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2006-07-07T00:07:00Z

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2006-07-05T04:12:52Z

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2006-07-05T04:10:57Z

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2006-07-05T04:06:18Z

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2006-07-05T04:05:44Z

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2006-06-22T02:52:27Z

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Lecompte (Louisiana)

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'''Lecasompte''' is a [[town]] in [[Rapides Parish, Louisiana|Rapides Parish]], [[Louisiana]], [[USA]]. The population was 1,366 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
[[Image:LAMap-doton-Lecompte.png|right|Location of Lecompte, Louisiana]]

Lecompte is located at {{coor dms|31|5|28|N|92|24|1|W|city}} (31.091135, -92.400397){{GR|1}}.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 2.6 [[km²]] (1.0 [[square mile|mi²]]), all land.

It is most famous for Lea's Lunchroom, a restaurant specializing in pie.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 1,366 people, 516 households, and 330 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 517.1/km² (1,344.8/mi²). There were 586 housing units at an average density of 221.8/km² (576.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 24.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 74.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 516 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 79.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,708, and the median income for a family was $23,897. Males had a median income of $22,361 versus $15,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,210. About 32.9% of families and 35.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 42.8% of those under age 18 and 32.6% of those age 65 or over.

==External links==
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[[Category:Rapides Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]

Cale Yarborough

2006-06-12T16:40:22Z

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{{NASCAR former driver|
Name = Cale Yarborough |
Birthdate = [[March 27]], [[1939]] |
Birthplace = [[Timmonsville, South Carolina|Timmonsville]], [[South Carolina]] |
Best_Cup_Pos = 1st - [[1976]], [[1977]], [[1978]] (Winston Cup) |
Wins = 83 |
Top_Tens = 319 |
Poles = 69 |
First_Race = [[1957]] [[Darlington Raceway]] |
First_Win = [[1965]] [[Valdosta Speedway]] |
Last_Win = [[1985]] [[Lowe's Motor Speedway|Charlotte Motor Speedway]] |
Last_Race = [[1988]] [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] |
Awards = [[1976]] [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]

[[1977]] [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]

[[1978]] [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]

[[1984]] [[IROC]] Champion

4-Time [[Daytona 500]] Winner ([[1968]], [[1977]], [[1983]], [[1984]])

Named one of [[NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers]] ([[1998]])

[[1993]] [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame|International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee]]

[[1994]] National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame Inductee

[[1996]] Court of Legends Inductee at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]]

[[1994]] [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] inductee |
Years_In_Cup = 31|
Total_Cup_Races = 560|
}}'''William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough''' (born [[March 27]], [[1939]] in [[Timmonsville, South Carolina]], near the Famous [[Darlington Raceway]]), is a former [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup]] Series driver and was one of the series engaging personalities.

==NASCAR career totals==
He is a three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, winning the series in [[1976]], [[1977]] and [[1978]]. He is the only driver to ever win three consecutive titles. His 83 wins places him at number five in the all-time NASCAR winner's list. Yarborough also won the [[Daytona 500]] four times - his first win coming in 1968 for the [[Wood Brothers]], the second in 1977 for [[Junior Johnson]], and back to back wins in 1983 and 1984. In [[1984]], he became the first driver to qualify for the [[Daytona 500]] with a top speed of more than 200 mph.

== His Legend Began In Darlington ==
As a young kid, he attended the First Southern 500 in [[1950]] as a spectator without a ticket, by [[1958]], he began competing at the [[NASCAR]] Grand National Circuit. In the [[1965]] [[Southern 500]], he was involved in the lap 119 accident with [[Sam McQuagg]]. Yarborough's Ford sails over the guardrail after tangling with McQuagg's #24 Ford. Yarborough tried to make a daring pass on leader McQuagg. but their tenders touched and Yarborough's Ford went airborne. The car came to rest against a telephone pole outside the track. Yarborough, who was uninjured, said, "I knew I was in trouble when I saw grass, because I know there ain't on grass on the racetrack."

On [[February 25]], [[1968]] Yarborough won his first big-time race as he beat [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] by less than a second to win the [[1968 Daytona 500]]. Yarborough would win 5 more races in [[1968]], including winning his first Southern 500 by four car lengths over [[David Pearson]].

== Sports Illustrated Cover Exposure ==
He captured his second Daytona 500 in [[1977]], it was so important that [[Sports Illustrated]] put him on the cover after his second Daytona 500 win, the first stock-car driver to appear on the cover of a legendary sports magazine.

==1979 Daytona 500==
Cale is possibly most remembered for his involvement in a final-lap crash and subsequent fight with [[Donnie Allison]] at the [[1979]] [[Daytona 500]]. Allison was leading the race on the final lap with Yarborough drafting him tightly. As Yarborough attempted his signature slingshot pass at the end of the backstretch, Allison attempted to block him. Yarborough refused to give ground and as he pulled alongside Allison, his left side tires left the pavement and went into the wet and muddy infield grass. As a result, Yarborough began to lose control of his car and contacted Allison's car halfway down the backstretch. As both drivers tried to regain control, their cars made contact several more times before finally locking together and crashing into the outside wall in turn three. After the cars settled in the grass, Allison and Yarborough began to argue. After they had talked it out, [[Bobby Allison]], who was lapped at that point, pulled over and began defending his brother, and a fight broke out. It all happened on the first nationally televised NASCAR race. [[Richard Petty]], who was over half a lap behind at the time of the crash, went on to win the race. The fight made headlines all across [[United States|America]]. The publicity was instrumental in the growth of NASCAR.

==Awards==
*Yarborough was inducted into the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] in 1993.
*He was inducted in the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 1994
*He was inducted in the Court of Legends at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1996.
*He was inducted in the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] in 1994.

==Acting==
Two episodes on the TV show [[The Dukes of Hazzard]] featured Cale playing himself: "Cale Yarborough comes to Hazzard" (1984), and "The Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough" (1979).

''See also:'' [[List of famous NASCAR drivers]]

==External links==
*[http://www.racing-reference.com/driver?id=yarboca01 Drivers points at Racing-Reference.com]
*[http://www.racing-reference.com/owner?id=yarboca01 Owners points at Racing-Reference.com]

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Cale Yarborough

2006-06-12T16:39:50Z

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{{NASCAR former driver|
Name = Cale Yarborough |
Birthdate = [[March 27]], [[1939]] |
Birthplace = [[Timmonsville, South Carolina|Timmonsville]], [[South Carolina]] |
Best_Cup_Pos = 1st - [[1976]], [[1977]], [[1978]] (Winston Cup) |
Wins = 83 |
Top_Tens = 319 |
Poles = 69 |
First_Race = [[1957]] [[Darlington Raceway]] |
First_Win = [[1965]] [[Valdosta Speedway]] |
Last_Win = [[1985]] [[Lowe's Motor Speedway|Charlotte Motor Speedway]] |
Last_Race = [[1988]] [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] |
Awards = [[1976]] [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]

[[1977]] [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]

[[1978]] [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]

[[1984]] [[IROC]] Champion

4-Time [[Daytona 500]] Winner ([[1968]], [[1977]], [[1983]], [[1984]])

Named one of [[NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers]] ([[1998]])

[[1993]] [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame|International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee]]

[[1994]] National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame Inductee

[[1996]] Court of Legends Inductee at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]]

[[1994]] [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] inductee |
Years_In_Cup = 31|
Total_Cup_Races = 560|
}}'''William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough''' (born [[March 27]], [[1939]] in [[Timmonsville, South Carolina]], near the Famous [[Darlington Raceway]]), is a former [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup]] Series driver and was one of the series engaging personalities.

==NASCAR career totals==
He is a three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, winning the series in [[1976]], [[1977]] and [[1978]]. He is the only driver to ever win three consecutive titles. His 83 wins places him at number five in the all-time NASCAR winner's list. Yarborough also won the [[Daytona 500]] four times - his first win coming in 1968 for the [[Wood Brothers]], the second in 1977 for [[Junior Johnson]], and back to back wins in 1983 and 1984. In [[1984]], he became the first driver to qualify for the [[Daytona 500]] with a top speed of more than 200 mph.

