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Mike Nolan (born Michael Nolan, 7 December 1954 in Dublin, Ireland) was one of the four original members of the British pop group, Bucks Fizz. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Mike Nolan may refer to: Mike Nolan, American football coach with the San Francisco 49ers Mike Nolan (singer), Irish vocalist with Bucks Fizz Michael Nolan (disambiguation) Category: ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Bucks Fizz: Cheryl Baker, Bobby G, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston Bucks Fizz is an English pop group, formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year. ...

Bucks Fizz is an English pop group, formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year. They won with "Making Your Mind Up" and went on to have a successful pop career. A Bucks Fizz is an alcoholic drink. ... Look up English, english in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Pop Group were a post punk band from Bristol, United Kingdom whose uncompromising, dissonant sound spanned punk, free jazz and dub reggae. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest to create a consistent visual identity. ... Making Your Mind Up is a song by Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. ...

Road Traffic Accident 1985

He was seriously injured in a horific mini bus crash in 1985 whilst on tour with the group, and was rumoured to have suffered major brain damage. However he got better and is now performing again with The Original Bucks Fizz. A Bucks Fizz is an alcoholic drink. ...

Legal Dispute over the name 'Bucks Fizz'

He also fell out with the original other male member of Bucks Fizz, Bobby G over the rights to the name 'Bucks Fizz'. Bobby G still performs as a variant of Bucks Fizz and he and Mike haven't spoken for nearly 20 years. A Bucks Fizz is an alcoholic drink. ... Bobby G Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby on 23 August 1953, in Epsom, Surrey, England) has been in the British pop group Bucks Fizz since 1981. ... Bobby G Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby on 23 August 1953, in Epsom, Surrey, England) has been in the British pop group Bucks Fizz since 1981. ... A Bucks Fizz is an alcoholic drink. ...

Gay Icons

Because of his dashing good looks and flamboyant on stage persona, both Mike and Bobby were gay icons of the 1980's, and still have many fans (both straight and gay) throughout the world. There has never however been any question over either Mike or Bobby's sexuality i.e. neither are homosexual. Both Mike and Bobby are known to support the individuals right to choose their own sexual orientation (according to media reports). Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...

Charity Work

Mike is a keen supporter of the good works done by many charitable organisations both in the UK and throughout the word.

Bucks Fizz offered to start the Live Aid concert in 1985 with 'Making Your Mind Up', but were turned down in favour of Status Quo after much deliberation between Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Ethiopia, as its borders were in 1985. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Making Your Mind Up is a song by Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. ... Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE[1], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) [2] is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ... Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure on October 10, 1953 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter from Scotland, who had particular success in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Nolan's Philosophy

Early in public career, Nolan made it clear (often at Bucks Fizz concerts and performances) that his philosophical thinking is not dissimilar to Immanuel Kant. Nolan agreed with Kant's assertion that, because of the limitations of reason, no one could really know if there is a God and an afterlife. But, then again, as Kant added (and Nolan concurred with), no one could really know that there was not a God and an afterlife. For the sake of society and morality, Kant (and Nolan) asserted, people are reasonably justified in believing in them, even though they could never know for sure whether they are real or not. Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), was a German philosopher from Königsberg in East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). ...

Nolan explained (in a not disimilar way to Kant) that: "All the preparations of reason, therefore, in what may be called pure philosophy, are in reality directed to those three problems only (God, Soul, Freedom). These themselves, however, have a still further object, namely, to know what ought to be done, if the will is free, if there is a God, and if there is a future world. As this concerns our actions with reference to the highest aims of life, we see that the ultimate intention of nature in her wise provision was really, in the constitution of our reason, directed to moral interests only."

The Nolan Sisters

Mike is a second cousin twice removed to the famous Nolan Sisters (now known as The Nolans), who are also from Dublin, Ireland. The Nolans, previously billed as The Nolan Sisters are siblings from Ireland, who reached the peak of their success as a vocal act in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Trivia

Mike is an excellent cook, specialising in Tex-Mex and Cajun cuisine. He appeared on a 1999 celebrity episode of 'Can't Cook, Won't Cook' on the Red Pepper team, with Shaun 'Barry' Williamson on the other team. His mexican bean 'Fajita Surprise' (the surprise being that the dish contained no meat, but instead broad beans, quinoa paste and spice) was the easy winner with the studio audience over Shauns cockle & mussel broth. It has been suggested that chicken fajita be merged into this article or section. ...