Search Details

Word: boringness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

West helped soon-to-be nine-year-old Margaret Randolph make a turtle for her uncle. Thanks to Laura, Margaret says, "It was fun and it wasn't boring. I thought it was going to turn out like a sloppy nothing and it didn't." But, more importantly, "Laura is...

Author: By Carol M. Losos, | Title: Those Who Lend a HAND | 11/21/1985 | See Source »

Two local faves opened for the Gurus, Dumptruck and the Turbines, whose contrast was a good reminder that there are some great and there are some terrible bands bouncing around this town. Where the Turbines put on a loud and boring batch of noise-rock sounding more like an amplified...

Author: By Jess M. Bravin, | Title: Gurus From Down Under | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

Self-promotion is what it's all about--that and developing one's own style, says Crisps during the witty monologue. A step-by-step guide to cultivating a style must first begin with purging life of its unnecessary baggage. You know, things like jobs, culture, evening classes, superfluous people...

Author: By Emily J. M. knowlton, | Title: Marquis de Style | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

The Dead have been known to drift into long jams mid-song which are sometimes electrifying and sometimes downright boring. Such is the nature of a band which experiments with its sound every night: taking musical risks is part of the Grateful Dead's style.

Author: By Adam Schwartz, | Title: Night of Living | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

Following the Beast Jam, Garcia began Space, a section of the show devoted to musical self-expression. In Space, each band member goes his own way, while staying in step with the thematical and musical tone of the moment. Space can be both beautiful and boring, but it is always...

Author: By Adam Schwartz, | Title: Night of Living | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

Previous | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | Next