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Piggy (other)
Piggy, piggie or piggies may refer to: As a nickname *Denis D'Amour (1959–2005), guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod * Fan Chun Yip (born 1976), Hong Kong retired football goalkeeper * Piggy French (born 1980), British equestrienne * Ward Lambert (1888–1958), American college men's basketball coach *Robert Muldoon (1921–1992), 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand *David Powell (rugby union) (born 1942), former England international rugby union player * Edwin Simandl, owner of the Orange Tornadoes and Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League *Piggy Ward (1867–1912), American professional baseball player * Roscoe Word (American football guard) (1882–1942), American college football player and coach *Mark Riddell (born 1980), Australian former rugby league player, commentator Slang *Domestic pig *Guinea pig *Toe Fictional characters * Miss Piggy, a Muppets character * Piggy, from ''Piggy'' (Roblox game) * Piggy (''Merrie Melodies''), from the ''Merr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis D'Amour
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Voivod (band), Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005. D'Amour's approach to music was anarchic and experimental rather than strict and theoretical. He was trained in classical violin as a child. He was influenced by progressive rock artists such as King Crimson, Pink Floyd and Rush (band), Rush. Death In the summer of 2005, D'Amour was diagnosed with colon cancer. Subsequently, a routine operation was scheduled though several complications led doctors to suspect further problems. The cancer had extensively progressed, rendering any operation non-viable. D'Amour slipped into a coma in the palliative care unit of a Montreal hospital on August 25, 2005, surrounded in his final hours by family and friends. The guitarist died the next day at approximately 11:45pm. The documentary ''Metal: A Headbanger's Journey'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Ronnies
''The Two Ronnies'' is a British television comedy sketch show starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. It was created by Bill Cotton and aired on BBC1 from 10 April 1971 to 25 December 1987. The usual format included sketches, solo sections, serial stories, and musical finales. Their Four Candles sketch, first broadcast on 18 September 1976, was voted their funniest sketch in a television poll. In 2006, the British public ranked the duo number 6 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars. Origins Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett met in 1963 at the Buckstone Club in the Haymarket, London, where Corbett was serving drinks between acting jobs. At the time, Barker was beginning to establish himself as a character actor in the West End and on radio. They were invited by David Frost to appear in his new show, '' The Frost Report'', with John Cleese, but the pair's big break came when they filled in, unprepared and unscripted, for eleven minutes during a technical hitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tip-cat
Tip-cat (also called cat, cat and dog, one-a-cat, pussy, or piggy) is a pastime which consists of tapping a short billet of wood, usually no more than , with a larger stick similar to a baseball bat or broom handle. The shorter piece is tapered or sharpened on both ends so that it can be "tipped up" into the air when struck by the larger, at which point the player attempts to swing or hit it a distance with the larger stick while it is still in the air (similar to swinging at a pitch in baseball or cricket). There are many varieties of the game, but in the most common, the batter, having placed the billet, or "cat", in a small circle on the ground, tips it into the air and hits it to a distance. Their opponent then makes an offer of a certain number of points, based upon their estimate of the number of hops or jumps necessary to cover the distance. If the batter thinks the distance is underestimated, they are at liberty to decline the offer and measure the distance in jumps, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piggies
"Piggies" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 album ''The Beatles'' (also known as the "White Album"). Written by George Harrison as a social commentary, the song serves as an Orwellian satire on greed and consumerism. Among several elements it incorporates from classical music, the track features harpsichord and orchestral strings in the baroque pop style, which are contrasted by Harrison's acerbic lyrics and the sound of grunting pigs. Although credited to George Martin, the recording was largely produced by Chris Thomas, who also contributed the harpsichord part. In the context of the turbulent political climate of 1968, "Piggies" was adopted by the counterculture as an anti-establishment theme song. It was also among the tracks on ''The Beatles'' that cult leader Charles Manson used as the foundation for his Helter Skelter theory of an American race-related countercultural revolution. Inspired especially by the line "What they need's a damn goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piggy Tales
''Piggy Tales'' is a Finnish animated television series based on '' Bad Piggies'', a spin-off of ''Angry Birds''. Animated in a style resembling clay animation before transitioning into computer-generated imagery after the release of ''The Angry Birds Movie'', the series focuses on the life of the Minion Pigs with no dialogue. It was produced by Rovio Entertainment and distributed by Sony Pictures Television, with the French studio Cube Creative providing some of the animation. ''Piggy Tales'' premiered in 2014 on the Toons.TV channel through the ''Angry Birds'' applications and on the Toons.TV website. The series continued by the second season, subtitled ''Pigs at Work'' in 2015; the third season, subtitled ''Third Act'' in 2016; and the fourth and final season, subtitled ''4th Street'' in 2018, making it the longest running ''Angry Birds'' television series. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2014–2015) Season 2: ''Piggy Tales: Pigs at Work'' (2015–2017) The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piggy D
Matthew Montgomery (born November 16, 1975), also known as Piggy D., is an American musician. He has been bassist for Marilyn Manson (band), Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, and is the former guitarist for Wednesday 13. Career history In 2003, Piggy D. Joined American punk band Amen (American band), Amen on rhythm guitar. Here, he is credited on 2004’s Death Before Musick. His stint with Amen ended in 2004 when, coinciding with Amen’s hiatus, he joined Wednesday 13 on guitar, contributing backing vocals to his first solo album Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead, Transylvania: 90210. He first took over bass duties with Rob Zombie from current Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rob Nicholson (musician), Blasko, playing "American Witch" live on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' right before picking up the second leg of the ''Educated Horses'' tour in mid 2006. Until 2024, he maintained a successful solo career while playing with Zombie. Mr. Piggy co-directed a shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piggy (song)
"Piggy" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album, ''The Downward Spiral'' (1994). It was written by Trent Reznor, co-produced by Flood, and recorded at Le Pig (10050 Cielo Drive). It was released in December 1994 as a promotional single from the album. The song is known for being Reznor's only live drumming performance. Recording Reznor wrote the song after the extended play '' Broken'' (1992) was completed. It was initially a poem which he expanded into a full song. On July 4, 1992, he later moved to a house—famous for its status as the site of the gruesome Tate murders—and created a studio space there, calling it Le Pig. When asked about the building where production on the song was done, Reznor responded that he chose it merely for space considerations, claiming not to have been aware of the house's connection to the murders until after he chose it. "I looked at a lot of places", Reznor said. "And this just happened to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
