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...rights at all, they must have got them cheap, because none of the tunes are particularly well known. For the seeker of hidden Jones gems, of course, this is catnip. And there are several, including this treasure. Recorded in 1961, it was written by Dallas Frazier, the Bakersfield cotton picker turned songwriter ("There Goes My Everything," "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp") who is one of Jones' favorites. (Later in the '60s he would record an album of Frazier tunes...
...this class portrait, distinct personalities soon emerge: Nasia (Candace Evanofski), already aware of her gift for beguiling the opposite sex; Buddy (Curtis Cotton III), who looks ready to make a career of his heartbreak; the mismatched couple Vernon (Damian Jewan Lee), big and black, and Sonya (Rachael Handy), a runty blond; and George (Donald Holden), who has a soft head--he wears a helmet to protect his skull--and a warm heart. He sees a boy floating face down in a swimming pool and dives in to save him. Already racked by an inadvertent tragedy, George assigns himself the mission...
...atmosphere was festive, the crowd somewhat sparse at times, but the cotton candy was copious, and the speakers, energetic. They exhorted Harvard students to vote and to participate in civic life...
...team's place kicker was injured. He kicked one field goal and an extra point at a critical time, helping the Irish to a dramatic 39-28 come-from-behind upset victory over favored Florida. Two years later, he kicked the winning field goal for Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl in a stirring 24-21 victory over Texas A&M. He had arrived at Notre Dame on an athletic scholarship and was, in the words of a Notre Dame official, "a man of good character and strong values...
...gold. But alas, there must be a catch. And in the "Big Diet" house, our overstuffed contestants will have to not only survive each other, but also survive a house stocked with everything but carrots and celery. In every corner, there will be pies and pastries, sausage and spam, cotton candy and candy corn, oil-dripping pizza, luscious string cheese, buttered popcorn, greasy potato chips, hot chocolate fudge, marshmallow stashes, twinkies, ho-hos, lard, etc. And to make things even more intriguing, the house also carries a complete indoor gym and a jogging track. After all, even the producers...