Word: demonically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what hoofing! The dancers, all men, cross and recross the stage with demon drive. The sounds vary as strains of jazz, blues, hip-hop and gospel interweave. This is a very raucous show, about as far removed from the classic buck-and-wing as tap can get. The performers slap down the beat hard, and if that doesn't rattle the eardrums, they are miked at the ankle. It doesn't make for subtlety, but for visceral excitement...
...seems to be the Unabomber was arrested--another example of the way in which a demon, hitherto concealed, may shrivel when brought into sunlight. The suspect's family turned him in because they recognized his writings--a killer betrayed by his own prose style...
...watched this game, you would have seen speed-demon mid-fielder and captain Pat Marvin streak from one end of the field to the other, shaking off Catamounts like mosquitoes and score unassisted. You would have seen goalie Rob Lyng stave off a three-shot assault brilliantly with a couple of seconds to go in the second period. You would also have seen skillful stick smashing checks by stingy Harvard defenders who only allowed three goals and almost no penetration into the crease...
Wake Forest All-American Tim Duncan was weak with the flu and guard Tony Rutland hobbled with a knee injury, but the Demon Deacons (25-5) still rallied from 10 down in the second half...
Wake Forest, led by Tim Duncan and three-sport star Rusty LaRue, will make it to the Elite Eight. And because of its sterling inside play, the Demon Deacons will be competitive with Kentucky. Nevertheless, the Wildcats will be the sole No. 1 seed in New Jersey...