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Those unfamiliar with Taylor, including ABC announcer Carol Lewis—who worried out loud whether Taylor could hold off Meissner—were left in awe with her toughness down the final straightaway. Taylor herself attributed her first sub-56 second race at NCAAs to the improvement in the second half of her race. That newfound ability to finish, according to Haggerty, is what transformed Taylor from a U.S. semifinalist to a World semifinalist in just one year...
...There was a surprise party waiting at a bookstore down the way. She was 86. As we walked rather slowly along the glass storefronts, we came to where a wide, smiling, pink-faced man was inflating colorful balloons. As each balloon filled and fattened, the cylinder emitted quite a loud whoosh of air. Eudora looked about to find the sound. "Balloons," I said. I had her hand. "Someone's apparently having a do." "Oh," she said. Those luminous, pale blue eyes igniting, her magical face suppressing once again an amused smile. "I just thought it was someone...
...walking with EUDORA WELTY through a little shopping mall. She was 86. As we walked rather slowly along the glass storefronts, we came to where a wide, smiling, pink-faced man was inflating colorful balloons. As each balloon filled and fattened, the cylinder emitted a quite loud whoosh of air. Eudora looked about to find the sound. "Balloons," I said. "Oh," she said, those luminous pale blue eyes igniting. "I just thought it was someone who saw me, sighing...
...smart-guy growl (a nastier version of the Ray Charles tout-voice), Dub Jones? mindshaft bass delivering the cool catchphrases (as parent: "You better leave my daughter alone" and "Don?t talk back!"; as Charlie Brown: "Why is everybody always pickin? on me?") The Coasters? hits were loud, terse, vivid and un-sit-down-to-able: baby, that is rock ?n roll...
...shove past row upon row of Westernized joints and miniskirted cigarette and beer girls. The narrow space between the sidewalk seating and lines of inching taxis in the street throngs with people, mostly Chinese, who have come to check out the foreigners at play. Drinks are pricey, music is loud and there is more than a hint of illicit sex in the air. But something a little smoother is just around the corner...