Word: chinned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sunday night. It was an exciting event, even though the quality of the dancing and the pieces varied considerably. The subject matter ranged from an interpretation of different phases of the night by Liz Wilkerson '78, to a dramatic portrayal of a one-legged incarnate animal spirit by Connie Chin '79, to a mime-like solo by former Radcliffe student Gail Casson of a woman apparently giving birth...
...will. Near the end he looked ghastly, the skin on his face drawn into a horrible sneer, his lips pulled away from his teeth, and his arms colored green from the intravenous tubes. He had been a very handsome man, with blonde hair cut at the neck, a jutting chin, and an easy, ready smile...
...violin was not invented for classical musicians; it was created for Stephane Grapelli. No, the violin was not created for Stephane Grapelli--it grew out of his chin. Stephane Grapelli is to the jazz violin what Buddy Rich (you did not for one moment think that I would leave the Big Bud out of this column, did you?) is to the drums. That is, Grapelli is a genius, an immensely enjoyable violinist...
...Dulleses are remembered somewhat grimly: the stern Foster in steel-rimmed glasses, cocking his chin against the Communist threat; Allen, urbane but swallowed by the anonymity of his institution; and Eleanor, out of sight altogether. Biographer Leonard Mosley shows them to be a brood who, for all their Republican orthodoxy, were capable of great spirit and flashes of color...
...sabre fencers (no lights with this weapon) rush together, blades wavering threateningly above their heads. A blur of frenzied combat is followed by the familiar "halt" from the director, who supports his chin with the palm of his hand as he tries to reconstruct what happened in his mind. His pondering is interrupted by a fierce cry of "I'm waiting" from an Army assistant coach bearing down on the director with an intimidating stare. The director as much as turning his head in the direction of the shout calls "no touch" and restarts the bout. The Army coach...