Word: nosed
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...first World Series home run ever in Yankee Stadium, an inside-the-park job that broke a 4-4 tie in the ninth. He lost his shoe while running; Damon Runyon made fun of him in the papers. Two days later, Casey hit another homer and thumbed his nose at the Yankees while rounding third. Ruth hit three that year, though, as the Yanks won their first of 25 championships...
...this week? "Whoever was paying him," says Creamer. "I suspect that would be the Mets, still trotting him out at 110." They would prop him up on the mound, and the Old Professor would peer in at the Yankees bench. After a dramatic pause, he would flagrantly thumb his nose...
...music is Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens, who turns 75 this year. Instead of being remembered for the fine ballad singer that he is, his main legacy is a string of rather silly novelty tunes (his biggest hit was "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose") perhaps engendered because crowds found it hard to take the less-than-five-foot Dickens seriously. It's a pity - he had a fine voice (it's a bit ragged now), some good material in his repertoire and a good heart. But he had a true fan in Jones, helped...
This movie is silly to the max-but it was meant to be. So it's hard to fault The Ladies Man for hitting our expectations right on the nose. All you can do is sit back and laugh-either with them or at them...
...thus conclude the what's-less-than-perfect-about-Penelope-Cruz portion of this story. With her moony eyes, graceful neck, slim yet voluptuous figure, amazingly long fingers and distinctive nose, Cruz could be the love child of Sophia Loren and Ringo Starr. Even those feet...well, they have character. The one thing she lacks is American renown, and that's sure to change, considering the movie company she's keeping. The co-stars of her next four films are Matt Damon (in Billy Bob Thornton's All the Pretty Horses), Johnny Depp (in Ted Demme's Blow), Nicolas Cage...