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Jerry's Nugget playing cards

Founded in 1964 by Jerry Lodge and Jerry Stamis, Jerry's Nugget Casino stands today as a significant piece of Las Vegas history.


1960 Dallas Texans season

The Texans set up offices in the Mercantile National Bank Building, while Jerry Foss headquartered the AFL offices out of Dallas, as well.

Bernie Kopell

Kopell made memorable recurring appearances as KAOS agent Siegfried in Get Smart, Alan-a-Dale in When Things Were Rotten, Jerry Bauman in That Girl and Louie Pallucci in The Doris Day Show.

Chris Bashinelli

As a part of Bridge the Gap TV, Bashinelli has interviewed figures including Paleontologist Richard Leakey, former NBA player and Humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo, and the Founders of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield.

Cool Silly

Leeway also played the part of "Jerry" in the music video "Play" for David Tao's album Opus 69.

Curtom Records

Curtom Records was a record label started by Curtis Mayfield of The Impressions along with Impressions associate Eddie Thomas (the band's manager and Jerry Butler's former driver) in 1968 although the name was used as early as 1963.

David R. Barker

He has also been featured on radio programs such as Marketplace, As It Happens, The Jerry Doyle Show, The Santita Jackson Show, Pratt on Texas, Iowa Public Radio and many others.

Day of the Dead 2: Contagium

Donwynn receives a video reply from Jerry, who tells him not to open the thermos, and that it contains a deadly virus that mutates human DNA and he tells Sam he plans to visit the hospital the next day.

Dom Irrera

Irrera was a series regular on the 1998 FOX comedy Damon starring Damon Wayans and his guest-star credits include Seinfeld (he played an annoying prop comic needling Jerry in the memorable episode), Becker, Everybody Loves Raymond and King of Queens.

Don Gililland

:: Gary Slavo, Tom Wirtel, Bob Clull, Chris Witherspoon (trumpets), Don Jacoby (trumpet, leader), Dee Barton, William Barton, Loren Binford, Dave Wheeler (trombones), Al Beutler, John Giordano (alto sax), Jerry Keys (alto & bari sax), Bob Pierson, Don Melka (tenor sax), Keith Jarrett (piano), Don Gililland (guitar), Toby Guynn (bass), John Von Ohlen (drums)

Down Beat Bear

The chase resumes briefly until Jerry jumps on a piano and starts playing The Blue Danube.

Eric McFadden

In 2004 he joined Stockholm Syndrome with bassist Dave Schools (Widespread Panic), singer-guitarist, Jerry Joseph and drummer Wally Ingram (Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne).

F. W. Meacham

It was later arranged for Glenn Miller's swing band by Jerry Gray, and was also arranged by composer Morton Gould.

Garcia Live Volume Two

The lineup of the Jerry Garcia Band for this concert — and for most of the band's shows from 1985 to 1995 — was Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Melvin Seals on keyboards, John Kahn on bass, David Kemper on drums, and Jaclyn LaBranch and Gloria Jones on background vocals.

Hal Fryar

He appeared under the name "Harlow Hickenlooper" and was one of a trio of hosts with Curley Myers and Captain Star (Jerry Vance aka Larry Vincent).

Hozomeen Mountain

It was first climbed on May 30, 1947 by Fred Beckey, Melvin Marcus, Jerry O'Neil, Ken Prestrud, Herb Staley, and Charles Welsh, via the Southwest Route.

If You're Ever Down in Texas, Look Me Up

A recording of this song was used in the 1950 Tom and Jerry short, Texas Tom, in which Tom lip-synchs the song to a female cat, only to be exposed when Jerry alternates the speeds on the hidden record player.

Is This My World?

Is This My World? was the debut album by Boston hardcore punk band Jerry's Kids.

Jerry Birdwell

Jerry R. Birdwell was the former mayor of South Lake Tahoe, California and judge of Dallas County's 195th Judicial District Court.

Jerry Brightman

Major recording artists with Jerry appearing on include: Buck Owens, Susan Raye, Tony Booth, Arlo Guthrie, and David Frizzel.

Jerry Foltz

Jerry Foltz (born August 14, 1962) is an American professional golfer and commentator for the Golf Channel.

Jerry Haymes

Even before graduating from Clovis High, Jerry was recording at the famed Norman Petty Studios, a foreshadow of his career to come.

Jerry L. Greenberg

During his tenure as President of several major labels, Jerry has signed such acts as ABBA, The Blues Brothers, Foreigner, Genesis, TS Monk, Whitesnake, Chic, Nile Rodgers, Dr. Dre & Eazy E (Production Deal), Motörhead, Brownstone and 3T.

Jerry Traunfeld

Jerry Traunfeld is an American chef and author who served as the executive chef of The Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville, Washington from July 1990 to November 2007.

Jerry's Cousin

Jerry's Cousin is a 1951 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 57th Tom and Jerry short made in 1950 on April 7 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was nominated for the 1950 Academy Award for Best Short Cartoon, but lost to Gerald McBoing-Boing, a UPA production.

Jim Brochu

His television work includes regular stints as Father James on "All My Children," Judge Julius Weyburn on "The Young and The Restless," Officer Jerry Chandler on the cult-classic "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and the befuddled bailiff on NBC's "Sirota's Court" with Michael Constantine.

