In general, Casey is a common variation of the Irish Gaelic cathasaigh, meaning vigilant, brave, or watchful. At least six different septs used this name, primarily in the Counties of Cork and Dublin.

Casey may refer to:

Music[link]

• Casey (song), 2008 song by Darren Hayes from the album This Delicate Thing We've Made
• Casey's Song, 2005 song by City and Colour from the album Sometimes
• Casey's Last Ride, 1970 by Kris Kristofferson from the album Kristofferson

Places[link]

Antarctica

• Casey Station
• Casey Range

Australia

• Casey, Australian Capital Territory
• City of Casey, Melbourne
• Division of Casey, electoral district for the House of Representatives

United States

• Casey, Illinois, a city in Clark County
• Casey, Iowa
• Casey County, Kentucky

People and fictional characters[link]

See Casey (given name) and Casey (surname)

Other uses[link]

• Casey (typeface), a sans-serif typeface developed by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation for use in its railway system
• Casey, the Japanese name for Abra, one of the three fictional species of Pokémon
• Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld limited abortion rights

See also[link]

• Case (name)
• Casey (given name)
• Casey (surname)
• Cayce (disambiguation)
• Keysi
• O'Casey (surname)

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Douglas "Doug" Casey is an American-born economist and advocate of the free market. He is a best-selling financial author, international investor, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research, a provider of subscription financial analysis about specific market verticals including natural resources/metals/mining, energy, commodities, and technology. Since 1979, he has written, and later co-written, the monthly metals and mining focused investment newsletter, The International Speculator. He also contributes to other newsletters, including The Casey Report, a geopolitically oriented publication.

Casey graduated from Georgetown in 1968^[1] where he was a classmate of Bill Clinton.^[2]

An avid traveller and international opportunity seeker, Casey's first book, The International Man (1978), was designed to show readers how to make the most of their personal freedom and global financial opportunities.^[3]

His 1979 book Crisis Investing (1979) became the largest selling financial book in history,^[4] listing at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for a total of 12 non-consecutive weeks.^[5][6]

Casey is a frequent contributor to various financial websites, as well as to free-market online magazines such as WorldNetDaily and LewRockwell.com and the libertarian print publication Liberty. He espouses anarcho-capitalist views.

Casey supported Ron Paul's run for president in 2008.^[7] In 2009, he gave a speech titled My Misadventures in the Third World, in which he outlined plans to privatize a small country and take it public on the New York Stock Exchange.^[8] In 2010 he inspired a project titled International Man, building on the legacy of his first book, to show individuals how to internationalize to gain personal freedom. Using the connective power of the Internet, the project includes a real-time global network of freedom-seekers, investors, adventurers, speculators and expatriates looking to live an international lifestyle.^[9]

Casey has lived in twelve countries and visited 175.^[10] His offices are located in the town of Stowe, Vermont.^[11]

Books[link]

• The International Man (1978). Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-932496-09-6
• Crisis Investing. (1979). Hardcover: ISBN 0-936906-00-6. Paperback: ISBN 0-671-42678-8.
• Crisis Investing for the Rest of the 90s. (1993) Paperback: ISBN 0-8065-1612-7.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Casey Research
• International Man
• EscapeArtist.com: List of articles by Doug Casey
• Financial Sense archive of Casey's editorials
• WorldNetDaily archive of Casey's commentaries
• LewRockwell.com archive of Casey's articles
• Debate on the Iraq War

Casey Jones, better known by his stage name Casey Veggies,^[1] is an American rapper from Inglewood, California. Since 2007, the young artist has released 5 independent record label mixtapes. under LA clothing and management company Peas&Carrots Intl.^[2] His most recent tape, Customized Greatly Vol. 3, was released on April 9, 2012.^[3]

Early life[link]

Casey Veggies was born in Inglewood, California on July 18, 1993.^[4] Veggies started rapping after his junior year in high school.^[4]

