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Jimi Hocking

The bands that Jimi Hocking has fronted or played in include The Astroboys, The Astros, The Angels, Jimi the Human & Spectre 7, The Screaming Jets and Jimi Hocking's Blues Machine.

Mansfield, Queensland

Recently reopened, the "Rock Arena" at the Mansfield Tavern was in its heyday a popular venue for touring musical acts and has starred such acts as The Offspring, Hunters & Collectors, Madness, Statoz Quo, Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels and great British rock band The Cult.


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2005 American League Championship Series

Paul Konerko's two-run homer in the first inning provided a Chicago lead that the Angels could never overcome, despite a two-run home run by Orlando Cabrera in the sixth, as the White Sox took the series lead, two games to one, with Jon Garland pitching a complete game.

Josh Paul, the Angels catcher, rolled the ball to the mound and left the infield.

2007 Blue Angels South Carolina crash

San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly brought a resolution up to San Francisco's board of supervisors in an effort to ban the Angels' performance.

Alabama State Route 91

Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, founded by Mother Angelica, is located near SR-91 between I-65 and Hanceville.

And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing (1944) is a classic example of a film musical written to capitalize on the title of a previously popular song; in this case Benny Goodman's 1939 number one hit song, "And the Angels Sing" by Ziggy Elman and Johnny Mercer, and sung by Martha Tilton although the song is not sung in the film.

Antonio Valentín Angelillo

Upon their arrival in Italy, Angelillo and his countrymen Omar Sivori and Humberto Maschio acquired the nickname The Angels with Dirty Faces (an ironic reference to the then-celebrated Angels with Dirty Faces movie), on account of their typically South American colour and flair.

Arte Moreno

Upon assuming control of the Angels, Moreno cut ticket and beer prices at the stadium, and soon demonstrated a willingness to spend the money necessary to sign premium players, including star outfielder Vladimir Guerrero, to improve the team.

Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli

The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels) is a church situated in the plain at the foot of the hill of Assisi, Italy, in the frazione of Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Brendan Donnelly

Donnelly would go onto play an integral part of the Angels' bullpen in their 2002 championship season, serving as the winning pitcher in Game 6 of the World Series.

Brynach

He erected various oratories near the rivers Cleddau, Gwaun, and Caman and at the foot of Mynydd Carningli (translated as 'Mountain of the Angels'), which was his most famous foundation.

Carney Lansford

Lansford had a cameo role as Kit "Hit or Die" Kesey, the Chicago White Sox batter that Mel Clark (played by Tony Danza) retires for the final out in the Angels' pennant-winning game in the 1994 remake of Angels in the Outfield.

Curtis Pride

In 2005, he was signed to a minor league contract with the Angels and was called up after an injury to Vladimir Guerrero.

Dan Ford

On December 4, 1978, Ford was traded to the Angels for Danny Goodwin and Ron Jackson.

Dave Lemanczyk

The Angels sent Ken Schrom to the Blue Jays on June 10 to complete the trade.

Dean Chance

The 1962 campaign would be notable for the Angels as Chance and fellow phenom Bo Belinsky would team on both the mound and in the Hollywood social circles, much to the enjoyment of the Los Angeles beat writers and the consternation of manager Bill Rigney and the rest of the Angels' front office.

Donnie Moore

In the public perception, Moore became indelibly associated with the Angels' loss of the pennant, in much the same manner that Bill Buckner became associated with the Red Sox' subsequent loss of the World Series later that year.

Earthsearch II

When rejected by the suspicious humans, the Angels resort to sabotage on a planetary scale, using terraforming equipment from the Challenger to melt Paradise's polar ice caps and thus raise the sea level in an attempt to get their former crew to rejoin them on the ship.

Hadraniel

In the Zohar (55b), Hadraniel speaks to Adam about Adam's possession of the Book of the Angel Raziel, which was said to contain secret information that not even the angels knew.

Hector Santiago

The Angels received Tyler Skaggs along with Santiago, while the White Sox received Adam Eaton and the Diamondbacks received Mark Trumbo and two players to be named later.

Human Destination

"Hey Man I'm Kissing The Angels Shoes" was used in the second episode of Trauma (TV series), airing October 5th, 2009 on the American commercial television network, NBC.

Jewish business ethics

The Admor of Belz, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach, in discussing the angels descending and ascending on the ladder seen in the dream of Ya'akov, notes that the gematria value of sulam, ladder, is equivalent to that of kesef, money.

