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...here, "Love In a Faithless Country," deals with a mass murderer and his wife roaming across Britain: the surprising thing is that the song (and the rest of the album) is quite beautiful. Thompson is also the best guitarist in the world--though his low-key style doesn't brag about that distinction. Perfect for post-holiday hangover listening...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: Music Worth Unwrapping | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

...adventurers from a savage land. Danny Sanders of Brooklyn has spent 13 of his 35 years behind bars. Now he works for the Fortune Society, a group that helps ex-convicts. "When we were robbing people, the trick was to get the money without hurting anybody. Now the kids brag about hurting their victims." Danny claims that he has never backed down from a fight in his life, but he is skittish about this new generation. A group of teenagers recently demanded money from him while he waited for the subway. He forked it over. "I ain't scared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Brother Kills Brother | 9/16/1985 | See Source »

...Skowhegan, told the Post that Barbara would complain, "Johnny Walker did this to me." She shared her secret with Way, even asking for a Tarot card reading to help her decide whether to tell the FBI. She claimed that John would get drunk, call her on the phone and brag about helping the Soviets. "Johnny Walker is a traitor to his country," Way quoted Barbara as saying. "I'm really going to get him for this. That's my country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Very Serious Losses | 6/17/1985 | See Source »

...spun through these revelations, Foreman was crawling in and out of his truck, opening and closing gates, feeding animals, trying to convince a colt that if he did not wean himself soon his mother would waste away, pausing to brag about his bass pond, saying he would never shoot deer because he is awed by them--his word, awe--and gently pulling back the branches of budding forsythia to clear the trail for a companion, who felt small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Texas: Spreading the Word | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

...signs for UMD are simple, but state a fact. You state that "There is not much to brag about here," but let me tell you-even though I'm only in 5 the grade-I still know that you're wrong. You should have researched more before you said, in a round about way, that your town is better. We have hiking in the woods, fishing in Lake Superior, on small lakes and in trout streams. I cross-country ski, and downhill ski. I play in a children's symphony (the Sinfonia), attend recitals, and play in recitals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dear Nick... Mail From Duluth | 4/10/1985 | See Source »

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