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  Hunky and Dory in the Kingdom of Food
Hunky was immediately aware that the skin was a bit too dry, the thighs had not been cut away at the correct point, and the wings were folded together improperly.
Hunky tried to mention this quietly to his new acquaintance, but he didn't seem to be at all interested.
Hunky was very, very, unsure of himself at this point, but he figured that he couldn't lose much, so he tried his best to do just what the others were doing.
www.gnte.org /ecopub/hunkyand.htm   (2296 words)

  
  Hunky Dory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hunky Dory is David Bowie's fourth album, released by RCA in 1971.
It is described by AllMusic.com as having "a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class".
In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Hunky Dory the 43rd greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 47.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hunky_Dory   (299 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - hunky-dory
Dory, common name for any of ten species of marine fishes that make up the dory family, characterized by spiny dorsal fin rays having long, trailing...
John Dory, common name for a marine food fish belonging to the dory family.
The John Dory lives in shallow waters in both the Atlantic and Pacific...
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 Hunky Dory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Hunky Dory, released in December 1971, gave Bowie a fabulous groundswell of popularity and provided him with an audience for the first time in his then-short career.
It wasn’t until later that year that saw the release of the beautifully melodic Hunky Dory and Bowie had completed a creative volte-face.
With Hunky Dory, Bowie was developing as an innovator and ground-breaking ‘70s icon.
www.lodgerland.com /thealbums/hunkydory.html   (167 words)

  
 Online Etymology Dictionary
honc "place of refuge, hiding place." A theory from 1876, however, traces it to Honcho dori, said to be a street in Yokohama, Japan, where sailors went for diversions of the sort sailors enjoy.
hunky "East-Central European immigrant," a colloquial shortening of Hungarian.
dory "beam, shaft of a spear," drys "tree, oak;" Goth.
www.etymonline.com /index.php?search=hunky+dory&searchmode=none   (201 words)

  
 hunky-dory - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Dory, common name for any of ten species of marine fishes that make up the dory family, characterized by spiny dorsal fin rays having long, trailing...
John Dory, common name for a marine food fish belonging to the dory family.
Hunky Dory is David Bowie's fourth album, released by RCA in 1971.
encarta.msn.com /hunky-dory.html   (152 words)

  
 Hunky Dory : History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Dories are synonymous with New England, especially the fishing and boat-building communities of Essex County.
The most widely known is the Banks dory, developed by Gloucester fishermen for use on the Grand Banks.
Swampscott dories are distinguished from other types by their round sided, lap-straked construction.
www.prevail.net /boats/hunkydory/history.html   (396 words)

  
 Re: Hunkey Dorey
To achieve "hunk" or "hunky" in a child's game was to make it "home" and win the game.
Where the "dory" came from is more of a mystery.
It may have arisen as what linguists call "reduplication," or the emphatic, joking repetition of parts of a word, as in "okey-dokey." Or the "dory" may actually be a reference to the Japanese "Honcho-dori" grafted on after "hunky" was already in use as slang.
www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/20/messages/1215.html   (344 words)

  
 APP.COM v4.0 - Hunky dory | Asbury Park Press Online
On this Grand Canyon Dories journey through the length of the canyon, we have four boats for 16 passengers, rowed by a three-man, one-woman crew of seasoned guides.
Fortunately, dories seldom flip and, unlike rafts, they are easy to turn right-side up.
Dories float through a calm stretch on the Colorado River.
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 the wood     :     David Bowie : Hunky Dory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The album "Hunky Dory" was released just prior to the image changing "Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust", and it perfectly captures Bowie's witty whimsical lyrical genius, while taking the listener into a phantasmagoric musical wonderland.
While there is no doubt that Bowie did indeed believe this, his placement of these two songs in an album filled with depression, criticism and cynicism lead the listener to believe that the inclusion of these two songs is intended to satire, on some level, the quickly fading flower power generation.
David Bowie is an artist whose music can truly not be classified, and “ Hunky Dory” frees him of any stereotype chains he has been so wrongfully imprisoned in by the media masses.
www.the-wood.org /bowie.html   (779 words)

  
 Hunky Dory (Remaster) - Wal-Mart
Instead, HUNKY DORY covers a wide range of styles from operatic pop ("Life on Mars?") to low-key folk ("Quicksand") to English music hall ditties ("Kooks").
But HUNKY DORY is solid from beginning to end, thanks to the fine musicians, Bowie's excellent songwriting, and the artist's now-mature sense of performance.
Hunky Dory was a magnificent album, yet a modest seller.
www.walmart.com /catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1744895   (3462 words)

  
 World Wide Words: Hunky-dory
In Yokohama today a broad thoroughfare called Honcho-dori runs from the centre of the city to the port area, so one that would have been familiar to sailors (dori is the Japanese word for a road, in particular a broad or important one).
Though the first part sounds a bit like the hunker of hunker down (which is also of Dutch origin), the words seem not to be related.
It may be that hunky-dory was the result of a bilingual pun, perhaps invented because American sailors knew the word dori and prefixed it with hunky as an imagined Japanese street of earthly delights.
www.worldwidewords.org /qa/qa-hun2.htm   (328 words)