== His Legend Began In Darlington ==
As a young kid, he attended the First Southern 500 in [[1950]] as a spectator without a ticket, by [[1958]], he began competing at the [[NASCAR]] Grand National Circuit. In the [[1965]] [[Southern 500]], he was involved in the lap 119 accident with [[Sam McQuagg]]. Yarborough's Ford sails over the guardrail after tangling with McQuagg's #24 Ford. Yarborough tried to make a daring pass on leader McQuagg. but their tenders touched and Yarborough's Ford went airborne. The car came to rest against a telephone pole outside the track. Yarborough, who was uninjured, said, "I knew I was in trouble when I saw grass, because I know there ain't on grass on the racetrack."

On [[February 25]], [[1968]] Yarborough won his first big-time race as he beat [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] by less than a second to win the [[1968 Daytona 500]]. Yarborough would win 5 more races in [[1968]], including winning his first Southern 500 by four car lengths over [[David Pearson]].

== Sports Illustrated Cover Exposure ==
He captured his second Daytona 500 in [[1977]], it was so important that [[Sports illiustrated]] put him on the cover after his second Daytona 500 win, the first stock-car driver to appear on the cover of a legendary sports magazine.

==1979 Daytona 500==
Cale is possibly most remembered for his involvement in a final-lap crash and subsequent fight with [[Donnie Allison]] at the [[1979]] [[Daytona 500]]. Allison was leading the race on the final lap with Yarborough drafting him tightly. As Yarborough attempted his signature slingshot pass at the end of the backstretch, Allison attempted to block him. Yarborough refused to give ground and as he pulled alongside Allison, his left side tires left the pavement and went into the wet and muddy infield grass. As a result, Yarborough began to lose control of his car and contacted Allison's car halfway down the backstretch. As both drivers tried to regain control, their cars made contact several more times before finally locking together and crashing into the outside wall in turn three. After the cars settled in the grass, Allison and Yarborough began to argue. After they had talked it out, [[Bobby Allison]], who was lapped at that point, pulled over and began defending his brother, and a fight broke out. It all happened on the first nationally televised NASCAR race. [[Richard Petty]], who was over half a lap behind at the time of the crash, went on to win the race. The fight made headlines all across [[United States|America]]. The publicity was instrumental in the growth of NASCAR.

==Awards==
*Yarborough was inducted into the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] in 1993.
*He was inducted in the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 1994
*He was inducted in the Court of Legends at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1996.
*He was inducted in the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] in 1994.

==Acting==
Two episodes on the TV show [[The Dukes of Hazzard]] featured Cale playing himself: "Cale Yarborough comes to Hazzard" (1984), and "The Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough" (1979).

''See also:'' [[List of famous NASCAR drivers]]

==External links==
*[http://www.racing-reference.com/driver?id=yarboca01 Drivers points at Racing-Reference.com]
*[http://www.racing-reference.com/owner?id=yarboca01 Owners points at Racing-Reference.com]

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[[tl:Cale Yarborough]]

Adiss Harmandian

2006-06-02T03:41:56Z

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'''Adiss Harmandian''' is an [[Armenia]]n [[pop singer]], residing in [[Los Angeles]]. Adiss was the Pioneer of Armenian pop songs. He is the King of Armenian "estradayen" singer known all across the world. He recently was given the highest Armenian Mesrob Mashdots Medalion (Prince)title for his 40 years of work. Adiss currently has 28 albums. He has been the most song writter and composer who still travels all around the world keeping the Armenian pop songs alive. He is loved and honored by his Armenian people.

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[[Category:Armenian-Americans|Harmandian, Adiss]]

Janis Joplin

2006-05-15T00:26:42Z

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[[Bild:J Joplin cd.jpg|thumb|Janis Joplin's ''Essential Songs'']]

'''Janis Lyn Joplin''' (* [[19. Januar]] [[1943]] in [[Port Arthur (Texas)|Port Arthur]], [[Texas]]; † [[4. Oktober]] [[1970]] im Landmark Hotel in [[Los Angeles]]) war eine [[USA|US-amerikanische]] Sängerin.

==Leben==
Janis Joplin wurde am 19.1.1943 als Tochter von Seth Joplin, eines Mitarbeiters der Ölgesellschaft [[Texaco]], und Dorothy Joplin (geb. East) geboren und hatte zwei jüngere Geschwister, Michael und Laura. Da sie während ihrer Kindheit oft allein war, wandte sie sich früh Kunst und Gedichten zu. Nach ausgiebiger Lektüre des [[Time Magazine]] begann sie, Blues und Folk Musik für sich zu entdecken. Ihren ersten öffentlichen Auftritt hatte sie 1958 im Halfway House.

Nachdem sie 1960 ihren [[High School]]-Abschluss bestanden hatte, ging sie im Alter von 17 Jahren von zu Hause fort, um Sängerin zu werden. Sie versuchte sich auch an einigen Colleges, brach aber den Besuch immer vorzeitig ab. Ein Jahr später hatte sie ein wenig Geld verdient und zog nach [[Los Angeles]].

Janis Joplin sang, unter anderem begleitet von [[Jorma Kaukonen]] (Gitarrist von [[Jefferson Airplane]]), mit 18 Jahren in Kneipen und [[Folk]]-Clubs. [[Autodidakt]]isch geschult durch Schallplatten von [[Leadbelly]] (Huddie Ledbetter), Odetta und [[Bessie Smith]] (ihr größtes Vorbild), avancierte sie mit ihrem hemmungslosen, bis dahin für eine weiße Sängerin einzigartigen Gesangsstil, zur unbestrittenen "Queen des (weißen) [[Bluesrock]]".

Nachdem Joplin 1962 in [[Louisiana]] als Kellnerin gearbeitet hatte, kehrte sie bald nach Texas zurück, um in Austin ihr berühmtes Appartement, das als ''the Ghetto'' bekannt wurde, zu beziehen. Bald danach rief Chat Helms, der Manager von ''[[Big Brother And The Holding Company]]'' bei ihr an und teilte ihr mit, dass die Band eine neue Sängerin suchte.

===Big Brother And The Holding Company===
[[1966]] begann Joplins nur vierjährige Karriere, als sie nach [[San Francisco]] zog und sich besagter Band anschloss, mit der sie [[1967]] erfolgreich beim [[Monterey Pop Festival]] auftrat, dadurch einen Plattenvertrag bei [[Mainstream Records|Mainstream]] erhielt und dort ''Big Brother & The Holding Company Featuring Janis Joplin'' herausbrachte. Nach dem Konzert wurde sie während einer Schlägerei verletzt.

[[1968]] folgte für Columbia Records ''Cheap Thrills'' (Frontcover von [[Robert Crumb]]). Das zweite Album enthielt schon viele ihrer legendär gewordenen Stücke wie ''Piece Of My Heart'' oder ''Ball And Chain'' und war größtenteils der Stilrichtung [[Acid Rock]] zuzuordnen.

===Kozmic Blues Band===
Ende 1968 trennte sie sich von der Band und stellte zusammen mit ihrer Plattenfirma eine größere Band zusammen, die lange keinen Namen trug, aber nach dem folgenden, dritten Joplin-Album [[Kozmic Blues Band]] genannt wurde. Der Grund dafür war der Ehrgeiz von Janis Joplin, mit einer professionellen Band mit Funk- und Blues- Instrumenten neue Musikrichtungen zu erschließen und nicht zuletzt professioneller zu arbeiten. Dies wurde unter anderem von der Musikzeitschrift [[Rolling Stone]] als Verrat an den Idealen der Rockmusik empfunden, eine Kritik die Janis Joplin hart traf. Tatsächlich lief die Zusammenarbeit in der Band nicht sehr gut, da sich die Musiker vorher nicht kannten und Janis Joplin hohe Anforderungen - menschlich wie musikalisch - an die Musiker stellte.

Die Band hatte ihren wahrscheinlich bedeutendsten Auftritt im Jahre 1969 beim [[Woodstock Festival]], der allerdings zu wünschen übrig ließ. Das Engagement der Band fehlte, wodurch Janis Joplin nicht in der Lage war, ihre gewohnte Explosivität auszuleben. Sie wirkte aufgeschwemmt und verbraucht; ihre Stimme brach öfters. Allerdings äußerte sie eine Bemerkung über die Hippiebewegung, die später oft zitiert wurde: "Früher waren wir nur wenige, jetzt gibt es Massen und Massen und Massen von uns." Der Auftritt schaffte es weder in den [[Woodstock (Film)|Film]] noch auf das [[Woodstock (Album)|Album]] zum Festival.

