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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about half instrumentals, halfvocals. This is just the type of collection thatRhino has come to excel in producing, withpredictable Eddie Fisher tracks thrown in withVaughn Monroe's deep baritoned "Riders In the Sky(A Cowboy Legend)," (complete with Vaughn'smournful "Yippie-eye-ays") and Peggy Lee's fakeSpanish-accented "Manana (Is Soon Enough...

Author: By Seth Mnookin, | Title: Of Tango, Bluegrass, and surf Music... | 4/7/1994 | See Source »

...leisure activities, in contrast to about 1 1/2 hours 40 years ago. That comes as no surprise to anyone who has attempted to reach a government official in Bonn after 3 p.m. Much of the country, in fact, seems to operate on a distinctly non-Teutonic manana principle. Freizeit, or leisure time, is sacred, and work is, at best, a distraction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany: The Oh So Good Life | 7/9/1990 | See Source »

...everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency. One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mark Spitz: Testing The Limits Of Middle Age | 5/21/1990 | See Source »

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