Word: constant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...McCann is another great performer. Rev. B., Les's lyricist, describes Les this way: "Working with Les is a constant source of amazement and delight. And so much fun that it should be illegal." Guess what--Les is gone too. He was at Paul's Mall until yesterday...
...suite is exciting--the constant interplay of jazz and classical elements is in every measure new and fresh. If you have never heard the work you will enjoy it. If you know the piece well from listening to the album, you have got to hear it live...
Irion's attitude toward the game reflects his advice. He travels with the team on the road, paying the fares out of his own pocket, and provides constant support from the sidelines. Irion recalls, "I had to tell the guys to keep faith because at the beginning of the season things weren't going that well. I was elected co-captain because of the things I could do on the basketball court so at first when I couldn't play I felt like an outsider looking in. Everybody's tried to help and make me feel at home...
...late-night doper's fog, recalling the pain and sweetness of childhood and varied impressionistic scenes of her youth. Mitchell comes close to the warm chords she used in earlier pieces, like the instrumental break in "Down To You," (Court and Spark) but there is a constant tension beneath the surface, a dissonance that colors the music as the ugly drug haze shades her reverie. The instrumental has a definite form, with recurring themes and a refrain, but it is not rigidly structured. This passage makes for poor background music. As a tone poem, however, it powerfully strikes the listener...
These fragile systems are under constant threat. And the situation could further deteriorate as searchers probe the ocean for oil. The fields that may soon be opened in the fertile fishing grounds of Georges Bank, writes Mrs. Simon, will have a 20-year life, during which there is a 91% chance of at least one major spill and near certainty that there will be more than 1,700 "nickel-and-dime" disasters. The public, she laments, seems unconcerned. "The trade-off is almost made - a viable coast for the plunge offshore, for a few more moments of twilight before...