1969 war Janis Joplin auch im Fernsehen bei [[Ed Sullivan]] und [[Dick Cavett]] aufgetreten und mit der Kozmic Blues Band zwei Monate durch Europa getourt. Ihr einziges Konzert in Deutschland fand am [[12. April]] [[1969]] in der [[Jahrhunderthalle (Frankfurt)|Jahrhunderthalle]] in [[Frankfurt-Höchst]] statt. Auf der offiziellen [http://www.officialjanis.com/ Homepage] ist unter dem Datum [[12. April]] [[1969]] vermerkt: "Kozmic Blues two concerts in Frankfurt". Nach Ende des von der Agentur Lippmann und Rau veranstalteten Konzerts forderte Joplin die Zuhörer auf, zu bleiben, weil nun noch eine Aufzeichnung des amerikanischen Fernsehens folgte. Mitschnitte dieses "zweiten Konzerts", bei dem sie die Fans animierte, auf die Bühne zu kommen, sind in der Filmdokumentation ''Janis'' ([[1975]]) zu sehen. Der Titel "Raise Your Hand" auf der postum veröffentlichten LP ''Farewell Song'' wurde während des Frankfurter Konzerts live aufgenommen.

Zusätzlich nahm Janis 1969 ihre zweite LP für Columbia (''I Got Dem 'Ol Kozmic Blues Again, Mama'') auf und wurde in Tampa, Florida inhaftiert, da sie einen Polizisten beleidigt hatte. Bei der nachfolgenden Gerichtsverhandlung bezeichnete ein Gericht Janis' Verhalten als freie Meinungsäußerung und ließ die Anklage fallen. Weiter wurde sie nach einem ihrer Konzert in der [[Curtis Hall]] wegen obszöner Sprache und Fluchens auf der Bühne zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt.

Im Januar 1970 löste sich die Band auf. Um von ihrer Sucht nach Alkohol, Aufputschmitteln und Drogen loszukommen plante sie längere Ferien in Südamerika und reiste zum Karneval nach [[Rio de Janeiro]]. Durch die Beziehung zu einem Weltenbummler begann sie sogar über ihr Karriereende nachzudenken.

===Full Tilt Boogie Band===
Zurück in Kalifornien nahm sie ihren wilden und hektischen Lebenswandel wieder auf und ihre Beziehung ging in die Brüche. Im April 1970 wurde ihre dritte Band, ''[[Full Tilt Boogie Band|Full Tilt Boogie]]'' zusammengestellt. Dies stellte sich für sie als Glücksgriff heraus, die Zusammenarbeit funktionierte sehr gut, Janis Joplin schien endgültig ihren Musikstil gefunden zu haben. Die Lieder mit der ''Full Tilt Boogie Band'' sollten ihre erfolgreichsten werden. Janis rührte die Spritze nicht mehr an; ihr Alkoholproblem und ihre Trinkgewohnheit wurde dafür immer exzessiver.

Janis besuchte das Grab von [[Bessie Smith]] und ließ ihr einen Grabstein errichten. Am 1. Oktober 1970 unterschrieb sie in [[Beverly Hills]] ihr [[Testament]]. Das Ende der Studioaufnahmen zu ihrer dritten Columbia-LP, ''Pearl'' (ihr Spitzname) war bereits in Sicht, als sie am 4. Oktober 1970 im Landmark Hotel in [[Los Angeles]] in ihrem Hotelzimmer tot aufgefunden wurde. Die Todesursache soll ein Gemenge aus [[Alkohol]] und einer Überdosis [[Heroin]] gewesen sein. Ironischerweise konnte deshalb das Stück ''Buried Alive In The Blues'' auf der LP nur als Instrumentalversion veröffentlicht werden.

Wunschgemäß vertranken 200 Freunde auf einer Party das hinterlassene Bargeld von 2500 Dollar.
Janis Joplins Leiche wurde verbrannt und die Asche an der kalifornischen Küste in den Pazifik gestreut.

===Nachruhm===
Der ebenfalls bei der Aufnahme-Session im Studio eingespielte und posthum auch als Single veröffentlichte Song ''Me And Bobby McGee'' von [[Kris Kristofferson]] wurde ihr größter Erfolg.

Am 12. Januar [[1995]] wurde Janis Joplin in die [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] aufgenommen. [[Melissa Etheridge]] hielt dabei die einer Janis würdigen [[Laudatio]]. Zehn Jahre später, am 9. Februar 2005, wurde Janis Joplin der Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy verliehen. Kris Kristofferson hielt, mit Tränen in den Augen, die Laudatio. Melissa Etheridge und Joss Stone sangen ''Cry Baby'' und ''Piece of my Heart''.

==Stil==
Janis Joplins Lebensstil galt als unkonventionell. Neben [[Jimi Hendrix]] und [[Jim Morrison]] war Janis Joplin eine der zentralen Symbolfiguren der [[Hippie]]zeit und der Hippiekultur. Alle drei prägten wie keine anderen einen Lebensstil, der im Nachhinein durch "Sex, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll" und "Live fast, love hard, die young" gekennzeichnet wurde.

Die vergebliche Suche nach der wahren Liebe, Zuneigung und Geborgenheit ließ sie zuweilen in depressive Phasen fallen, welche sie durch Heroin, Kokain und Alkohol zu verdrängen suchte. Durch diese innere Zerrissenheit der Gefühle und ihre Schwierigkeiten, enge menschliche Kontakte aufzubauen, lässt sich ihre Musik verstehen, die gleichzeitig Stolz und Verzweiflung (''All is Loneliness'') ausdrückt.

Von manchen wurde Joplin, durchaus positiv zu verstehen, die knallharte, fluchende, saufende, vögelnde und [[Heroin]] drückende Schlampe genannt. Da in den 60er Jahren Frauen im Rampenlicht ungleich schärfer der [[Kritik]] ausgesetzt waren als Männer, und weibliche Vorbilder kaum als öffentliche Personen [[Respekt|respektiert]] wurden, avancierte die Sängerin, trotz oder gerade wegen ihrer [[Eskapade|Eskapaden]] zur [[Ikone (Medien)|Ikone]] des [[Feminismus]].

==Janis Joplin und der Alkohol==
Janis Joplin liebte [[Whiskey]] über alles. Es heißt, dass sie nicht auftreten konnte, ohne vorher eine Flasche der starken Spirituose geleert zu haben. Auf sehr vielen Fotos sieht man sie mit einer bestimmten Whiskey-Marke. Dieser Firma schrieb sie in einem Brief, dass es doch eigentlich gute Werbung für sie sei und ob sie nicht ein wenig Geld bekommen könnte (trotz aller Erfolge war sie immer knapp bei Kasse, wegen ihrer Liebe zu teuren Autos und ihrer [[Drogenabhängigkeit|Drogen]]- und [[Alkoholabhängigkeit]]). Prompt schrieb man ihr zurück und sie bekam 6.000 Dollar.

==Diskografie==
*[[1967]] ''Big Brother & The Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin''
*[[1968]] ''Cheap Thrills''
*[[1969]] ''I Got Dem 'Ol Kozmic Blues Again, Mama''
*[[1970]] ''Pearl''
*[[1972]] ''Live''
*[[1973]] ''Greatest Hits''
*[[1975]] ''Janis'' (Soundtrack)
*[[1982]] ''Farewell Song''

===Bekannte Lieder===
* ''All is Loneliness''
* ''A Woman left lonley''
* ''Ball And Chain'' (Cover von [[Big Mama Thornton|Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton]])
* ''Cry Baby''
* ''Down On Me''
* ''Little Girl Blue'' (Cover von [[Judy Garland]])
* ''Me And Bobby McGee'' ([[Coverversion|Cover]] von [[Kris Kristofferson]])
* ''Mercedes Benz''
* ''Move Over''
* ''Piece of my Heart''
* ''[[Summertime]]'' (Cover von [[George Gershwin]])
* ''To love somebody'' (Cover von [[Bee Gees]])
* ''Try''

==Literatur==
*Laura Joplin (Janis' Schwester): "Love, Janis." vgs-Verlagsgesellschaft, Köln, 1993 ISBN 3-8025-2254-0

*Myra Friedman: "Buried Alive", dt. Taschenbuchausgabe "Die Story von Janis Joplin", Hannibal-Verlag, St. Andrä-Wördern, ISBN 3-85445-169-5

