Word: gotten
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Rock has expanded since 1969 -- as these bands indicate, there are now many thriving subgenres -- but like sports heroes, the performers have gotten smaller. There were no young musicians at Woodstock '94 who compared in sheer potency to Pete Townshend or Jimi Hendrix or Janis Joplin. Still, some turned in rousing sets. Rapper B-Real of Cypress Hill flouted authority, smoking a marijuana joint onstage and then throwing himself into the crowd to surf on the hands of his fans. Guitarist-singer Melissa Etheridge offered a punchy, joyous version of her pop-rock hit Come to My Window...
Walking over to the Gonzo stage, we confirmed the rumor that the Great Woods lawn had been converted to a beach, Despite our best efforts, we couldn't avoid stepping the many soggy, sandy blankets that littered the place. I was thankful that The Crimson had gotten me a seat under the Pavilion, where I could enjoy the show without collecting water and sand in my shoes...
...chair dancing and smooshing it everywhere, Michael looked at me and said, "Bill, aren't those my pants you're wearing?" I looked at him, motionless. Silence. Then I began my little jig again. The pants are still lying in my room. Every detergent I've tried hasn't gotten the banana stain out. They should make a laundry detergent commercial about that...
...misplaced a credit card my mother sent me last month. I've searched everywhere but I can't find it anywhere. I still haven't gotten the nerve to tell her. I mean, I know it's here somewhere...
...classes are nothing special. They're interesting, don't' get me wrong; it's just that I could have gone to California State University, Los Angeles (where I have been taking courses over the past two summers) and gotten the same quality of education I'm getting here...