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Jerry Alan West (May 28, 1938 – June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Since then, the term "Conch Republic" has been expanded to refer to "all of the Florida Keys, or, that geographic apportionment of land that falls within the legally defined boundaries of Monroe County, Florida, northward to 'Skeeter's Last Chance Saloon' in Florida City, Dade County, Florida, with Key West as the micronation's capital and all ...
In 1999, Walz agreed to be the faculty advisor of Mankato West High School's first gay–straight alliance. [32] [33] He felt it was important that the faculty advisor was the football coach, a soldier, straight, and married, to show that different worlds can coexist. [5]
Flamingo at the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory. The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory located at 1316 Duval Street, Key West, Florida, United States is a butterfly park that houses from 50 to 60 different species of live butterflies from around the world in a climate-controlled, glass-enclosed habitat.
Diana Nyad (born 1949), author, journalist, motivational speaker, long-distance swimmer; famous for being the first person to swim from Cuba to Key West without the aid of a shark cage; Bettie Page (1923–2008), pin-up model; John Patterson (born 1967), MLB second baseman; Quincy Perkins (born 1980), filmmaker
Captain Tony's Saloon is a bar in Key West, Florida, United States, located at 428 Greene Street. The bar has been patronized through the years by many well-known artists, writers and celebrities. When a celebrity visits, a barstool is added that is painted with that patron's name.
Key West visited her name sake city in 1987, for a week-long celebration after commissioning, 1992, and 1994. Since reassignment to the Pacific Fleet she has not been able to visit Key West again. Key West at periscope depth, RIMPAC 2004. In April 1997, Key West conducted her first Pacific deployment with the Constellation Carrier
"Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" is a song written and performed by Carla Thomas. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #10 on the U.S. pop chart in 1961. It was featured on her 1961 album Gee Whiz. The song was produced by Chips Moman. The song ranked #62 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1961.