*Alice Echols: "Janis Joplin. Piece of My Heart", Wolfgang Krüger Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 2000, ISBN 3-8105-0522-6

*Ingeborg Schober: "Janis Joplin", dtv, München, 2002, ISBN 3-423-31065-0

*Heinz Geuen: "Hemmungslos das Leben spüren. Janis Joplin", Econ Ullstein List Verlag, München, 2. Aufl. 2001, ISBN 3-548-60185-5

*Axel von Cossart (Hrsg.): "Janis Joplin. Revolte, Musik, Legende", Voco-Edition, 1991, ISBN 92566-00-0

*Gottfried Blumenstein: "Janis Joplin. Biographie einer Rocksängerin", VEB Lied der Zeit Musikverlag, Berlin, 1988, ISBN 3-7332-0040-3

*Thomas Dittrich: "Janis Joplin: Asche ins Meer" in: "Idole 6 - Am Ende des Regenbogens", hrsg. von Siegfried Schmidt-Joos, Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main / Berlin / Wien, 1985, ISBN 3-548-36516-7

*Deborah Landau: "Janis Joplin. Her Life And Times" (amerik.), Paperback Library, New York 1971

*David Dalton: "Piece of My Heart: A Portrait of Janis Joplin" (amerik.), Da Capo Press, 1991, ISBN 0-306-80446-8

*Ellis Amburn: "Pearl. The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin: a Portrait" (amerik.), Warner Books, New York, 1993, ISBN 0-446-39506-4

==Siehe auch==
{{Wikiquote|Janis Joplin}}
*[[Mary Coughlan]]
*[[Billie Holiday]]
*[[Jimi Hendrix]]
*[[Sinéad O'Connor]]

== Weblinks ==
*[http://www.officialjanis.com offizielle Website] u.a. von Schwester Laura betreut.
*[http://www.uni-bonn.de/~uzs180/mpaul/jjdsc211.zip ausführliche Diskografie] - [[ZIP (Dateiformat)|ZIP]]-Datei
*[http://www.janis.at In Memorian Janis Joplin]
*[http://www.janisjoplin.net Kozmic Blues-Website (engl.)]
* {{PND|118849840}}
*[http://www.janisjoplin-show.de Janis - Piece of my Heart; Eine Hommage an Janis Joplin; Rocktheater, Deutschland]
*[http://www.mdr.de/mdr-figaro/literatur/512241.html Biografie als Download] von Gottfried Blumenstein

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Eliza Roxcy Snow

2006-04-27T10:21:57Z

207.200.116.70: reference.

[[image:Eliza Roxcy Snow photograph.bmp|right|thumbnail|250px|Eliza Roxcy Snow(Library of Congress)]]

'''Eliza Roxcy Snow''' ([[January 21]], [[1804]] – [[December 5]], [[1887]]) was an American poet, lyricist, and author. She was a prominent and influential early [[Latter-day Saint]] leader, and a [[Plural marriage (LDS)|plural wife]] of both [[Joseph Smith, Jr.]] and [[Brigham Young]].

Born in [[Becket, Massachusetts]] on January 21, 1804, a daughter of Oliver and Rosetta Snow. The family left [[New England]] to settle on a new and fertile farm in the Ohio valley, in [[Mantua, Ohio|Mantua]]. Despite the labor required on the farm, the Snow family valued learning and saw that each child had educational opportunities. Snow had gained renown for her poetry in her twenties, published in local magazines and newspapers and winning awards for her work.

== Early church involvement ==
In 1828, Snow joined [[Alexander Campbell (Restoration movement)|Alexander Campbell]]’s Christian [[Restorationist|restorationist]] movement. However, when [[Joseph Smith, Jr.]], the Latter Day Saint leader, took up residence in [[Hiram, Ohio]] four miles from the Snow farm, the Snow family took a strong interest in the new religious movement. In [[1835]], Eliza was baptized a [[Mormon]] and moved to [[Kirtland, Ohio]]. Upon her arrival, Eliza donated a large sum of money toward the building of the Kirtland Temple. In appreciation, the building committee provided her with title to ''“a very valuable [lot]-situated near the Temple, with a fruit tree-an excellent spring of water, and house that accommodated two families.”''

Snow moved west with the body of the church, first to [[Far West, Missouri]] and then to [[Nauvoo, Illinois]]. In Nauvoo, Snow made her living as a school teacher and was influential in interesting her younger brother [[Lorenzo Snow]] and other family members in the young church. Lorenzo later became fifth President of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. She married Joseph Smith, Jr., on June 29, 1842, as a plural wife. Eliza fondly wrote of Joseph, ''“my beloved husband, the choice of my heart and the crown of my life”'' (Derr, p. 87).

After Smith's assassination, Snow traveled west across the plains and settled in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. In 1849, she married Brigham Young as a plural wife, "for time only", mostly as a matter of convenience.

== Relief Society service ==
Snow served as the first secretary of the women's [[Relief Society]] in 1842, under the presidency of [[Emma Smith]]. In 1866, when the society was reconstituted afer a 22 year lapse, Snow was appointed president of the Relief Society. She was also instrumental in organizing the [[Primary Association]]. She served as president of the Society until her death in 1887.

== Poetry ==
A number of Snow's poems have been put to music and have become important Mormon hymns. One of her hymns, "Great is the Lord", was published in the first Latter-day Saint Hymnbook in [[1835]], the year of her baptism. Some of her most well-known poems are as follows:

*"How Great the Wisdom and the Love" ([http://mldb.byu.edu/ersnow1.htm text])
*"Invocation, or the Eternal Father and Mother" ([http://mldb.byu.edu/ersnow2.htm text])
*"Be Not Discouraged" ([http://mldb.byu.edu/ersnow3.htm text])
*"My First View of a Western Prairie" ([http://mldb.byu.edu/ersnow4.htm text])
*"Mental Gas" ([http://mldb.byu.edu/ersnow5.htm text])

One of her best-known and personal favorite poems, "Invocation, or the Eternal Father and Mother", was published in the Nauvoo ''Times and Seasons'' at a time when she was heartbroken soon after the death of her first husband Joseph Smith. (Eliza R. Snow, "My Father in Heaven", ''Times and Seasons'' 6 (15 Nov. 1845) (see Derr, below). This poem, which has become the popular Mormon hymn "[[O My Father (hymn)|O My Father]]", is credited as helping popularize and establish the Mormon concept of a goddess, or [[Heavenly Mother]].

== Publications ==
*Snow, Eliza R. " Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow, One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Salt Lake City, Deseret News, 1884.
:--Reprinted 1999, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City.

== External link ==
*[http://smithinstitute.byu.edu/wh/ERS.asp Eliza R. Snow at Joseph Fielding Smith Institute]

== References ==
* Allen, James B. and Leonard, Glen M. ''The Story of the Latter-day Saints.'' Deseret Book Co., Salt Lake City, UT, 1976. ISBN 0-87747-594-6.
* Beecher, Maureen Ursenbach, editor. "The Personal Writings of Eliza Roxcy Snow." Salt Lake City, University of Utah Press, 1995.
*Derr, Jill Mulvay. "The Significance of 'O My Father' in the Personal Journey of Eliza R. Snow", ''BYU Studies'' 36, no. 1 (1996-97).
* Palmer, Spencer J., Editor. "Eliza R. Snow's 'Sketch of my Life': Reminiscences of One of Joseph Smith's Plural Wives." "BYU Studies" 12 (Autumn 1971).
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Eroberung von Bagdad

2005-12-17T00:40:20Z

207.200.116.70:

[[Image:Hulagu Baghdad 1258.jpg|thumb|Hulagu's army attacks Baghdad.]]
The '''Battle of Baghdad''' in [[1258]] was a victory of [[Hulagu Khan]], grandson of [[Genghis Khan]].

[[Baghdad]] was the [[capital]] of an [[Islam|Islamic]] state and was ruled by [[Al-Musta'sim]], the current [[Abbasid]] [[Caliph]]. The Abbasid state had been in existence for over 500 years, since the accesssion of the first caliph in Baghdad 751 CE following the defeat of the previously ruling Umayyads. In century or so before the Mongol invasion, the state had lost much of its former strength due to the increasing political dominance of its Mamluk troops.

