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Word: pavements (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although the images interspersed in the sketchy prose are sometimes provoking--such as the "fish-slippery pavement" or "champagne on the terraces"--Pete's poetry is absolutely atrocious. Surprisingly, the same artist who penned ballads like "The Sea Refuses No River" and "Blue, Red and Grey" during his songwriting career fails dramatically when it comes to writing verse unaccompanied by music. For no apparent reason, Pete includes fragments of his poetry at the book's beginning, bizarre stuff like...

Author: By Jennifer A. Kingson, | Title: Townshend's Horse Fetish | 9/26/1985 | See Source »

...been applied to TV. For example, Michael carried a water truck around with him on his movie Thief, watering the streets down. So I decided to water the streets at night in my episode of Miami Vice. You get a different look, a beautiful reflection of moonlight off the pavement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Cool Cops, Hot Show | 9/16/1985 | See Source »

...lost three elections in a row," says Russell's oldest friend Ed Goode. "When you lose three times like that, you get the idea. But not Lenny. We'd shake hands and pound the pavement harder...

Author: By Thomas J. Winston, | Title: Leonard J. Russell: 1932-1985 | 6/23/1985 | See Source »

...construction of the nationally acclaimed Core Curriculum particularly weighs in his favor, the writer says, as does his extensive pavement-pounding for the Harvard Campaign...

Author: By Peter J. Howe, | Title: Bok's Past--and Future | 11/10/1984 | See Source »

However, it's not his individual achievements that keep him pounding the pavement, but rather the camradene he has found on the team...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Paul Kent | 10/26/1984 | See Source »

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