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...fact, of course, all those were Limbaugh. Such antics constitute a rather small part of his shtick (rather than a majority, as with Stern, who goes much further than Limbaugh would ever dream of, playing "Butt Bongo" and regularly sending out a stuttering hanger-on to ask celebrities rude questions). But it is a good part of what makes Limbaugh so much more successful than more ordinary conservative radio personalities -- indeed, what makes him the most popular broadcast commentator of the age, maybe ever. "I look at this," Limbaugh has said repeatedly, "as entertainment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Big Mouths | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

Affluent Bostonians were dining at the trendy and inexpensive ethnic restaurants which line the upper Newbury Street area. A street musician was playing the bongo drums on a stoop along Boylston Street...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: Out of the Tunnels and Into the Street | 9/30/1993 | See Source »

...Other People Think?, or to those who watched him dip a bit of rubber in ice water during the Challenger accident investigation, making it crack and proving that cold temperatures had led to the space shuttle's 1986 crash. Feynman's public image was that of a skirt-chasing, bongo-playing wise guy, a man who thought he was smarter than anyone else, and who therefore probably deserved to be taken down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Physicist As Magician | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

...Desi Arnaz music video and album are out, featuring his performances on I Love Lucy. The Mambo Kings, featuring a Desi Arnaz character, is coming to the theaters. Look for a boom in bongo sales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forward Spin: Feb. 24, 1992 | 2/24/1992 | See Source »

...number and variety of instruments Byrne employs to stretch these songs to their limits is staggering. In addition to the expected bass, keyboards, electric guitar and saxophone, instruments like the batteria, conga, campanita, guira, huataca, bongo, sencerro, coa, timbal, caixa, surdo, pandiero, mandolin and even two types of batas (iya and itotele) are used. Needless to say, it is clear that Byrne has spent time and research finding the right New World instruments to perfect Rei Momo's South American flavor. His use of Portuguese and Spanish lyrics in such cuts as "Make Believe Mambo" and "The call...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Byrning Hot Salsa | 10/13/1989 | See Source »

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