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...Rick Atkinson...
...Rick Atkinson's epic of West Point's class of '66 is marked by such piercing incidents. A Washington Post reporter, he begins by following some 600 freshmen, ruddy and damp in their new gray wool uniforms. Loud harassment is the order of the day ("Pull that neck in, mister. You call that bracing?"). It has been this way since Thomas Jefferson founded the academy in 1802, and in the crowd of intimidated cadets the figures tend to blur -- until destiny selects them for service in Viet...
...gentlemen in question represent the classic poles of soul. Sweet Pea Atkinson sports an open shirt and a pirate's booty of gold chains that make him look, according to a standing band joke, like "a killer pimp." He worked on a Chrysler assembly line for eleven years; when he sings, his voice is all rough edges, Wilson Pickett-style, that soar and spar. Sir Harry Bowens may still be unknown to Burke's Peerage (relax, guys: his knighthood is self- imposed), but fans of the O'Jays will recognize the cool, platinum elegance of his phrasing. He sang with...
...Barron '89 Julie L. Belcove '89 Susan B. Blasser '90 Editorial Editor: Laurie M. Grossman '89 Features Editor: Brooke A. Masters '89 Sports Editors: Mark T. Brazaitis '89 Julio R. Varela '90 Photo Editor: Ahn T. Nguyen-Huynh '90 Business Editor: Kenneth M. Richman '90 Copy Editor: Jennifer Atkinson...
News Editor For This Issue: Julie L. Belcove '89 Night Editors: David J. Barron '89 Emily M. Bernstein '90 Noam S. Cohen '89 Susan B. Glasser '90 Brooke A. Masters '89 Teresa A. Mullin '90 Copy Editor: Jennifer Atkinson '92 Feature Editors: Mark M. Colodny '89 Melissa R. Hart '91 Editorial Editor: John C. Yoo '89 Photo Editor: Terry R.R. Roopnaraine '90 Sports Editor: Michael R. Stankiewicz '91 Business Editor: Kenneth M. Richman...