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HAROLD ROBBINS--What a guy! He certainly was my big inspiration. I grew up reading Harold Robbins, and he created such an exciting, glamorous, visual trip that, from the first chapter of A Stone for Danny Fisher, I was totally hooked. What a writer! Big, bad guys and beautiful women. My only hang-up with Harold was, Why were the beautiful women always so available to the big, bad guys? I've always preferred strong women who functioned outside the bedroom--or, in Harold's case, car, elevator, boat...
...Still, if the primary objective is, as Fisher says, "regularizing the relationship," then in order to be deemed a resounding success, all the visit has to do is pass without calamity. Clinton and Jiang are on that tightrope together, and recognize the need to help each other along...
Mund's dissonant chording introduced "Future Boy," a short and volatile tune that showcased Deal's ability to convey the aggression that became a Breeder's hallmark. In keeping with the evening's quirkiness, Mund brought out a Fisher-Price xylophone for "Stripper," an irreverent waltz sung in an humorously childish voice. The Kelley Deal 6000 slowed the tempo down a bit for "When He Calls Me Kitten." This song lacked the cogency that distinguished the previous tunes. Maybe it was the crowd, maybe the sound, but this dreamy number came off as stilted and melodramatic...
...amazing," Fisher says, echoing the sentiment expressed by many of his classmates...
...MARINA, Calif.: The drafting of Paula Jones by the armies of conservatism, begun by "friend" and spokeswoman Susan Carpenter-McMillan, is now complete. There is a new lead attorney ? Donovan Campbell, Jr. of the Dallas firm Rader, Campbell, Fisher & Pyke ? who was previously known for leading a picketing of a Dallas production of ?Torch Song Trilogy.? There is also a new financier ? the conservative fund-raising outfit The Rutherford Institute ? now that Paula's pockets (and her legal fund) are apparently empty...