Word: glimmered
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This moving stage memoir chronicles the life of Gene Glimmer (Christopher R. Starr ’03), a talented jazz trumpeter who never quite made it. He is a “side man,” a journeyman musician in the heyday of the big band who plays backup to the headline stars. His story serves as a eulogy for the jazz era which faded with the onset of rock ‘n’ roll. On a more intimate level, Side Man also explores the way that Gene’s passion for jazz rules and ultimately...
...without heat in many dorms until just days ago, there was to be a new glimmer of hope on the dating horizon. With breath freezing on my monitor and my once-bald arms sprouting like over-watered Chia-pets, I wondered how many potential romantics, at that very moment, might have inched a little bit closer together in search of warmth. I wondered how many more might have put down their kinetics problem sets altogether and made some, ahem, kinetics of their...
...going to lead to the state of Oregon selecting preferred drugs and negotiating for the prices. Our drug costs are increasing at 17% a year. If we could make some inroads into bringing those increases under control, we could save billions of dollars a year. This is one little glimmer of hope...
...charges of commercialization "are ridiculous. There's nothing trashy about what we sell at the museum. And nobody profits from tourism. We have no shops, and the only restaurant is in a place no tourist would find." Though no compromise has been reached and both sides are bitter, a glimmer of hope may be in sight. The locals are determined to continue using the museum for other as yet unspecified projects that would raise money for children's causes, thus keeping Hepburn's memory alive. Some of the actress's memorabilia will remain, such as her famous black dress from...
...Glimmer Twin grandaddies and their band played a mix of their hits and more obscure tunes. While Jagger had most of the lead vocals, Richards, who could not muster the same presence as Jagger, took over for “Slipping Away” and “Happy.” Of course, the group ripped through some of their greatest hits, including “Honky Tonk Woman,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and an encore of “Sympathy for the Devil?...