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Mickey Finn
Mickey Finn or Micky Finn may refer to: * Mickey Finn (drugs), a drug-laced drink * ''Mickey Finn'' (comic strip), a long-running comic strip * Mickey Finn (drummer) (1947–2003), British drummer and former member of T. Rex * Micky Finn (footballer) (born 1954), English former football goalkeeper * Mickey Finn (guitarist) (1947–2013), British rock guitarist * Mickey Finn (inventor) (1938–2007), American inventor of military systems and sports equipment * Mickey Finn (Irish fiddler) (1951–1987), Irish fiddler * Mickie Finn's, nightclub and TV show (sometimes written ''Mickey Finn's'') * Mickey Finn (fiction), a fictional character and pseudonym of the 19th century writer Ernest Jarrold See also * Michael Flynn (other) * Mike Fink Mike Fink (also spelled Miche Phinck)O'Neil, Paul. ''The Old West: The Rivermen''. Time-Life Books, New York. 1975 p. 71 (c. 1770/1780 – c. 1823), called "king of the keelboaters", was a semi-legendary brawler and river boatman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (drugs)
In slang, a Mickey Finn (or simply a Mickey) is a drink laced with an incapacitating agent, particularly chloral hydrate, given to someone without their knowledge with the intent to incapacitate them or "knock them out"; hence the colloquial name knockout drops. Serving someone a "Mickey" is most commonly referred to as "slipping someone a mickey". The "spiking" of drinks is a practice used by predators at drinking establishments who lace alcoholic drinks with sedative drugs. History Michael "Mickey" Finn The "Mickey Finn" is most likely named after the manager and bartender of the Lone Star Saloon and Palm Garden Restaurant, which operated on South State Street in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago from 1896 to 1903.The saloon's exact location is usually said to be on the west side of South State Street, just north of Congress Parkway. The entire west side of South State Street between Congress and Van Buren is now occupied by Chicago Public Library's Central Library (also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (comic Strip)
''Mickey Finn'' was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Lank Leonard, which was Print syndication, syndicated to newspapers from April 6, 1936 to September 10, 1977. The successful lighthearted strip struck a balance between comedy and drama. It was adapted to a 400-page Big Little Book series, Little Big Book and was reprinted in several comic book series throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Publication history Distributed by the McNaught Syndicate, cartoonist Lank Leonard's ''Mickey Finn'' debuted as a daily strip on Monday, April 6, 1936. The Sunday strip, which eventually focused on the supporting character of Uncle Phil, began on May 17 of that same year. Leonard was assisted by Tony DiPreta (from 1945–50) and by Mart Bailey from 1950 in New York. In 1952, Bailey moved to Miami to help Leonard with the strip until July 1959. Morris Weiss, Leonard's assistant from 1936 to 1943 and again from 1960 on, took over following Leonard's illness in 1968, though under Leonard's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (drummer)
Michael Norman Finn (3 June 1947 – 11 January 2003) was the percussionist and sideman to Marc Bolan in his band Tyrannosaurus Rex (on one album, ''A Beard of Stars'') and later the 1970s glam rock group T. Rex. After Bolan's death and T. Rex's demise, he worked as a session musician for The Blow Monkeys and The Soup Dragons. Career Finn was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey. After he joined Tyrannosaurus Rex in late 1969, it was rumoured that Bolan had hired Finn for his good looks, and because he admired his motorcycle, rather than for his musical ability. Finn was unable to recreate the complex rhythmical patterns of his predecessor, Steve Peregrin Took, and was effectively hired as much for a visual foil for Bolan as for his drumming. The BBC news commented on this, saying "Marc Bolan was supposed to have said of Finn: 'He can't sing... but he looks superb. Mickey Finn stated, on a radio show in Denmark on which he and Marc Bolan were appearing as guest DJs, that his big i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micky Finn (footballer)
Michael Gerard Finn (born 1 May 1954) is an English former professional association footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ... who played as a goalkeeper. ReferencesBurnley player statsat the Post-War Player Database 1954 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Burnley F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. managers English Football League players Footballers from Liverpool English football managers {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (guitarist)
Mickey Waller (3 March 1947 – 1 February 2013), also known by the stage name Mickey Finn, was an English guitarist. Biography Waller started out with instrumental band the Strangers in Bethnal Green, East London, in the summer of 1961. In 1963 Waller adopted the name Mickey Finn – after having heard about the drummer named Micky Waller – and joined with John "Fluff" Cooke (keyboards), John Burkett (bass), Alan Marks (lead vocals) and Richard Brand (drums) to form "Mickey Finn & the Blue Men", who released their debut single in January 1964. Jimmy Page recorded with the band over the following months. With Burkett replaced by first Mick Stannard in late 1965 and then Rod Clark, the band were renamed "The Mickey Finn" in 1966. They released four more singles, the last of which, "Garden of My Mind", is their best known song and has become a cult favourite despite failing to chart at the time. Reverting to his original name (percussionist Mickey Finn had by then become famo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (inventor)
