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...blatantly obvious that viewers may wonder whether the movie is actually some sort of farce poking fun at itself. Subtly crafted lines such as "My daddy always said, `If you want to put a nail in a board, you don't do anything fancy, you just use a hammer'" spoil any hope of Soldier's delivering a serious message without sounding comical...

Author: By Stephen G. Henry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MEN OF WAR | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

...Blue Jays, 1992 AL Championship Series: Toronto Mayor Rowlands offered a frozen turkey for every run the A's scored (if the A's won). Oakland Mayor Harris offered a live goose and an MC Hammer doll for every Blue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michele Orecklin | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...skilled playing is supplemented by her husband, Blaine Cartwright (former guitarist for Nine Pound Hammer), who also plays guitar and sings--or rather, bellows--the vocals. Although I had a difficult time understanding him, his hoarse screams went rather well with the thrashing guitars. He has a couple of thrilling two measure solos in "Blowin' Smoke" in which you can actually hear his voice. In the background, drummer Jeremy Thompson, once a member of the band Phantom Creeps, does what he can--which isn't too much...

Author: By Myung! H. Joh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: They Came from the Grand 'Ole Opry | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...boycott was officially ended with Hammer's decision to pull the offending costume from Urban Outfitter stores...

Author: By Joseph P. Chase, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Urban Outfitters Chain Pulls Racist Costumes | 10/14/1998 | See Source »

...Obviously we made a mistake," Hammer said...

Author: By Joseph P. Chase, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Urban Outfitters Chain Pulls Racist Costumes | 10/14/1998 | See Source »

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