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There is none of John Rockwell's "This writer" bullshit, none of Kit Rachlis' ludicrous over-intellectualization, none of Dave Marsh's brash favoritism (who likes Beaver Brown, but not the Clash!), etc. When Rolling Stone has grown more and more uncool, the Voice quietly retains its cool, thanks to Lester Bangs and Mr. Christgau. This book is hardly comprehensive, nore objective, but it doesn't and couldn't try to be. He loves enough types of music--Reggae, Soul, Punk, and Rock and Roll--and listens to enough music (14 hours a day, brag his zealous press releases...
...relic from the 1950s, which lay stranded like a great gray whale. Swedish Commander Karl Andersson boarded the intruder and talked to Captain Pyotr Gushin, whose increasingly melancholy air bore a remarkable resemblance to that of Actor Theodore Bikel, the beleaguered commander of the Soviet sub in The Russians, etc. Andersson emerged to say that the Soviets "blamed their accident on an error of navigation." Then he added sarcastically: "It's pretty hard to miss Sweden...
...mussed up on his economic program, and Carter's reputation was up a bit. So it will go all through Reagan's years and on into one or two of his successors' Administrations. As these Presidents do well or badly with inflation, the Soviets, etc., Carter's rating will fluctuate, not all the way off the chart, but somewhere between "unsuccessful" and "so-so but who's done better lately...
...rolled to $1 billion in annual sales. Equipment for enthusiasts ranges from a Raleigh Rapide ($165) to a $2,000 Gios Torino, plus plastic helmets and even eyeglasses with rear-view mirrors. The latest boom: distance swimming, which already accounts for another $1 billion in swimming pools, goggles, fins, etc. Even walking has become a fitness fad. Major sport shoe companies such as Nike and Etonic will be pacing the market with new models ranging from $55 to $70. The almost new field of sports medicine is now a legitimate $2 billion specialty. The total bill by year...
...exercise strenuously (tennis, running, swimming, etc.) five times a week for at least a half-hour, add 4. Two or three times a week...