John Charteris

If authentic, this reference would pre-date Arthur Machen's The Bowmen—widely held to be the source of the Angels of Mons legend.

Johnny James

He pitched in only one game for the Yankees that year before being traded to the Angels with Ryne Duren for Tex Clevenger and Bob Cerv on May 8.

Jordan Walden

When the Angels traded Brian Fuentes to the Minnesota Twins, on August 27, 2010, Walden was promoted to the 8th inning setup role.

KTUC

Sports were always huge at KTUC, and its 1970s sports director Rory Markas (now deceased) went to the 2002 World Series as voice of the Angels.

Lives of the Prophets

After his death, the priests of the Temple could no more, as before, see the apparitions of the angels of the Lord, nor could make divinations with the Ephod, nor give responses from the Debir.

Marton Varo

Márton Váró primarily uses Carrara marble as the medium for his sculptures, however also works with other stones, such as Texas limestone, which was the material of choice for the "Angels" at the Bass Performance Hall in Ft.

Moose Stubing

Stubing later became a coach with the Angels, and when Cookie Rojas was fired in 1988, he took over as manager and finished out the season, losing the final eight games.

Music for Our Lady Queen of the Angels

Music for Our Lady Qeeen of the Angels is the first album by multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music).

Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Quebec

The town has two Catholic places of worship, the church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges (Our Lady of the Angels) and the chapel of Montauban.

Patrick Corbin

The Angels traded Corbin to the Diamondbacks in 2010 as part of a package for Dan Haren.

Pope Clement IX

He embellished the city of Rome with famous works commissioned to Gian Lorenzo Bernini, including the angels of Ponte Sant'Angelo and the colonnade of Saint Peter's Basilica.

Raj`a

According to his book (تنوير الحلك في إمكان رؤية النبي والملك), or The Possibility of Seeing the Prophet and the Angels, Suyuti claims to have seen the Prophet Muhammad over 70 times while he was awake.

Religious image

There are numerous instances within the scriptures that describe the creation and use of images for religious purposes (the angels on the Ark of the Covenant, the bronze snake Moses mounted on a pole, etc.).

Salem Senators

For the 1985 season, manager Patterson was replaced with Bruce Hines, and the Angels finished with its first winning season, with a 39-35 record, which was still only good enough to rank them third in the Oregon division, and the team did not qualify for the playoffs.

Save22

CEO Guyi Shen was featured on the reality TV Show Angel's Gate and appeared to agree on a mentoring relationship with two of the angels on the show for 10% equity in the company.

Scott Spiezio

A lead off homer by Darin Erstad followed by a two-run double by Troy Glaus in the next inning won the game, and the Angels would go on to win their first ever World Series championship.

Spike Owen

In 1994 he hit a career-high .310 in 82 games for the Angels, basically as an infield backup and eventually as a DH.

St Mary of the Angels Church, Brownshill

St Mary of the Angels Church, Brownshill, is located to the south of the village of Brownshill in the parish of Chalford, Gloucestershire, England.

Steffanie Borges

She remained in the band for six years, performing a highly media covered concert in North Korea in June 1991 and recording with Show-Ya the single "Flame of the Angels" in 1992 and the album Touch the Sun in 1995.

The Darkest Night of the Year

"A Little Lower Than The Angels" takes its title from a lyric of Good Dog, Bad Dogs "All I Need Is Everything"; however the songs are not related musically.

The Poor

It was produced by The Angels' members Rick Brewster and Bob Spencer.

The Solitaires

A string of hits throughout the latter part of the 1950s included "The Wedding" (1955), "The Angels Sang" (1956), and "Walking Along" (1957), which was later recorded by The Diamonds.

Tim Foli

The Angels traded Foli to the New York Yankees for pitcher Curt Kaufman after the season.

Tzippori Synagogue

Near the entrance there is a scene showing the angels visiting Sarah.

Vittorio the Vampire

The angels are just as surprised as he that Vittorio can see them (he later learns that they are the guiding angels of his idol, Fra Filippo Lippi).

Wally Joyner

The film National Lampoon's Vacation had featured a fictional theme park by that name, and the Angels' proximity to Disneyland may also have helped inspire the moniker.

When the Angels Make Contact

...When the Angels Make Contact is the third album by Matt Mays, released in 2006.