The [[Mongol]] army, led by Hulagu (or Hulegu) Khan set out to Baghdad in November of [[1257]]. The Mongols set up camp near the [[Hulwan]] river, and some of them crossed the [[Tigris]] to attack Baghdad from the rear. [[Al-Musta'sim]]'s army launched a counterattack, which at first drove the Mongols back that had crossed the Tigris, but the Mongols were able to lure their opponents into a marshy terrain. [[Al-Musta'sim]]'s soldiers were routed, and only a few managed to escape back to Baghdad.

The Mongols pushed inward and reached the city wall. Baghdad was defended by an army of [[Mamluk]] soldiers and auxiliaries from some southern [[Iraq]]i tribes. There was also a Citizens' Militia. The Mongols laid siege to the city and constructed a palisade and a ditch; siege equipment was erected as well. The bombardment began on [[January 29]] and by [[February 4]], a breach was made. By [[February 5]] the Mongols controlled a stretch of the wall. Al-Musta'sim tried to negotiate, but was refused.

On [[February 10]] Baghdad surrendered. The Mongols swept into the city on [[February 13]], which began a week of massacre, looting, and fire. The cruelty associated with the capture of the city has been chronicled many times in historical accounts of the invasion. The Grand Library of Baghdad, which contained countless precious historical documents and books on subjects ranging from medicine to astronomy, was destroyed, much as the library in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople had been fifty years previously. Massive loss of life resulted when citizens were killed by the Mongol army when they resisted or attempted to flee, while raping and looting destroyed order and defaced many architectural buildings within the city.

The Mongols eventually lost control of the city, which was later controlled by the Persian Safavid dynasty. It was soon after captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1534.

== External link ==
* [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050425fa_fact4 A long article] about Hulagu's conquest of Baghdad, written by [[Ian Frazier]], appeared in the April 25, 2005 issue of ''[[The New Yorker]]''. It explains [[Osama bin Laden]]'s reference to Hulagu.

[[Category:1258]]
[[Category:Battles of the Mongols|Baghdad 1258]]
[[Category:Baghdad]]

Eroberung von Bagdad

2005-12-17T00:37:59Z

207.200.116.70:

[[Image:Hulagu Baghdad 1258.jpg|thumb|Hulagu's army attacks Baghdad.]]
The '''Battle of Baghdad''' in [[1258]] was a victory of [[Hulagu Khan]], grandson of [[Genghis Khan]].

[[Baghdad]] was the [[capital]] of an [[Islam|Islamic]] state and was ruled by [[Al-Musta'sim]], the current [[Abbasid]] [[Caliph]]. The Abbasid state had been in existence for over 500 years, since the accesssion of the first caliph in Baghdad 751 CE following the defeat of the previously ruling Umayyads. In century or so before the Mongol invasion, the state had lost much of its former strength due to the increasing political dominance of its Mamluk troops.

The [[Mongol]] army, led by Hulagu (or Hulegu) Khan set out to Baghdad in November of [[1257]]. The Mongols set up camp near the [[Hulwan]] river, and some of them crossed the [[Tigris]] to attack Baghdad from the rear. [[Al-Musta'sim]]'s army launched a counterattack, which at first drove the Mongols back that had crossed the Tigris, but the Mongols were able to lure their opponents into a marshy terrain. [[Al-Musta'sim]]'s soldiers were routed, and only a few managed to escape back to Baghdad.

The Mongols pushed inward and reached the city wall. Baghdad was defended by an army of [[Mamluk]] soldiers and auxiliaries from some southern [[Iraq]]i tribes. There was also a Citizens' Militia. The Mongols laid siege to the city and constructed a palisade and a ditch; siege equipment was erected as well. The bombardment began on [[January 29]] and by [[February 4]], a breach was made. By [[February 5]] the Mongols controlled a stretch of the wall. Al-Musta'sim tried to negotiate, but was refused.

On [[February 10]] Baghdad surrendered. The Mongols swept into the city on [[February 13]], which began a week of massacre, looting, and fire. The cruelty associated with the capture of the city has been chronicled many times in historical accounts of the invasion. The Grand Library of Baghdad, which contained countless precious historical documents and books on subjects ranging from medicine to astronomy, was destroyed, much as the library in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople had been fifty years previously. Massive loss of life resulted when citizens were killed by the invading army when they resisted or attempted to flee. Raping and looting destroyed order and defaced many architectural buildings within the city.

The Mongols eventually lost control of the city, which was later controlled by the Persian Safavid dynasty. It was soon after captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1534.

== External link ==
* [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050425fa_fact4 A long article] about Hulagu's conquest of Baghdad, written by [[Ian Frazier]], appeared in the April 25, 2005 issue of ''[[The New Yorker]]''. It explains [[Osama bin Laden]]'s reference to Hulagu.

[[Category:1258]]
[[Category:Battles of the Mongols|Baghdad 1258]]
[[Category:Baghdad]]

Eroberung von Bagdad

2005-12-17T00:37:18Z

207.200.116.70:

[[Image:Hulagu Baghdad 1258.jpg|thumb|Hulagu's army attacks Baghdad.]]
The '''Battle of Baghdad''' in [[1258]] was a victory of [[Hulagu Khan]], grandson of [[Genghis Khan]].

[[Baghdad]] was the [[capital]] of an [[Islam|Islamic]] state and was ruled by [[Al-Musta'sim]], the current [[Abbasid]] [[Caliph]]. The Abbasid state had been in existence for over 500 years, since the accesssion of the first caliph in Baghdad 751 CE following the defeat of the previously ruling Umayyads. In century or so before the Mongol invasion, the state had lost much of its former strength due to the increasing political dominance of its Mamluk troops.

The [[Mongol]] army, led by Hulagu (or Hulegu) Khan set out to Baghdad in November of [[1257]]. The Mongols set up camp near the [[Hulwan]] river, and some of them crossed the [[Tigris]] to attack Baghdad from the rear. [[Al-Musta'sim]]'s army launched a counterattack, which at first drove the Mongols back that had crossed the Tigris, but the Mongols were able to lure their opponents into a marshy terrain. [[Al-Musta'sim]]'s soldiers were routed, and only a few managed to escape back to Baghdad.

The Mongols pushed inward and reached the city wall. Baghdad was defended by an army of [[Mamluk]] soldiers and auxiliaries from some southern [[Iraq]]i tribes. There was also a Citizens' Militia. The Mongols laid siege to the city and constructed a palisade and a ditch; siege equipment was erected as well. The bombardment began on [[January 29]] and by [[February 4]], a breach was made. By [[February 5]] the Mongols controlled a stretch of the wall. Al-Musta'sim tried to negotiate, but was refused.

On [[February 10]] Baghdad surrendered. The Mongols swept into the city on [[February 13]], which began a week of massacre, looting, and fire. The cruelty associated with the capture of the city has been chronicled many times. The Grand Library of Baghdad, which contained countless precious historical documents and books on subjects ranging from medicine to astronomy, was destroyed, much as the library in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople had been fifty years previously. Massive loss of life resulted when citizens were killed by the invading army when they resisted or attempted to flee. Raping and looting destroyed order and defaced many architectural buildings within the city.

The Mongols eventually lost control of the city, which was later controlled by the Persian Safavid dynasty. It was soon after captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1534.

== External link ==
* [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050425fa_fact4 A long article] about Hulagu's conquest of Baghdad, written by [[Ian Frazier]], appeared in the April 25, 2005 issue of ''[[The New Yorker]]''. It explains [[Osama bin Laden]]'s reference to Hulagu.

[[Category:1258]]
[[Category:Battles of the Mongols|Baghdad 1258]]
[[Category:Baghdad]]

Eroberung von Bagdad

2005-12-17T00:33:01Z

207.200.116.70:

[[Image:Hulagu Baghdad 1258.jpg|thumb|Hulagu's army attacks Baghdad.]]
The '''Battle of Baghdad''' in [[1258]] was a victory of [[Hulagu Khan]], grandson of [[Genghis Khan]].

[[Baghdad]] was the [[capital]] of an [[Islam|Islamic]] state and was ruled by [[Al-Musta'sim]], the current[[Abbasid]] [[Caliph]]. The Abbasid Caliphate had been in existence for over 500 years, since the accesssion of the first Abbasid caliph in Baghdad 751 CE, following the defeat of the previously ruling Umayyads. In century or so before the Mongol invasion, , the state had lost much of its former strength due to the increasing political dominance of its Mamluk troops.