Casey released his first mixtape Customized Greatly Vol. 1 at the age of 14.^[1] While Casey was originally one of the founding members of the hip hop group OFWGKTA,^[5] appearing on the groups first effort The Odd Future Tape, he decided to branch out on his own after his first mixtape release. In an interview with Respect Mag, Casey stated it as:

"It’s hard to explain, really, but I just had more of a [different] vision for my own rap career. I wanted to do my own thing."<^[5]

Peas & Carrots Intl[link]

Following up that project with Customized Greatly Vol. 2,^[1] Veggies began to work closely with friends Joshton Peas and Anwar Carrots to help establish PNCINTL, better known as Peas & Carrots International.^[6] Having worked with Def Jam artist YG on his 2nd mixtape, Veggies began to take rap much more seriously. In an interview with The Madbury Club, Veggies discussed how "strategic sponsorships, limited merchandise, organic partnerships, social presence and influence ability have proved fundamental in the success of Peas & Carrots and thus, Casey Veggies".^[6]

Music career[link]

Shortly after graduating high school, Veggies joined Mac Miller as an opening act on his Blue Slide Park tour.^[7] Since then, Casey has performed with the likes of West Coast heavy hitters such as Nipsey Hussle, Dom Kennedy, Kendrick Lamar, Hodgy Beats of MellowHype, as well as his friends in OFWGKTA like Tyler, the Creator and Domo Genesis.^[2] Casey has also worked with artists such as Rich Hil, Chip Tha Ripper, and Raheem Devaughan.

His most recent show has included a sold out April 2012 performance with Roc Nation artist Rita Ora at SOB's in NYC.^[8] He was also featured with Mac Miller and rapper Wiz Khalifa on MTV's RapFixLive during this same month.^[9]

Casey is currently set to go on his first Canadian tour under PNCINTL management this May.^[10] He reunited with his former OFWGKTA bandmates Tyler, the Creator, Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats and Earl Sweatshirt on the track PNCINTLOFWGKTA.

Endorsements&Marketing[link]

Besides working with PNCINTL, Casey Veggies has also worked in collaboration with national urban lines such as Lifted Research Group (LRG) as well as big name, local brands like Los Angeles company The Hundreds. In late November 2011, LRG released a "limited edition Casey Veggies x New Era 9Fiftyx LRG snapback".^[7] In April 2012, Casey performed at the one year anniversary party for The Hundreds store in Santa Monica, California.^[11]

Delicious Vinyl helped with digital distribution on his Sleeping In Class album, as well as producing some of the songs.

Discography[link]

Mixtapes[link]

• Customized Greatly Vol. 1 (2007)
• Customized Greatly Vol. 2 (2009)
• Bum Ass Shit (in collaboration with Rich Hil) (2010)
• Sleeping In Class (2010)
• Customized Greatly Vol. 3 (2012)

Commercial Albums[link]

• Sleeping In Class: Deluxe Edition (2011)

Guest Appearances[link]

• "Shades On" with Alexander Spit
• "Your Girl" with C-San
• "Hall of Fame" with C-San
• "Go Fly a Kite" with brandUn DeShay
• "Odd Octubree' with brandUn DeShay
• "F*ck With My B*tch" with Niko-G4 & Yonas Michael
• "Tha Jam" with Chip Tha Ripper
• "Beats, Hoes, and Rhymes" with Dom Kennedy
• "CDC" with Dom Kennedy
• "Top Down" with Pac Div
• "Chief Rocka Freestyle" with Pac Div
• "Wanna Know Your Name" with OverDoz
• "Guess Who's Back" with Domo Genesis
• "Duckin N Dodgin" with Rockie Fresh
• "Drivin 88" with Rockie Fresh
• "Living Remix" with Rockie Fresh
• "Living Super Remix" with Rockie Fresh
• "Get it Together" with Sir Michael Rocks
• "Blunted" with YG
• "H.T.F.T" with Skeme
• "Ride Out" with Mani Coolin'
• "All the way Gone" with Polyester the Saint
• "Most High" with Gilbere Forte
• "Make it Happen" with Juicy J