Charles A. "Mickey" Finn (June 21, 1938 – April 24, 2007) was an American designer who specialized in designing and producing weapons systems for the U.S. military. He retired from defense work and began designing sporting equipment, including the Mickey Finn T-Bar Putter, a golf putter. Background For thirty years Finn designed weapons systems for the U.S. military and other government agencies. In the industry he was referred to as "Q", after the special weapons supplier Q in James Bond fiction, and the name of Finn's original research company Qual-A-Tec. After extensive research into black operations, author Tom Clancy used Finn's name to add an extra measure of realism to ''The Cardinal of the Kremlin''. Finn retired from the defense industry after this public mention and started a business selling military and hunting knives. Qual-A-Tec Qual-A-Tec was a research and development firm originally based in Oceanside, California United States. It later moved to Chino Valley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (Irish Fiddler)
Mickey Finn (31 December 1951 – 15 April 1987Sound Scene Margaret Collins, 23 April 1987 The archive. Retrieved 20 February 2011) was a traditional Irish fiddler. He was a fixture in 's scene during the 1970s and 1980s, playing with ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickie Finn's
Mickie Finn's (also known as Mickey Finn's) was a nightclub in San Diego, California, established in 1960 by piano player Fred E. Finn (Fred Soetje) and his wife Barbara, who used the stage name "Mickie Finn". Finn later extended the brand to a second club in Beverly Hills, a television show on NBC in 1966, a series of compilation record albums issued from 1966 on, and a stage show continuing into the 21st century. Nightclub Fred and Barbara Soetje opened Mickie Finn's on October 28, 1960. They converted an old warehouse on University Avenue in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, into a "Gay '90s / Roaring '20s / Swinging '30s" nightclub. Finn was a piano player from San Francisco and had recently received a business administration degree from San Jose State College. In the early 1970s, the Finns opened a second Mickie Finn's nightclub in Beverly Hills on Restaurant Row, in the new Los Angeles Emporium. The San Diego location closed in 1974. Finn's second wife, Cathy, took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (fiction)
Ernest Justin Jarrold (1848–1912) was the American author of a series of popular fictional stories about a boy named Mickey Finn. The "Mickey Finn" stories were published in newspapers across the United States, bringing nationwide fame to Jarrold. Jarrold was born in August 1848 in Brentwood, Essex, England. When Jarrold was three years old, his family moved to New York and settled in the town of Kingston. Jarrold married Ella Adelaid Clark on October 22, 1869, in Peekskill, New York. In 1881, he moved his family to Brooklyn and obtained a job at the New York Evening Sun. He eventually became a staff writer, and began writing short stories about a boy named "Mickey Finn" growing up in the Irish section of bucolic Rondout, New York, where he had lived previously with his wife and children. At times, Jarrold published under the pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Flynn (other)
Michael Flynn (born 1958) is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump. Michael or Mike Flynn may also refer to: Sport * Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer and football manager * Mike Flynn (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer * Mike Flynn (American football) (born 1974), American football player * Mike Flynn (baseball) (1872–1941), American baseball player * Mike Flynn (basketball) (born 1953), American basketball player Others * Michael Flynn (writer) (born 1947), American science fiction author * Michael J. Flynn (born 1934), American computer engineer * Mike Flynn (editor) (1968–2016), American website editor * Mike Flynn (Sea Patrol), Mike Flynn (''Sea Patrol''), fictional character portrayed by Ian Stenlake * Mike Flynn (government administrator), acting deputy administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency * Michael Flynn (businessman), Irish businessman * Mike Flynn, Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Fink
Mike Fink (also spelled Miche Phinck)O'Neil, Paul. ''The Old West: The Rivermen''. Time-Life Books, New York. 1975 p. 71 (c. 1770/1780 – c. 1823), called "king of the keelboaters", was a semi-legendary brawler and river boatman who exemplified the tough and hard-drinking men who ran keelboats up and down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Historical figure Mike Fink was born at Fort Pitt in present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and served as an Indian scout in his teenage years. Even as a teenager, he was an unbeatable marksman, and he earned the name "Bangall" among militiamen at Fort Pitt. When the Indian wars of the region ended, in the mid 1790s, Fink, like many other scouts, spurned a sedentary life as a farmer. Instead, he drifted into the transport business on the Ohio and Mississippiand quickly picked up a new nickname: "the snapping turtle". When he began his career in navigation, he became notorious, both for his practical jokes, and for his willingness to fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
