Word: gales
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What made Coltrane great? For some it was his sheer lung power and gale-wind force. "'Trane was the loudest, fastest saxophonist I've ever heard...he was possessed when he put that horn in his mouth," said trumpeter Miles Davis, who made about a dozen albums with him. For others it was his highly textured "sheets of sound," a rapid-fire, rhythmic attack that conjured up aural images of runaway trains, meteor showers and volcanic eruptions. Still others point to Coltrane's importance in bringing African and Eastern influences to jazz and helping bridge the worlds of jazz...
...agency into a period of angst and self-doubt. "We've always been defensive," says Charlotte ATF agent in charge Paul Lyon. "We have always been susceptible to light breezes--it doesn't even take a full storm." But this week the agency is bracing itself once again for gale-force winds that may well threaten its survival...
ENGAGED. REX MORGAN, 46, physician, to June Gale, 46, registered nurse; over dinner at Anton's. "June, I've waited too long to say this," began Dr. Morgan's proposal-something of an understatement, considering that the pair's relationship dates back to 1949, though it was studiously platonic until earlier this year. Summer nuptials are planned. The bride will retain her maiden name...
Even though there's still ice on the ground and gale-force winds in the air, it's not too early to start forecasting this year's race for the Ivy League baseball championship...
Interfilm's "Mr. Payback," written and directed by Bob Gale (creator of "Back to the Future"), presents this coercion in a new light. The 20-minute movie, which you're invited to experience twice, is like a filmed Choose Your Own Adventure, except that audience members engage in a putative competition to determine the plot twists...