Word: apartness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fallen apart a few weeks before, but reality set in on this night somewhere between the steak and ice cream...
Recently, Trio has been compared to the Ramones as "rock and roll naturalists," possibly because both groups combine silly, repetitive lyrics with strong, hooky rhythms. Otherwise, however, the Ramones and Trio are styles apart, for the Ramones are true rock purists. At their best, the Ramones create music with that Frantic energy: energy that keeps the listener excited so that the repetitions don't count, and lyrics that blend into the strong feel of the music. Trio however ever lacks this vibrant energy; and that's why instead of burning out, they just fade away...
Rich Hassman, a computer-systems manager in the waste-management group, is taking apart some Unistrut metal framing with a socket wrench. "Right now," he says, "I'm thinking of using this as a base for a water bed. I like to make things. A friend of mine is building a 35-ft. steel ketch, and he turned me on to metal welding. So I got a Heliarc." A steel ketch? In New Mexico...
Some have driver's licenses and drive recklessly, thoughtlessly, or murderously, even while sober. Some enter college where they are confronted by ideas which challenge their society's and their personal values. Some under-21 year olds live apart from their parents in dormitories or apartments and do not protect themselves or their possessions or their friends. Some enter military service and find themselves ill-equipped to deal with the stresses, or of late, with combat. Some work to make money and botch their jobs totally or nearly...
Murphy said the union "will be prepared to sit down with the employer to recommence negotiations" as soon as the federal mediator schedules a meeting. But he said that both sides were "pretty far apart" and predicted the strike would last at least another two to three weeks...