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Redneck Rock (Progressive Country)

The music produced in Austin in the 1970s (mostly at the famed Armadillo World Headquarters, or at Willie Nelson's concerts) was a mixture of many styles, including country and rock. Jan…

Referette (female referee)

A “referee” is a sports official who administers a game; the term is neither masculine nor feminine. Few referees in professional sports are women. "Referette" (a female referee) has…

Refrigerator Jenga

Jenga is a game where players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower of 54 blocks. If the tower collapses, that player "loses" and the other players "win."…

Reggae Carifest

The annual "Reggae Carifest" has been held in Forest Hills, Queens and Randall's Island and Coney Island. It's been an annual event since 1998.…

Reindeer Chow (cereal snack)

"Puppy chow" is a snack where Chex or Crispix cereal is coated with melted chocolate and peanut butter, and then dusted with powdered sugar. The name comes from when the Ralston Purina…

Relief Rally

A "relief rally" (or a "sigh-of-relief rally") is when a market picks up after a period of bad or uncertain news. For example, at the end of 2012, the federal government in…

Remax Ballunar Liftoff Festival (Houston)

The annual Ballunar Liftoff Festival began in the mid-1990s in Houston and is one of the country's leading balloon events. http://www.ballunarfestival.com/bhistory.aspBallunar History Who…