Word: butch
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Rock Newman, a fast-talking assistant to boxing promoter Butch Lewis, thought Bowe was getting a bum deal. When Lewis stopped pursuing the young fighter, Newman decided to manage Bowe himself. His first priority was to recruit Eddie Futch. The legendary trainer, who had heard the "Riddick- ulous" rumors, wasn't interested in the job. At 78, he told Newman, he didn't have the time to waste. But a meeting with Bowe changed his mind. "He was big and he looked like a man," says Futch. "But he was only 20, and I realized something that the others didn...
...when the Sox went into a deep tailspin in May (falling 10 games back), the city reacted as if it had been dumped. The love, the romance and the warm, happy moonlit nights were all gone. Sox Manager Butch Hobson was nearly fired over this breach of trust. Daily, he would be tarred and feathered in print, radio and television...
Grunge: loud, crunching rock 'n' roll. Grunge is dead. Put away the flannels that dressed it up, because real innovators like nothing better than to tear off the labels stuck on them by critics. Producer Butch Vig, Nirvana singer- guitarist Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl helped originate the grunge sound. On In Utero, they enlist the help of producers Steve Albini (Breeders) and Scott Litt (R.E.M) to help dismantle it. The two producers make the album a satisfying whole...
...recent weeks, Gore is not seen so often standing zombie-like behind Clinton. But to launch what may be one of the projects by which this Administration is defined, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid will once again ride off together. Back on the bus, Clinton and Gore plan tentatively to go this week to Ohio, California and Texas, carrying tales of red tape and floor wax to people yearning to breathe free of bureaucracy...
...During August, according to his manager, Butch Stone, Roger Clinton will conduct personal-growth seminars. "They're public speaking engagements tied to the theme 'a change is going to come,"' says Stone...