Word: midways
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...conga line forms midway through the Beach Boys' second encore, a lilting paean to puberty called California Girls. By the time the song ends, the line has grown to 5,000 teen-agers and is snaking all over Kansas City, Mo. 's Arrowhead Stadium. Turning toward the stage, the churning serpent finds a lion's voice: "Chicago, Chicago!" As 35,000 spectators pick up the chant, seven young men amble onstage to join the Beach Boys for a socko finale. They are the group known as Chicago. With five guitarists, two drummers and a three-piece brass...
...Midway through the Watergate era, what line from Key Large provoked hysterical laughter in the Harvard Square Theater...
Arthur's adventures reach no logical conclusion. They are simply brought to an abrupt end when a police car rolls up and the entire Round Table is rounded up. The knights are charged with being accessories to the murder of the historian who popped up midway in the movie - BBC style - to supply some useless background on the traditions of medieval romance. The intervention of the bobbies also leads to the fine sight of a fully armored knight spread-eagled against the squad car and being patted down for concealed weapons...
...starting line with their respective school colors, coaches Peter Huntsman and John Baker teamed up with coxswains Nancy Hadley and Amy Sacks to paint a large black square with a white Radcliffe "R" on the Eli dock, the official's boat, a starting-line rock, and a TV tower midway through the course. This occurred at midnight on Friday. The Bulldogs refused to be outdone, though, and repainted them all by noon Saturday...
...year ago the team had the worst fielding record in the league; now it has a sure-handed outfield, as well as a first-class double-play combination. With some intensive tutoring by low-key Manager Jim Marshall, a former major league first baseman who took over the Cubs midway into last season, Chicago fielders are no longer making careless errors...