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2 unusual facts about Drake's Island


Drake's Island

In the end, a bidding war commenced between former Plymouth Argyle chairman, Dan McCauley, and a Cheshire-born businessman who wanted to open it to the public.

Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet

Carew was made governor of St Nicholas's Island in Plymouth Sound, the keystone to the defence of the town.


5uu's

In May 2004, Dave Kerman/5uu's regrouped again in Israel, this time comprising Kerman, Drake, Cutler, Perry, Koomran and Janet Feder on prepared guitar.

Area codes 305 and 786

Drake titled a song "305 to My City" on his 2013 album Nothing Was the Same.

Astro Boy: Omega Factor

Drake: A sinister politician who seeks the total destruction of all robots.

Barbara Warren

Born Barbara Mueller in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria to Hans and Ingrid Mueller, she and her identical twin sister, Angelika Drake, left their farmhouse at 14 for high school in Innsbruck and then, at age 17, went on to study art history at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze in Florence, Italy.

Barry Hankerson

Hankerson is working on a collaboration album with Young Money's Drake and Noah "40" Shebib.

Bouck's Island

Congressman Joseph Bouck was born on Bouck's Island and Wisconsin Congressman Gabriel Bouck once lived there.

Christian Rich

They recently contributed to Drake's #1 Billboard album Nothing Was the Same on the intro of "Pound Cake" which features Jay Z and produced a song for Childish Gambino's upcoming album slated for a late December release.

Colaba

Gerald Aungier, second Governor of Bombay (1672), and the president of the English settlement of Surat, took possession of Colaba and Old Woman's Island on behalf of the Company in 1675.

Daniel K. Ludwig

These were: the Hamilton Princess and Southampton Princess in Bermuda; the Bahamas Princess (formerly the King's Inn) and the Xanadu Princess Tower (formerly the International) in Freeport; the Acapulco Princess and the Pierre Marques in Mexico; and the Francis Drake in San Francisco.

Dick at Nite

# "Gilligan's Island Theme" (a.k.a. The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle) – 1:54

Drake baronets

The baronets' seat was originally Buckland Abbey, Sir Francis Drake's home, but upon their inheritance of Nutwell Court, near Exeter, the Drakes ceased to live year-round at Buckland.

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Under the guidance of Keno Davis, the 2007-08 season was one of the most storied in Drake history.

In 1951 Drake withdrew as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, along with Bradley as a result of the lack of action taken by the Missouri Valley Conference against Oklahoma A&M in the Johnny Bright Incident.

Drake Stadium

In addition, Drake Stadium hosted the 1970, 2008, 2011, and 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the 2010 and 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Drake Tungsten

Drake Tungsten was the pseudonym that singer/songwriter Britt Daniel performed under from 1994 to 1996 as a solo artist.

Drake's Drum

Drake's Drum is mentioned in the Sabbat song "Behind the Crooked Cross" from their 1988 album History of a Time to Come.

Edwin Drake

Drake Bell and Billy Smith appear in À l'ombre des derricks ("In the Shadow of the Oil Rigs"), an episode of the Franco-Belgian comics Western series Lucky Luke, published in 1960, written by René Goscinny (co-creator of Asterix) and drawn by Morris.

Flippomusic

Guest artists include Larry Gray (cello), Neal Alger (guitar), Hamid Drake (percussion), Mike Levin (Bb and bass clarinet and flute) and Katherine Hughes (violin).

HMNB Devonport

Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (formerly HMS Drake), is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth).

James A. Drake

Drake and his wife, Magali (Garriga) Drake, reside in Viera, Florida.

Jim Lefebvre

Lefebvre had roles on several television shows including Gilligan's Island and Batman.

Kentucky Military Institute

Jim Backus, actor; credits included Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island

King of Devil's Island

The film is a fictionalized retelling of a rebellion among the youth at the Bastøy Reform School during the winter of 1915.

Lake Wawasee

Known geographic place names around Wawasee: Black's Point, Black Stump Point, Jones Landing, Willow Grove, Pickwick Park, Kale Island, Oakwood, Lakeview-South Park, Ogden's Island, Sand Point, Johnson's Bay, Buttermilk Bay, Vawter Park, Ideal Beach, Waveland Beach, Conkling Hill, Morrison's Island, and Nattie Crow Beach.

Linde Nijland

July 2009 Linde was asked by Joe Boyd (former producer of, among others, Nick Drake, Incredible String Band, Fairport Convention, Pink Floyd) to sing the songs "Fotheringay" and "Si tu dois partir" as part of an 'All Star' Fairport Convention reunion concert in the Barbican Hall in London with original Fairport members Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Judy Dyble, Iain Mathews, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg.