  
 Amuck, Gizmo, Hunky-dory, and a review of "Devious Derivations" by Hugh Rawson
To achieve "hunk" or "hunky" in a child's game was to make it "home" and win the game.
The question of where the "dory" came from brings us back to our old friend "O.K." Children very often do not just say "O.K." -- they say "okey-dokey," thus engaging in what linguists call "reduplication," or the emphatic, joking repetition of parts of a word.
"Hunky- dory" is almost certainly a similar product of reduplication by children who had won their game.
www.word-detective.com /back-a.html   (1759 words)

  
 Hunky Dory Lake, Eagle County, Colorado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Hunky Dory Lake is not the only lake around here, Treasure Vault Lake is another nearby lake.
If Hunky Dory Lake is not your type of lake maybe Fancy Lake will suit you better, it's very near.
Hunky Dory Lake is not the only lake around here, Carter Lake is another nearby lake.
www.goingoutside.com /lake/101/1015191_Hunky_Dory_Lake_Colorado.html   (1252 words)

  
 Friends of the heroes :: Reviews :: Hunky Dory: Over The Rainbow
Hunky Dory is a rather old-fashioned, childlike, sweet expression meaning about everything between "okay" and "just great".
Anyhow - in this particular case Hunky Dory are -or rather they were towards the end of the 1980's- a children's group from England.
And then Mike Alway discovered Hunky Dory: he signed them to El, who was to release their record within 1988...
www.friendsoftheheroes.co.uk /reviews/music/week15.html   (656 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Hunky Dory: Music: David Bowie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The precursor to Bowie's masterpiece, The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, Hunky Dory points in many of the same musical directions as Ziggy, with Bowie camping it up outrageously through a mixture of cabaret piano, coquettish lyrics and soaring vocals.
This was where David Bowie's legend started to grow, and while the upbeat pop textures of HUNKY DORY would pale in comparison to the trashy glam rock of ZIGGY STARDUST, this album still rewrote the rules of pop music.
Hunky Dory was Bowie's last album as a wannabe, just before he found fame with Ziggy Stardust.
www.amazon.com /Hunky-Dory-David-Bowie/dp/B00001OH7O   (1197 words)

  
 Hunky Dory - David Bowie - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
The airbrushed cover shot of David Bowie on the cover of his Hunky Dory album in 1971 was clearly aimed at playing up to the impending "Is he gay?" controversy which Bowie himself used so archfully to further his career as a God of Glam Rock in the first years of the new decade.
It was clear that Bowie was committed to his future world domination and would do literally anything to ensure he made it to the top.
Hunky Dory - David Bowie : Picking up the shattered remnants of my ears
www.dooyoo.co.uk /music-records/hunky-dory-david-bowie   (325 words)

  
 North American Bear Company - Baby Activity Toys, Cozies, Play sets & More
The Hunky Dory upscale baby boutique is proud to offer a collection of whimsical clothing and soft toys for baby, infant and toddler from the award winning North American Bear Company.
The Hunky Dory online baby boutique brings you the cream of the crop that represents the North American Bear Company’s dedication to designing outstanding soft toys and clothing for infants and toddlers of all ages.
Hunky Dory has determined that safety is a top priority for baby gear.
www.hunkydoryonline.com /north_american_bear.html   (424 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Hunky Dory: Remastered: Music: David Bowie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Instead, HUNKY DORY covers a wide range of styles from operatic pop ("Life on Mars?") to low-key folk ("Quicksand") to English music hall ditties ("Kooks").
But HUNKY DORY is solid from beginning to end, thanks to the fine musicians, Bowie's excellent songwriting, and the artist's now-mature sense of performance.
The two previous albums before "Hunky Dory" were the very folky, whimsical "Space Oddity" and the heavy rock and insanity-obsessed lyrics of "The Man Who Sold The World".
www.amazon.co.uk /Hunky-Dory-Remastered-David-Bowie/dp/B00001OH7O   (1660 words)

  
 David Bowie: Hunky Dory ---Ink Blot Magazine
For any youngsters or neophytes out there who define David Bowie by his recent regurgitation of currently hip musical styles, a visit to his back catalogue is in order.
Recorded during his most fertile and productive period, Hunky Dory is a powerhouse of a record that reminds us that Bowie was once a leader so far ahead of the game that he seemed to be writing the rules as he went along.
Hunky Dory is Bowie's most varied recording to date, wandering fluidly on a musical terrain that shifts unexpectedly between melodramatic show tunes, flawlessly constructed pop, trippy art-rock, and earthy folk.
www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/bowie1.htm   (472 words)

  
 HUNKY DORY
Simply look to the range of styles evident on Hunky Dory and you’ll see elements of all his earlier (and some future) work swirled together.
As a young teenager, Hunky Dory was a holy relic I carried with me on various road trips (having taped it from my elpee, which was and still is perfectly legal, although I chafe at the concept of “legal” and “illegal” in lieu of “right” and “wrong”).
Although I still enjoy Hunky Dory on many levels today, the suggestion by some that this is better than the post-Ziggy albums seems misguided.
www.connollyco.com /discography/david_bowie/hunky.html   (394 words)

