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Harry Dichter is a waiter at Philadelphia's Ambassador Vegetarian and Dairy Restaurant (pickled herring, lox salad, borsch, carp). The customers know that he is fast, polite and can instantly memorize a complicated order without making a mishmash out of it. What many do not know is that Harry, at 53, is also a man of music. He is one of the top collectors and publishers of American music in the U.S., although, as he admits, "I can't read or play a note...
...perfectionist must have something to carp at in The Pajama Game, he can pick on the scenery by Lemucl Ayers which is not up to recent musical sets. With Misses Hancy and Paige in the cast, on the other hand, the show's best scenery was not designed...
...editorial page, called among other things, a font of ideas, offers its members a chance to carp when carping is necessary, and applaud when things around the College go well...
...pleasant, cozy house where he lived, Marc continued to pursue the pleasant, unruffled existence of a man at peace with himself and the world. He took fat carp from the neighboring river, lent his money freely to all who seemed needy, entertained his friends with home-cooked meals worthy of a Parisian chef, and sent them home glowing with his fine vintages. Not even the postman was allowed to pass Marc's house on his rounds without sampling its hospitality. Most of Marc's friends tried to ignore his grim joke about suicide, but Marc would...
...crafty carp: rabbit pâté sweetened with sugar or honey...