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...long bus ride from Houston to Austin, the green flatlands float past the window and Madonna settles down for an interview. She is wearing a Kelly green knit skirt, which is peeled down over her belly, and a Paisley shirt knotted above her waist. Her streaked blond hair is twisted into a bun and held in place by a big red bow. Her lips are painted bright red and exaggerated. Her voice is a little raw and raspy...
...from customers who stir excitedly in anticipation of their favorite part of the show, his seventh-inning sing-along. Outfielder Gary Matthews can verify that the Cubs' appeal extends at least to Belize, a Central American country of 150,000, which receives the cable and recently requested a live float ornament for its Cub Mardi Gras. "Only the Pope drew better," Matthews returned to report grandly...
...rest of our gang--Dorothy, Caroline and Stacey--on Elbow Beach, where a sea of peeling UVM skiers were trying to float rafts filled with beer. I was watching the sky go around when a man in rainbow shorts took pictures of Tatia and Zelda and insisted that they enter the Miss College Bermuda contest. At first they said no, but then the possibility of a year's supply of Budweiser dissolved their resistance...
Mostly, Field, Chair and Mountain is a mesmerizing exploration of partnering. In the first section, ten couples float and bob repeatedly across the stage in supported leaps and lifts. Later, similar moves are made with or on the chairs. Sometimes the mood is lyrical, sometimes genially matter-of-fact or mocking. At one point, inevitably, there is a crisply paced round of musical chairs. It is Gordon's achievement that he unites his whole flurry of inspiration with a skewed but satisfying logic...
Your story presented a one-sided view of the banking business. No mention is made of the efficient manner in which the industry moves billions of dollars daily or of the major technological advances banks use to hold down costs and reduce needless float...