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The King Family Band (formerly known as The King Family Strings) is an American bluegrass, gospel, and country band from Monticello, Illinois. The band consists of all 9 family members, with the children ranging in age from 10–25. [1] [2] [3] With eleven years of experience, the Kings put on a high energy show that everyone is sure to enjoy.
The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a recent common ancestor with deer and bovids.This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (between one and eight, usually four, species of Giraffa, depending on taxonomic interpretation) and the okapi (the only known species of Okapia).
The family Giraffidae was once much more extensive, with over 10 fossil genera described. [6] The elongation of the neck appears to have started early in the giraffe lineage. Comparisons between giraffes and their ancient relatives suggest vertebrae close to the skull lengthened earlier, followed by lengthening of vertebrae further down. [8]
The okapi and the giraffe are the only living members of the family Giraffidae. The okapi stands about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall at the shoulder and has a typical body length around 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in). Its weight ranges from 200 to 350 kg (440 to 770 lb). It has a long neck, and large, flexible ears.
The club derived its name from the Kingston Mines Theatre Company founded by June Pyskacek in 1969 at 2356 N. Lincoln Avenue [1] and named after Kingston Mines, Illinois, where the father of one of its actors, Jack Wallace, worked. Pyskacek asked Harry Hoch and a partner to open a café and performance space in the front of the building called ...
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Ray Herrmann (born September 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist & flutist from Chicago, Illinois, United States.He is currently the saxophonist for the band Chicago since taking over for the retired original saxophonist/flutist and group founder, Walter Parazaider, but filled in for Parazaider for over a decade on numerous tours going back to 2005.