The [[Mongol]] army, led by Hulagu (or Hulegu) Khan set out to Baghdad in November of [[1257]]. The Mongols set up camp near the [[Hulwan]] river, and some of them crossed the [[Tigris]] to attack Baghdad from the rear. [[Al-Musta'sim]]'s army launched a counterattack, which at first drove the Mongols back that had crossed the Tigris, but the Mongols were able to lure their opponents into a marshy terrain. [[Al-Musta'sim]]'s soldiers were routed, and only a few managed to escape back to Baghdad.

The Mongols pushed inward and reached the city wall. Baghdad was defended by an army of [[Mamluk]] soldiers and auxiliaries from some southern [[Iraq]]i tribes. There was also a Citizens' Militia. The Mongols laid siege to the city and constructed a palisade and a ditch; siege equipment was erected as well. The bombardment began on [[January 29]] and by [[February 4]], a breach was made. By [[February 5]] the Mongols controlled a stretch of the wall. Al-Musta'sim tried to negotiate, but was refused.

On [[February 10]] Baghdad surrendered. The Mongols swept into the city on [[February 13]], which began a week of massacre, looting, and fire. The cruelty associated with the capture of the city has been chronicled many times. The Grand Library of Baghdad, which contained countless precious historical documents and books on subjects ranging from medicine to astronomy, was destroyed, much as the library in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople had been fifty years previously. Raping and looting destroyed order and defaced many architectural buildings within the city.

The Mongols eventually lost control of the city, which was later controlled by the Persian Safavid dynasty, and soon after captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1534.

== External link ==
* [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050425fa_fact4 A long article] about Hulagu's conquest of Baghdad, written by [[Ian Frazier]], appeared in the April 25, 2005 issue of ''[[The New Yorker]]''. It explains [[Osama bin Laden]]'s reference to Hulagu.

[[Category:1258]]
[[Category:Battles of the Mongols|Baghdad 1258]]
[[Category:Baghdad]]

Eroberung von Bagdad

2005-12-15T23:49:59Z

207.200.116.70:

Benutzer:Makreuzbichler/Son-Goku

2005-10-14T23:38:46Z

207.200.116.70: /* Dragon Ball */

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'''Son Goku''' is the main character in the [[Dragon Ball]] series, and one of the most recognizable [[anime]] characters in the [[Western world|West]], usually with spiky black hair and his trademark orange and blue clothes. Goku is known for his cheerful, energetic personality, love of competition (specifically [[sport]] fighting) and eating. He has remarkable intuition at seeing the good in others in spite of their actions, though his capacity for forgiving his enemies has occasionally been criticized as excessive (although not by his former enemies).

His staggering power is simultaneously reined in and enhanced by his fierce loyalty and morality. He has a simple, practical view of the world and is somewhat naive to the world around him because of his childhood experiences. Because of this many characters incorrectly assume him to be somewhat stupid, although once he has a basic understanding of things he learns very quickly. Goku has a knack for learning from his mistakes, although the situations which include dying (several times, actually) are most inconvenient.

'''Kakarot''' is his original name as a [[Saiyan]], which is a pun off the word [[Carrot]]. At first Goku rejects his heritage refusing to be connected to a race that destroyed civilization on planets for profit. In the Freeza Saga, Goku gains some respect after hearing of Freeza's manipulation of the race and even proclaims himself as part of it.

In the original Japanese anime, Goku is voiced by the same [[seiyū]] throughout the series' run. In the American dub, he has been played by seven actors, four as a child and three as an adult due to the several cast changes and redubbings of the original Dragonball series.

In the early Harmony Gold English Dragon Ball dub from the 1980's, he is known as Zero.

{{spoiler}}

==Biography==
Goku is the adopted grandson of [[List_of_Dragon_Ball_characters#Grandpa_Gohan|Grandpa Gohan]]. His real father however is Bardock, and his brother is Raditz. His wife is the overprotective [[Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)|Chi-Chi]] and he has two sons: [[Son Gohan]] and [[Son Goten]].

===Dragon Ball===
[[image:Kidgoku.jpg|thumb|160px|Kid Goku in the original Dragon Ball Series]]In the [[Dragon Ball (original series)|original series]] Son Goku is first seen as a young boy living in the wilderness. He is seemingly normal except for ignorance of the world, his great strength, and his tail. In the original [[Dragon Ball (original series)|Dragon Ball]] series, he accompanies [[Bulma]] as they try to acquire the seven [[Dragon Balls]]. Who ever collects them all will have one wish granted. During their initial quest Goku confronts [[Yamcha]] who at first challenges Goku, but is soon overcome and then joins him. Goku owns both the Kinto'un (or [[Flying Nimbus]]) and the [[Nyoibo|Nyoibō]] (Power Pole).

After the quest finishes, Goku begins to train with [[Muten-Rôshi]] (Master Roshi), and develops into one of the most powerful fighters on [[Earth (Dragon Ball)|Earth]]. His fellow student [[Kuririn]] (Krillin) is a rival at first, but they soon become best friends.

After the first [[Tenka'ichi Budokai|Tenka'ichi Budōkai]] [World Martial Arts] tournament Goku participates in, he leaves once more in search of his grandfather's Four-Star Dragonball, the Sūshinchū. Along the way he must confront the ruthless Red Ribbon Army who are also seeking the seven Dragon Balls and have no scruples with killing anyone -- not even women or children -- who get in their way. However, Goku manages to overpower the army numerous times and they are forced to call in the World's Deadliest Assassin, [[Taopaipai]] [Mercenary Tao] to "take care of" him. But against all odds he manages to defeat the infamous hired killer ''and'' defeats the entire Red Ribbon Army itself!

Goku's next major opponent would be [[Tenshinhan]] (Tien), a warrior trained by Rōshi's [[nemesis]], [[Tsuru-Sen'nin]] (Master Shen). Like Yamcha before him, Tenshinhan eventually sides with Goku.

Right after the end of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, the [[Demon King Piccolo]], the evil half of [[Kami (Dragon Ball)|Kami]], appears and wants to destroy all martial artists on earth to ensure his unchallenged rule. It's a difficult series of battles, but Goku eventually manages to defeat the demon and avenges Kuririn's death. Moments before Piccolo's death however, he manages to spit out an egg that contains his offspring, [[Piccolo (Dragon Ball)|Piccolo Junior]].

After the difficult battle with the Demon King, Goku decides to accept the grueling training of Kami, the Guardian of Earth. He trains for three long years after which he participates in the 23rd [[Tenka'ichi Budôkai]] (World Martial Arts Tournament). King Piccolo's offspring, Piccolo Junior, much to the horror of everyone, also competes in the tournament. Piccolo proves to be a great rival for Goku, as he is determined to avenge his father. At the end of the original Dragon Ball series, Piccolo is defeated by Goku.

===Dragon Ball Z===
====Vegeta Saga====
At the start of the [[Dragon Ball Z]] series, Goku built a family with his wife [[Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)|Chi-Chi]], and their son [[Son Gohan]]. New threats soon arrive as [[Raditz]], Goku's previously unknown brother, arrives from outer space. Raditz reveals to Goku his [[Saiyan]] heritage, and informs him that he was originally sent to Earth to destroy the planet (however he apparently bumped his head, got amnesia, and lost all knowledge of his [[Saiyan]] warrior heritage, thus giving him a good-hearted personality). When Goku refuses to carry out his forgotten mission, Raditz quickly defeats him and kidnaps Gohan in an attempt to convince him otherwise.

To defeat Raditz and save the earth, Goku and Piccolo must join forces. Even with their combined strength though, Raditz still holds the upper hand, until Goku makes the ultimate sacrifice by holding Raditz in place so Piccolo can kill them both.

In Heaven, Goku learns that more powerful Saiyans were destined to arrive on the Earth in a year, and makes his way up the ''Snake Way'' to the planet of [[North Kaiô]] (King Kai) for additional training. He masters several new techniques and increases his strength considerably. His friends on earth manage to wish him back to life using the seven Dragon Balls just in time for him to join the battle against the Saiyans, which was already underway and going badly for the defenders of Earth.

