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...Birthday: June 21 (Cancer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Joe Restic | 11/21/1992 | See Source »

...stage, and everybody knew what was next. As one, we started stomping our feet and chanting "Ween! Ween! Ween!" I've never been at a concert where everyone wanted the encore so badly. After a few minutes, Gene reappeared, holding his acoustic guitar, and began to play the ballad "Birthday Boy." We were swaying. Somebody held up a lighter. Then Gene stopped. "Shit, I forgot how this part goes. Oh, man." He tried a few chords. "Damn." Somebody from the pit climbed up on stage to help him figure it out, but it didn't work. "Anything else you wanna...

Author: By Tom Scocca, | Title: Reviews | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

Then Dean came back out, holding a beer. He tried to show Gene what to do, but their second attempt at "Birthday Boy" didn't work, either. So they exploded into the Beastie-Boys-flavored "Old Queen Cole," instead, and the little pit roiled with renewed frenzy. They closed the encore, in proper arena-rock tradition, with a slow number. In this case, it was "Puffy Cloud," and Gene led us all in a sing-along. "Drift away on a puffy cloud/ go away on a puffy cloud," we sang. "My brain is dead from too much pot/ 'Cause Dean...

Author: By Tom Scocca, | Title: Reviews | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

...cultural zeitgeist? The irresistible Kennedy parallel would suggest that the symbolism of a Clinton presidency could someday outweigh its concrete accomplishments. From fashion (a continually bareheaded J.F.K. decapitated the hat industry) to sports (touch football and 50-mile hikes) to dallying with movie stars (Marilyn Monroe suggestively cooing "Happy birthday, Mr. President"), Kennedy defined a style that was half Harvard and half James Bond. But J.F.K. spoke for a generation that craved a larger-than-life icon, a President who legitimized both its bravery in World War II and its man-in-the-gray-flannel-suit struggles to create...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baby-boomer Bill Clinton: A Generation Takes Power | 11/16/1992 | See Source »

...Puyallup Indians in Tacoma, Washington, received $66 million and 300 acres of prime land in the port of Tacoma based on an 1854 treaty. The tribe will build a marina and container-shipping facility on the land -- and will celebrate each member's 21st birthday with a $20,000 gift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Struggling to Be Themselves | 11/9/1992 | See Source »

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