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...first gig, and I realized at that point that playing rock 'n' roll was what I wanted to do. It was at the Holy Family Church in Hicksville, N.Y. Five guys were in the band. We all had the same outfits--a royal blue jacket with a black velvet collar and black pants. And we played a mix of Beatles songs and surf instrumentals. There were probably 150 to 200 people in the audience. I played an organ and sang only incidentally. But I was one of the guys in the band who sang the best, so they gave...
...Hammered Staining the starched white collar of Sotheby's, the venerable auction house, chairman A. Alfred Taubman was convicted last month of conspiring to fix prices and thereby ripping off the world's most élite clientele. The 76-year-old shopping center magnate now faces three years in jail, millions of dollars in fines and the eternal question: Does one ever have enough money? Taubman remains the controlling shareholder of Sotheby's, which is now for sale. This time he might have to let the market set the price...
...faculty members is key to academic and social prosperity, according to history associate professor Catherine Corman. She and five other female junior faculty members who have young children sit in a “cluster” in Robinson Hall that they call the “pink-collar ghetto.” Much of her most productive informal input has come from this group, Corman says...
...He’s from the old school, smashmouth football, we’re tougher than them,” Rose says. “He really gets into it a lot, he enjoys the blue-collar, humble kid. Murphy’s a great recruiter, and when I met him here, he seemed very straightforward and very professional. I thought Harvard took football more seriously than any other school I visited...
...speak with the administration instead of breaking the law.” Another student was more caustic, commenting that while the PSLM may “have their hearts in the right place,” it’s “easy for upper-class white-collar students to say they know what’s best for blue-collar workers.” Furthermore, the “campaign was patronizing...