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Kook (other)
Kook or KOOK may refer to: People * Kook (surname) * Kook, a slave prominent in the 1811 German Coast Uprising * Kook (surfer), a term for a wanna-be surfer of limited skill Media * KYKK (FM), a radio station (93.5 FM) licensed to serve Junction, Texas, United States, which held the call sign KOOK from 1998 to 2018 * KOOK-TV, a television station now known as KTVQ * Kook TV, a Saraiki language Saraiki ( ', ; also spelt Siraiki, or Seraiki) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Lahnda group. "The existence of Lahnda as a separate language has long been recognised under various names such as Jatki, Multani, Hindki or Hindko and Western Pan ... TV Channel from Pakistan * ''Kooks'', a 1988–1991 magazine and a 1994 book by Donna Kossy Entertainment * ''KOOK'' (TV series), a hit music programme on BBC Persian TV * The Kooks, formed 2004, a British band * The Kooks (Sweden), a band formed in 1998 * ''K.O.O.K.'', an album by German rock band Tocotronic * "Kooks" (song), a 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kook (surname)
Kook is a surname in various cultures. Origins As a Chinese surname, Kook approximates the Cantonese pronunciations of various distinct surnames, listed below by their spelling in Hanyu Pinyin (which reflects the Standard Mandarin pronunciation): *Gǔ (surname), Gǔ (), meaning "valley" or "gorge" ( zh, j=Guk1, cy=Gūk) *Jū (), meaning "to bow" ( zh, j=Guk1, cy=Gūk) *Qu (surname 曲), Qū (), meaning "curved" ( zh, j=Kuk1, cy=Kūk) The Dutch surname Kook originated both as an occupational surname for a baker of cakes () or a cook (), and as a variant spelling of the French surname Cocq ("rooster"). Kook is also a Jewish surname, a variant spelling of Kuk or Cook (surname), Cook. As a Korean surname, Kook is a customary spelling of the three surnames spelled Guk in the Revised Romanization of Korean: (; ; "to bow"), (; ; "country"), and (; ; "chrysanthemum flower"). Statistics In the Netherlands, there were 98 people with the surname Kook as of 2007. The 2000 South Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1811 German Coast Uprising
The 1811 German Coast uprising was a slave rebellion which occurred in the Territory of Orleans from January 8–10, 1811. It occurred on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the modern-day Louisiana parishes of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, St. Charles and Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Jefferson. The rebellion was the largest of its kind in the history of the United States, but the rebels only killed two white men. Confrontations with U.S. military personnel and local militiamen who were sent to suppress the rebellion, combined with post-trial executions, resulted in the deaths of 95 rebels. On January 8, between 64 and 125 enslaved people ignited a fight for freedom and marched from Plantation complexes in the Southern United States, plantations in and near present-day LaPlace, Louisiana on the German Coast towards New Orleans. More people escaped slavery and joined them along the way, and some accounts claime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kook (surfer)
This glossary of surfing includes some of the extensive vocabulary used to describe various aspects of the sport of surfing as described in literature on the subject. In some cases terms have spread to a wider cultural use. These terms were originally coined by people who were directly involved in the sport of surfing. About the water *A-Frame: Wave with a peak that resembles an A and allows surfers to go either left or right, with both sides having a clean shoulder to work with. *Barrel: (also tube, cave, keg, green room) The effect when a big wave rolls over, enclosing a temporary horizontal tunnel of air with the surfer inside * Beach break: An area with waves that are good enough to surf break just off a beach, or breaking on a sandbar farther out from the shore *Big sea: Large, unbreaking surf * Blown out: When waves that would otherwise be good have been rendered too choppy by wind * Bomb: An exceptionally large set wave *Bottom: Refers to the ocean floor, or to the low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KYKK (FM)
KYKK (93.5 FM) is a country music radio station licensed to Junction, Texas Junction is a city in and the county seat of Kimble County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,451 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The community was founded in 1876 after the organization of Kimble County earlier ..., United States. The station is currently owned by Tenn-Vol Corp. History The station was assigned the call letters KAHO on April 7, 1994. On September 8, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KOOK. On June 12, 2007, the station was sold to Foster Charitable Foundation. On June 18, 2018, the station changed its call sign to KYKK. Effective September 7, 2018, the station was sold to Tenn-Vol Corp. References External links YKK (FM) Radio stations established in 1997 1997 establishments in Texas Country radio stations in the United States {{Texas-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KTVQ
KTVQ (channel 2) is a television station in Billings, Montana, United States, affiliated with CBS. Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, it is part of the Montana Television Network, a statewide network of CBS-affiliated stations. KTVQ's studios are located on Third Avenue North in Billings, and its transmitter is located on Sacrifice Cliff southeast of downtown. Channel 2 began broadcasting as KOOK-TV on November 9, 1953. It was the first station in Billings and the third in the state of Montana, built by radio station KOOK; it was a CBS affiliate from the outset. The Montana Network, the original owner, sold the KOOK stations to Joe Sample in 1956, and they moved into the present KTVQ studios in 1959. Sample's acquisitions of KXLF-TV in Butte 1961 and KRTV in Great Falls in 1969 formed the basis of the Montana Television Network; KOOK radio was sold off in 1973, and channel 2 changed its call sign to KTVQ. While the network was nominally headquartered in Billings, the net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraiki Language
