Word: jockey
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...They jockey for upward mobility in the five degrees of church membership, which closely resemble those in witchcraft covens: apprentice, warlock (or witch), wizard (or enchantress), sorcerer (or sorceress) and magus?the degree that La Vey holds. The ruling Council of Nine, which La Vey heads, makes appointments to various ranks on the basis not only of the candidate's proficiency in Satanist doctrine but also his "dining preferences," the "style of decor" in his home, and the "make, year and condition" of his automobile...
...decided to merge early in 1971 and form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. To honor the new armored infantry regiment, now stationed in West Germany, RCA's European division released an LP by the guards' 48-member bagpipe band. A few months ago, a late-night disk jockey in London took a fancy to one of the tracks on the album, Amazing Grace, and began promoting it. As performed first by the soloist, Pipe Major Tony Crease, then by the full band, the song is as unabashedly emotional as the sound of the pipers accompanying Cary Grant, Victor...
...Roberta's latest recording. First Take, in fact, was just that: her first LP, cut three years ago. It came and went, as did two subsequent albums. Then last year Actor Clint Eastwood was looking for a signature song to use in his movie about a disk jockey, Play Misty for Me. He hit upon The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Eventually, many of the disk jockeys who had seen the movie began playing the record on their shows. Moral: even a low flame finally brings things to a boil...
Francis has a positive genius for inhabiting the psyche of existential outsiders with small chips on their shoulders and a large resolve never to give in. Most British jockeys are small and underpaid in a flossy, fat social sport where the term "gentleman jockey" had to be coined to designate the rare exception. When that is not enough motivation, Francis throws in a physical handicap, or a grudge against a Victorian parent...
Francis himself stands 5 ft. 8½ in. -tall for a jockey-and has pretty much been a winner ever since he quit school at 15 to ride. He has been a sports columnist, a horse trainer and a flyer, and he now owns a plane-rental service. All these experiences have been tidily folded into his crisp prose...