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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sheik Yerbouti, while a neat idea, shows more than anything else Zappa's growing tendency to churn out songs that rely solely on shock value and unnerving repetition. In his best moments, Zappa is a musician of wit and surprise. A diverse composer and a melodically gifted guitarist, he is capable of highly original fusions of rock and jazz. Why drain all his energies on social satire when others will continue to produce it unwittingly? American Society provides more than enough material for satire--Zappa the critic will always persist. Let us hope that he can revive his musical ingenuity...

Author: By Peter Sanborn, | Title: Brain Police and Mental Floss | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...find out when that community's next hot meeting is likely to be. The other is to trust to luck but come prepared to deal with boredom. The most common solution is yarn; at every town meeting, but especially at the less interesting ones, New England Madame LaFarges churn out mile on mile of afghan and sweater...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Athenian Democracy in Small-Town New England | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

...look, Jack Gauthier swam the butterfly, but during the dual meet season, he also swam the 200. And Mike Coglin; he was in the 400 individual medley, but he can churn out a decent 200 himself. Mack is ready to swim, and Hackett isn't feeling well, but he's game to give them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Grabs Gold in Tiger Specialty | 3/3/1979 | See Source »

DEWITT: I have to churn this stuff out every week: forgive the stylistic lapses. That's all critics do anyway, spew cliches. Oral diarrhea. I try to keep my garbage lively, but that's all it is, garbage. I don't get paid. I'd rather be out strangling young women and hanging around playgrounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Many Masks of DeWitt | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

Major coke dealers have bought furniture factories, which churn out coke-filled lamps and stools for the discerning buyer. Forty pounds of coke was recently seized in a load of South American furniture being trucked from Grand Rapids to Detroit. Compressing machines have allowed exporters to conceal their coke inside products ranging from record jackets to water skis. Cocaine can even be dissolved in liquor or perfume (it is easily recovered after passing customs). Water containing dissolved cocaine can be soaked into cotton clothes and retrieved days later with a loss of only about 10%. Middle-size traders often hire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Colombian Connection | 1/29/1979 | See Source »

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