Word: midnighters
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...could see on the smooth water was the uncertain reflection of the Sea Hawk’s lights and the faraway glow of five shrimp trawlers like this one. I looped my leg over the edge of the boat, breathed in the breeze that was still hot past midnight. Except for Chris, the captain, and his deck hand Jacqui, I was alone and miles away from the shores of Florida.Chris was as small as a boy, though he was 41. On another shrimp boat, a battery exploded in his face. When he pulled out a piece of plastic, his right...
...appearances at Central Magistrates Court after a drug bust. (Prescription drugs; he was acquitted.) And in 1964 I drove up to New York to see his Easter weekend stint at the Village Theater (later the Fillmore East). Four shows, all 11,000 tickets sold; I caught the late show, midnight, on Saturday. He did plenty of material about his legal vexations, but Lenny was still a spieler who could mesmerize his audience for two hours plus ? a great gig. (There was to be another series of Village concerts in November, canceled after pressure from city authorities.) I also followed...
...With school holidays bringing extra traffic to the roads, Hoffrichter and Provis (partners on the 4 p.m.-to-midnight shift) are alert but not alarmed. And with Ceduna being the first entry point for motorists coming from Western Australia, where Medfly has flourished since about 1900, they are in the frontline for any outbreaks, usually spread through egg-carrying fruit. A bin outside their hut overflows with confiscated produce; statewide, 45,000 kg were collected in the past six months. The low-tech operation is winning the war for South Australia's $250 million fruit and vegetable industry...
...going to cease its attacks soon. The night before, she had had dinner with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who told her that Israel needed 10 days to two weeks to complete its military operations. The attack on Qana - apparently the site of rocket launches against Israel - occured shortly after midnight...
...side of the cops and, worse, Walt. The big man has an unattractive side: sadistic psychosis. He breaks a liquor bottle and hulks toward Steve (the camera). "Say, I'll bet that bride of yours is pretty. ... If Al doesn't walk out of that police station by midnight, your wife ain't gonna be so good to look...