Mark nickels is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos. While punk rock was obviously the starting point for the minutemens musical journey which they celebrated on. Double nickels on the dime phrase meaning and origin. Ive always assumed it was a phrase that had some meaning of which i was not aware. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. See more ideas about 55th birthday, 55th birthday party ideas, 56th birthday. Doubledated 1938 buffalo and jefferson nickel coin set everyone loves double dating. Double nickels on the dime is the third album by american punk trio minutemen, released on the california independent record label sst records in 1984. Its not very meaty in story and relies on all the car. The following that i clipped from wikipedia seems to explain it. The portrait in right profile of elizabeth ii is surrounded with the inscription elizabeth ii d g regina lettering. The hardest stunt from the hardest movie to ever exist duration.
Instead, the leading role goes to jack vacek, who had worked as the cinematographer in 60 and does a pretty decent acting job as the film s coolcat hero smokey. Inspired by the success of the mobile porch, this custom airstream travel trailer is part stage, part informal entertainment area, and invites festival goers to join in dialogue in an informal setting. Double nickels is a 1977 car chase actioncomedy starring jack vacek, patrice schubert, ed abrams, george cole, michael mick brennan, and tim tex taylor. I see it used to indicate that a person is or is turning 55 years of age. Minutemen double nickels on the dime releases discogs. For the first time, double nickels theatre unveils its new silverliner.
This obscure car chase comedy was mostly from the same cast and crew that created the original gone in 60 seconds, but dont be expecting toby halicki in it. A double album containing 45 songs, double nickels on the dime combines elements of punk rock, funk, country, spoken word and jazz, and references a variety of themes, from the vietnam war and racism in america, to workingclass experience and. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises double nickels peter frampton fingerprints. I am very glad i held onto my vinyl because for reasons i cant fathom, three songs on the original release are not on this reissue, which is why i am not giving it the five stars this album deserves. Minutemen double nickels on the dime 1984, vinyl discogs. The band illustrated the theme on the cover of double nickels on the dime, which depicts watt driving his volkswagen beetle at exactly 55 miles per hour double nickels in trucker slang on californias interstate 10 known as the dime. The 1939d nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950d. So, as they say in the film biz, the movie was in the. This page may contain affiliate links for which we receive a commission. But eventually, they realize that they have been tricked and are actually stealing the cars.
The main conceit of this brainless actioncomedy movie is that a california highway patrol officer is such a speed. Double nickels 1977 pg 1h 29min action, comedy, crime, drama september 1977 usa. Double nickels on the dime 2012 small time gangsters have adventures, dreams and hallucinations. The 43d was the best struck of the war nickels and their are thousands of 6 step examples. Double nickels 1977 action, comedy, crime, drama video. Personally, i dont think that 6 steps really matters. A music album by an american punk band called the minutemen was titled double nickels on the dime. Junkman and moviemaker harlan hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him. People often wonder about the meaning of the album title double nickels on the dime. Double nickels on the dime by minutemen on amazon music.
A beaver, over the inscription canada, is surrounded with the facial value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf. History lesson part ii appeared on the minutemens third album, 1984s double nickels on the dime, a tworecord set that showed this. Double nickels on the dime posted by john stenerson on november 19, 2006. Double nickels collective 45 w southern ave, tempe, arizona 85282 rated 4. Featuring a pair of coins in which the last outgoing version and the new incoming one were both issued in the same year, it makes a great conversation starter. Double nickels 1977 two highway patrolmen jack vacek, ed abrams discover their moonlight work as car repossessors is actually grand theft auto. Read the on the nickel movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The phrase refers to driving exactly 55 miles per hour. The film had several connections to gone in 60 seconds the coupe deville was sourced. Key dates for the series include the 1939d, and 1950d nickels. Jefferson nickels have been minted since 1938 at the philadelphia and denver mints and from the san francisco mint until 1970. You see, before he became the drummer for the minutemen, george hurley was sammy hagar.
Double nickels 1977 a good car chase is one of the most difficult things to. Definition of double nickel by the dictionary of american idioms. I rank double nickels on the dime in the top ten albums released in the 80s. Click on a title to view an individual record with enlarged photos or you can click on a thumbnail to enlarge the photo. And as sammy hagar, hurley wrote and recorded a song called i cant drive 55, which was about how much he loved to drive over the speed. Doubledated 1938 buffalo and jefferson nickel coin set. Thanks to dnf contributor sean ford who had the book at cab a few weeks ago you can see it on his table. Thats why numismatists everywhere will flip for this doubledated coin set. I dont have any graded examples in my collection, but i do have a raw one with unusual toning. So many people acting as both cast and crew, and each doing multiple jobs to get their film off the ground. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
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