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unusual facts about Not Drowning, Waving



2003 British Grand Prix

Jarno Trulli, driving for Renault, started alongside Barrichello on the front row and led the first eleven laps of the race, until a track invasion by the defrocked priest Neil Horan, who ran along Hangar straight, running opposite to the 280 km/h train of cars, wearing a saffron kilt and waving religious banners.

2008 Nobel Peace Prize

On the other hand, committee's decision was praised by Albanians living in Norway which saluted him in Oslo, on 10 December, by waving flags of Albania and Kosovo.

Airdancer

Airdancers are generally called an inflatable tube or a moving figure, such as "windyman", "skydancer", "tube man" and "flyguy"; an episode of Family Guy called them "Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tubeman", which also made this moniker popular.

Albert Nerenberg

In 2007's Let's All Hate Toronto, Mr. Toronto (Nerenberg's eye-patched co-director Rob Spence) embarks on a coast-to-coast Canadian tour to promote “the centre of the universe” by waving a banner that reads “Toronto Appreciation Day.”

Anja Garbarek

She has released three original albums containing English lyrics; Balloon Mood, Smiling and Waving (co-produced by Steven Wilson) and Briefly Shaking, and the soundtrack to Luc Besson's film "Angel-A".

Barbara Fritchie Handicap

According to legend, Fritchie, a 95-year-old woman at the time, stood in the street and attempted to block or at least antagonize Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and his troops by waving the Union flag as they marched through Frederick, Maryland on their campaign to the Battle of Gettysburg.

Bill Schulz

Serving as host Greg Gutfeld's "repulsive sidekick," who was routinely the target of Gutfeld's running gags, Schulz often looked directly into the camera (even when he was not being talked to) with his signature "crazy-eyed look," along with frequently waving to the television viewing audience.

Chicken Kiev speech

As his motorcade passed through Kiev, it was greeted by large numbers of people waving Ukrainian and American flags but also protesters bearing slogans such as "Mr. Bush: billions for the USSR is slavery for Ukraine" and "The White House deals with Communists but snubs Rukh," the principal pro-independence party in Ukraine.

Cockspur Island Light

Florence Martus, The Waving Girl, famous sister of the lighthouse keeper.

Flagging

Flagging dance, spinning and waving of flags in a rhythmic fashion to music

George Telek

Telek met David Bridie of the Australian band Not Drowning, Waving, and they recorded the highly successful album Tabaran.

Heyfield, Victoria

In 1841 an early settler, James McFarlane, described the district as resembling "a field of waving corn", and called it "Hayfield".

Igo Etrich

This reverse side of the coin shows the “Etrich-Taube” as well as the “Zanonia” glider and a waving Igo Etrich sitting in the open cockpit of a plane.

John Paintsil

Following the first and second goals in Ghana's 2–0 victory over the Czech Republic on 17 June 2006, he celebrated by waving an Israeli flag, he also waved as the final whistle blew.

Leopold Figl

His appearance on the balcony of Belvedere Palace waving the signed paper and speaking the words Österreich ist frei! ("Austria is free!"), as rendered by the Wochenschau newsreel, has become an icon in the Austrian national remembrance.

Miss Me Yet?

It featured former U.S. President George W. Bush's image waving and smiling from a billboard over the words "MISS ME YET?".

Not Drowning, Waving

Not Drowning, Waving were a musical group formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1983 – though they first performed as a group in 1984 – by David Bridie and John Phillips.

Not Drowning, Waving (styled as not drowning, waving) were a musical group formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1983 by David Bridie and John Phillips.

David Bridie – piano, keyboards, vocals (1983–1993, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005–2006)

Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Scottish PSC member Pippa Bartolotti, a prominent leader of the Wales Green Party, took partin 2010's Viva Palestina convoy and visited Latakia, Syria, where she was photographed waving the flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), a known Neo-Nazi organisation.

Queen Fabiola of Belgium

She responded to the threats during the Belgian national holiday celebrations on 21 July by wittily waving an apple to the crowd – a reference to the William Tell folk tale.

Radio Radio

However, after a few bars, he turned to the Attractions, waving his hand and yelling "Stop! Stop!," then said to the audience, "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there's no reason to do this song here," possibly referring to the fact "Less than Zero" was written as a reply to British fascist politician Oswald Mosley.

Stroh violin

Pinky Weitzman plays the Stroh violin for various New York experimental ensembles, including her own project (Not Waving but Drowning), as well as Flare, LD & the New Criticism, and as part of the onstage ensemble for Stephin Merritt's My Life as a Fairy Tale.

Timmy Lenox

In the final episode, Timmy's hand is seen reaching out to Tabitha and in the closing sequence with all the cast waving goodbye, Juliet Mills holds his portrait while the song Auld Lang Syne sung by Evans from the first season of Passions plays.

Viscount Lake

Eight days later, Capt. John Dennis of the American schooner Adam, out of Marblehead, saw Jeffrey waving his arms and rescued him.

Waving Flags

"Waving Flags" is the first single to be released from British Sea Power's third studio album Do You Like Rock Music?.

When the Corn Is Waving, Annie Dear

When the Corn Is Waving, Annie Dear is a song by Charles Blamphin first published in 1860, and was popular in the 19th and early 20th century.


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