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...friend of Bowden's, might have wished he had F.S.U.'s quarterback Charlie Ward. Smooth and stoic, Ward is an idol on the Tallahassee campus; he was elected student-body president in his junior year. A starting point guard for the 'Noles basketball team as well as conductor of Bowden's fast-break offense, Ward sees his job as simply getting the ball to his teammates. He has done that brilliantly enough this fall, completing 69% of his passes in F.S.U.'s first nine games and throwing & for 16 touchdowns with only one interception, way down from 17 last year...
...attributes the improvement to conductor David R. Commanday '76, who has been with the Mozart Society for three years...
...could think about was 'we're goners.' " But the couple found an air pocket that gave them time enough to find an escape route. The Crossons had felt others around them "pushing and pulling" to get out the same way. Many, the Crossons remember, acted heroically. A conductor urged people to swim to shore, lighting and pointing the way with a flashlight. Others supported and saved those who could not swim. Two young men used a long board to help the Crossons and others make it to shore. It was only later that the Crossons discovered that just a handful...
...with conventional narrative animates his film, so does his patience with and trust of actors. He's always been a man who encourages his performers to riff on a script's themes, and they respond with astonishing brio. "This movie was like a symphony, with Bob serving as the conductor," says one of his featured players, Matthew Modine. "It created a tremendous amount of pressure because you have to understand where you're at, when you come in, and what your role is. It's like a musician standing in front of these two big timpani drums...
...Italian Pavarotti have some other things in common -- among them sound technique and astute judgment in knowing what to sing and, more important, what to avoid. Technically, both are masters of breath control; both know how to "mark," that is, rehearse at half-voice and still give the conductor an exact idea of how their performance will sound at full volume. Singers who can't do that wear themselves out in preparation. Just as important, both have a personality that draws crowds, and both command a larger-than-life persona that turns fans into true believers. Finally, both are rich...