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Highroller
A high roller is a gambler who wagers large amounts of money. High Roller or Highroller may also refer to: Amusement rides * High Roller (Ferris wheel), on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, US * High Roller (Stratosphere), a steel roller coaster atop Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada, US, from 1996 to 2005 * High Roller (Valleyfair), a wooden roller coaster at Shakopee, Minnesota, US, built in 1976 Film and television * '' High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story'', a 2003 American biopic * ''The Con Artists'' (1976 film), also known as ''High Rollers'', a 1976 crime-comedy film * ''High Rollers'', an American TV game show based on the dice game Shut the Box * Highroller, a fictional character in the German comedy-drama TV series ''Jabhook'' Games * '' Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller'', a 2002 Sega electronic video game * ''Harrier Combat Simulator'', a 1987 video game also known as ''High Roller'' Music * ''High Roller'' (album), by James Montgomery. 1974 * "High Roller" (song), by Cheap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowcountry Highrollers
Lowcountry Highrollers is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 2008, the league comprises over 30 active skaters, referees, and non-skating officials as of 2019. The Lowcountry Highrollers roller derby league is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and member league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). History and organization In January 2008, the founding members of the Lowcountry Highrollers made their first contact with a Craigslist ad. On March 22, 2009, the Lowcountry Highrollers had their first game. It was held at the Omar Shrine Temple and was sold out. In January 2010, LCHR formed a second travel team, the Bruisin’ Betties. Their first bout was January 23, 2010. On April 18, 2010, LCHR debuted their newly formed home teams, the Holy City Heartbreakers and the Swamp Foxes. The Holy City Heartbreakers defeated the Swamp Foxes in the first LCHR home team bout. On April 24, 2010, LCHR became the #2 roller derby l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Roller
A high roller is a gambler who wagers large amounts of money. High Roller or Highroller may also refer to: Amusement rides * High Roller (Ferris wheel), on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, US * High Roller (Stratosphere), a steel roller coaster atop Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada, US, from 1996 to 2005 * High Roller (Valleyfair), a wooden roller coaster at Shakopee, Minnesota, US, built in 1976 Film and television * '' High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story'', a 2003 American biopic * ''The Con Artists'' (1976 film), also known as ''High Rollers'', a 1976 crime-comedy film * ''High Rollers'', an American TV game show based on the dice game Shut the Box * Highroller, a fictional character in the German comedy-drama TV series ''Jabhook'' Games * '' Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller'', a 2002 Sega electronic video game * ''Harrier Combat Simulator'', a 1987 video game also known as ''High Roller'' Music * ''High Roller'' (album), by James Montgomery. 1974 * "High Roller" (song), by Cheap T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabhook
''Jabhook'' is a German dramedy broadcast since 2010 as a web series. Alongside the series live events take place at which the story is told. Plot summary The series is about a rapper who only started rapping in 2014 but has been producing music since 2008. Production notes The series is produced by Sönke Andersen and Frank Dahlmann for the Cologne-based company A³ GmbH. The series was written and directed by Christopher Becker and Daniel Rakete Siegel. The team includes also Peter Hümmeler, Stephan Schiffers, Paul Pieck, Nicole Kortlüke, Stefen Schmitt and Jens Nolte. The series is broadcast on a platform of sports portal Sport1.de. Reception Christian Parth described NOTRB in ''Stern'' magazine as "the only remarkable event for amateur boxers in Germany". See also *List of German television series External links official websiteofficial siteon Facebook * Jabhookon crew united A crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Roller (Stratosphere)
The High Roller (also known as the Let it Ride High Roller) was a steel roller coaster constructed over the Las Vegas Strip. It was the highest roller coaster in the world when compared to the surrounding terrain. It was located on top of the Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada, which is the tallest free-standing observation tower in the United States. The coaster was manufactured by S&MC GmbH Structures and Machines. History The ride opened on April 29, 1996, in a special VIP gala opening, one day before the ride and casino opened to the general public. High Roller was one of the first two amusement rides to open on the Stratosphere tower at the casino opening (the other being Big Shot). Even initially, Stratosphere guests exhibited considerably greater excitement over the Big Shot gravity drop tower than they did over High Roller. As with the other rides at the Stratosphere Las Vegas, admission to the High Roller was typically charged per ride, as opposed to a single pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Roller (Valleyfair)
High Roller is a wooden roller coaster located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. High Roller is Valleyfair's oldest roller coaster, being built in 1976 when the park opened. It is an out-and-back type coaster, and is 70 feet (21 m) at the highest peak with a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). It is a common misperception that High Roller is really the Cyclone from nearby Excelsior Amusement Park Excelsior Amusement Park was an amusement park on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. The park, which operated from 1925 to 1973, was a popular destination for company picnics and day trips from the Twin Cities. Att ..., which closed a few years before Valleyfair opened. However, this is not the case. While High Roller bears some similarities to Cyclone, it was a brand new ride in 1976, and Cyclone was demolished when the Excelsior park closed. External linksOfficial page {{ACE Coaster Classics Roller coasters introduced in 1976 Roller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stu Ungar Story
