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...Then United's executives, feeling pretty chipper themselves, decided they could handle more work, so United and US Airways, the nation's sixth largest carrier, announced plans to merge by Aug. 1, 2001 for a cool $4.3 billion. Conventional thinking in the industry thought the deal - which is essentially the better-run Untied gobbling up the poorly-run US Airways - would cruise through and United would be in position to dominate the world (or at least the U.S.) by the time summer vacation plans were being made...
...half, then a third, of a Whiteman vocal group called The Rhythm Boys; the other two were Bing's Spokane, Wash., buddy Al Rinker and singer-songwriter Harry Barris ("Mississippi Mud," "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"). A novelty act, mixing smooth and hot vocals, jaunty and racy lyrics (the chipper miscegenation song "When the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Get Together"), the Boys leavened the stately syncopation of Whiteman's repertoire. When Pops went to Hollywood for the 1930 musical extravagance "King of Jazz," they went along - though Crosby had to commute to the set from jail, where he was working...
...room with another human being and listening to a story. And I'm not talking about the bedtime variety. No, the story Im talking about is the kind you hear from the guy sitting next to you at the pub, the story about the guy who owns the chipper down the streetyou know, Joe and Frank's dad. There's a smell of whiskey in the air and you're sure the bloke staring you in the face is telling you the biggest load of bollocks this side of Cork, but you can't help but listen. Conor McPherson...
...then CBS ruined it all by showing us Mike's very chipper parting words, hands below the camera. And right on time for a new and exciting episode...
...little vague on a lot of things. Yes, we are looking at a steep learning curve. The worst moment of the 36-day Long Count was probably when Bush, attempting to "look presidential," held a mock Cabinet meeting, in the course of which he observed in an appallingly chipper manner, "There are issues in Israel right now that I'm looking forward to hearing about...