Johnny Ginger

Grindle had been working as a comedian under the name Jerry Gale when he auditioned to present a program for WXYZ-TV based around re-runs of The Three Stooges.

League of Lights

Formed around vocalist Farrah West and keyboard player/producer Richard West from British rock band Threshold, League of Lights recorded their debut album with contributions from guitarist Ruud Jolie of Dutch symphonic rock act Within Temptation, drummer Mark Zonder of US progressive metallers Fates Warning, and bassist Jerry Meehan.

Lois Jurgens

There was a television movie broadcast in 1992 on NBC entitled A Child Lost Forever that told the story from the perspective of Jerry Sherwood (played by Beverly D'Angelo).

Major League Baseball on SportsChannel

The network began in April 1982 as Sportsvision, a joint venture between then-new owner Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, his fellow White Sox co-owner, television sports producer and promoter Eddie Einhorn, and Fred Eychaner, then-owner of local UHF station WPWR (then on Channel 60, now Channel 50).

Mitchell Torok

Torok continued to write songs, working in partnership with his wife (who has used both Gayle Jones and Ramona Redd as pseudonyms, the latter being her maiden namea), and had recordings by artists including Skeeter Davis, Kitty Wells,Hank Snow and Willie Nelson, Jerry Wallace,Billy Walker, Barbara Eden, Glen Campbell, Dean Martin and Clint Eastwood, who sang Torok's song, "No Sweeter Cheater than You" in the Warner Brothers HONKY TONK MAN movie.

Natural American Spirit

California Attorney General Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. announced on March 1, 2010, that his office has secured an agreement with Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., the manufacturer of American Spirit tobacco products, that requires the company to clearly disclose that its organic tobacco is "no safer or healthier" than other tobacco products.

Neo-minimalism

Contemporary artists who have been linked to the term, or who have been included in shows employing it, include Jerry Brown, David Burdeny, Catharine Burgess, Marjan Eggermont, Paul Kuhn, Eve Leader, Tanya Rusnak, Daniel Ong, Laurel Smith, Christopher Willard, and Tim Zuck.

New Hampshire Wildcats

Jerry Azumah Performance Center at the Field House is named after Chicago Bears player Jerry Azumah who played college football for UNH.

Our Family Honor

She was romantically involved with Vincent's other son, Jerry (Michael Woods), who wanted out of his father's business and used the name "Jerry Cole" in order to minimize any connection with his father's family.

Papaya King

In the Seinfeld episode "The Movie", Kramer leaves the movie ticket line, where he was saving spots for Jerry, Elaine, and George, to get a hot dog from Papaya King.

Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness

On the north side of the canyon across from the plaque is the sandstone arch named for Gerard "Jerry" Vultee, an early aircraft designer from California.

Salesian School, Chertsey

Sev Lewkowicz, session musician (Mungo Jerry, Dennis Locorriere)

Teddy Dunn

At Phillips Academy, Andover, he became involved in theatre, playing the role of Jerry in Edward Albee's The Zoo Story and the lead character of Alceste in Molière's The Misanthrope, directed by Kevin Heelan.

The Bizarro Jerry

Jerry suggests to Elaine that Kevin is "Bizarro Jerry", and explains the comic book concept of Bizarro World.

The Cat's Me-Ouch!

The short features a tiny bulldog who would go on to make another appearance in the final Tom and Jerry cartoon produced by Chuck Jones, Purr-Chance to Dream in 1967.

The Dogmatics

Singer/songwriter Jerry Lehane is the cousin of renowned crime fiction author Dennis Lehane.

The Marine Biologist

Jerry calls his favorite shirt "the iron man," referring to baseball player Lou Gehrig who was known as the "Iron Man" during his playing days for his consecutive game streak.

The Road to Hollywood

Dick Stewart as Jerry, Bing's Chum from Billboard Girl (archive footage)

The Sad Sack

It was re-released in 1962 as a double feature with another Jerry Lewis vehicle, The Delicate Delinquent, they being the first two movies Lewis made without Dean Martin.

The Year of the Mouse

Jerry hits Tom with a fly swatter, leaving it in Tom's hand, and the grey mouse quickly reels him back up the chimney, making Tom believe that he attacked himself in his sleep, similar to the plot of Gas Light.

Tick, Tick... Boom!

Directed by Scott Schwartz, with choreography by Christopher Gatelli, the cast featured Raúl Esparza as Jon, Jerry Dixon as Michael, and Amy Spanger as Susan.

Undercover Princes

The contestants were Remigius Jerry Kanagarajah, in exile from the kingdom of Jaffna; Africa Zulu, a Zulu chief from South Africa; and Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla in north west India.

Whole language

Widely-known whole language detractors include Louisa Cook Moats, G. Reid Lyon, James Kauffman, Phillip Gough, Keith Stanovich, Diane McGuinness, Douglas Carnine, Edward Kame'enui, Jerry Silbert, Lynn Melby Gordon, Rudolf Flesch, and Jeanne Chall.

Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers

She and her best friend Jerry are in middle school and constantly pretend they are popular television characters including Shirley Temple and Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond.


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