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6 unusual facts about Modesto


Cam de Leon

Cam de Leon (born in Modesto, California in 1961) is an American artist who specialises in surreal darkly fantastic imagery.

J. J. Stokes

He worked as a radio host for the ESPN radio affiliate based out of Modesto, California.

Ken Parrish

Parrish moved to Modesto, California to perfect his punting, kickoffs, placekicks, and holding for placekicks in order to get ready for his comeback into the NFL.

Kristin Olsen

Prior to being elected to the state assembly, she was a member of the Modesto City Council.

Richard L. Bare

Born in Modesto, California, he attended USC School of Cinematic Arts where he directed his most notable student film, The Oval Portrait, an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story.

Visco Grgich

Visco continued to live in the Oakdale, California area until he was moved to Dale Commons assisted-living facility in Modesto, California shortly prior to his wife Grace, the country and western singer known as "Sioux City Sue," died in 2001.


Built Like Alaska

Also in 2005, the band provided the score for Scott Coffey's film Ellie Parker and spent a good deal of the summer touring the U.S. Built Like Alaska has recently completed work on their currently untitled third album, recorded by the band in Oakdale and mixed by Lucky Lew at Wave Parade in Modesto.

Francisco Aguabella

Other notable Cuban percussionists who came to the U.S. during that time include Chano Pozo, Mongo Santamaria, Armando Peraza, Julito Collazo, Carlos Vidal Bolado and Modesto Duran.

François Modesto

On 19 October 2011 Modesto scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, in a 3–1 group stage home win against Borussia Dortmund.

Julito Collazo

Other notable Cuban percussionists who came to the U.S. during that time include Luciano "Chano" Pozo, Mongo Santamaría, Armando Peraza, Francisco Aguabella, Carlos Vidal Bolado and Modesto Durán.

KPSR-LP

KPSR-LP is Modesto's only true Urban formatted radio station playing Hip Hop, R&B, Old School, Classic soul and Gospel music, catering to the mainstream and adult audiences in the relatively demographically small African American community.

Modesto Parlatore

Modesto Parlatore (Orsogna, Province of Chieti, March 5, 1849 – March 6, 1912) was an Italian sculptor and architect.

Modesto Sandoval

Modesto Sandoval (born 12 February 1941 in Luque, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan former soccer goalkeeper who was one of the best of his own country in his early years, and then in Venezuela being local champion various times.

Modesto Soruco

Modesto Soruco Saucedo (born February 12, 1966 in San Ignacio de Velasco, Santa Cruz) is a retired Bolivian football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in Copa América 1991 and Copa América 1993.

Permanent System radar stations

Gap-filler annexes of Mather P-58 (P-58A at Modesto & P-58B at Oroville) were some of the Permanent System stations planned, but never built.

San Enrique, Iloilo

Out of the flourishing settlement later rosegreat men like Manuel Paez, Modesto Palabrica and Apolinario Palabrica, who had earlier become Capitanes of the mother town of Passi.

Sitti in the Mix: The Dense Modesto Remixes

Instead of a bossa nova sound, Sitti collaborated with Myx Philippines DJ Dense Modesto to make her songs into dance tracks.

Stan Bitters

His architectural installations adorn many commercial and residential buildings in California, such as the 22-foot tall indoor ceramic fountain environment inside the Stanislaus County Administrative Building, Modesto, CA.

Tidewater Southern Railway

Its mainline went southeast from Stockton to Escalon, California and thence to Modesto, California before splitting into two branches ending at the towns of Turlock and Hilmar.

Track Bus No. 19

The car sat unused for 32 years before being restored and housed in Modesto then El Portal and in 1997 moved to the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown California.


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