Word: accents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...beginning of "Apple Tree," she coos, "I can't control the soul flowin' in me," going on to prove it with scat refrains culminating in a call-and-response exchange with the audience. In "Apple Tree" as well as throughout Live, Badu lets her Southern accent creep beautifully into her phrasing, turning a there into "thur" and a can't into a lingering "caint...
...repulsively ugly). Moreover, he seems to have absolutely no motivation for his curses. He constantly howls "The Romanovs must be destroyed!" but there seems to be no cause for his interference. Every time he jumps on the scene with his side-kick bat Bartok (Iago with a Southern accent), the movie severely lags. Why should kids fear someone who's more pitiful than scary...
...that said, there are some excellent reasons to see this film, namely Kevin Spacey as the mysterious, simmering Jim Williams and, of course, the extraordinary Lady Chablis. Spacey was an inspired choice to portray the enigmatic, self-made Southern gentleman. His regal Georgia accent is as delicate as spun honey when he purrs, "Living here pisses off all the right people." And, in vintage Spacey style, that quiet, unflappable composure sets us up for a chilling revelation of his underlying volatility...
Retro-bikes cannot be an accessory to just anyone. The retro-bike is merely the final complement--the ascot to the suit, the umlaut to ubermensch, the affectation to the accent. Male retro-bikers should therefore include a combination of the following in their assembled visage: either jet black or platinum blonde hair (depending on your sexuality), plastic rimmed rectangular glasses, a blue button-down shirt made of light material, a blazer of either corduroy or velvet (not contingent upon your sexuality), deep brown, well-fitting pants, and an essential leather satchel (for your manuscript, of course). In winter...
...comedy sketches featuring crew members to the overelaborate jokes based on the day's headlines. Schmidt on a senior-citizens home for gay people that has just opened in Amsterdam: "It's fantastic. When an 83-year-old is admitted, the word goes out [switching to an effeminate Dutch accent], 'Oh, fresh meat...