Live at Caesars Palace

#"Lady Sings the Blues Medley: Lady Sings the Blues / God Bless the Child / Good Morning Heartache / 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do"" (Billie Holiday, Ervin Drake, Porter Grainger, Arthur Herzog Jr., Dan Fisher, Irene Higgenbotham) - 7:24

Luis Palau

Palau got in touch with fellow evangelicals, and cooperated with Portland Commissioner Erik Sten, Potter, Beaverton Mayor Rob Drake, and Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis in 2008 in planning his August 22–23 festival, which will focus on volunteerism in support of the homeless.

Marcus M. Drake

Upon the resignation of Grover Cleveland as mayor on November 20, 1882 to take the Governor's seat, the Common Council elected Drake to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held in early January 1883.

Mark Matkevich

He also was a guest star on Drake & Josh in an episode entitled "Guitar," where he plays a rock guitarist for whom Drake substitutes in a concert after Josh accidentally breaks the hand of Mark Matkevich's character.

Marv Tuttle

Born Marvin W. Tuttle, Jr., and known as "Marv" professionally, graduated from Drake University with a degree in journalism, and in 1996 earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

Montague Garrard Drake

Montague Garrard Drake (1692-1728), of Shardeloes, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician.

North Berwick Law

John Henry Devereux South Carolina architect who used whale jaw bones to adorn the largest mansion on Sullivan's Island

PartyNextDoor

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), better known under the stage name PartyNextDoor (sometimes styled as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer from Mississauga, Ontario who is signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label.

Pasta primavera

In 1975, New York chef Sirio Maccioni flew to the Canadian summer home of Italian baron Carlo Amato, called Shangri-La Ranch located on Robert's Island, Nova Scotia.

Quebec Expedition

The fleet arrived in Boston on 24 June, and the troops were disembarked onto Noddle's Island (the present-day location of Logan International Airport).

Ray Danton

Danton played American agent Ralph Drake who is sent to Austria to meet with western agents from six Iron Curtain countries after it is revealed that the Soviet Union had named a new head of the secret police.

Return to Nim's Island

Return to Nim's Island is a 2013 Australian adventure-fantasy film directed by Brendan Maher and starring Bindi Irwin, Matthew Lillard, Toby Wallace and John Waters.

Ridge Canipe

Other appearances in television shows include guest roles in Angel, Cold Case, CSI and Drake & Josh.

Riohacha

The next major attack, led by the famous English pirate Francis Drake, took place in 1569, when Drake pillaged the city searching for gold and pearls.

Roberto Gerardi

After having accompanied Giuseppe Rotunno as an additional cinematographer in The Great War (1959), in the early sixties he worked in art films such as Damiano Damiani's Arturo's Island and The Empty Canvas, but also to international co-productions such as Madame Sans-Gene by Christian-Jaque and The Condemned of Altona by Vittorio De Sica.

S. S. Minnow

The S.S. Minnow II was a successor boat purchased by the Skipper from insurance money for the first in the 1978 made-for-TV movie Rescue from Gilligan's Island.

Solly Drake

After high school, Drake began his baseball career when he joined the Elmwood Giants of the Mandak League as a 17-year-old outfielder that same year and returned for two more seasons in Manitoba.

Somers Isles Company

A ninth subdivision, now the eastern-most parish, was Saint George's, comprising Saint George's Island, Saint David's Island, part of the Main Island, and various smaller islands and islets around Castle Harbour (then known as Southampton Harbour) and Saint George's Harbour.

Swan's Island, Maine

It is named after Colonel James Swan of Fife, Scotland, who purchased this island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the 18th century.

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake is a 1959 American black-and-white horror film written by Orville H. Hampton and directed by Edward L. Cahn, one of a series of films they made in the late 1950s for producer Robert E. Kent on contract for distribution by United Artists.

The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake

The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake is a made for TV movie starring Adrian Paul and Sofia Pernas, released on January 17, 2009.

The New Adventures of Gilligan

It was based on the 1964–1967 CBS television series Gilligan's Island and featured almost all the actors from the show, except for Tina Louise, who was determined to distance herself from the role of Ginger Grant (the animated Ginger became a platinum blonde in case Louise objected to Filmation using her image), and Dawn Wells, who was on the road in a play and was unavailable (Jane Webb voiced both Ginger and Mary Ann; she was credited as Jane Edwards for the latter).

Triathlon at the 2013 Island Games

Triathlon, for the 2013 Island Games, were held at Clearwater Beach on St. David's Island, Bermuda.

United States Army Bermuda Garrison

US Army field artillery batteries were put in long term emplacements around Bermuda, from St. George's Island to Southampton, where field artillery was placed outside Scaur Hill Fort.

William Henry Drake

In 1867, Drake was appointed Controller for Ireland, and two years afterwards Controller for Great Britain in the War Office.


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