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Instead, the 6'3 sophomore wide receiver, who hails from Virginia, was born and bred a soccer nut. He had the pedigree: his British mother's father had been a star for English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United. So Morris focused on soccer for most of his youth...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mighty Morris Makes Right Choice | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

JOHN MELLENCAMP had an idea for a musical. The story revolved around two competitive brothers who get a glimpse into their family's macabre past. With a few phone calls, he lined up someone to write the book: STEPHEN KING. "He's a reclusive kinda nut, and I am too," says Mellencamp from his Florida recording studio. "So we've found some sort of brotherhood in that. He's got the story written, and I've got half a dozen songs written, so we're on our way." The untitled project won't open on Broadway, but Mellencamp hopes that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 30, 2000 | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...rather clever. And Mike did manage to sneak in some sequences that could even be considered-gasp-tasteful. In "Rejected," you view animated commercials made for the Family Learning Channel that, for obvious reasons, were turned down: "The Ghost of Stephen Foster" displays crisp animation (with Squirrel Nut Zippers music) pleasantly reminiscent of the 1930s, and Pixar's "For the Birds" shows off computer animation at its best...

Author: By Nate P. Gray, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Time for S&M With Spike and Mike | 10/27/2000 | See Source »

...mystery to me that the Housemartins broke up and spawned such disparate sounds as the Beautiful South's masterful ironic pop and Fatboy Slim's. More famous bands coming into town are: Hootie and the Blowfish (October 25, Avalon), Ani DiFranco (October 26-27, Orpheum) and, inevitably, the Squirrel Nut Zippers (October 27, the Roxy...

Author: By Daryl Sng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the Mix, Happenings: commentary | 10/20/2000 | See Source »

...Murder on Music Row, a duet that condemns country's pop trend with lines like "The almighty dollar and the lust for worldwide fame slowly killed tradition and for that someone should hang." Spooky. Making light of it all is a song called I'd Give My Right Nut to Save Country Music, sung with deadpan earnestness by C.M.A. Single of the Year winner LEE ANN WOMACK and the lesser-known Ray Driskoll. "It's really meant as a gag," says Nut co-writer Jim Beavers. "We don't take sides; we just think the song's really funny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 16, 2000 | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

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