Word: hooked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...murder charge. The case was so stacked against him that his lawyer, noted defender of the legally oppressed William Kunstler, advised his client to plead insanity or at least claim extreme emotional distress in order to receive a lesser sentence. But Kunstler prevailed in getting his client off the hook regarding the serious charges...
...Buoyed by a lush weave of chiming guitars, muted strings and oboe, Stipe's moody vocals float over the music like leaves drifting across a dark pond. The songs, which tend to start slowly and build momentum, shimmer and swirl with bittersweet melodies and riffs that gather rather than hook. Nightswimming, which circles around a cascading piano part, and Find the River, which resonates with a yearning for primordial purity, have the wistful gravity of old snapshots, fleeting moments frozen in the amber glaze of memory...
Dampening expectations is prudent and shrewd, but it won't get Clinton off the hook. A sick economy in 1996 will sink him. No one expects miracles, and few will quibble if the economy isn't completely well, but it had better be on the mend and be seen to be. "If 70% of the people still think the country is on the wrong track," says a Clinton aide, "we're dead." While key policy decisions hang unresolved, several structural and personnel determinations are of equal importance. Foremost is the exact role of the Economic Security Council, the new White...
...brilliant 1987 release Saint Julian. Trust me--even if you buy Floored Genius, you still need this album. The smash hit "Trampolene" combines the expected lyrical cleverness ("Trampolene/I can't believe you're trampling me/ You tell it to me softly/ Then you disagree") with a truly staggering guitar hook. And, of course, there's "World Shut Your Mouth," a kicky tribute to non-conformity that's garnered Cope his only significant American airplay...
Apparently, the week's theme is "it's never too late." Or, "no poll results are ever final." The final days of the campaign are no time to let up, campaign workers say: the phones are ringing off the hook, new volunteers keep coming through the doors of the campaign offices to offer their time, and voters are streaming in at the last minute to pick up buttons and bumper stickers...