Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brass band struck up the national anthem, and, for an instant, there was a bit of magic. Duarte affectionately waved to the crowd with both hands. Many waved back to wish him luck. But the moment died with the fading notes from the band. The crowd dispersed in silence and the President was driven off in a heavily guarded group of armored vans...
...cheese-steak stand. This stand was right down the street from the Museum of Modern Art and got away with charging $3.50 for a small sandwich. I used to linger in front of it every so often to hear a brass quintet called the Waldo Park Players. "Where is Waldo Park?" someone once asked the tuba player. "This is Waldo Park!" he said, gesturing to the northeast corner of 53rd and Sixth. Later that summer, I ran into the Players on Bleecker St., in Greenwich Village. Someone in the crowd asked the same question. "This is Waldo Park," came...
...fluctuating legislation and sparring with reporters over nuances in PSAT answer sheets--discovered a new concerned group: students. Ordinarily the Board shapes policies around input from ETS, which as distributor deals with high school and college administrators and guidance counselors, who deal with kids. Most of the relevant top brass also take the SAT every few years to see how the land lies...
...brass and stainless steel work stands 20 feet high, and at its top there are parts that move with the wind Artist Michio I Hare hoped to reflect the pace of life at that busy intersection by capturing the movement and changes of light and air "I lived and worked in Central Square for many years and watched the flow of people and things through the area," says I Ihara "I hope the piece reflects a knowledge and a love of the area and of that particular spot...
...moment of Fran and Jo-Jo's traumatic kiss, if we are to learn two acts afterward that the final break between them came later, when she returned from the date in the wee hours and he raged at her till she hit and wounded him with a brass ornament...