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Peas N Carrots International

Casey Abrams
Background information
Born	(1991-02-12) February 12, 1991 (age 21) Austin, Texas
Origin	Idyllwild, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, rock, blues
Occupations	Musician, singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, double bass, bass guitar, keyboard, guitar, piano, melodica, accordion, sitar, clarinet, drums, cello[1]
Years active	2011–present
Labels	19, Concord Records
Website	http://iamcaseyabrams.com/

Casey Abrams (born February 12, 1991) is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist from Idyllwild, California who finished in sixth place on the tenth season of American Idol. He was eliminated from the competition on April 28, 2011, five weeks after being the third finalist to be saved from elimination by the judges.

Early life[link]

Abrams was born on February 12, 1991 in Austin, Texas, to Pam Pierce and Ira Abrams.^[2][3] His father is Jewish and his mother is from a Catholic background, and Abrams grew up in an interfaith family.^[4] He spent his early years in the Chicago area, first in Evanston, Illinois, then in Wilmette, where he attended McKenzie Elementary School.^[5]

Abrams later moved to California and attended middle school and high school there. He was a student at Idyllwild Arts Academy in Idyllwild, California,^[6] where his father teaches film production.^[2] At Idyllwild Arts, he studied classical bass instruction and improvisation, and participted in the jazz ensembles, gaining a foundation in music history, piano, and jazz piano, and learning to write musical scores for films.^[7]

After graduating from Idyllwild in 2009, he attended University of Colorado at Boulder as a music major.^[8] He worked as a film camp counselor at Idyllwild Arts Summer Camp prior to his appearance on American Idol.

Abrams suffers from ulcerative colitis,^[9] an inflammatory disease which causes ulceration and inflammation of the colon, and that occasionally requires blood transfusions, which resulted in his having been hospitalized while on American Idol.^[10]

Abrams lists as his musical influences Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Oscar Peterson, and James Taylor, as well as Marshall Hawkins, head of the jazz department at Idyllwild Arts Academy.^[11]

[edit] American Idol

Overview[link]

Abrams auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol in Austin, Texas. He was selected as one of the Top 24 semi-finalists, but two days before he was due to perform for the semi-finals, he suffered severe stomach pains and was rushed to the hospital.^[12] He was well enough to perform on performance night, and was one of the five male vote receivers to advance to the Top 13;^[13] however, he missed the Top 13 results show due to his illness. He was the lowest vote receiver on the Top 11 result show, but was saved by the judges; they chose to save him immediately, stopping his supposedly last performance on the show halfway through it. He is the third finalist to be saved by the judges in three seasons.

Abrams was eliminated from the competition on April 28, 2011, finishing in sixth place. During his last performance he sang "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, a song he had performed during the semifinals. During the performance he kissed audience members, rolled onto the stage, thanked the judges, and sang the last two words ("you're mine") to fellow contestant Haley Reinhart.

On May 25, 2011, Abrams sang "Fat Bottomed Girls" with Jack Black on the American Idol finale.

Performances and results[link]

• ^Note 1 Abrams received the lowest number of votes; however, the judges decided to use their one save of the season to allow him to remain in the competition, resulting in two eliminations the following week.
• ^Note 2 Due to the judges using their one save on Abrams, the Top 11 remained intact for another week.

[edit] Post-Idol

Abrams appeared and performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in April 2011, and Live with Regis and Kelly, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and MTV's The Seven in May of the same year. He was one of the performers in the 2011 American Idols Live Tour, which began in West Valley City, Utah in July 2011, and ended in Manila, Philippines in September 2011.^{[not in citation given][14]}

In August 2011, Abrams became a spokesman in a national campaign called IBD Icons to raise awareness of inflammatory bowel disease.^[15]

Abrams is managed by 19 Entertainment. Abrams and former American Idol Season 10 contestant Haley Reinhart recorded a holiday song, "Baby, It's Cold Outside", in November 2011^[16]—also released on video.^[17]

On January 8, 2012 Abrams signed with Concord Music Group.^[18] Abrams’ linking with Concord Music Group marks the second signing of a contestant from season ten to a non-Universal Music Group-owned label.^{[citation needed]} His first album is self-titled, Casey Abrams, and is scheduled for release on June 26, 2012.^[19]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Casey Abrams on American Idol

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Casey Barnes is an Australian singer-songwriter from Gold Coast, Queensland who rose to fame as a contestant on the 2009 season of Australian Idol.

