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Heather A. Gillingham '98 complained in an e-mail sent to her friends that "they never told us" about the Sunday deadline...
...fairness to Counting Crows, however, the new version of "Mr. Jones" was immensely moving and served to reinforce what the band is all about. Keyboardist Charlie Gillingham provided a haunting melody on an accordion that complemented Duritz's new lyrics to the song, which included the introduction of words from "So You Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star" by The Byrds. Reflecting on the band's bittersweet feeling about their own fame--something that did not exist when the song was first written--Duritz sang, "We all wanna be big, big stars, but then we get second thoughts about...
...acoustic version of "Omaha" followed "Mr. Jones" before Duritz sat back down at the piano to play "Raining in Baltimore." With the exception of Gillingham, who played the accordion for parts of the song, the rest of the band sat quietly. Duritz concluded the song by continuously repeating the final line, "I need a raincoat," with a sad emotion in his voice so piercing that it would not have been surprising if someone had been driven up on stage to actually give the poor guy a raincoat...
...nights at Great Woods. The length of the tour has also been difficult. "A year and a half is a lot of your life," says Duritz, who indicates that the band's next tour might have to be shorter. Two band members are now married and keyboardist Charlie Gillingham is soon to be the first father in the band. On this tour, the band began playing in small venues, moved on to bigger amphitheater shows like the canceled concerts at Great Woods, and then returned to areas again to play mid-size shows at places including Brandeis. Duritz thinks that...
...children. But despite the evidence, many schools continue to teach the so-called look-say method, which depends upon visual recognition and memorization. While the look-say method works for many normal children, it is nearly useless for dyslectics, who have great difficulty recognizing words. The phonics-based Orton-Gillingham method of teaching reading, devised in the 1930s, is considered effective in teaching 95% of all dyslectics. Orton-Gillingham decodes words by blending one sound with another into words and requires extensive visual and auditory drill...