Word: chalked
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Whatever preconceptions the American tourist had about Moscow began to disappear almost on arrival. I had been told there was no place in Moscow to sit. I was also told that the prostitutes chalk their prices on the soles of their shoes, so they could rub off the evidence by scuffling along if the police turned up. "Ten rubles and up," my seatmate on the plane had informed me. "They sit in the parks and lift their shoes to you as you pass...
LAUGH, if you will, that another writer has decided American popular culture is in retrograde. Giggle, if you must, at the thought of a 19-year-old yearning for the good old days. And then go fly a kite. Or soar up a chimney, or jump through a chalk painting on the pavement into a land of animation...
...call it the first big game of the year, or you can listen to coach Alex Nahigian, who says, "We take them all one at a time" But however you do it, chalk up yesterday's 6-5 victory over Princeton as a big win for the Harvard baseball team...
Katzner, after having spent the afternoon spreading the FAST gospel at Shea Stadium, gave an earnest exhortation on why he wants "economics kept outside of the chalk lines." He also confided that a chance for national exposure barely slipped from his grasp this morning when he was bumped from Good Morning America in favor of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin...
...combines vocal rhythmic experimentation and stylized, Spanish classical guitar codas. First Lunch jumps around with some incomprehensible words, then Pat Irwin fills in the cracks with guitar runs. With each chorus, the volume increases and the song ascends another step melodically. Just when things get interesting, it ends. Chalk up one mistake...