Sentences with phrase «hometown hero alighiero»

* Anthony Rizzo, the current first basemen for the Chicago Cubs, is hometown hero of Parkland and Marjory Stoneman Douglas alumni.

But take a page from Bob Odenkirk — a Naperville hometown hero and co-creator of the 1990's sketch comedy TV smash hit Mr. Show — and try to roll with the absurdities.

You don't need hometown hero and 2010 Olympic gold medal winner Evan Lysacek to tell you that persistence is important in life.

I said, «The one thing I can't get you out of is being the hometown hero.»»

The Noire gallery of Turin, Italy, meanwhile, has mounted a quietly intriguing show of hometown hero Alighiero Boetti, an excellent complement to his current exhibition at Gladstone Gallery in Chelsea.

Bill Arning is the director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston where he has organized solo exhibitions of Marc Swanson, Marilyn Minter, as well as an upcoming survey of Houston's hometown hero Mark Flood.

Legs is a famous sculpture of a pair of sexy 16 - foot lady's legs by the Hampton's satirical, brilliant, scandalous, hometown hero Larry Rivers.

The Italian artist is something of a hometown hero, having resided in the neighboring metropolis of Turin since graduating from its Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in the 1960s.

This is about his memorial, the one we made for a hometown hero, a teacher, a friend, a distant inspiration, an unknown quantity spoken about by others with awe, a pugilist, a punk, a poet, now dead.

He is also something of a hometown hero, having trained at Williams and debuted in this museum ten years ago.»

For her portraits of the everyday oddballs of Coney Island and Central Park, Diane Arbus is a hometown hero, yet some of her earliest work remains obscure.

Keith was a hometown hero, having gone to my high school in Manhattan Beach, California, a generation before me.

But the disgraced hometown hero has returned to Seneca Lake to open a distillery — right next door to Piper's winery.

Fast, funny and fearless, Johnny O'Connell is going to give Georgians a hometown hero to cheer when the world comes to race at Road Atlanta.

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Retromobile hometown hero Citroen celebrated anniversaries of two of its most - recognized heritage models, the 2CV «duex chevaux» people's car turns 70 years old in 2018 and the rough - and - ready 2CV - based Mehari utility vehicle turns 50 years old.

MILWAUKEE, Aug 29, 2014 / PRNewswire / — Harley - Davidson and the Ultimate Fighting Championship ® (UFC) will launch a new contest at UFC 177 this weekend sure to make one fan an instant hometown hero.

Before Midnight, the latest film by hometown hero Richard Linklater, was one of the festival's most anticipated features, and it didn't disappoint.

Mox's rise in rank to hometown hero is supplemented by a number of subplots.

Director Alexander Payne was greeted like a hometown hero Saturday night — more than 1,500 miles from his native Omaha.

Eden was, to my mind, the finest film in the strongest collection of Seattle and Washington - born and - based filmmaking ever screened at SIFF, in a line - up that was framed by opening night film Your Sister's Sister (from hometown hero Lynn Shelton, whose recent work put independent Seattle filmmaking on the map) and closing night film Grassroots, shot in Seattle and based on the book by former Stranger political reporter Phil Campbell.

-- and «borrows» the guitar of the great, long - dead hometown hero Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt) so he can play in the talent show during the Dia de los Muertos celebration.

Here, the role model is a washed - up Olympic gymnast (Melissa Rauch from The Big Bang Theory) who agrees to train a wholesome teenager (Haley Lu Richardson) poised to replace her as hometown hero.

John Manning There was no prouder bunch of revellers in the country on Eurovision night than in the packed out bar at Ollie's Place in Skerries where they cheered on the hometown hero, Ryan O'Shaughnessy as he took Ireland to the Eurovision final for the first time in five years.

Never at risk of becoming staid, indie distributor of the moment A24 returns to the weirdo Swiss Army Man well for this pizza - delivery slasher movie, starring hip - hop artist and Chicago hometown hero Chance The Rapper.

However, Hope's ego becomes conflicted as the opportunity could force her to give up her «hometown hero» status.

After hometown hero BTRO is slain on the dance platform by thug leader L Dubba E, his protégé younger brother JTRO (Jason Trost) goes into isolation, vowing never to duel again.

Fortunately Canadians have another hometown hero they can root for.

When she is asked to coach the town's newest gymnastics sensation in exchange for a big payoff, she must decide between jeopardizing her «hometown hero» status or hurt her changes to preserve her own legacy.

Justin Timberlake gyrated through his vast array of hits and paid tribute to hometown hero Prince in a solid but uneventful half - time show

Lightweight world champion and three - division titlist Jorge Linares (41 - 3, 27 KOs) goes head - to - head in the anticipated rematch against hometown hero Anthony Crolla (31 -5-3, 13 KOs).

Former four - division champion and hometown hero Adrien «The Problem» Broner (32 - 2, 24 KOs) takes on all - action welterweight contender Adrian Granados (18 -4-2, 11 KOs).

Charismatic hometown hero Adrien «The Problem» Broner (28 - 1, 22 KOs) faces top young prospect Emanuel «Tranzformer» Taylor (18 - 2, 12 KOs) in a 12 - round super lightweight bout.

He is also something of a hometown hero in the Netherlands.

It is in that spirit, then, that the city should welcome the DEP training center, which incidentally will retain the name of hometown hero Robert H. Dietz, killed in action in Germany 70 years ago on March 29.

Mr. Coffey, of course, is far from the only one bidding for upstate voters, who have no hometown hero among the candidates, all of whom are from New York City or its suburbs.

It's not exactly a vote of confidence for the hometown hero.

The ad, which will start to air next week, portrays Amedore as a sort of hometown hero, with testimonials from people who witnessed him helping others.

So, while the governor might get hailed as a hometown hero in Harlem, he's not universally supported by average New Yorkers.

But he has also made himself something of a hometown hero, which is no doubt something that might be very helpful when the election rolls around.

John Liu, hometown hero, antes up and denies widespread rumors of a challenge to Congresswoman Grace Meng in NY6, even offering his endorsement to the beloved incumbent in his hometown.

It wasn't a total racial situation; much of it was a case of the hometown hero against the interloper.

If playing at FSU and then being drafted by a franchise in Florida didn't make the pressure even worse, i.e. having the additional pressure of being the hometown hero.

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With hometown hero Alvaro Morata getting his second chance in the Spanish capital, that would leave Benzema as the spare man and a prime target for Premier League clubs.

Further, as a Rome native, he may well have a desire to stay and become the next hometown hero with Francesco Totti retiring last season and with Daniele De Rossi not getting any younger.

There was hometown hero Cathy Whims.

As if running a gastropub, ramen spot, vinegar company, and three stadium concession stands weren't enough to sate his Cleveland fans (not to mention his drive), hometown hero Jonathon Sawyer had to go and open his most ambitious restaurant yet, Trentina.

The audience was thrilled to see their hometown hero, and greeted tracks from Bird's best album, The Mysterious Production of Eggs, with giant cheers.

That's where this enterprising hometown hero stepped in — to help people out of the devastation and darkness in her home city.