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...opening third of the review is devoted to a rather self-indulgent and inexplicable diatribe against Texas. I do not know the source of the author's resentment, nor the extent of his knowledge about the state, its people or its culture. But his comments inflict on readers a well-worn stereotype that bears little resemblance to the complex reality of Texas. If Gent's book really is "more a novel of Texas society" than something else, there is, of course, more to Texas than Texas society, or "po' boys at play in the fields (and beds) of the energy...
While Stone fails to control Toope carefully enough, he certainly clamps down on Lizellen La Follette, who plays the virginal Agnes. Her dull monotone and glazed stare were intended, one supposes, to convey her innocence. But we only know that she embodies purity and goodness because others characters tell us she does. Soft violin music accompanies her entrances. All La Follette's performance suggests is that Agnes lacks personality...
...Flyers, however, should have no trouble disposing the Canucks in two straght. Vancouver is quite possibly the worst team in the history of professional sports to make post-season playdowns (17 games under .500). Canuck coach Harry Neale's quote of the year is "I just don't know what's wrong with my team." Think, Harry, think...
...know if there have been many complaints about the Class of '54 reunion comittee's nudie poster, but I would like to assure your readers that there are many women (and men) who find it offensive. Messrs. Arnold, Strauss and Hill may not acknowledge it, but I submit that they chose an unzipped female figure for their poster to create a leering, sophomoric tone which they thought would attract their 45 year-old-plus classmates back to the scene of their frisky undergraduate lives...
Imagine the outcry if the Radcliffe Class of '54 used an undressed male figure on its reunion posters. We all know that a Radcliffe class wouldn't do such a thing because it is not acceptable in this society for women to publicly and routinely degrade and humiliate men sexually...