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unusual facts about Derrick


Autumn's Concerto

Derrick Chang as Gary, Guang Xi's secretary and assistant


Atlas Autocode

It was developed by Tony Brooker and Derrick Morris as a variant of the ALGOL programming language, removing some Algol features such as "passing parameters by name" (which in Algol 60 means passing the address of a short subroutine to recalculate the parameter each time it was mentioned).

Barker Black

Launched in 2005 by creative director, Derrick Miller, the Barker Black brand quickly gained the attention of the fashion media, appearing in the premiere issue of Men's Vogue in September 2005.

Benno Sterzenbach

After this, he was invited to series such as Die fünfte Kolonne, Derrick and The Old Fox.

Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde

The trio met Derrick "Fatlip" Stewart and producer John "J-Swift" Martinez at an after-school music program called South Central Unit.

Bjorn Thomassen

Together with former student, Derrick Fiedler, Thomassen has revisited the work of Arnold Toynbee and argued for its contemporary relevance.

Box-O-Plenty Records

D. Boon and Friends (BOP CD 001), a collection of live and home recordings made in 1984-85, including six songs from a 1985 Minutemen show where Derrick was the substitute drummer.

Chris Derrick

On June 22, 2012, Derrick finished 4th in the 10k Olympic Trials, getting beat out by Galen Rupp, Matt Tegenkamp, and Dathan Ritzenhein.

As a high school senior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, Derrick gained recognition when he won the Illinois state cross country championship and set the course record on the altered Detweiller Park course, possibly eclipsing the time that Craig Virgin (the only American to ever win at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships) ran on the original course.

Chris Gascoyne

Gascoyne was born in 1968 in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, to Marian and Derrick Gascoyne.

Christian Quadflieg

He had roles in a great number of TV series and movies, among them e.g. in Der Alte, Derrick, Das Traumschiff, Siska and Tatort.

DC Pierson

Pierson co-wrote Derrick Comedy's first feature length film, Mystery Team, and in it plays Duncan, a self-described boy genius.

Pierson, along with other Hammerkatz alumni Donald Glover, Dominic Dierkes and Dan Eckman, formed the group Derrick Comedy after meeting at NYU.

Derek Sealy

James Edward Derrick Sealy (11 September 1912, Collymore Rock, Barbados – 3 January 1982, Palo Seco, Trinidad) was a West Indian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1930 to 1939.

Derek Watkins

Fonzworth Bentley (born 1974), American musician whose given name is Derrick Watkins

Derrick Beckles

Derrick Beckles is a Canadian entertainer best known for his work for Vice Magazine, his surreal TV Carnage compilations and his Adult Swim show Totally for Teens.

Derrick Borte

Derrick Stacey Borte (born December 7, 1967) is an American filmmaker known for the dark comedy, The Joneses (2010), which he wrote, directed, and produced.

Disney family

Distant relatives active in entertainment or media include singer/voice actress Melissa Disney, TV Guide executive Anthea Disney, musician Colin Thomas, College Gameday host Lee Corso, surfer Derrick Disney, and Makela Disney.

Donogh

Donogh Dáll Ó Derrig, aka Blind Donogh O'Derrick, Irish rapparee, executed December 1656

Elisabeth Wiedemann

Wiedemann moved away from comedy and took guest stints in crime shows like Derrick, Der Alte und Tatort.

Ford C1 platform

Thirty engineers each from Ford, Mazda, and Volvo worked in Cologne for two years to combine the compact car engineering for all three automakers under the direction of Ford Director of C Technologies Derrick Kuzak, Ford of Europe vice president of product development.

Gpsd

gpsd was originally written by Remco Treffkorn with Derrick Brashear, then maintained by Russell Nelson.

Harmony By Karate

In 2010, Sensei John Mirrione's National Stop Bullying Campaign was launched on Oprah Radio Saturday December 11, 1:15 PM on the Derrick Ashong Show.

James Dubro

He was president of the Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) for two years and has been awarded its 2002 "Derrick Murdoch" award for his non-fiction crime writing and his many years of CWC work.

