to escape, 006 is not so lucky. [1]

To replace Dalton, the producers cast Pierce Brosnan, who had been prevented from succeeding Roger Moore in 1986 because of his contract to star in the Remington Steele series. [...] She also tells 007 to not go out for revenge against Ourumov when he is found (for Trevelyan’s death) and he flies to St. Petersburg to meet CIA agent Jack Wade (Joe Don Baker). [...] She attempts to kill him but he overpowers her and she takes him to Janus after which he proceeds to knock her out cold. [4]

Looks like the early responses to “Casino Royale” are surprisingly strong — and you’d expect the British film experts to be particularly finicky about this specific series. [5]

The story was conceived and written by Michael France, with later collaboration by other writers. [4]

It has been praised for the quality of its multiplayer deathmatch mode, and its incorporation of stealth elements and varied objectives into its single player missions. [3]

Sources:
[1] GoldenEye: Information from Answers.com
[2] GoldenEye 007 for N64 - GameSpot
[3] GoldenEye 007 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] GoldenEye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] GoldenEye Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes