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...over 35 summer festivals and 40 club dates in 2006. In April 2007, Matt Salem abruptly quit the band and was quickly replaced by Thumb guitarist Axel "Axe" Hilgenstoehler who toured with the band through the spring and summer of 2007.

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...tapes were recorded and copied in 1994. Lupe was the last to join the band in October scratching his way to create a new version of Thumb. Record companies began to show an interest and EMI signed a deal in March 1995. Six months later...

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...English, under the title "Israel and the Gentiles," by Ward Kennedy (London, 1850), and into German by "A Friend of God's Word" (Miss Thumb), published by K. Mann (Frankfort-on-the-Main, 1855). Da Costa's two papers, "The Jews in Spain and...

In this article: Isaac da Costa, Willem Bilderdijk, Amsterdam, Leyden, and David Ricardo

...as Pulgarcito) appeared in several films between the late 1950s and early 1970s. Pulgarcito translates roughly as Tom Thumb, a role he played several times. In spite of his limited experience (Santa Claus was only his fifth film) and the...

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...waivers from Baltimore. The Lions are counting on Johnson to add a vertical threat opposite Johnson, while Northcutt is pegged to be the slot receiver, though he missed all of the exhibition season with a thumb injury. Williams flopped as a...

In this article: The Lions, Calvin Johnson, Louis Delmas, Brandon Pettigrew, Aaron Brown, Kevin Smith, Ko Simpson, Dennis Northcutt, and Anthony Henry

...intercept one of Brett Favre's fastballs. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Kelly Jennings once had to learn to write left-handed after tearing a thumb ligament while trying to swat away a pass in college. Fair warning: When shaking hands with a...

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...old to do what he did going overseas to play." The 19-year-old Jennings worked out with the Bucks on Monday, but caught his left thumb in Jeff Teague's jersey, forcing him to pass more. That might have helped him along with his desire to...

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...a variety of country rock artists, most notably Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash on Right For The Time after Jennings injured his picking thumb and required a guitar stand-in. Dayton also contributed guitarwork on albums by the Supersuckers and...

In this article: Rob Zombie, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Halloween II, Lefty Frizzell, George Jones, Hank Williams, Supersuckers, and Kris Kristofferson

...our technologically weary country. When the hyper-caffeinated modernity of America is threatening to wear out our button-clicking thumbs and destroy our eyesight, sometimes the cure is just to simplify. "In this age of digital everything,...

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...and information on each of the countries Santa Claus is visiting. Ryder-Platts remembers that just five years ago, a thumb tack on a map pinpointed Santa's location. With their Web site's 1997 launch, the program took off, Reddish...

In this article: Christmas Eve, Colorado Springs, Google Earth, and Peterson Air Force Base