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Dunster House Music Society. A program of Renaissance Madrigals in the library at 5:30 p.m. Shira Perlmutter, soprano; Steven Denenberg, tenor; Sue Jones, alto; and Tom Moore, bass. Free...
...Husky Alto. Drawing on pop's musical past, Savannah synthesizes the sounds of yesterday-Count Basic, Hoagy Carmichael, Carmen Miranda-with its own swank brand of soul. Strains of Whispering (1920) are grafted onto Cherchez la Femme, a disco number bumping along to Mickey Sevilla's sassy drumbeat. A lilting intro evoking Glenn Miller evolves into the hustle smash I'll Play the Fool...
Somehow it works, Savannah's zany blend of romance, dress-up and the late late show. The songs are mostly about love. But August Darnell's lyrics, shaped by Singer Cory Daye's sweet husky alto, extend beyond the "boogie down" formula. Cherchez la Femme tells the story of a man who takes two jobs to spring his girl from debt, only to have her seek solace elsewhere while he is gone...
...your article concerning the Chowchilla, Calif., kidnaping case, you state that after unearthing the tractor-trailer in which the children and bus driver were held captive, "investigators quickly traced it to the Palo Alto Transfer & Storage Co." How much tracing was necessary considering the fact that in bold letters across the front of the truck was written PALO ALTO TRANSFER AND STORAGE COMPANY...
Chilling Detail. Two days later, police finished unearthing the tractor-trailer prison in which the 27 captives had been entombed. The vehicle bore year-old license plates, and its tires were still inflated. Investigators quickly traced it to the Palo Alto Transfer & Storage Co., where they learned that it had been sold last November for $2,700 to a man named "Fred...