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...century A.D. by flagellating themselves with chains. But this year the Ashura ceremonies were in reality political parades led by turbaned mullahs. When asked what had happened to the ancient observance that had dominated the day of mourning for more than 1,300 years, one young marcher in Tehran replied: "We have more important things to do today than mourn Husain...
Richard Stoltzman is the first to admit it: the clarinet, his chosen instrument, is no musical prince. To begin with, there is the clarinet's tendency to be loudmouthed and crass. It is the sharp-tongued marcher in high school bands, the instrument everyone loves to play badly. In orchestra pits, the clarinet is a foot soldier, sturdily seconding the melodies of the grander piano, violin and cello. Few composers have favored it with solo works. Few Benny Goodmans exist; although there have been outstanding clarinetists, they traditionally have belonged to orchestras and thus missed the dazzle...
...seedy version of a TV SWAT team. Most carry 12-gauge pump guns or rifles (some with bayonets), and several big old boys are bulging out of blue bulletproof vests. They look mad. "I walked point for 31 days in a row in Viet Nam," says a young black marcher. "I was tense, but not scared. That's how I feel today...
Carrying signs and chanting, the marchers blocked traffic and at one point along Symphony Road, a marcher hurled an empty "Ripple" wine bottle at a passing police...
...stalled car blocked the eastbound lane, and cars began turning back towards Cambridge and inching through the crowd. Marchers laughed and hit the fenders with their hands, evoking nervous smiles from the drivers. The crowd at the head of the march sat down, immobilizing the cars completely. One marcher shouted, "Let's stay here on the bridge all night...