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Word: lomond (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...from behind the piano. The act has started and won't be over until the Kroks have knocked off a few 1950s tunes, a handful of ballads and scads of Jazz standards. The crowd gradually quiets down, probably somewhere in the middle of the old Scottish air "Loch Lomond," and by the dom-dom-dom-dom-dom of "Come Go With Me," they're singing along. After 25 minutes, the boys take a collective bow and blow out of the room, leaving the bankers to their drinks. The songs sound pretty good, the showmanship is high, and the polish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Behind the Curtain with the Kroks | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

...block" is the official term) of college a capella. One wonders how even the thrill of the bar (it was nice, to be sure), the gratis filet mignon and the reliable applause could keep them singing this stuff for a dozen hours every week. Although the stirring ballad "Loch Lomond" is referred to simply as "Loch"--so often does the group sing it--several members of the group do know what the song is about, having visited the actual Loch on their summer tour. In the green of the Scottish Highlands, they sang the tune in what...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Behind the Curtain with the Kroks | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

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