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Those of you who read last week's FM will know why I briefly considered changing the name of this column to "Ringing Burt's Bell." Since nothing really rung my bell this week, though, I decided to put off the name change for at least another week, after which time I will have forgotten all about...
...Kuhn Loeb Music Library. Through Jan. 17. "Jazz Illustrated: The Extraordinary Art of Burt Goldblatt, An Exhibition of Graphic Art and Photography." Featuring photography, perspective drawing, painting, typography, caricature and collage...
...matchup made in hype-heaven. Burt Reynolds' team vs. the God squad. The pro-style strategy of Florida State vs. the grind-it-out ground game of Notre Dame. Seminole speed vs. Irish beef. Irresistible force meets immovable object. "This might be the biggest game ever in college football," F.S.U. defensive end Derrick Alexander declared at midweek, and few would disagree -- certainly not the fellow who claimed a ticket by piloting his '79 Ford LTD from Los Angeles to South Bend, Indiana, in 21 hours, nor the fan who traded his 1991 Honda for tickets on the 50-yard-line...
...With Burt and Loni a thing of the past, we might as well kiss the institution of marriage goodbye. There they were, the very icons of middle- aged cuteness. And here they are now -- sounding like one of the nastier mismatches from The Love Connection. Nor are they alone. Despite countless warnings about how divorce is destroying the very foundations of Western Civ, the U.S. divorce rate remains stuck near 50%, higher than that of any other country that bothers to keep track...
...BURT REYNOLDS...