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El Capitan (other)
El Capitan (accented Capitán, "The Captain" in Spanish) is the name of a rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan may also refer to: Locations * Agathla Peak, a peak south of Monument Valley, Arizona, is also known as El Capitan * Pike's Peak, previously named El Capitan by early Spanish explorers * El Capitan (Idaho), a peak in the Sawtooth Range, Blaine County, Idaho * El Capitan (Mars), a rock on the planet Mars * El Capitan (San Diego), a peak in East County, California, US * El Capitan (Texas), a mountain in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, US * El Capitan Dam, San Diego River, California, US * El Capitan Reservoir or Lake, a reservoir in central San Diego County, California, US * El Capitán State Beach, California, US * El Capitan (Montana), a peak in the Bitterroot Range of western Montana, US * El Capitan Pit, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, the deepest limestone pit in the US Buildings Schools * El Capitan (Arizona school), a pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Capitan
El Capitan ( es, El Capitán; "the Captain" or "the Chief") is a vertical Rock formations in the United States, rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The El Capitan Granite, granite monolith is about from base to summit along its tallest face and is a popular objective for rock climbers. Naming The formation was named "El Capitan" by the Mariposa Battalion when they explored the valley in 1851. ''El Capitán'' ("the captain", "the chief") was taken to be a loose Spanish translation of the local Native Americans in the United States, Native American name for the cliff, “Tutokanula” or "Rock Chief" (the exact spelling of Tutokanula varies in different accounts as it is a phonetic transcription of the Miwok, Miwok language). The "Rock Chief" etymology is based on the written account of Mariposa Battalion doctor Lafayette Bunnell in his 1892 book. Bunnell reports that Ahwahneechee Chief Tenaya explained to him, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Capitan Theatre
El Capitan Theatre is a fully restored movie palace at 6838 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood. The theater and adjacent Hollywood Masonic Temple (now known as the El Capitan Entertainment Centre) is owned by The Walt Disney Company and serves as the venue for a majority of the Walt Disney Studios' film premieres. History El Capitan early years In the early 1920s, real estate developer Charles E. Toberman (the "Father of Hollywood") envisioned a thriving Hollywood theater district. Toberman was involved in 36 projects while building the Max Factor Building (now the Hollywood Museum), Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Hollywood Masonic Temple. With Sid Grauman, he opened the three themed theaters: Egyptian (1922), El Capitan (1926), and Chinese (1927). Barker Bros. Furniture Emporium took up the rest of the building in the 1920s. El Capitan, dubbed "Hollywood's First Home of Spoken Drama," began presenting live performances on May 3, 1926, with ''Charlot's Revue'' starring Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Pabón
Tony Pabón (March 6, 1939 in San Juan – January 21, 2014) was a Puerto Rican-born, New York raised, singer, trumpeter and bandleader influential in the development of boogaloo Boogaloo or bugalú (also: shing-a-ling, Latin boogaloo, Latin R&B) is a genre of Latin music and dance which was popular in the United States in the 1960s. Boogaloo originated in New York City mainly among teenage African Americans and Latinos .... His "Pete's Boogaloo", a tribute to Pete Rodriguez was the first boogaloo played on the radio. His other well known tracks included the mambo "El Capitan", on the album ''La Protesta''.Mambo Kingdom: Latin Music in New York, 1926-1990 M Max Salazar Primero - 2002- Page 225 "On New Year's Day 1976, Tony Pabon almost died. The incident occurred a few ... hand, faced the dancers on the crowded dance floor and waited for the din to subside before tapping off" the mambo "El Capitan." His mouthpiece slowly found " Discography * Tony Pabon and his All Stars (cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Capitan (OPM Song)
"El Capitan" is the second single by American rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ... band OPM. The original version was featured on their debut studio album, ''Menace to Sobriety (OPM album), Menace to Sobriety''. It went on to chart at number 20 on the UK Singles Top 40. It was written about the band's favorite rum. The song was also remixed by Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury of SoulChild. It was re-recorded in 2012 for the ''Heaven Can Wait (OPM EP), Heaven Can Wait'' EP. Music video Directed by Spencer Susser (who also directed the "Stash Up" video). It shows the band showing up to the aftermath of a massive house party with teens Syncope (medicine), passed out and hungover in every room of the house. It shows a woman waking up to puke in a toilet and the expl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