Saraiki ( ', ; also spelt Siraiki, or Seraiki) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Lahnda group. "The existence of Lahnda as a separate language has long been recognised under various names such as Jatki, Multani, Hindki or Hindko and Western Panjabi....it is called Multani, but this name properly applies only to the form of Lahnda spoken around Multan and the neighbourhood." It is spoken by 28.84 million people, as per the 2023 Pakistani census, taking prevalence in Southern Punjab with remants in Northern Sindh and the Derajat region. Saraiki has partial mutual intelligibility with Standard Punjabi, and it shares with it a large portion of its vocabulary and Linguistic morphology, morphology. At the same time in #Phonology, its phonology it is radically different (particularly in the lack of tones, the preservation of the voiced aspirates and the development of implosive consonants), and has important grammatical features in common with the Sindhi language spoken to the south. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Kossy
Donna J. Kossy (born May 18, 1957) is an American writer, zine publisher, and online used book dealer based in Portland, Oregon. Specializing in the history of "forgotten, discredited and extreme ideas", which she calls "crackpotology and kookology", she is better known for her books ''Kooks: A Guide to the Outer Limits of Human Belief'' (1994, featuring the first biography of Francis E. Dec) and ''Strange Creations: Aberrant Ideas of Human Origins from Ancient Astronauts to Aquatic Apes'' (2001). Kossy was also the founder and curator of the Kooks Museum (1996–1999, online), and the editor-publisher of the magazine ''Book Happy'' (1997–2002, about "weird and obscure books"). Described by ''Wired'' as "an expert on kooks hohas a genuine, if sometimes uncomfortable, affection for her subjects", Kossy wrote books reviewed in publications ranging from '' Fortean Times'' to ''New Scientist''. Journalist Jonathan Vankin named her "the unchallenged authority on, well, kooks", an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOOK (TV Series)
KOOK (, ) is BBC Persian TV's weekly music magazine programme. The show features both established and un-discovered music acts from Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Kook recently made a series of programmes from the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The programme has featured interviews and performances from artists such as Arash, Ebi, Dariush and others. Kook recently hosted a concert in Dubai. In addition the programme has a sister programme called Close-Up A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, s ... which features in depth interviews and longer performances with key artists. The show's presenter is Behzad Bolour. References External linksWatch Close-Up online [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kooks
The Kooks () are an English indie rock band formed in 2004 in Brighton. The current lineup consists of Luke Pritchard on vocals and guitar, and Hugh Harris on bass, guitar, and synthesiser. Their music is primarily influenced by the 1960s British Invasion movement and post-punk revival of the new millennium. The Kooks have experimented in several genres including rock, Britpop, pop, reggae, ska, and more recently, funk and hip-hop, being described once as a "more energetic Thrills or a looser Sam Roberts Band, maybe even a less severe Arctic Monkeys at times". After securing a deal with Virgin Records merely three months after forming, The Kooks achieved instant mainstream success following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album '' Inside In/Inside Out ''(2006). The album is certified five-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), platinum certified by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and two times platinum b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kooks (Sweden)
The Kooks are a Swedish Indie, alternative rock band formed in 1998. This band was formed by Henrik Berglund, Leo Dahlin, Michael Lohse, Josef Zackrisson. Micke Lohse and Henrik Berglund are both members of the current Atomic Swing Band. Album notes Michael and Henrik soon hooked up with lead guitarist Leo Dahlin and bass player Josef Zackrison. The original setup started working on making demos. They soon cut a record deal with Stockholm Records, after that the headman at the company Ola Håkansson had fallen in love with their demo containing the song "Too Much Of Nothing". The Kooks released their first single "Too Much of Nothing" back in 1998. It became a major radio chart climber in both Sweden and Denmark. They followed up with the debut album "Too Much Is Not Enough" in 1999 and started touring all over Sweden. They did support gigs with The Soundtrack of Our Lives and Robbie Williams. After this quick and apparently successful start the band came to a dead end. -Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tocotronic
Tocotronic is a German rock band formed in 1993. Similar to Blumfeld or Die Sterne they are considered a part of the Hamburger Schule (''Hamburg School'') movement. They are influential for bands such as Wir sind Helden. History Tocotronic were signed by L'Age D'Or, a German independent record label situated in Hamburg, in 1994 after quickly gaining popularity in the local scene. Their early style consists of ironic sloganeering ("I want to be part of a youth movement") and almost diary-like songwriting, paired with a lo-fi rock sound with elements of punk rock and grunge. In 1995, they released their debut album ''Digital ist besser'' (Digital is better), followed by their second album ''Nach der verlorenen Zeit'' (After the Lost Time) only a few months later. Their third album, released in 1996, was the first to hit the German charts. The music became more complex over time, their lyrics less direct, resulting in a sound that was compared to that of Pavement on Tocotronic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kooks (song)
"Kooks" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, which appears on his 1971 album '' Hunky Dory''. Bowie wrote this song to his newborn son Duncan Jones. The song was a pastiche of early 1970s Neil Young because Bowie was listening to a Neil Young record at home on 30 May 1971 when he got the news of the arrival of his son. Live versions * Before the studio recording of the song was made, it was recorded for the BBC ''In Concert'' radio show with John Peel, on 3 June 1971 (broadcast on 20 June 1971). In 2000 this recording was released on the '' Bowie at the Beeb'' album. * The song was recorded again for the BBC " Sounds of the 70s" radio show with Bob Harris on 21 September 1971 (broadcast on 4 October 1971). Personnel *David Bowie – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, alto sax *Mick Ronson – string arrangement *Trevor Bolder – bass, trumpet *Mick Woodmansey – drums *Rick Wakeman Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
