Word: circuits
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...devastated crowd as proof, Springsteen affirmed nightly his status as the quintessential American rock hero. Springsteen's 1980-81 tour--each concert frenetic, fresh and at least three hours in length--has few parallels. For pure hysteria, last year's tour by the Rolling Stones and the current Who circuit following the release of their new album are close comparisons. But Springsteen's shows did not simply arrest and frenzy people. The wealth and breadth of the New Jerseyan's songs forced the packed crowds to think and feel and suffer and contemplate as well as celebrate. Springsteen sent...
...were brought to the State Dining Room the night before the vote. John Hiler, 29, a first-term Congressman from Indiana, suggested that a no vote would not be disloyal because it was a matter of principle. Reagan reminded Hiler that he had been "out on the mashed-potato circuit talking about a conservative philosophy when it hurt to be a conservative. Now it's easy to be one." Then the President put the issue in more starkly political terms. Said he: "What are you going to do to my effectiveness if you defeat this bill...
Such perceptions spare readers the task of puzzling them out. They short-circuit thought, plugging directly into prefabricated images. And they are by no means limited to young characters. The narrator of The Body, Gordon Lachance, shares King's age, 34, and occupation: he is a "bestselling novelist who is more apt to have his paperback contracts reviewed than his books." He tells of an adventure he had in 1960, when he was twelve; he and three friends set out to discover the body of a boy who has been reported missing from a neighboring town in southwestern Maine...
...alumni fund-raising. He is considered one of the most successful Harvard representatives helping out with the ongoing $150 million capital fund drive, and development officials report that the former dean of the Law School actually enjoys stepping out in front of a crowd on the Harvard Club banquet circuit--as long as he has his speech ready beforehand...
...women players in the world. As a top pro manager points out, "It's difficult to judge from her past performances, but she may be able to play in the top ranks. Don't forget that the last player the circuit got after a defection was Martina Navratilova, who has made about $4 million since she defected...