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...Democratic team has scored better with rock stars. Fund-raising concerts by fellow Georgian Gregg Allman helped pay Carter's way in the primaries, and Linda Ronstadt has sung for Jimmy in Southern California. Ford's back-up musicians play more to the Lawrence Welk set; his boosters include Singers Tony Martin, Pat Boone and Vicki Carr. "Jimmy Carter is weird like musicians are supposed to be weird," says Jazz Trumpeter Al Hirt, "and I don't want anyone like me running the country...
Just as the multi-flex fell victim to bad footing, so too did the layered system of the hockey team. The system relies on waves of players who provide a constant back-up to the line directly in front. The field's condition, which included several sets of truck tire marks, caused the ball to constantly skitter through all the layers...
...Caliente, the play it deserves (the single "I Want You," has had some air time) and Gato will definitely be playing some of the album's better selections. If you are going to see him, however, here's one word of caution--he doesn't usually bring his regular back-up people to Boston, so he will probably be surrounded by some untalented locals...
...City. Meanwhile, Mayor Young tried desperately to keep the situation from deteriorating. He announced that "strong young men and women from the schools, the churches, the union halls and the block clubs" will be recruited as a volunteer back-up force for the police. The city will seek more juvenile judges and a new county jail. It will request authority for judges, rather than state social workers, to incarcerate juvenile offenders. A 40-member economic-growth council will be formed to help ease "the crushing burden of unemployment." Earlier, Young had declared, "I want the pimps, prostitutes, gangs and youth...
Unless you like the new Buddha-ized version of formerly great drummer Norman Connors. Like other back-up men to Pharoah Sanders, Connors had a strong reputation as a hard driving drummer. But Buddha has apparently taken that away from him. At least he doesn't jive around with that disco stuff...