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...French thus are supposed to devise substitutes for the ubiquitous anglicisms that comprise a good part of their everyday vocabulary: such non-bons mots as bestseller, sexy, blue jeans, bowling, gadget, checkup, checkout, jumbo jet, baby sitter, nonstop, dead heat (pronounced did it), hot dog, hijack, racket, zoom, jukebox, call girl, marketing, merchandising and leasing. Evidemment, the government will need un computer -preferred usage: ordinateur-to track down the offending business man, a designation that is not precisely conveyed by its closest French equivalent, l'homme d'affaires, and even less by la femme d'affaires...
...best cut on the record is James Taylor's "Hey Mister, That's Me Up on the Jukebox," a performance that makes the original look pallid by comparison. She delivers a polished rendition that gives full play to her great range, belting the song out one minute, falling back to a croon the next. A disillusioned account of the life of a music star, the song seethes with bitter irony...
...blue as a girl can be Blue as the deep blue sea, won't you listen to me I need your golden-gated cities like a hole in the head, Just like a hole in my head. I'm free. Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox I'm the one who's singing this sad song And I cry every time that you slip in one more dime And play me singing the sad one one more time...
Seating is mostly at small tables with the kind of red-checked tablecloths you would expect to see at a country-style restaurant and the only music you'll hear is from the low-volume jukebox. Service is friendly and reasonably efficient...
...Sunday through Wednesday and 7 a.m. through 4 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. This is the greasiest of them all, but they make pizza and they stay open late. It's almost always empty during the day and packed after about 9 p.m. There is a jukebox and pinball. The 24 is a gonzo haven, and if the waitresses don't get combat pay, they should...