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Big Boys
Big Boy, Bigboy or Big Boys may refer to: Food * Big Boy Restaurants, the overall restaurant chain and franchises ** Bob's Big Boy, the original California-based regional restaurant chain ** Frisch's Big Boy, the Ohio-based regional restaurant chain * Big Boy tomato People * Big Boy (nickname), a list of people * Big Boy (radio host) (born 1969), host on Los Angeles station KRRL * Bigboy Matlapeng (born 1958), Botswanan long-distance runner * Perrance Shiri (Bigboy Samson Chikerema, 1955–2020), Zimbabwean air marshal Film and theater * ''Big Boy'' (musical), a 1925 Broadway production starring Al Jolson * ''Big Boy'' (film), a 1930 musical comedy starring Al Jolson as a jockey riding the horse Big Boy * ''Big Boys'' (TV series), a British television sitcom * ''Big Boys'' (film), a 2023 film Music Artists * Big Boys (band), a band * Arthur Crudup (1905–1974), American singer and guitarist * Big Boy Goudie (1899–1964), American jazz musician * Arthur "Big Boy" Spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boy Restaurants
Big Boy is an American casual dining restaurant chain store, chain headquartered in Southfield, Michigan; it is currently operated in most of the United States by Big Boy Restaurant Group, LLC. The Big Boy name, design aesthetic, and menu were previously licensed to Big Boy named franchisees, a number of named regional franchisees. The parent Franchising, franchisor company has changed over the system's lifetime: it was Bob's Big Boy from 1936 to 1967, then Marriott Corporation until 1987, then Big Boy named franchisees#Elias Brothers, Elias Brothers' Big Boy until 2000. Since 2001, control of the trademark in the United States has been split into two territories, between Big Boy Restaurants in most of the country, and Frisch's Big Boy as an independent entity in a few states in the Midwestern United States, Midwest. As of May 2025, Big Boy Restaurant Group operates 61 total locations in the United States: 51 "Big Boy" branded restaurants in Michigan, Nevada, North Dakota, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boi
Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), known professionally as Big Boi, is an American rapper and record producer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in Atlanta, he was one half of the Southern hip-hop duo Outkast along with rapper André 3000, which the two formed in 1992. As part of Outkast, the duo's six studio albums were each met with critical and commercial success, spawning hit songs including " Ms. Jackson", " Roses", " So Fresh, So Clean" and " Elevators (Me & You)", among others. Their fifth, a double album titled '' Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' (2003), won three Grammy Awards and contained a solo single performed by Patton: " The Way You Move" (featuring Sleepy Brown), which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was named the 22nd most successful song of the 2000s decade by ''Billboard''. After the duo split in 2007, he signed with Def Jam Recordings to pursue a solo career; his debut studio album, '' Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atrax Christenseni
The Newcastle funnel-web spider (''Atrax christenseni''), also known as Newcastle big boy, is a species of venomous mygalomorph funnel-web spider in the family Atracidae, native to an area north of Newcastle in Australia. Description Atrax christenseni is considered a very large species of funnel-web spider, with adult males exhibiting notable size. The largest recorded male individual measured approximately 9.2 cm (3.6 in) across, including the span of the legs, making it one of the largest members of the genus ''Atrax''.Natural History Museum Bern. (n.d.).''Atrax christenseni'' Dupérré & Smith, 2025 ''World Spider Catalog''. Retrieved January 13, 2025. This considerable size, combined with its potent venom, has contributed to the species’ reputation for being among the most venomous and dangerous spiders in the world. Despite the species’ high venom potency, no fatalities have been documented, largely due to the availability of an effective antivenom. The antivenom deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Repeating Arms
Henry Repeating Arms is a firearms manufacturing company. As of 2019, Henry Repeating Arms ranked in the top five of U.S. long gun manufacturers, and eighth overall in total firearms production, manufacturing over 300,000 firearms annually. History Henry Repeating Arms was started by Louis Imperato and his son Anthony Imperato in Brooklyn, New York in 1996. The first model produced was the Henry H001 Lever-Action .22 and the first shipments were made in March 1997. The original corporate motto was "Made in America and Priced Right." Henry Repeating Arms takes its name from Benjamin Tyler Henry, the inventor who patented the first repeating rifle in 1860, known as the Henry rifle. There is no affiliation or lineage to Benjamin Tyler Henry or to the U.S. Repeating Arms Company, New Haven Arms Company, who sold the original Henry rifle from 1862 to 1864. Anthony Imperato secured the trademark to the Henry name in 1996. Operations Henry Repeating Arms employs over 800 people an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice
Big Boy is a fictional gangster in the comic strip '' Dick Tracy'', created by Chester Gould, and was the first featured in a long line of colorful ''Dick Tracy'' villains. The character was featured in the 1990 film, paired with Breathless Mahoney. Fictional character biography Big Boy, a fictional analog for Al Capone, made his first published (though apparently not chronological) appearance in ''Dick Tracy''s second Sunday strip (October 11, 1931). In that self-contained story, Tracy, already a member of the police department's detective bureau, leads a raid on Big Boy's nightclub in order to arrest the mobster, and is able to thwart Big Boy's escape. On October 12, 1931, the daily strip began its run. Big Boy was the main villain in the first published daily serial of the strip. His minions rob and murder Emil Trueheart right in front of his family and Tracy, then kidnap Tess Trueheart, Tracy's girlfriend. In response, Tracy joins the Detective Bureau and becomes the thorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Pacific Big Boy
