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...title of a song by Glen Campbell, and “Such a wonderful spot, there’s coffee and bananas and the temperature’s hot,” from a song by Freddy Martin. In a poem entitled “Tuttie Frutti,” Wright quotes Little Richard—“A-wop-bop-a-loo a-lop-bam-boo,” concluding, “What could be better than that?” Wright is fascinated by the sensations conveyed by words, and these mentions to outside works help...
...deeply shocked and saddened by your decision to include the mayor of Tirana, Edi Rama, in your list of European Heroes. You praise his campaign to paint hundreds of buildings in the city in tutti-frutti colors, but the owners and residents were not even consulted and could not oppose the mayor's ukase. Is that your model of a political hero in a democratic society? While pursuing that caprice, he left the water, sewer and electricity networks in dire condition. You're right that he has leveled hundreds of illegal buildings, particularly in the city center, but these were...
...King Edward VII ordered jeweled can openers, and W.K. Vanderbilt requested 18-karat-gold yo-yos. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt filled a cake with Cartier jewels as a birthday gift for the Prince of Wales. And a challenge from a gemstone-laden maharaja inspired the elaborate mixes known as Tutti Frutti...
...spots, surreally cast with a potpourri of midlist celebs, "Mom" Sally Jessy Raphael and "Dad" Chuck Woolery fuss in the kitchen, while the "kids," squabbling over setting the table, turn out to be Pat Morita and Little Richard. Does that dinner mix come in tutti frutti...
...Life - Beatles 2. Satisfaction - Stones 3. Like a Rolling Stone - Dylan 4. Born to Run - Springsteen 5. Respect - Aretha 6. What's Goin' On - Marvin Gaye 7. Piece of my Heart - Janis Joplin 8. Purple Haze - Hendrix 9. Rave On - Buddy Holly 10. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard...