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...himself deluged with applicants for the band, turning away the likes of Steven Stills before settling on the four lads who would succeed beyond anyone's wildest dreams. As the implications of his project began to sink in - namely, that it could be huge - Rafelson and company (i.e., Don Kirshner, later the man behind the Archies, a band that couldn't talk back) realized they had better come up with some real tunes, and turned to the best American songwriting talent money could...
...real" band would envy, rivaling that of any '60s pop stars. It wasn't heavy, but brother was it tuneful - and fun. What's more, the made-up combo more often than not sang the hell out of their hits; eventually, they demanded more control over their destiny (exit Kirshner) and began to play and write their own songs, some of them quite decent. They woke up, but for a short while the dream continued anyway, and they got to become the real band their critics had savaged them for not being...
...Faculty feels that it is logical for the adjustment to be made by the dean of the College rather than requiring a vote before the full Faculty, said Professor of Astronomy Robert P. Kirshner, a member of the Faculty Council...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences has had a chance to represent itself and to have itself listened to by people in the central administration," Kirshner said. "It seems like that is a healthy step...
...fellow astronomers Wendy Freedman, Robert Kirshner and Geoff Marcy and I were delighted with your exciting article about the renaissance in ground-based astronomy and optical systems [ASTRONOMY, Nov. 13]. The explosion of new telescopes and other state-of-the-art tools is providing astronomers with unprecedented opportunities. What should also be emphasized is the way ground- and space-based telescopes work together. Far from being just a finder telescope for the Keck, as the piece suggested, the amazing Hubble Space Telescope--arguably the most productive astronomical instrument ever--has been a wellspring for investigations with ground-based telescopes. Indeed...