By now, most of the [[Z Fighters]] are gone, as [[Yamcha]], [[Tienshinhan]], Piccolo and [[Chaozu]] (Chiaotzu) all died due to the actions of the vicious Saiyan [[List_of_Dragon_Ball_characters#Nappa|Nappa]]. Goku has become powerful enough to defeat Nappa without much difficulty, but is pushed to his limits by the strength of [[Vegeta]]. Goku, though superior, eventually overcomes him, but only with the help of his remaining companions. After the fight Kuririn attempts to take Vegeta's life but is stopped by Goku who convinces him to spare his life and hopes he can have a rematch one day.

====Freeza Sagas====
Krillin, Gohan and Bulma then head to [[Planet Namek]] to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to wish their friends back to life. On his way to join his friends, Goku trains under very heavy gravity to further boost his power.

Once again Goku enters the battle already in progress, this time saving Gohan, Krillin and Vegeta from the assault of the [[Freeza]]'s [[Ginyu Force]]. He is taken by surprise by their leader [[Captain Ginyu]], who has the ability to switch bodies with anyone he sees fit. Critically injured by Goku, Ginyu swaps bodies with the more powerful Goku. Goku manages to get his body back after intercepting a beam sent by Ginyu to swap bodies with Vegeta after being pummeled by the Z Fighters.

Goku then undergoes a recovery process inside Freeza's spaceship, emerging again to join another fight in progress, where Vegeta met his doom against Freeza. The battle against the villain Freeza is furious, as he seems to be invincible. Even Goku's most powerful attack, the [[Genki Dama]] (Spirit Bomb) fails to bring him down. Only when his best friend, Kuririn, is murdered cold-bloodedly does Goku find the trigger he needs and substantially increases his power level. The enraged warrior transforms into a Legendary [[Super Saiyan]], and eventually defeats the merciless Freeza just before Namek explodes in a violent rage in which Goku was almost presumed killed from the cataclysm.

====Cell Sagas====
When Goku returns to Earth, he is confronted by [[Mirai Trunks|Trunks]], a Saiyan and son of Vegeta and Bulma from the future, who tests his strength in battle. Satisfied, Trunks gives Goku medicine for a heart disease that he will contract later and warns him about two androids that will threaten the Earth in three years. Goku trains himself for this new threat.

On the initial assault with the Androids, Goku is bested by [[List_of_Dragon_Ball_characters#Android_19|Android 19]] when he begins to drastically weaken from the heart disease he was warned of. However, Vegeta manages to save him. Goku then spends the rest of the fight against the Androids recovering from the disease.

[[Image:Point_Blank_Kamehameha_after_Instant_Transmission.jpg|right|Cell about to be hit by point blank Kamehameha, just after Goku teleported in front of him]]

When [[Cell (Dragon Ball)|Cell]] absorbs both Android 17 and 18 and becomes "perfect," Goku, Gohan, Vegeta and Trunks go into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to obtain a year of training under heavy gravity in one day. Vegeta and Trunks come out first but cannot hold their ground against the perfected Cell. After Goku and Gohan finished their training, they ''meditated'' their power by staying as Super Saiyans for 10 days straight. On the battlefield, Goku finds himself equally matched by Cell in every other way, but cannot gain any upper hand. He decides to let Gohan, who is only 11-years-old at that time and possess a potential power greater than even Goku himself, fight in his place.

Gohan does very well against Cell, but he did not put Cell away when he had the chance. Goku is forced to step in when Cell triggers his self-destruction to save the earth by teleporting them both to King Kai's planet using his [[Shunkanido|Instant Transmission]] ability. He motivates Gohan from beyond to help fuel Gohan's Kamehameha Wave attack against the reconstructed Cell, which successfully obliterates him.

====Buu Sagas====
In the afterlife, Goku spends a few years in the [[Other World]] training and learning. He meets new friends from other quadrants of the universe who are formidable oppenents in battle. With their training his strength and fighting ability increases substantially. On the day of another World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku is given special permission to return to Earth for one day to participate in it. It is soon interrupted when Videl, Gohan's girlfriend from his high school, loses to the supposed weaklings [[Spopovich]] and [[Yamu]], who are controlled by the evil wizard [[Babadi]].

The [[Supreme Kai]] and his assistant [[Kibito]] introduced themselves and inform the Z-fighters about the plans of Babadi in bring back his extremely evil monster puppet by the name of [[Buu|Majin Buu]]. The Z Warriors follow [[Spopovich]] to Babadi's ship. When they enter Babidi's ship they must fight his henchman [[Dabura]], King of the Underworld, who can turn people into stone with his saliva.

After Vegeta is rekindled to his old evil mind by Babidi, Goku was forced to fight Vegeta, both as Super Saiyan 2, in a long-awaited battle. Goku stops the fight when he knows that Majin Buu has been released and pleas Vegeta to help him defeat Buu. In a false show of agreement Vegeta knocks Goku out of commission and flies off to face Buu himself. During the battle Vegeta could not harm Buu, and in one astonishing show of power, Vegeta self-destructs in an effort to bring Buu down with him. It was to no avail as bits of Buu simply regroup and he is as good as new.

Upon awakening, Goku could not sense Vegeta or Gohan anywhere and comes to the conclusion that they are dead. He heads to [[Kami's Lookout]] and is healed by Dende. After transporting everyone to the Lookout he tells them the bad news. With the little time he has left on Earth, he decides to teach Trunks and Goten the art of [[fusion]] he learned while in the Other World so they may form one being to stand a chance against Buu.

When Buu is about to cause more destructions, Goku decides to interrupt him. He tells Buu that in two days he will have a strong opponent to fight with. Then Goku shows him and everyone (via Babidi's telepathy) the awesomeness of [[Super Saiyan|Super Saiyan 3]]. Unfortunately, this action shortens Goku's time on Earth and he is forced to return to [[Heaven]].

Later he senses Gohan on Supreme Kai's Planet and thus teleports there only to be missed by the Z-Sword by inches. Gohan has been training with the legendary [[The Z Sword|Z Sword]] and to test its strength, the Supreme Kai summons a block of the strongest metal in the universe as testing material. Goku throws the cube at Gohan, expecting the Z Sword to slice the block in half. Instead it snaps in half and from it emerges [[Rou Dai Kaiÿshin|Old Kai]]. He tells them he will heighten Gohan's power level in a 35 hour long ritual. Through a crystal globe, Goku watches the fight between [[Gotenks]] and Buu with much anticipation.

When Gohan fails due to Buu's stolen powers, Old Kai gives his life to Goku in order for him to go back to Earth to battle Super Buu. He is also given the [[Potara fusion earrings]] so that he can fuse with Gohan. Before he can, however, Gohan is absorbed. Just at this time of despair the newly resurrected Vegeta appears; with two of the most powerful Saiyans fusing together they become [[Vegetto]].

After a lengthy fight Vegetto wins easily, but he chooses to be absorbed on purpose. Inside Buu Vegetto automatically separates back into the two Saiyans. After travelling through Buu's body, Goku and Vegeta reach Buu's brain where they find Gohan, Trunks, Goten and Piccolo unconscious but still alive. After freeing them and having to fight Buu inside his own body (a fight which Goku and Vegeta cannot win), Vegeta decides to remove the unconscious Fat Buu from Super Buu. Despite pleas from Super Buu, Vegeta pulls the Fat Buu free and Super Buu undergoes another transformation. Goku and Vegeta then escape from Buu's body with the newly rescued Z-Fighters.

Outside, Goku rescues [[Mr. Satan]] and Dende but cannot save Gohan, Goten, Trunks or Piccolo before the newly transformed ''Kid Buu'' destroys the Earth in a extreme show of power by using far more power than necessary. Kibito Kai teleports in and saves Vegeta, Goku, Dende and Mr. Satan by bringing them to the Kai's planet. After regenerating, Kid Buu sets out to find Goku and Vegeta.

When Buu finds them Goku fights him first. First as a Super Saiyan 2, then as a Super Saiyan 3. After using almost all of his power Goku, following Vegeta's suggestion, decides to do the [[Genki Dama|Spirit Bomb]]. While Vegeta and Fat Buu try to hold off Kid Buu, Mr. Satan convinces everyone on the newly regenerated Earth to give Goku all the energy he needs to destroy Buu once and for all. He succeeds.

Ten years later the Z Warriors participate in another Tournament and Goku senses a fighter with a power level that rivals his own. He soon discovers that it is the reincarnation of Kid Buu, [[Uub]]. After a short fight he and Uub fly off together so that Goku can train him.
By the end of Z Goku is the strongest Z fighter there is.

