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...there was a catch: The coaches wanted Riordap allright, but they wanted him at defensive back...
When the broadcast ended, amid loud cheering from the whole crew, CBS patriarchs Bill Leonard and Bill Paley ambled in with broad smiles, joking. "Allright . . . once again from the top for the West Coast...
...earthy blues are an appropriate final act for Paul's. His is the raucous, salty sound of good-time blues, the kind of blues an audience loves to react to by yelling "yea, allright" or "wooo" or "mmm-mmm." B.B.'s piercing guitar style might be a bit too much for the Mall's small room, however, and some members of the audience may find themselves yelling "ooo, my ears" during instrumental breaks...
Davis' aristocratic background could hamper his political ambitions. "When you come from a middle-class bag, it's not easy to convince the masses that you're an allright dude," he admits. Sometimes he must choose between black solidarity and his own best judgment. Example: the county Democratic committee "had to endorse a black for the county commission even though there was a Jewish fellow who was the better candidate. If we blacks on the commission had taken the stump for the Jewish fellow, we would have been vilified as Uncle Toms...
...explore her creativity and pursue her art, one doesn't have to wait long before people begin whispering that she's ugly, bitchy or sexually frustrated. As Tucker points out, traditionally, men are encouraged to be daring and ambitious while women don't compete or take risks--it's allright for them to be passive, all they have to worry about is a smile of approval...