Word: delightfully
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Birding. Noun (neologism). Dynamic, addictive and highly contagious behavior combining hunting skills, aesthetic delight, intellectual analysis and the dreamy withdrawal from normal life, especially during spring migration...
...eight months. Says he: "The future of our town depends upon the failure of your law." The 300 or so early arrivals have already found that their prospects in Huandacareo are not bright. The few who accumulated small nest eggs in the U.S. are rapidly depleting them, to the delight of local merchants. Says Jorge Manriquez, the proprietor of a bicycle shop: "They come in and buy a bicycle, spare tires, everything. It's good for business now, but I wonder what it will be like in six months...
Once he regains his sanity, the twice-dishonored Aias considers suicide, despite the pleas of his wife Tekmessa (Jenny Bader) and his sailors, who form the traditional chorus. Bader is a delight as she reveals the long-hidden pleasures of screaming in anguish, but the chorus are a mixed lot. The women sailors ("Oh, no!" cries my friend the purist) tend to chew the scenery; the men are wooden. All seem incongruous, with their Japanese baseball uniform-style costumes and their song-and-dance routines. My friend the purist says that there would have been music and dancing...
...FIRST part of Costello's show was anything but innocent and simple. This section was a true fan's delight, focusing on bitter songs from King Of America and lesser known chestnuts from such overlooked albums as Taking Liberties and Get Happy. More animated than at previous concerts on his college tour, Costello virtually spat out the words to "Brilliant Mistake" and "Suit of Lights," two songs from America which deal with the ups and downs of his career. These songs gave the audience a glimpse behind his pop chameleon posturing. The pain on his face was genuine when...
...hello to youngsters. "I am Misha, the friendly symbol of the Soviet peoples," the bear would announce in Russian. "I welcome all strangers in peace. But if you come with aggressive intentions your blood will water the land of Mother Russia!" Young and old alike applauded in delight...