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3 unusual facts about Bleu


Bleu, blanc et rouge

The Flag of France, whose colors are given as "bleu, blanc et rouge"

Gino Cantarelli

In 1920 the two editors joined with Julius Evola to publish Bleu, which was devoted entirely to Dada and which appeared in Mantua like the earlier journal.

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière

Joly was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Lotbinière in 1861 as a Bleu, a moderate liberal, but was a member of the more radical Parti rouge when re-elected in 1863.


A Watched Pot

These four years were full of creative work: Bleu moved from Boston to L.A., put out L.E.O. - Alpacas Orgling (a project with Mike Viola, Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish and Jason Scheff of Chicago), founded The Major Labels (a power-pop project with Mike Viola and Ducky Carlisle) and released Aquavia (the first and maybe last record of The Major Labels), and worked as a producer.

André J. Cointreau

André J. Cointreau is the president and CEO of l’Ecole de Cuisine et de Pâtisserie Le Cordon Bleu, better known as Le Cordon Bleu.

Bleu pétrole

Great expectations surrounded Bleu pétrole after L'Imprudence, issued in 2002, and the live album La Tournée des grands espaces, issued in 2004.

Bleu pétrole (Petrol blue) is the twelfth studio album by French rocker Alain Bashung, issued in March 2008 on Barclay Records.

Jan Baptist Zangrius

Zangrius inscribed into the oval escutcheon of his hatching table both the heraldic and standard French language appellations of the given tinctures as follows – Or, Argent, Geulle gueules and Rouge (gules), Azur and Bleu (azure), Sinople and Verd Vert (vert).

KIOI

Popular show segments during Bleu's morning show include Bleuper calls (prank calls to unsuspecting listeners), The Daily Dish (entertainment gossip), and the Bleu Room, an in-studio lounge session that featured acts including Dido, Natasha Bedingfield, Matchbox Twenty and others performing acoustic versions of their hits.

L.E.O.

Spawned by an on-stage cover of ELO's "Telephone Line" by lead singer-songwriter Bleu and Mike Viola, it quickly produced an entire album of original songs similar in style to 1970s AM radio pop music.

The project is mostly the brainchild of Bleu, but also features major contributions from Matt Mahaffey of Self, Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish, Hanson, Mike Viola, and members of Chicago.

Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts – Dallas

The history of the name, Le Cordon Bleu dates back to the 16th century where King Henry III awarded members of the Order of the Holy Spirit a medallion that was suspended from a Blue Ribbon…or Le Cordon Bleu.

Madame Brassart

Shortly after the film's release, Nina Zagat, who also spent time at Le Cordon Bleu under Brassart, and her husband responded to the film's portrayal with an article comparing Brassart and Child, whom they both knew personally and stating that Brassart was more sympathetic in real life.

Métamorphoses

Themes "Bells", "Je me souviens", "Miss Moon", "Millions of Stars", "Hey Gagarin", "Gloria, Lonely Boy", "C'est la vie", "Tout est bleu" and "Give Me A Sign" were performed live at The Twelve Dreams of the Sun concert, in December 31, 1999, along with classical hits by Jarre.

MS Saga Sapphire

British based cruise line Saga Cruises acquired Bleu de France after she completed two seasons of cruising with the Brazilian cruise operator CVC.

Panic of Girls

Zach Condon - trumpet on "Sunday Smile", "Wipe Off My Sweat" and "Le Bleu"

Philippe Djian

Three of his novels were adapted to movies: 37°2 le matin (1986; English title Betty Blue) which was filmed by Jean-Jacques Beineix; Bleu comme l'enfer (1986; English title Blue Hell) directed by Yves Boisset; and Impardonnables (2011; English title Unforgivable) directed by André Téchiné.

Sir Ernest Wills, 3rd Baronet

Wills owned substantial properties in England and Scotland: Littlecote House, near Hungerford, Wiltshire, and Meggernie Castle in Perthshire, and also owned the Château de l'oiseau bleu at Menton on the French Riviera.

Theodor-Heuss-Platz

The Bleu Obelisk was placed opposite the Eternal Flame in 1995.


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