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The term "foo" was borrowed from Smokey Stover by a radar operator in the 415th Night Fighter Squadron, Donald J. Meiers, who, according to most 415th members, gave the foo fighters their name. Meiers was from Chicago and was an avid reader of Holman's strip, which was run daily in the Chicago Tribune .
Grohl hoped to stay anonymous and release the recordings in a limited run under the name Foo Fighters, taken from foo fighter, a World War II term for unidentified flying objects. [6] He hoped the name would lead listeners to assume the music was made by several people.
Bon Jovi – An alternative spelling of Jon Bon Jovi's last name Bongiovi, following the example of the other famous two-word bands such as Van Halen, as suggested by Pamela Maher. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – A combination of Bonzo the dog and the Dada art movement. Boston - After the city of Boston, Massachusetts, where the band was formed.
Foo Fighters have performed on the long-running NBC sketch show some nine times
About 12 minutes into the episode, the documentary showed B-roll footage of Walken standing alongside the Foo Fighters while shooting a promo video. Before they began filming the promo, Walken ...
Foo Camp, a hacker event; Foo gas or fougasse, a type of explosive mine; Forward observation officer; A nonsense word used in the Smokey Stover comic strip; Foo fighter, mysterious aerial phenomena seen during World War II; Foo Fighters, an American rock band; Foo was here, an Australian graffiti signature of popular culture
Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the first name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Conventional abbreviations for US cities and states: for example, "New York" can indicate NY and "California" CA or CAL. The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be ...