Word: moment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Probably because I was feeling uncharacteristically honest with myself at the moment. There are some of us being paid millions to do essentially the same thing that used to get us sent to the principal -- drawing our authority figures in an unflattering light, which in those days probably meant in the nude...
...among them Bally, the maker of arcade games and slot machines. In June Bally subsidiary Life Fitness put out its Lifestep model for health clubs. It has large, easy-to-move pedals and an advanced computer screen that tells users how many calories they are burning at any given moment. The price: $3,395, in contrast to $2,195 for the StairMaster...
...moment of productivity, Tympani plays a rhythm on two toms as Rabbit searches for the nature of the being they must create. This cacophony succeeds in transforming Miss Scoons (Alexis Toomer), the gum chewing, sexy secretary of the operation, into a nun. Toomer is understandably more interesting in the role of the mystical and concerned nun than in the hackneyed role of the secretary...
Joel refused to sacrifice speed for substance, though, and every moment of madness was balanced by a slower, more poignant section. On "Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)," Joel's driving guitar-based verses about the destruction of New York faded into a gentle piano conclusion. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" harkened back to Joel's younger "days hanging out by the village green," and stirring versions of "Piano Man" and "And So It Goes" graced the three encores...
...personal favorite was a hypnotic version of "Goodnight Saigon," Joel's ode to the Vietnam veteran, which began with the pounding sounds of helicopters and combined searchlights that swept the audience with Joel's solemn piano chords. Not a cheery moment, but a moving...