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Buried amid these tunes, like encrusted gems, are the seeds of the later, far superior rock that the group was to produce. The guitars of Allen Collins and Gary Rossington exhibit the protean stages of the sweaty-fingered flash that made "Free Bird" such a classic. Van Zant was undoubtedly still in the throes of carving a style for himself when he did this record. He imitates Cream lead singer Jack Bruce several times and in one of the oddest numbers, "Things Going On," he double-tracks his vocals and ends up sounding like Woody Guthrie and Johnny Cash singing...

Author: By Joseph B. White, | Title: Skynyrd's Last Stand | 9/19/1978 | See Source »

...small band of theorists who can follow Hawking's intricate equations say that they are complex, elegant and inspired. This is all the more remarkable because he is unable to write them down. He must remember them as they flash into his mind, a feat that his colleague Werner Israel says is equivalent to Mozart's having composed an entire symphony in his head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Soaring Across Space and Time | 9/4/1978 | See Source »

...American women, wearing shorts or double-knit slacks. Their hair is bouffant or stiffly curled. Diane points out the Loews Palace cinema "where Elvis was fired from his first job for fighting another usher over the girl who sold popcorn." There are "ooohs" and "aaahs" mixed with the click-flash-buzz of Polaroids and Instamatics. The bus makes twelve more stops in the hour and a half before reaching Graceland, and all of them have a poignant meaning for the fans. They see the boarded-up men's shop on Beale Street where Elvis bought his first sequined suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Hound Dog Days in Memphis | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

...food, he was then led back by a researcher (who did not know the container's contents). The other chimp quickly eyed the sealed container but had no idea what was in it either. The returning chimp would then press the appropriate button on the console, which would flash the lexigram for the food on the screen. If the other chimp understood and identified what he saw by also pressing the correct button, both chimps would be rewarded with the food. In one series of trials, Sherman and Austin got the message (and the snack) across to each other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Chimp to Chimp | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

...flash, the fish reversed directions. To our amazement, he was coming straight at our stern. Now he was faintly visible in our lights-400 lbs. of fury, rapier bill pointed dead at us, slapping the water to a froth. Peacock and I crouched at the gunwale with gaffs, ready to do battle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Stalking the Broadbill | 8/21/1978 | See Source »

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