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...Grammys are notorious for their grandfatherly taste (she'll be competing against Herbie Hancock, among others), they're spot-on about Winehouse. On Back to Black she sounds like Dusty Springfield teleported into the hip-hop era. The songs?all of which move with the economy of old 45s and all of which Winehouse had a hand in writing?tell tight, complicated stories, but more important, they tell her stories...
...rappers ride around with illegal drugs and 45s...
...critical importance of eBay's international growth, and of China's piece of that growth, couldn't be clearer. In just a decade, eBay has gone from America's online flea market?purveyor of old 45s, Happy Days lunch boxes and Pez dispensers?to a global powerhouse, with footprints in no fewer than 32 countries. In fact, in the first quarter of 2005, the number of registered eBay users abroad exceeded that at home. According to John Yunker, president of Byte Level Research, "by 2006, and perhaps even by the last quarter of this year, non-U.S. revenue will...
...ballads and gimmick tunes, like Tommy Facenda's "High School U.S.A.," which had at least 28 different regional versions, each with a few dozen school names. Clark made records and, by not playing them, broke them. To get him to play their songs, singers made new versions of their 45s: George Hamilton IV turned "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" (covered, much later, by Marilyn Manson!) to "A Rose and a Candy Bar" so as not to annoy the show's candy sponsors. John Zacherle's horror-novelty song "Dinner With Drac" was toned down for Clark; a record...
...Mets' left-handed pitching was also on message. NLCS MVP Mike Hampton, a hired gun from the former Colt 45s, threw 16 scoreless innings, allowing nine hits and four walks against 12 strikeouts. He pitched a three-hit shutout in the clinching game...