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Shore Things is a 1996 PBS television documentary by Rick Sebak of WQED Pittsburgh. The show profiles American beaches, the things they are known for, and other notable facts.

The beaches and other things featured are:

• Daytona Beach, Florida — cars allowed on sand
• Stephen Leatherman — "Dr. Beach"
• Venice, Los Angeles, California — canals; artists
• Ocean City, New Jersey — boardwalk; salt water taffy; dry town
• Ocean City, Maryland — crabs
• Outer Banks — fishing
• Punalu'u, Hawai'i — 'oama (or 'owama) fishing
• Calabash, North Carolina — seafood
• Rehoboth Beach, Delaware — gay beach
• Cape Cod — horseshoe crabs; Cape Cod National Seashore
• Nantucket, Massachusetts — sailing
• Lucy the Elephant — Margate City, New Jersey
• Ocean Beach, San Diego, California — dog beach
• Kailua, Hawaii — a "simple" beach

Bonus Features on the DVD Include

• Kelly's Roast Beef from "Sandwiches That You Will Like"
• Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk from "Great Old Amusement Parks"
• Ligonier Beech from "Things That Are Still Here"

Look up thing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Thing may refer to: object

Philosophy[link]

• An object (philosophy), being, or entity
• Thing-in-itself (or noumenon), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant

History[link]

• Thing (assembly), also transliterated as ting or þing, a historical Germanic governing assembly
• Thing (listening device), a Soviet bug used during the Cold War for eavesdropping on the ambassador to the Soviet Union
• The Thing (art project)

Fiction[link]

• Things (film) 1989 film
• The Thing from Another World, often referred to as The Thing, 1951 science fiction film
  • The Thing (1982 film), a remake, directed by John Carpenter, more closely following the original novella Who Goes There
  • The Thing (2011 film), a prequel of the 1982 film
• Thing (comics), a superhero in the Marvel Universe and member of the Fantastic Four
• The Thing!, a 1950s comic book series from Charlton Comics
• The Thing (video game), a 2002 video game sequel based after the events of the 1982 film
• Thing (The Addams Family), a fictional character in The Addams Family
• The Things, recurring characters in the British comic Viz
• Things: A Story of the Sixties, is a novel by Georges Perec

Music[link]

• "The Thing" (song), a 1950 song, recorded by Phil Harris and others
• "Things" (Bobby Darin song), a 1962 song by Bobby Darrin
• "Things" (Split Enz song), a 1979 song by Split Enz
• The Thing (jazz band), a jazz band from Norway and Sweden
• "The Thing", a B-side song on the single release of "Velouria" by Pixies

Other uses[link]

• Things (application), a personal task management software for Mac OS X
• The Thing?, an attraction in Arizona
• T.H.I.N.G.S., Totally Hilarious Incredibly Neat Games of Skill, a line of toys marketed by the Milton Bradley Company
• Thing, the terminology for entities in the Doom engine
• Volkswagen 181, an automobile sold in the 1970s
• "The Thing", professional wrestler Bryan Carrera, who sidelined as Jon Roberts' bodyguard^[1]

See also[link]

• Thang (disambiguation)

References[link]

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Luke Bryan
Bryan in April 2010
Background information
Birth name	Thomas Luther Bryan[1]
Born	(1976-07-17) July 17, 1976 (age 35)[2] Leesburg, Georgia, USA[3]
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, acoustic guitar
Years active	2005-present
Labels	Capitol Nashville
Associated acts	Billy Currington, Jason Aldean, Ash Bowers, Travis Tritt, Lady Antebellum, Jeff Stevens
Website	www.lukebryan.com

Luke Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country singer. Bryan began his musical career in the mid-2000s, writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington. After signing with Capitol Records Nashville in 2007, he released the album I'll Stay Me, which included the singles "All My Friends Say", "We Rode in Trucks" and "Country Man". Followup album Doin' My Thing included "Do I", which Bryan co-wrote with Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, and the number one singles "Rain Is a Good Thing" and "Someone Else Calling You Baby". Tailgates & Tanlines, released in 2011, includes "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" and his third number one, "I Don't Want This Night to End". Bryan co-wrote all of his singles with the exception of "Drunk on You" and co-produced all three albums with Jeff Stevens.

