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Fifteen Minutes caught Bellson's New York-based quintet at New York City's legendary Blue Note on January 28. Bellson, who followed in Krupa's footsteps along with Buddy Rich and Sam Woodyard, revolutionized jazz drumming by becoming a bandleader himself. Bellson also made a habit of taking the reins when playing in small groups...
...compliments and commiserations, family news and professional gossip flow steadily between the two. McCarthy helps Arendt with her prose; Arendt dispenses wisdom ("Thinking does not lead to truth. Truth is the beginning of thought.") and advises McCarthy about her love life: "Nobody ever was cured of anything, trait or habit, by a mere woman ... Either you are willing to take him 'as is' or you better leave well enough alone...
...Jack's jobs is to keep Charlotte Bless occupied and out of the reporters' hair. She is a fading beauty with the odd habit of initiating epistolary love affairs with death-row killers. Hillary has become her favorite, and her boxes of clippings and court transcripts about his case sparked the journalists interest in the story. Spending time with an attractive woman who pines for a convicted murderer wears on Jack's young nerves: "You may have seen dogs rolling on something dead in the grass, wanting the scent in their coats. That was the way I wanted...
...time to kick the habit. Playing on racial fears may be a winning election strategy, but it is incompatible with Gingrich's stated dream of becoming a leader for all America. One can only hope Gingrich was sincere in his speech to Congress last week when he reached out to blacks. He said he had "seldom been more shaken" than when a member of the Black Caucus told him of visiting a first-grade class and realizing that 1 of 4 or 5 of the boys would either be dead or in jail within 15 years. He added...
...weight -- 4 to 6 lbs. on average. But health officials are quick to point out that while those extra pounds may harm your health, cigarettes are even more damaging. Most doctors advise patients that a bit of additional weight is a small price to pay for kicking the smoking habit...