Word: fainted
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...record store clerk in the film High Fidelity and in his band Tenacious D. But despite his incensed grimaces and feral guitar-groping, Black actually gives something akin to a complete performance. The sundry scenes in which Finn responds to the pupils’ various insecurities give a faint glimmer of hope that Black might have an acting career after his novelty wears off. As principal of the school, Joan Cusack delightfully combines insufferable prudence with button-down prurience in an endless display of forced smiles and facial contortions...
Derek Lowe, Boston’s Game 3 starter, dominated Oakland with a 1.64 ERA in two starts this year. True, watching Boston’s bullpen is not for the faint of heart. But remember, the Sox have won 95 games with that pen this year, so it can’t be that...
That line has the faint ring of a lyric in a sentimental country-music ballad--fitting for Gilley, 67, who has sung more than his fair share. Country-music fans remember him for his 17 No. 1 country hits and for inspiring the urban-cowboy trend in the 1980s--you may recall Debra Winger riding a mechanical bull at "Gilley's" in the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy. These days Gilley is still pumping out music (Invitation Only was released in May), playing gigs (about 225 concerts a year) and opening clubs (he licensed his name to a Gilley's that...
...innocuous parishioner can follow the straight-shot from Gracanica. Instead, a side-trip to find some Catholic traveling companions is necessary; in this case, I was told about the existence of a hold-out cove in nearby Dubrave. Arriving outside the supposed Franciscan monastery here, one can see a faint yellow line surrounding the area’s famed oak trees, denoting the presence of a mine field...
ARLINGTON, Va.—Every night, without fail, a faint but familiar sound floats into my apartment. You have to strain to hear it, but if you turn down the TV and listen closely, it is unmistakable: it is the sound of “Taps” being played on a solitary trumpet...