Biography[link]

Bryan was born and raised in Leesburg, Georgia. At age fourteen, his parents bought him his first guitar, and after learning to play it, he joined various local bands and began to play in local clubs.^[3] After graduating Lee County High School, Bryan planned to move to Nashville, Tennessee; however, this move was delayed, due to the death of his brother, Chris, on the same day he planned to leave. Luke attended Georgia Southern University, and is a member of the Eta Zeta chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.^[4] After graduation Luke went to work for his dad, despite everyone encouraging him to move to Tennessee. His dad encouraged him to relocate and he arrived in Nashville in 2001, signing a record deal only two months later.^[5]

[edit] 2007-2008: I'll Stay Me

He moved to Nashville on September 1, 2001 and landed a deal as a songwriter within two months. In that time his first serious girlfriend was Terri Hasty. ^[3] Among his first cuts was the title track of Travis Tritt's 2004 album My Honky Tonk History.^[6] An A&R representative at Capitol Records saw Bryan perform at a club, and signed him to a recording contract. In the meantime, Bryan co-wrote Billy Currington's single "Good Directions", which went to number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2007.^[7] Bryan co-wrote his debut single, "All My Friends Say", with producer Jeff Stevens. This song reached a peak of number 5 on Hot Country Songs in mid-2007. In August 2007, Capitol released Bryan's debut album, I'll Stay Me.^[8] Bryan wrote or co-wrote all but one of its 11 songs. The album's second single, "We Rode in Trucks", peaked at number 33 in early 2008, while "Country Man" reached number 10.

Thom Jurek of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, considering Bryan's lyrics "in the mainline of honky tonk tradition" although he thought some of the sound was "calculated".^[8]

[edit] 2009-2010: Doin' My Thing

In March 2009, he released an exclusive EP to iTunes titled Spring Break With All My Friends that featured two new songs, "Sorority Girls" and "Take My Drunk Ass Home," plus an acoustic version of "All My Friends Say." After this EP, he released his fourth single, "Do I". Bryan wrote the song with Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum, whose lead singer Hillary Scott also sings backing vocals on it.^[9] It debuted at number 53 on the country singles charts dated for May 9, 2009 and reached number 2 in December, having been held from the Number One spot by Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now". "Do I" was included on Bryan's second album, Doin' My Thing, which was released in October 2009. Also included on the album was a cover of OneRepublic's "Apologize".^[10] Bryan wrote the album's next two singles, "Rain Is a Good Thing" and "Someone Else Calling You Baby", with Dallas Davidson and Jeff Stevens, respectively. Both of these songs went to number 1 on the country music charts.

Allmusic gave this album a positive review as well, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine considering Bryan more "relaxed" in comparison to his debut.^[10]

[edit] 2011-present: Tailgates & Tanlines

Bryan released his seventh single, "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)", to country radio on March 14, 2011. Also co-written by Bryan and Davidson, it served as the lead-off single to his third studio album, Tailgates & Tanlines, which was released August 13' 2011. The album debuted at number 1 on the Top Country Albums and number 2 on the Billboard 200. "Country Girl" peaked at number 4 on the country charts and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bryan co-wrote the album's second single, "I Don't Want This Night to End", with Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, who are collectively known as the Peach Pickers. In early 2012, this song became Bryan's third number 1. "Drunk On You" is the album's third single. On March 6, 2012, Bryan released his fourth Spring Break EP entitled Spring Break 4 ... Suntan City. Along with the title track, which Bryan co-wrote with Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, the EP includes "Spring Breakup,"Little Bit Later On" and "Shake the Sand."^[11]

Personal life[link]

Luke Bryan married Caroline Boyer on Dec. 8, 2006. They welcomed a son, Thomas "Bo" Boyer in March of 2008.^[12] Their second son, Tatum "Tate" Christopher, was born in August of 2010.^[13]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Extended plays[link]

Singles[link]

• ^ACurrent single.

Other charted songs[link]

Music videos[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• LukeBryan.com

The Shore is an American rock group founded in Silver Lake, CA by frontman Ben Ashley. The Shore are heavily influenced by psychedelic bands like The Byrds, The Beatles, Coldplay,^[1] and The Beach Boys as well as Britpop groups Oasis and The Verve.

