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Glitter, however, was only one facet of Bowie's early work. The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Alladin Sane were concerned as much with mortality as with kinky sex. Bowie's lyrics reflected a fascination with aging and its immanence. On "Changes" he despairs that "Time may change me/but I can't trace time" and warns "rock'n'rollers" to turn and face the changes for ever they get older. And on "Cracked Actor" he paints a gruesome portrait of superannuated sex--"Forget that I'm fifty cause you just got paid/Suck, baby, suck, give...
...said last week he always knew that Hall would wind up working in industry. Nevertheless, the problems a departing Hall pose for Bok are great. Besides being burdened with one more additional administrative search, Bok may have to increase his day-to-day involvement with the most anti-educational facet of the University until Hall's replacement learns the ex-Sheraton-vice-president's complicated system. That doesn't mean we can expect to see Bok down in the Science Center basement, wrench in hand, toying with the Delta 2000 computer. But Bok may be forced to pay closer attention...
...Crimson grappler is determined to improve in this facet of the sport. "I want to be better than mediocre, and if I'm ever going to be, I'll have to work until I don't feel at a disadvantage in that situation," Bordley said...
Just another facet of our alienation: We aren't reg'lar niggers; we goes to Harvard University. And when I get out of graduate school 33 years from now, I'll have enough cash never to see poverty, racism, unemployment, discrimination. Money is the key, man, you gots to get the cash money...
...smaller-scale direction, especially blocking, is excellent. Smooth timing and imaginative use of props stretch the humor--this particular facet of Weller's play becomes the mainstay of the Dunster production. David Alpert gives a skillful and sophisticated performance as the roguish Mike who masterminds the comic scenes. His sidekick, played by Andy Berger, is a lackluster second fiddle. Andrea Gordon as Ruth and Nikki Mintz as Kathy speak their lines self-consciously, sounding unnatural saying "fuck" and "shit"; it's as though the Jackson twins have bedded down with the entire high school football team...