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Con Artists (1976 Film)
''Bluff - storia di truffe e di imbroglioni'' (internationally released as ''The Con Artists'', ''Bluff'', ''High Rollers'', ''The Switch'', and ''The Con Man'') is a 1976 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. For his performance in this film Adriano Celentano was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actor. Plot In southern France during the Roaring Twenties, Philip Bang, a notorious master con man serving his time in prison, is relocated to a high security facility for hard labor after causing an uproar at supper. This, however, is actually part of a plan to spring him from prison, arranged with the aid of his former wife and partner, Belle Duke (proprietor of a casino yacht and herself a con woman), and his daughter, Charlotte. But on his way to a transit facility, as Bang prepares to vacate the train via a wagon restroom, he suddenly finds himself the unwilling escape aide of another con man, young Italian "Felix", who leaves Bang in the soup. Befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Rollers
''High Rollers'' is an American television game show that involved contestants trying to win prizes by rolling dice. The format was based on the dice game shut the box. ''High Rollers'' debuted on July 1, 1974, as part of NBC's daytime lineup. In September 1975, an accompanying series was launched in syndication and aired once weekly on local stations. Both of these series ended in 1976, with the daytime series ending on June 11, 1976. Alex Trebek was the host for these series. On April 24, 1978, NBC brought ''High Rollers'' back with Trebek hosting and aired it until June 20, 1980, when it was one of three series cancelled to make room for ''The David Letterman Show''. The series was produced by Heatter-Quigley Productions.David Schwartz, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock, The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows, 3rd ed., Checkmark Books, 1999, p. 92 Gameplay Basics Two contestants competed. The object was to remove the digits 1 through 9 from a game board by rolling an oversized pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Roller (Ferris Wheel)
High Roller is a , diameter giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment, it opened to the public on March 31, 2014 as the world's tallest, and is the world's second tallest Ferris wheel. It is taller than the Singapore Flyer, which had held the record since 2008. Design High Roller was announced in August 2011 as the centerpiece of Caesars Entertainment Corporation's $550 million The LINQ. Arup Engineering, which previously consulted on the Singapore Flyer, acted as the structural engineer. The wheel rotates on a pair of custom-designed spherical roller bearings, each weighing approximately . Each bearing has an outer diameter of , an inner bore of , and a width of . The outer rim comprises 28 sections, each long, which were temporarily held in place during construction by a pair of radial struts, prior to being permanently secured by four cables. The passenger cabins (or capsules) are mounte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrier Combat Simulator
''Harrier Combat Simulator'' is a combat flight simulation game developed in 1986 by Mindscape (software publisher), Mindscape for the Commodore 64. Ports for Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC (as a self-booting disk) followed in 1988. Plot The player assumes the role of a pilot in a Harrier-jet.Harrier Combat Simulator at MobyGames The player must master flying the jet, with its versatile horizontal and vertical thrust capabilities, and learn to control its advanced weaponry as well. The player character is the only jet fighter to survive an attack by saboteurs, and must destroy the enemy headquarters before the United States Sixth Fleet, Sixth Fleet is destroyed. Most of the missions take place in Grenada; which was undergoing an Invasion of Grenada, American-led military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Roller (album)
James Montgomery (born on May 12, 1949) is an American blues musician, best known as the lead singer, blues harp player, frontman, and bandleader of The James Montgomery Blues Band (a.k.a. The James Montgomery Band). Montgomery collaborates with many star performers and recording artists. He is also the past President of The New England Blues Society. Personal life James Montgomery was born on May 12, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Detroit where his father, John Montgomery, worked for Chrysler as a public relations executive. One of his brothers, John Montgomery, also worked in the music industry before becoming an entrepreneur in the Metro Detroit area. His younger brother, Jeffrey Montgomery, was a LGBT activist primarily known for being the founding executive director of Triangle Foundation (today Equality Michigan). Music career "While attending Boston University, where he earned a degree in English literature, Mr. Montgomery started the James Montgomery Band. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Roller (song)
"High Roller" is a song written by Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, and Tom Petersson that was first released on Cheap Trick's 1978 album ''Heaven Tonight''. It later appeared on a number of Cheap Trick live and compilation albums, and was covered by Scrawl on their 1991 album ''Bloodsucker''. Cheap Trick version Although it did not appear until their third album, "High Roller" dates back to the mid-1970s and was one of the first songs the band wrote after coming together. Zander initiated writing the song and came up with the melody, and Nielsen and Petersson chipped in to fill in parts when Zander felt the song needed something more. The lyrics were inspired by a drug dealer from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The song's protagonist brags about being a "high roller" and that "I always get the things that I choose." The riff was adapted from the rhythm and blues standard "Route 66." Critic Dave Swanson describes the riff as "simple and dynamic" and praises Nielsen's guitar solo. On th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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