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unusual facts about BONDI


Death of Beto Laudisio

Memorial services were conducted following Laudisio's death, both in Australia in the Sydney suburb of Bondi where his funeral was held and in Brazil.


49443 Marcobondi

It is named after Marco Bondi, an Italian astrophysicist at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica.

Alon Ilsar

His theatre credits also extend to his performance as the drummer and sound designer in Sam Atwell's play Bondi Dreaming, the touring production Barrel of Monkeys (Strut'n'Fret), touring with Circus Monoxide as musical director, drummer and keys player, improvising drums in Spontaneous Broadway, and composing and sound designing for Emergence.

An Inconvenient Truth 2

Advice & Support: Kate Forester, Jessica Storr, Diensen Palbarn, Adam Bennet, Chris Walker, Natasha Bondi, Rupert Read, Paul Nasse, Doug Lyon, Tom Tapper.

Ben Buckler Gun Battery

The gun barrel weighed 22 tons and it took a total of thirty six horses to transport the barrel from Victoria Barracks in Darlinghurst to the battery in North Bondi; the transit took over three weeks.

Bertie Blackman

Bertie is the daughter of renowned Australian artist Charles Blackman and grew up in the Inner-East Sydney suburbs of Bondi and Paddington.

Blue-green

Apple christened the color of the exterior of its original iMac G3 personal computer "Bondi blue" when it was introduced in 1998.

Bondi Blonde

In December 2006, advertising guru John Singleton brought Paris Hilton to Sydney to help select the face of his new Bondi Blonde beer.

Bondi Junction, New South Wales

Bondi Junction is Sydney's fifth largest business district behind the CBD itself, North Sydney, Parramatta and Chatswood.

Colectivo

Domestically, the colectivo is also called bondi; the word comes from the name of Rio de Janeiro's tramways (bondes), in turn from English bonds, which is how the government paid for the Rio tramway system to the British company that built it.

Come Up Smiling

The movie was mostly shot at Cinesound's Bondi studios, with carnival scenes filmed at the Sydney Showground.

Evie and the Birdman

The cast for the Bondi Pavilion show were Anthony Cogin as "Lester's father", Benj Daddario as "the Birdman", Ryan Desaunier, Amanda Dolby, Sam Moran, Emma Pask, Katrina Retallick as "Evelyn", Alyson Standen as "Miss Yahwhohow" and Alicia Wolfe.

Fred Cowan

Cowan is the younger brother of author Roberta Bondi, older brother of History Detective Wesley Cowan and first cousin of Kassie Wesley DePaiva.

John Ranch

He was born in Bondi, New South Wales and moved to Orange, New South Wales at four years of age when his father became the licensee of the Tourist Hotel there.

Kentwell Cup

Teams who have competed in the competition have included those linked by geographical location, such as Drummoyne DRFC, Lane Cove RUFC, and Petersham RUFC, others linked by connections to schools, such as Newington Old Boys (NOBs), St Patrick's Rugby Club, Old Ignatians and Knox Old Boys; while others have been linked by occupation, like Bondi Life Savers.

Malta Song for Europe 2006

The compères for the contest were Eileen Montesin and Josef Bonello, while Lou Bondì hosted the entertainment part.

Pam Bondi

Bondi prosecuted former Major League Baseball player Dwight Gooden in 2006 for violating the terms of his probation and for substance abuse.

Rugby league in South Africa

So far the Sydney Roosters have signed four South African rugby union players and Peter O'Sullivan stated he will bring them all on a bus back to Bondi the Melbourne Storm have also recruited players from the country.

Último Bondi a Finisterre

Último Bondi a Finisterre is the ninth album by Argentine rock band Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, released in 1998.

Vic Bondi

Bondi resurfaced with another politically charged band, Report Suspicious Activity, in 2006, and was featured prominently in the documentaries American Hardcore and You Weren't There.

Bondi fronted Report Suspicious Activity which also features J. Robbins of Channels, Jawbox, and Burning Airlines, Darren Zentek from Kerosene 454/Oswego/Channels, and Erik Denno from Kerosene 454, which released a record on Alternative Tentacles in 2005.


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