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...critiquing a talent-laden but inconsistent show falls to me, a lowly typewriter hack. Some parts of the monarch's performance were very good, especially when he steered clear of his past hits and focused on his recent or lesser-heard material. Watching Costello churn out perfunctory versions of "Alison" and "Every Day I Write the Book," however, gave me the distinct impression that, for all his barbed wit and rebel posturing, Costello is not above pandering to a hit-hungry crowd...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: A Night of Brilliance and Mistakes | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

Part of the problem is that almost everybody picked wants to hear "Alison" and "Pump It Up," and Costello fixes the wheel to their tastes, destroying whatever suspense might arise from a truly random selection. True to form, the wheel at Bright yielded uninspired versions of Costello "classics"--a lot of dead time with no music and almost no surprises...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: A Night of Brilliance and Mistakes | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

Costello's song-book included "Oliver's Army,""Alison," "Everyday I Write the Book," and "PartyGirl...

Author: By Joseph C. Tedeschi, | Title: Costello: Harvard's King for a Night | 5/2/1987 | See Source »

...right to be ourselves--on our own initiative, with our own strength. We don't need to go running to someone else's arms and we don't need, as the Pitches' closing lullaby suggests, to go to sleep. We need to wake up--NOW. Carloyn Greaves '86-7 Alison Rader...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pitches | 4/29/1987 | See Source »

...thought it went all right for the first meet," team member Alison Townley said. "MIT and Northeastern aren't our toughest competition, but it's nice to build confidence before facing Princeton...

Author: By Lori J. Lakin, | Title: W. Rowers Triumph | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

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