Kermit, Texas

The town moved the last working wooden derrick in the Permian Basin from Loving County to Pioneer Park in Kermit in 1966 as a symbol of the importance of the oil industry to the economy of Kermit and Winkler County.

Kokan Popović

The lineup featured Belgrade musicians living in Johannesburg: Popović on rhythm guitar and vocals and Marka Benini on drums, with musicians from South Africa Derrick Skihippers (lead guitar) and Kahlan Merchant (bass guitar).

Lynn Taitt

Taitt's work can be heard on various 60s recordings by Derrick Morgan, Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry, Ken Boothe, Bob Marley and Joe Higgs, among others.

M. M. Roberts Stadium

The stadium has seen many great Southern Miss players throughout its years, including Derrick Nix, Sammy Winder, Tyrone Nix, Reggie Collier, Hall of Fame punter and kicker Ray Guy, and quarterback Brett Favre

New Green Clear Blue

Special thanks for the album went to Vangelis Papathanassiou, Harold Budd and Richard Harries, Jr. for musical and personal inspiration; New York City; all at Green Street Recording Studios; Amanda Stone and Andrew Derrick Design, London; Dana Millman and all at Gold Spaceship and at Private Music.

Nobody's Watching

The show is about two friends from Union, Ohio, named Derrick (Taran Killam) and Will (Paul Campbell), who send a home video to every network, claiming they can produce a better sitcom than the ones currently being broadcast.

The two became best friends when Will had to hang out at Derrick's house after school because his mom worked overtime at the Cracker Barrel.

Now Generation Band

Songs they recorded included "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin" and "Maga Dog" by Peter Tosh, (Joe Gibbs); "Beat Down Babylon" by Junior Byles, (Lee Perry); "Baby Don't Do it" and "Things in Life" by Dennis Brown, (Lloyd Matador); "Breakfast in Bed" by Lorna Bennett, (Harry J); "Life Is Just for Living" by Ernie Smith, "Shaft" by The Chosen Few (Derrick Harriott); plus "Y Mas Gan" by The Abyssinians.

Parachute tower in Baku

Parachute tower in Baku is a construction of 75 meters height located in Baku Boulevard and which was built in form of derrick.

Q4000

A multi-purpose Huisman designed three-sided tower capable of fulfilling all traditional derrick roles

Richard Derrick

In 1997, two weeks after the final Another Umbrella show, Derrick began performing with drummer Bob Lee and a core of revolving musicians (including Nels Cline and Joe Baiza) under the name Solo Career, a side-project which lasted until 2002, performing whenever the musicians' schedules allowed.

Ricky Reynolds

Derrick "Ricky" Scott Reynolds (born January 19, 1965 in Sacramento, California), is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1987 NFL Draft.

SAI Ambrosini

During the 1980s, the firm ventured into boat-building (including Azzurra, Italy's first America's Cup contender) and eventually into oil rigs before closing in 1992.

The Hectics

Derrick Branche (born in 1947, in Bombay, India) went on to appear in British films such as My Beautiful Laundrette and television shows such as Only When I Laugh as male nurse Gupta,The Comic Strip Presents... and Father Ted.

Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero

A number of independent wrestlers spent their early careers in the promotion, most notably, 'Blitz' Mason, who was established as the first UCW-Zero Heavyweight Champion, Derrick Jannety, Los Mochis' Paco, and Tristan Gallo who was the promotion's first UCW-Zero Ultra-X Champion; in 2011, Gallo was a participant in WWE Tough Enough.

Vernon Derrick

Derrick may best be remembered as a fiddle and mandolin player of Hank Williams Jr's Bama Band in the 1980s.

Warman, Minnesota

Warman, in sections 5 and 6 of Peace Township, was named in honor of S. M. Warman, a granite quarry owner who was killed by the fall of a derrick.

You Rock My World

In Episode 10 of the first season of the CW series Hellcats, "Pledging My Love", the cheerleading team, led by Derrick Altman (played by D. B. Woodside), danced to a shortened version of "You Rock My World" as a means for Altman to propose to coach Vanessa Lodge (played by Sharon Leal).


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