Biography[link]

In the spring of 2002, Ashley wrote a series of songs with producer Rick Parker. Parker assembled a group of local musicians, including Kyle Mullarky (bass), Cliff Magreta (guitar), and John Wilmer (drums), to record a series of demos. The demos came to Scott Austin, a Maverick A&R Executive, and the band was given a major contract only a few months after their initial recordings. The Shore returned to the studio with Parker to record their first album. The Shore recorded the album over a period of three months. The Shore EP was released on New Year's Day of 2003. Their full length album, The Shore, was released in August 2004.^[2] After guitarist Wayne Faler toured with the band, he was added as a permanent member in December 2005. It was about this time that The Shore parted ways with Maverick Records to pursue a better record deal.

The Shore released their second album, "Light Years," in October 2009 initially as a digital-only release on outlets such as Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Napster, Rhapsody and a few other sites. A CD version was released the following year.

The band has also recently resumed touring, playing San Francisco and LA, most notably with another psych outfit, The Parties.

The Shore's song "Coming Down" was featured on the Long Way Round soundtrack, a documentary detailing the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York on motorcycles.

Style[link]

Filter magazine describes the band as having "rock solid songwriting" and credits it with a "passionate commitment to music."^[1] According to Spartan Daily, "the band portrays a very neo-psychedelic pop sound and mixes it up with lush keyboards to have a modern sound."^[3]

Discography[link]

Singles and EPs[link]

• 2003 - The Shore EP (Maverick)

Albums[link]

• 2004 - The Shore (Maverick)
• 2011 - Light Years (The New Black Records)

References[link]

External links[link]

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External links[link]

• Official website
• Facebook page
• Myspace page

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Timothy Gerard Landers (born November 1, 1956 in Taunton, Massachusetts) is an American bass guitarist, composer and record producer.

He graduated from Brockton High School in 1975 and attended the Berklee College of Music from 1976 to 1977, studying under Neil Stubenhaus and Whit Browne. He later moved to Los Angeles, California and works as a studio musician.

Landers has worked with many artists over the years, including:

• Steve Smith and Vital Information
• Horacee Arnold
• Tiger Okoshi and Baku
• Stanton Davis and the Ghetto Mysticism
• Mick Goodrick
• Mike Stern
• Dean Brown
• Bill Frisell
• Randy Roos
• Eef Albers
• Al Di Meola
• Gil Evans^[1]
• Michael Brecker
• Billy Cobham
• The Crusaders
• Robert Tepper
• Ferron
• Tom Scott
• Lee Ritenour
• Eric Gale
• Al Stewart
• Go West
• Marc Jordan
• Tori Amos
• Anti-m
• Tracy Chapman
• Vince Neil
• Stevie Nicks
• Ferron
• Loreena McKennitt
• Brian Hughes
• Pat Kelley
• Jesse Cook
• Jethro Tull
• Bill Medley
• Gladys Knight
• Graham Nash
• Sandra Bernhard
• Steve Wynn
• Stan Ridgway
• David & David
• Lou Rawls
• Djavan
• Dori Caymmi
• John Tesh
• Eric Marienthal
• Taylor Hawkins
• Vinnie Colaiuta
• Christopher Morris
• Frank Gambale
• Tom Coster
• Lauren Christy
• Mark Williamson
• Point of Grace
• Natalie Grant
• Nicole Miller
• Lorenza Ponce
• B.B. King
• Kid Creole and the Coconuts
• Solar System
• Dave Grusin
• Malta
• Ian Wallace
• Crimson Jazz Trio^[2]
• Little Axe
• Gannin Arnold

Landers has also recorded for numerous film, television and advertising scores. Including:

• Friends
• Just Shoot Me
• Cheers
• The Tortellis
• The Pat Sajak Show
• The Carol Burnett Show (1991)
• The Tracey Ullman Show
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1986)
• Greg the Bunny
• Bobby's World
• John and Lisa
• One on One
• NBA on NBC (theme)
• Barcelona Olympics (theme)
• CBS Sports (theme)
• Entertainment Tonight (theme)
• HBO NFL This Week.

Featured on countless television commercials including

• McDonald's
• Dodge Trucks
• Coca Cola
• Sprint
• Intel
• Nike
• Ford Motor Company
• Callaway
• Budweiser
• Toyota
• Sony
• Coors

Landers has also done bass guitar design for both Peavey Electronics Corporation (with his TL5 and TL6 models, one of the very first production line versions of neck-through 5 and 6 string basses) and along with Mark Egan helped Mike Pedulla with his early fretless 'Buzz' bass guitars.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Tim Landers on Myspace

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