Word: fathead
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ever since Jack and Jill went up the hill, children on playgrounds have been shoved around or called fathead. And as kids notice sexual differences--something our Baywatch society makes it hard for them to ignore--a whole new arsenal of insults opens up. Those supporting the Davis suit contend that sexualized behavior can often get out of hand. And when schools sweep problems aside by saying "Kids will be kids"--or, more often, "Boys will be boys"--sexual harassment can become sexual discrimination, since the fear and psychological stress can take a toll on a child's ability...
...months, but the sound track is already here, on a just released Verve CD. As the jazzmen of yore might've said, it's a gas. The mix of 21 musicians includes veteran players whose stylistic roots go back to Kansas City and beyond--alto saxophonist David ("Fathead") Newman Jr., drummer Victor Lewis--and younger stars who actually seem to enjoy paying their respects to tradition--tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman, guitarist Mark Whitfield, bassist Christian McBride. On track after track, soloists of different generations find a common groove. On Froggy Bottom, altoist Newman, 66, and guitarist Whitfield, 29, turn...
Even after WLT is making big money, owner Ray Soderberg is worried about radio's insubstantiality, which seems to him "like running a hotel with no rooms, just a lobby." He broods about the false bonhomie of fathead announcers, the fake warmth of radio stars laying on the charm to sell you hair tonic. But the big money keeps getting bigger...