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...playing, he picked upvarious shakers and bells which he used to furtherthe pseudo-exotic atmosphere that teetered on thebrink between ritualistic splendour and purekitsch. Unfortunately, that line was irrevocablycrossed on the tune that ended the set. PianistWilliam Henderson moved over to a Casio keyboardand punched out a bubble-gum pop vamp whileSanders danced around the stage. Sanders thenpicked up a huge metal hemisphere, banged it witha mallet and let the reverberations from the belllinger until they faded to the infinite. Withthis, complete Karmic transcendence of the soulwas reached, although a curiously cheesy smellremained in the air for a long time...

Author: By Eric D. Plaks, | Title: A Soulful 'Pharoah' Seeks to Please | 4/27/1995 | See Source »

...House of Style regular) alleges that Shane Kennedy, 28, has harassed Oldham and his staff for six months, on one occasion refusing to leave Oldham's SoHo store. He also says Kennedy, who once served time in a Florida prison, sends him bizarre packages containing locks of hair, gum and condoms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 3, 1995 | 4/3/1995 | See Source »

...attack, it being easier to plant fear and confusion than to explain why blah blah blah really means blah blah, as shown in diagram 4A (see footnote on page 495), which helped elect a lot of Republicans running against Big Gummint. On Election Night, I almost swallowed my gum when Senator Dole said, in an interview, "There are some things that government does well," something that no Republican has uttered in years. A man who has spent 34 years in the Federal Government must have been surprised at the vehemence his party unleashed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A MOST UNFLATTERING SHOW | 3/13/1995 | See Source »

Inhabiting this universe are people like Marie (Mary Ellen Pedulla), Wexler's gum gnashing receptionist who secretly pens blood-drenched film scripts. Pedulla positively radiates attitude with her frenetic body language, gum-punctuated delivery and mercilessly teased hair...

Author: By Joyelle H. Mcsweeney, | Title: Search and Enjoy on Landsdowne | 3/9/1995 | See Source »

Although the holy water containers look suspiciously like travel shampoo bottles, and the "Collect `em, Trade `em, Save `em Saints Cards" might be better if they included bubble gum, the management says it doesn't see any compromising contradictions...

Author: By Victoria E.M. Cain, | Title: Cashing in on Christ | 3/4/1995 | See Source »

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