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...pigeon-toed stance so dear to the hearts of '50s rockers; his eyes are genuinely loony, wild and dangerous-looking, behind huge Buddy Holly horn-rims. No doubt about it--this guy is strange. Musically, too, the album has more than its share of outward cliches, from Phil Spectorish drum riffs to high-school rhythm guitar licks and doo-sop backing vocals...
...reevaluate their methods of information gathering, and even their definitions of truth. In Vietnam, it was no longer enough for war correspondents to attend daily briefings in American forces' headquarters; it became apparent that the officers were lying outright about the number of American victories, in an effort to drum up support for the war back home...
...recent Gallup poll indicated that the more Americans know about the treaties, the more likely they are to favor ratification. Hoping that grass-roots approval will be reflected in Washington, the Administration has sent Negotiators Ellsworth Bunker and Sol Linowitz on the road to drum up support for the treaties. The Panamanians have said si, but for the U.S. Senators it's still wait...
...away games. The most recent "liberation" occurred last year before the Yale game, when a group of Elis, in the stealth of the night, overcame the elaborate security measures of the band room (barred windows, a heavy chain around the room and a separate, locked room) to spirit the drum away to New Haven...
...drum was soon returned and band members are determined to keep it secure. After all, the Harvard Band without The Big Drum is like Anita Bryant without her fruit...