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...actor before he became a TIME arts reporter of exceptional knowledge, ingenuity and patience. He retired in 2000 but has continued his active interest in the theater, as a Tony voter and a perfect complement to George. The two met when they played in The Boys in the Band in Florida in the late '60s. Both were strong personalities who challenged and supported each other. Their time together marked what to me was, in all but name, one of the great marriages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's a Friend of George Grizzard? | 10/5/2007 | See Source »

...chords pierced the darkness. A few weeks after, in the same venue, Ratt lead singer Stephen Pearcy stretched a mike over the crowd and sang "Round and Round" as bodies slammed together and fists pounded the air. In Thorpe, Pennsylvania, Warrant's Jani Lane was in concert, singing the band's classic '80s metal ballad "Heaven" as thousands waved cellphones and lighters in the air. And not to be left out, Motley Crue and front man Vince Neil launch into "Looks that Kill" as their Ocean City, Maryland, audience screams along with the lyrics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They Came from the Eighties | 10/5/2007 | See Source »

...right path, you know?”‘AMERICAN HAS TALENT!’Gian Carlo Buscaglia is originally from Puerto Rico and says that when he’s not playing in the Square, he performs with a 15-piece band at various venues in the area.Singing primarily in Spanish, playing a plugged-in acoustic guitar and settled in front of Hidden Sweets, Buscaglia brings humor to his performance, both through his Latin-beat music and his commentary between songs.“Thank you! Thank you!” Buscaglia yells after completing a song, arms...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BEAT OF THE STREET | 10/5/2007 | See Source »

...with great music." Based on the book Touching From a Distance by Curtis' wife, Debbie (played by the Oscar-nominated British actress Samantha Morton), it's a familiar tale: Debbie and Curtis, brought movingly back to life by newcomer Sam Riley, meet and marry as teenagers; Curtis joins the band and, while on tour, begins an affair with an exotic Belgian, leaving Debbie at home to take care of their baby and work two jobs. Racked with guilt at his own infidelity, Curtis' torment is compounded by epileptic fits - often on stage - and a fear of the additional responsibilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anton Corbijn: Moving Pictures | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...Burma's top brass wasn't always so universally despised. Formerly a ragtag band of freedom fighters, the military helped the country free itself from British colonialism. Aung San, the father of democracy activist Suu Kyi, is revered both as an independence hero and as the founder of Burma's army. After independence in 1948, this group of beleaguered soldiers transformed itself into a professional force, opening the West Point-inspired Defense Services Academy. The military also burnished its legitimacy in another way, claiming to be the only force that could keep the country together. Burma is composed of more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: General Command | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

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