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...ground outside Morgan City, La. Abbott offered no resistance and said little until told that Belly had become a literary hit. Said Morgan City Detective Bob Bazet: "When he heard that, he really picked up." "As an entertainer, I'd like to be known just as Melvin Dum-mar-without Howard Hughes," says the former gas-station owner from Cedar City, Utah. Dummar, 37, vaulted out of obscurity after he claimed that in 1967 he befriended a haggard hitchhiker in the Nevada desert, who later turned out to be the eccentric megamillionaire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 5, 1981 | 10/5/1981 | See Source »

...enough to justify alone the cost of the album which is only $5, and you can't even fart for $5 these days). Lee Davision arranged it real slow and bluesy, like it wasn't just imagination but maybe a friendly visit to the hookah as well; a bass dum-de-dums the rhythm in the background, and altogether: well, listen to it yourself. 'Just My Imagination' is the showpiece of the second side, which is generally more accessible to someone unacquainted with traditional Afro-American music: besides "Imagination," it includes 'Natural High' and Stevie Wonder's Saturn,' a Broadway/Godspell...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: Creativity | 3/19/1980 | See Source »

They didn't. You'd look around, and it seemed like EVERYBODY but the people next to you were rooting against Harvard. Huh? I thought we were always the good guys. Who the hell was B.U. anyway, with that inane "Dum da dum da-da da da, dum da dum, da-da da-da...." chant...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Did Mom Tell You About The Beanpot? | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

...odds favor B.U. The stats favor B.U. All common sense favors B.U. But bettors beware. How can you favor a terrier team whose tight song is "Dum, dum, da dum--screw B.U."? I see an encouraging day for Buchanan, a bonanza for Paul Connors, a surprise from Rich Horner, another solid defensive effort, and a 26-24 Harvard...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Dog Day Afternoon: Hardly a Laughing Matter for Crimson | 10/6/1979 | See Source »

Many people will toss punk to the after hearing it raucously go dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-DAAH!" But they've never seen...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Even Punks Sing the Blues | 3/2/1978 | See Source »

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