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Towards the end of the show, DiFranco introduced her band: Julie Wolf (keyboards and accordion), Jason Mercer (bass) and Darren Han (drums) to an extended introduction of "Jukebox." Wolf joined DiFranco in some improvisational wordplay (how to describe these great musicians?) and DiFranco tried her best to coax Han out from behind his kit to give the crowd a little bit of break dancing (so they've got other talents, too!). As the jam came to a close and DiFranco struck the first rumbling chords to "Jukebox," the audience blasted the stage with a thrilled roar. Organ? Drums? Bass? Hell...
...experience is that nobody really cares," said Mathew A Clark '81, a partner at Mercer Management Consulting. "[In the business world] it's not about you, it's about the job that you're doing...
...traditionally, apprenticed as teenagers to some of France's legendary chefs, but they refuse to settle for an old-fashioned career spent in just one kitchen. Vongerichten's Jean Georges won a rare four-star rating from the New York Times within three months of its 1997 debut; his Mercer Kitchen was the buzz of New York before it opened this fall; he has exported his French-Asian marvel, Vong, to London and Hong Kong. Both men have no qualms about lending their name. Vongerichten sells condiments through Williams-Sonoma, and Ducasse has just brought out a champagne label...
...will the saloon singers of the next century still be crooning George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Johnny Mercer? Or is a new generation of as-yet-unknown popular songwriters quietly turning out tomorrow's standards today? Perhaps Audra McDonald will answer that question on her next album...
...music. These are not to blame. When I was at a young age, my mom gave me "the talk" and wasn't embarrassed or hush-hush about the topic. The result is, I plan to abstain from sex until I'm married. JULIA SWEET, age 16 Mercer Island, Wash...