  
 Colm Wilkinson - Hunky Dory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Singer, songwriter, author Dory Langan cum Previn put all her talents together and on May 20, 1980 opened her show "Children of Coincidence" at the Gaiety Theater in Dublin, Ireland.
With her were Colm Wilkinson, Terry Neeson and, as the Evening Press called her, "a colleen with the good old gaelic name of Twink." The week long performances were such a huge success that later in the year, "Hunky Dory", a shorter version of the same show, aired on RTE (Irish national television.)
The show is actually a collection of semi-autobiographical songs strung together by a rather self deprecating and sophisticated Ms.
www.colmwilkinson.net /hunkdory.htm   (265 words)

  
 MySpace.com - Hunky Dory - UK - Glam / Rock / Pop - www.myspace.com/hunkydorylive
Hunky Dory is a top notch, UK-based David Bowie tribute band, faithfully recreating the classic period of The Dame’s writing, from 1969-1983.
With especially commissioned costumes and, unlike many acts, a fully live 6-piece line-up, we perform our tribute with a nod and a wink to the nodders and the winkers.
Having performed at corporate functions, birthdays, weddings, pubs and clubs, anniversaries and a summer festival, Hunky Dory are at home in any crowd, providing glittering party entertainment for a wide age range.
www.myspace.com /hunkydorylive   (716 words)

  
 Hunky Dory Bed & Breakfast in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada near Peggy's Cove Lighthouse , South Shore of Nova ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Hunky Dory Bed & Breakfast in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada near Peggy's Cove Lighthouse, South Shore of Nova Scotia, Scenic Lighthouse Route, Chester, Mahone Bay, Historical "Lunenburg" (world Heritage town), Home Port of the "Bluenose", Halifax : Historical Properties & more Bed and Breakfast Inn
The Hunky Dory is a new Bed and Breakfast opened on the South Shore of Nova Scotia just 13 km from Peggy's Cove lighthouse.
The Hunky Dory is a Cape Cod with three rooms - two with shared baths and one private housekeeping unit; all warmly decorated.
www.innsite.com /inns/A003834.html   (253 words)

  
 David Bowie : Hunky Dory - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
After the freakish hard rock of The Man Who Sold the World, David Bowie returned to singer/songwriter territory on Hunky Dory.
As a result, Hunky Dory is a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class.
You Pretty Things," or the dark acoustic rocker "Andy Warhol." On the surface, such a wide range of styles and sounds would make an album incoherent, but Bowie's improved songwriting and determined sense of style instead made Hunky Dory a touchstone for reinterpreting pop's traditions into fresh, postmodern pop music.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,55904,00.html   (289 words)

  
 Hunky Dory - The Funky Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Even the reality of "So, what ever happened to Hunky Dory?" "Oh, they're out in LA, dude!" only served to fuel the hope that these local heroes were still well on their way to international stardom.
Tom had a string of adventures in LA and Las Vegas n eventually went back home to Arkansas, where he's married with three kids, gives guitar lessons during the week, n is thinkin about opening up his own music store soon.
Since Hunky Dory, he's formed a string of bands, including: Beggar's Day, Alias Jones, Area 51, Deep, Rock Asylum, and currently, Victim of Change.
www.dudeman.net /hunk   (2355 words)

  
 The Straight Dope Mailbag: What's the origin of "hunky dory"?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It seems that there was a famous 'night spot' frequented by our boys called Honmoku Dori in Japanese.
How the dory got into the expression was not clear.
We do know that Christy's Minstrels of the mid-nineteenth century popularized a bit of corn called "Josiphus Orange Blossom" that contained the lyric "red hot hunky-dory contraband." The song was a hit and hunky-dory came into the language.
www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mhunky.html   (347 words)

  
 Hunky Dory: Food Ireland - Irish Food & Gift Store
Hunky Dory: Food Ireland - Irish Food & Gift Store
Hunky Dory Salt & Vinegar 45g case of 45
Hunky Dory Cheese & Onion 45g case of 45
www.foodireland.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=hunky   (64 words)

  
 aquarium drunkard: Hunky Dory :: Quicksand (demo)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
1971's Hunky Dory has long been, and remains, one of my very favorite Bowie albums.
But after I heard the version with the bonus tracks, I found the original studio version to fall a little flat when compared with it's demo counterpart.
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
aquariumdrunk.blogspot.com /2006/11/hunky-dory-quicksand-demo.html   (117 words)

  
 Hunky Dory : David Bowie : Review : Rolling Stone
Hunky Dory : David Bowie : Review : Rolling Stone
"Hunky Dory" is light years ahead of Bowie's previous effort, "The Man Who Sold the World." His songwriting has improved from strangely intriguing rock to absolutely classic piano/acoustic songs in one giant step.
Home : reviews : CD Reviews : Hunky Dory
www.rollingstone.com /reviews/album/237402/hunky_dory   (366 words)

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