===Dragon Ball GT (Non-Canon)===
====Bebi Saga====
In ''GT'', Goku is wished back into a kid by Emperor Pilaf. The wish was made on the Black Star Dragon Balls. As a result, Goku must travel the universe and return them to Earth or else the planet will explode from the negative energy created by the wish. In the course of his travels he encounters a creature known as Bebi, who is in fact the last surviving Tuffle, the original inhabitants of planet Vegeta. Bebi is a machine mutant who was created by Dr Myuu, however Bebi actually created Dr. Myuu first.

Eventually Bebi arrives on Earth and starts wreaking havoc. He begins by planting his seed in everyone on Earth thus making them all believe they are Tuffles and Bebi is their leader. After infecting and controlling most of the [[Saiyans]] (like a [[parasite]]), Bebi finally ends up in Vegeta's body and controls him (afterwards he is referred to as Bebi Vegeta by fans but is still called Bebi in the show).

Pan, Trunks and Goku arrive on Earth to return the Dragonballs but soon discover what has happened. After a short fight with Bebi, Goku discovers that he cannot sustain Super Saiyan 3 while still being a child. After being pummeled by Bebi Vegeta, Goku is weak and defenseless while Bebi Vegeta creates a negative energy bomb to finish Goku off. [[Kibitoshin]] arrives just as the bomb strikes to save Goku and bring him to the Kai's planet.

Thinking Goku dead, Bebi Vegeta uses the black star Dragonballs to wish planet Vegeta (homeworld of the Saiyans and Tuffles) in Earth's orbit. He then renames it the Tuffle Planet and moves all of the earthlings to it using Capsule Corp.'s Doomsday rocket.

Meanwhile, on the Planet of the Kais, [[Elder Kai]] hatches a plan to "solve Goku's energy problem" by regrowing Goku's tail. Progress is slow at first but Goku has an idea about how to speed it up. After a very painful procedure where the tail is pulled out by a pair of pliers, Goku returns to the Tuffle planet to confront Bebi.

During the battle with Bebi Vegeta, Goku is able to sustain his Super Saiyan 3 form but is still no match for his opponent. As he lay on the ground, defenseless, he gazes at Earth and realizes he's failed her. But instead of dying, looking at the Earth causes Goku to transform like what normally happens when tailed Saiyans look at a planet's moon. Although powerful, Goku has no control over his Golden Oozaru form. With Pan's help, Goku is able to regain control and become a Super Saiyan 4.

Bebi Vegeta is no match against a Super Saiyan 4. In desperation, Bulma (who's under Bebi's control) uses a Blutz wave generator that cause Bebi Vegeta to transform into an Oozaru. then, Goku's situation becomes bad, but after a lengthy battle, Goku succeeds in defeating Bebi Vegeta and leaving Bebi defenseless. In desperation Bebi leaves Vegeta's body and tries to escape from the Tuffle Planet but Goku uses his Kamehameha beam to destroy Bebi and throw his remains into the sun.

====Super 17 Saga====
Goku battles the newly fused [[Super Android 17]] after Piccolo frees him from his trap in Hell. With the help of [[Android 18]], who is mad at 17 because he killed her husband Krillin, Goku is able to defeat him by flying straight through him with the Dragon Fist.

====Shadow Dragon Saga====
Goku once again draws on his Super Saiyan 4 powers to battle Omega Shenron and the shadow dragons. While his family and closest friends join him in the battle to support him, Goku finally takes them all out. In the end, Goku absorbs the Dragon Balls and ascends to a new power, far beyond anything else. Some say his power level reaches one billion at this point.

==Special Abilities==
'''[[Fusion Dance]]''' 
Goku can temporarily fuse with someone else provided that they also know the fusion dance and are within the same power range. The effects last for about 1/2 an hour and require a resting period of one hour before it can be done again.
In Canon, Goku never performs this technique, he only teaches it to Trunks and Goten.
In Movie 12 (which is outside Canon) he fuses with Vegeta, to create [[Gogeta]].

'''[[Genki Dama]]''' 
Perhaps Goku's most powerful attack, the Genki Dama draws energy from all life and places it in a deadly ki bolt. Goku uses this against many of his most powerful opponents. The downside is that he's quite vulnerable during its lengthy creation time. It's called the ''[[Genki Dama|Spirit Bomb]]'' in the [[English (language)|English]] anime.

'''[[Kamehameha Wave|Kamehameha]]''' 
Goku's signature attack, the [[Kamehameha Wave|Kamehameha]] is a powerful, constant stream of energy hurled at an opponent through the hands (or sometimes the feet). Goku has several other variations of this attack as well.
:'''Chô Kamehameha''' 
:An even more powerful version of the Kamehameha. It's also called the ''Super Kamehameha''

:'''Magaru Kamehameha''' 
:This is a Kamehameha that Goku can guide towards his target, even having it do a complete 180 to zero in on them.

:'''Shun-kanido Kamehameha''' 
:Goku charges up the attack, then, right before he releases, he teleports in front of the target and release the blast directly into them. This is also known as ''Instant Transmission Kamehameha'' and ''Warp Kamehameha''

:'''10x Kamehameha''' 
:This one is 10x stronger than a regular Kamehameha and is red in color. Goku uses this when he is in his Super Saiyan 4 state.

[[Image:Gokuss.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I wont let you... get away with this..!" ''[[Son Goku (Dragon Ball)|Goku]] as a Super Saiyan for the first time]]'''[[Super Saiyan]]''' 
This ability allows him to transform into a higher entity, which changes his power level tremendously. He's been able to do this in the fight with [[Freeza]] when Frieza has killed Kuririn. Since then, he's achieved Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3 in Other World and used Super Saiyan 2 in his fight agaisnt Majin Vegeta and Super Saiyan 3 in his fight (or stalling) agaisnt Majin Buu (Fat Buu). (In [[Dragon Ball GT]], there is a Super Saiyan 4. Goku also achieves Ultra Super Saiyan 1 and 2 but only while training; he sees their weaknesses and chooses not to use them. During the Lord Slug movie, Goku almost achieves Super Saiyan, in what is known as Gigli Super Saiyan or a false Super Saiyan.)

'''[[Kaiô-ken]]''' 
This ability allows Goku to multiply his speed and power, often letting him work on an equal level against an initially more powerful foe. The Kaiô-ken is dangerous though, and does damage (potentially fatal) to his body while he's in that state. Goku stops using it once he is able to access the more potent [[Super Saiyan]] state. An exception to this was during a after-life tournament fight against Pikon, although he used it briefly; he called this Super Kaioken.

'''[[Instant Transmission|Shun-kanido]]''' 
A unique ability Goku learned on his way back to Earth from Namek, it allows him to teleport nearly anywhere so long as he focuses on a specific ki signal where he wants to go. He places two fingers on his forehead while he searches for the signal. This ability is also referred to as the ''[[Instant Transmission]]'' or the instant transloccation technique in [[English_language|English]] anime translation.

'''[[Taiyô-ken]]''' (Fist of the Sun) 
A technique learned from [[Tenshinhan]], it creates an extremely bright light which can temporarily blind and stun those in close proximity. Known as the ''[[Taiyô-ken|Solar Flare]]'' in the [[English language|English]] anime translation

'''[[Zanzo-ken]]''' 
The user of this technique is able to move extremely fast over small distances, leaving an after-image behind. It can be considered a very short-range teleportation.

'''[[ Dragon Fist]]''' 
A technique in which Goku charges his energy into his fast and it creates a Shenlong dragon which drives through the opponent.

==Trivia==
Throughout the entire Dragon Ball series (''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z'') Goku has only ever killed four main villains: Drum, King Piccolo, Yakkon, Kid Buu, and Omega Shenron.

The ''Dragon Ball'' universe began as a loose adaptation of the classic Chinese story, ''[[Journey to the West]]'' (despite departing rapidly from it) with Son Goku being an adaptation/[[homage]] of [[Sun Wukong]] the Monkey King. Similarities are Gokus prone for mischief as child (due to his innocence), possession of [[Nyoibō]] (Sun Wukong staff that can fill the entire Universe) and [[Kinto'un]] (the magical cloud the 'Great Sage' rode on).

Goku has commonly been referred to as the japanese equivalent of [[Superman]] due to thier similar origins(sent to another planet to escape a dying world, found by a nice old person who raisd him as his own) and powers(superstrength, flight, nigh-invunerability) 

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