Word: enjoyment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lonely life; the cynical salesman-performer hyping himself into the big time; or a passionate performer who's kept his purity even in success. If you know Waits only for his music (an obviously ridiculous "only" considering how long he's been putting out good albums) you could enjoy the movie for just the performances, and ignore the rest as peripheral weirdness; a mistake which would be almost justified by the power in the concert scenes...
Again, you can ignore all the symbolism and visual weirdness in Big Time as irrelevant and just enjoy the concert scenes--or you can look, in Frank's last song, for Waits' resolution of his struggle between musical innocence and cynical showmanship...
...only be an amateur because I can afford to be. Inside, though, that's exactly what I am. I love the occasion and I can't help showing it. At the end of the day, I think that's the real reason why the public doesn't enjoy Carl Lewis. He never looks to be having a good time...
Having defended the Jewish state against hostile neighbors for the past four decades, the Israel Defense Forces enjoy a unique place of honor. Service in the I.D.F. is the ultimate act of patriotism for Israeli citizens, and draft dodging is virtually unthinkable. So when authorities last week announced that senior army officers and I.D.F.-employed physicians had arranged medical exemptions from military duties in exchange for bribes of up to $10,000 and other favors, the shock was considerable...
...opponent's view of the world sees a long slow decline for our country," says Bush. In truth, Dukakis' campaign weltanschauung is as fatuously sunny as Bush's. And Dukakis, like Bush, asks nothing of voters except to lie back and enjoy it. Those who do fear that American civilization might be on a downward slope think the inability of our leaders to make any demands whatsoever of citizens to protect our freedom and prosperity is both evidence and engine of that decline. They find know-nothing remarks like the Vice President's reaction to the shooting down...