Biography[link]

Barnes was born and raised in Tasmania, Australia by very musical parents. At a very young age, Barnes taught himself to play the guitar and drums and benefited from having an encouraging music teacher at school.^[1] He also became blind in his right eye after an infection. While Barnes was juggling a job, playing gigs and songwriting, his parents suggested that he give music his full attention and since then he has fallen in love with it.

Music career[link]

[edit] 2006–08: Casey Barnes

In April 2006, Barnes released a new single titled "What The Hell Are You Waiting For?", the lead single from his self-titled second studio album. The single was selected to be on 'The Whiteroom 10', a site set up in the UK designed to unearth unsigned artists and bands on a major level. Barnes did a five-week tour in Americas and Europe to promote the album. The cities included San Francisco, Chicago, New York, London, Paris, Prague and Singapore. Barnes' self-titled album, Casey Barnes, was released in 2007. The album was also released digitally on iTunes on 1 August 2007.^[2] In November, Barnes recorded a song with Connor Maclean, titled "How Good It Would Be", through Sony BMG and was released digitally on iTunes and on Barnes website. The single was featured on a Christmas album released by Connor. All proceeds of the single and the album went to the Westmead's Children's Hospital.^[3]

In 2008, Australian DJ-producer Marco Denmark released a version of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" featuring Barnes.^[4] The track reached number 1 on most of the dance charts in the UK, and then went onto reach top-5 on most of the dance charts throughout Europe including one in Italy followed by 5 Australia. The track was also added to the daytime play lists of the biggest radio stations in the UK; Radio 1, Capital, Kiss FM and Galaxy.^[5]

[edit] 2009: Australian Idol

In 2009, Barnes entered the seventh series of Australian Idol. Barnes auditioned for idol at the Brisbane auditions. Barnes received great feedback from the judges and went on to compete in the semi-finals. Barnes performed in the second week of the semi-finals, in group 2, but lost the advance to the top-12 to Ashleigh Toole and Nathan Brake but was announced that he would be a contender in the wildcard show, alongside fellow contestant Lauren Street. On the wildcard show, Barnes lost the public vote to the top-12 but made it through the judges' picks. Barnes was eliminated in the top-11 show on 20 September 2009.^[6]

Idol performances

Audition: "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

Theatre Week (Round 1): N/A

Theatre Week (Round 2): "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John

Theatre Week (Round 3): N/A

Top 24: "Her Diamonds" by Rob Thomas

Wildcard: "Never Say Never (Don't Let Me Go)" by The Fray

Top 12: "On My Mind" by Powderfinger

Top 11: "I'm Not Over" by Carolina Liar - Eliminated on September, 20

[edit] 2010–present: Red Lion Motel EP

In May 2010, Barnes digitally released an EP titled Red Lion Motel.^[7] Barnes released a single from the album titled "I Promise", released digitally on 5 May 2010.^[8] A video for the single was shot in April 2010 and was released on 9 May 2010.^[9]

On 12 January 2011, Barnes digitally released a single, "Never Break You". All sales of the single go towards relief efforts for the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Extended plays[link]

Singles[link]

As featured artist[link]

Other songs[link]

Music videos[link]

Personal life[link]

Barnes currently lives in Gold Coast, Queensland with his wife, Michelle Barnes and their child, Charli Barnes.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site
• Casey Barnes Facebook page
• Casey Barnes MySpace
• Casey Barnes Official twitter
• Official YouTube Channel