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...works. Fortunately, he admitted his crimes--for musicologists' sakes--in pieces like "Variations on a Theme of Corelli in the Style of Giuseppe Tartini." But he sometimes tried to fool other composers by publishing old-style pieces under the names of 18th century composers (for example, "Andantino by Padre Martini.") Kreisler saves face by striking a balance between technicality and musicianship. Unlike Paganini, Wieniawski, Ysaye and other violin virtuosi-composers, he has warm melodies, sweet harmonies...
Ponce de León's story used to be good for a smile. A fountain of youth? Bartender, let's have another martini. On second thought, make that a double "designer" water-Perrier, Saratoga, Poland Springs-and make it snappy; everyone must get home early. There are morning miles to run and dance classes to attend and weights to lift. These days old Ponce would have swum to Bimini and jogged through Florida. And felt better for it, whether he found that pesky fountain...
...more instantaneous American fixation like the twist or the Hula-Hoop. The U.S., after all, had become the country of spectator sports, hadn't it? Walking was all but unAmerican. Long-distance running was for Europeans. "It'll never last," said the wise guys over the second martini...
...they stood in the aisle, they began to call each other Dick, Jerry and Jimmy ("The first time," laughed Carter later). Nixon had a martini, maybe two, and gulped peanuts by the handful. Ford, wearing a red golf sweater now, had his pipe. As the talk mounted, Carter perched on the arm of a seat. Everyone shared Sadat stories. The universal respect and affection for the murdered leader was truly remarkable. The Presidents next turned to the dangers ahead in the Middle East. The conversation swung to the proposed sale of AW ACS planes to Saudi Arabia. The discussion became...
...Bloomingdale's have been multiplying by the week. Macy's has moved more than 250 bronze leather T shirts at $150 each and has a lengthy waiting list of customers for the next shipment. At Joseph Magnin in Los Angeles, customers snapped up 60 pairs of $57 Martini Osvaldo metallic sandals in a single day. Says Magnin Buyer Laura Rosenthal: "I've never seen anything come close to that record-not even when go-go boots were in." At Saks in Chicago, the gold rush has been similarly frantic. Says General Manager Marvin Cooper: "We haven...