Word: lovelies
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...mention two related phenomena: (1) the clamoring over-subscription of famous "gut" courses: and (2) the top-heavy enlistment of "pre-professional" (read: "pre-wealth") tutors in the Houses, so as to dampen any remaining spark of misconception that the purpose of a university is to instill a love of wisdom rather than the trades of artisans...
Alice's Restaurant: God, it's positively embarassing to see this movie in the late '70's. The whole peace and love and macrame-in-the-Berkshires generation never looked so damn silly. It's not necessarily that generation's fault--this is just a very bogus movie which even Arlo regretts making, since it uses the rather dubious device of a dying Woody Guthrie to serve as young Arlo's motivation to grow up and resist the draft, the squares, and all the rest of the unbeautiful things in the world. You will be amazed at how dated this...
...great, great music. Corny? Naw. It's fun; if you've ever pattered through a puddle and whistled the one verse you know from the title tune, you owe it to yourself to see the film again--even if only to learn another verse. A must, with someone you love...
...audience never knows the spouse. George's wife has been dead a year when the play opens, and George still grieves. yet he meets and marries a young divorcee with whom he has rapidly fallen in love, much to his won surprise. George, in many ways, represents Simon, who faced a parallel situation when he abruptly married actress Marsha Mason some time after his first wife's death. The girl in the play is loving and supportive-- and therein lies the problem. Obviously, George cannot deny his first wife's existence. The fact that his new wife understands his compulsive...
...unfortunate and unfortunately common mishap of albums is the mistaken exclusion of a track. In the case of All Fly Home, "Love Sweet Love" has been deleted. Although the lyrics are listed and the album cover stated that the piece is the only song Jarreau does not sing, the song fails to appear on the disc itself. Probably with good reason. If Jarreau didn't sing...