Isaiah Jamar Thomas (born February 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 5-foot-9-inch (1.75 m) [1] point guard played three years of college basketball for the Washington Huskies and was a three-time all-conference selection in the Pac-10. Born to James Thomas and Tina Baldtrip, Isaiah Thomas was named after former Detroit Pistons Hall of Fame guard Isiah Thomas . A lifelong Lakers fan, James made a bet with a friend that his beloved team would defeat the Pistons in the 1989 Finals or he would name his son after decorated Lakers nemesis Isiah Thomas . He was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington . [4] As a child, he had the nicknames "Bighead" (or Head) from his father and "Zeke" from his mother, after Isiah Thomas's ...
Damon Albarn is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the lead singer of the rock band "Blur" and as the co-founder, lead vocalist, instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the virtual band "Gorillaz" Albarn was born on 23 March 1968, is the elder child of artist Keith Albarn and his wife Hazel, née Dring. After spending long periods touring the U.S., Albarn's songwriting became increasingly influenced by British bands from the 1960s. The result was Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). All three albums received critical acclaim while Blur gained mass popularity in the UK, aided by a Britpop rivalry with Oasis . Subsequent albums such as Blur (1997), 13 (1999), and Think Tank (2003) incorporated influences from lo-fi , electronic and hip hop music ...