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...chairman. "They have forced IG Metall into industrial action." Assuming the strike vote passes - at least 75% of the membership is required - work stoppages could begin as soon as May 6 in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, home to carmakers DaimlerChrysler and Porsche, and also in Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg, where many new businesses have been started in the former East Germany. The last strike by IG Metall was in 1995 and affected only workers in prosperous Bavaria for three weeks. What's so unusual about this year's negotiations is that...
...McKinney was just 16 when she was cast as Chick, a calculating floozy, in King Vidor's 1929 "Hallelujah." With baby fat maturing into a soft voluptuousness, she radiates an uncut sexuality rarely seen in black or white actresses then, or for decades thereafter. Her volcanic rendition of Irving Berlin's "Swanee Shuffle" (using exactly the leg and hip moves that would make Elvis Presley a star) quickly lures Zekiel, a naive sharecropper, into her arms and, just as quickly, into a loaded dice game run by her no-good lover. Chick then gets religion and makes a stab...
After two albums, three EP’s, a handful of film and television soundtracks and tours with Phish, the Grateful Dead and Dave Matthews, the group decided to take some time off. During the hiatus, most members pursued other musical ventures. Liz Berlin, Glabicki and Jenn Wenz embarked on solo endeavors while other members joined different bands. When they reunited and began working on Welcome to My Party, band members had clearer heads, more diverse musical experience and a commitment to focus on the essence of their new songs...
...Berlin described the band as transitioning from its “democratic” origins to a more conventional focus on singer/songwriter Glabicki’s vision for the band...
...John Buynak switched from mandolin to penny whistle to tom-toms, Liz Berlin alternated from cowbells to electric guitar to a tin washboard and the textures of the night’s sounds became increasingly richer. The only constant in the show, besides Glabicki’s unique vocals, was bassist Patrick Norman. His dynamic playing was interrupted only briefly when he switched to drums for one piece, but his euphoric grin was an enjoyable thread running through a shape-shifting performance...