Word: crowds
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That's a harsh view, of course, and it is one not shared by many of the families who crowd the playing fields and gyms. Even in the most intense programs, the kids will tell you this is what they want: the sheer fun of the game, the tribal bond with teammates, the pride of being selected for a team, and the attention from busy parents who might not make as much of a fuss over a triumph in algebra or Spanish...
They knew the answer. They followed Roberta onstage, and the crowd went wild...
...oldies review. Each European concert featured a few choice tidbits from Tracks, the four-CD retrospective of previously unreleased material that Springsteen finally decided to give his fans in honor of his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. The band sent the Berlin crowd home with a new gospel-tinged song called Land of Hopes and Dreams: "Well I will provide for you and I will stand by your side/You'll need a good companion darlin' for this part of the ride." Just before leaving for Europe, the band premiered the song in Asbury Park...
Cruise companies were among the first to target the millennium crowd, and some trips have been booked for two years, reports Ian Buckeridge, editor of a magazine published by the British tour operator Cruise Line. Prices are 15% to 20% above last year's. His company touts the Silver Seas line, which has two millennium excursions around Tahiti in the $25,000 price range. Thanks to the international date line, the South Seas will be awash in ships. "Because," says Buckeridge, "in theory you can get in three different New Years." Date-line dodging presumably offers insurance against a disappointing...
When Kishore Mahbubani spoke recently in New York City, he drew a glittering crowd of diplomats, bankers and politicians. It was an impressive audience for Singapore's U.N. ambassador, but Mahbubani is impressive, a diplomat-philosopher whose book, Can Asians Think? (Times Editions; $9.95), has made him a must-meet thinker...