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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 .
Foo Fighters – Adopted from a term used by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II to describe various UFOs or mysterious aerial phenomena. [ 150 ] Foster the People – Originally called "Foster & the People" by frontman Mark Foster, but changed when many of his friends misunderstood the name as "Foster the People".
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.
In a 2017 interview, the rock band’s frontman Dave Grohl, 54, revealed he intentionally tricked Walken into mispronouncing their name to get the most out of the actor’s iconic voice.
The term "foo" was borrowed directly from Smokey Stover by a radar operator in the U.S. 415th Night Fighter Squadron, Donald J. Meiers, who it is agreed by most 415th members gave the "foo fighters" their name. [14] The term was used by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II to describe various unidentified flying objects or mysterious aerial ...
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
The Foo Fighters named a new drummer. Ahead of their new tour, the Dave Grohl-fronted band has found a replacement for drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last year. In a livestreamed event on Sunday ...
Stahl still said his tenure in Foo Fighters was "the best two years of my life". [6] After leaving Foo Fighters, J invited Stahl to play again, which he did for another seven years until 2005. In 2009, Franz was invited by Pete to play for Smith & Pyle, and during the tour, the brothers decided to reform Scream with Thompson and Stax. [4]