The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated locomotive, articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962. The 25 Big Boy locomotives were built to haul Rail freight transport, freight over the Wasatch Range between Ogden, Utah, and Green River, Wyoming. In the late 1940s, they were reassigned to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where they hauled freight over Sherman Hill Summit, Sherman Hill to Laramie, Wyoming. They were the only locomotives to use a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement: four-wheel leading truck for stability entering curves, two sets of eight driving wheels and a four-wheel trailing truck to support the large Firebox (steam engine), firebox. Today, eight Big Boys survive, with most on static display at museums across the United States. One of them, Union Pacific 4014, No. 4014, was re-acquired by Union Pacific, and between 2014 and 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boy Peak
Big Boy Peak, at above sea level is a peak in the Lemhi Range of Idaho. The peak is located in Butte County on the border of Caribou-Targhee National Forest and Salmon-Challis National Forest. It is about southeast of The Riddler The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in O ... and north of Shoshone John Peak. It is the 50th highest peak in Idaho. References Caribou-Targhee National Forest Mountains of Butte County, Idaho Mountains of Idaho Salmon-Challis National Forest {{ButteCountyID-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boy Junction, Tennessee
Big Boy Junction is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. Flooding from the Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ..., located west of Big Boy Junction, occasionally reaches the settlement. One flood was so large that "sizable boats" were able to dock at Big Boy Junction. A Tennessee Farmers Cooperative store is located in Big Boy Junction. References Unincorporated communities in Dyer County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{DyerCountyTN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boys (song)
"Big Boys" is a novelty song written for a pretaped comedy sketch on the television show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). It was performed during the forty-eighth season's seventh episode, which featured Keke Palmer as the host and SZA as the musical guest. The song is about celebrating stout men, praising their ability to keep people warm in winter. Its lyrics frequently reference the cuffing season, a time of year coinciding with winter when people look for a romantic partner to keep them company while indoors. Punkie Johnson, Vannessa Jackson, and Streeter Seidell wrote the song. The song aired on December 3, 2022, and was performed by Palmer and SZA, alongside three cast members from the show. It went viral on social media platforms shortly afterwards, starting video trends and a dance challenge on TikTok. A snippet of the chorus was used in over two million videos, many of which involved users embracing their overweight or tall boyfriends. The song appeared on ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck (Chuck Berry Album)
''Chuck'' is the twentieth and final studio album by American rock and roll singer and guitarist Chuck Berry, released in June 2017. Berry died between the announcement of its recording on his 90th birthday in October 2016 and its release. It posthumously became his first UK Top 10 chart entry since 1977, debuting at No. 9. It was the first Berry studio album to be released in 38 years. The album was positively received by critics who considered it a return to form and a poignant last statement. Overview ''Chuck'' is Berry's first album in 38 years to consist of mainly new material, since his 1979 record '' Rockit''. The album is dedicated to his wife Thelmetta "Toddy" Berry. The album was announced on Berry's 90th birthday, October 18, 2016, with a release date in 2017. Performers on the album include his live backing band as well as his children. Prior to his death on March 18, 2017, it was implied that this album was to be his last. Recording and releases Recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Forces (album)
''Armed Forces'' is the third studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 5January 1979 in the United Kingdom through Radar Records. It was his second album with the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation)—and the first to officially credit them on the cover. The album was recorded in six weeks from August to September 1978 in London under the working title ''Emotional Fascism''. Produced by Nick Lowe and engineered by Roger Béchirian, the sessions saw Costello exert more control over production compared to ''This Year's Model'', while Nieve contributed more to song arrangements. For ''Armed Forces'', Costello sought a more commercial sound than the punk rock style employed on his two previous records, resulting in a more pop-oriented production reflecting the new wave era. The overtly political lyrics concern the effect of politics on human relationships. The UK release featured an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American pop music, pop and rock music, rock duo formed by brothers Ron Mael, Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals) in Los Angeles. The duo is noted for their quirky approach to songwriting; their music is often accompanied by sophisticated and wikt:acerbic, acerbic lyrics—often about women, and sometimes containing literary or cinematic references—and an idiosyncratic, theatrical stage presence, typified by the contrast between Russell's animated, hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's deadpan scowling. Russell Mael has a distinctive wide-ranging voice, while Ron Mael plays keyboards in an intricate and rhythmic style. Their frequently changing styles and visual presentations have kept the band at the forefront of modern, artful pop music. Career highlights include "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974; the disco hit "The Number One Song in Heaven" in 1979, resulting from a collaboration with Giorgio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
