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...addition to their penchant for music, the Din & Tonics have evolved over the years into a close-knit club. Members say they make life-long friends, and many alumni return for auditions, concerts and rehearsals long after they graduate...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dins Celebrate Twentieth | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

...actor, and this can mainly be credited to his eyes--those large, lidless, doe-like numbers that can be used for the most yearning, soulful stare (Leaving Las Vegas, City of Angels) or hardened into a psychotic glare (Face/Off, Snake Eyes). Cage, a ritualistically intense actor, has a penchant for going over the top, but in 8MM he adeptly handles the scope of his emotions. Initially playing Wells as a tightly coiled individual, Cage lets his rage build slowly, finally allowing it to boil over as the horrors he witnesses become too much to bear. When he finally breaks, staring...

Author: By Bill Gienapp, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PORNOGRAPHERS | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

...Papa Aaron might say, It's all under control. Just now becoming comfortable with his "leadership capabilities," Aaron's discovered a penchant for deadline enforcement. As for JP, FM's cantankerous grand-daddy--well, he's never had a problem laying down...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editor's Note: Dead Heat | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...There's also my odd penchant for soda fountains. Nothing rocks my world more than walking into a soda fountain, putting two dimes on the linoleum counter top and striding over to the jukebox. Then, as the music starts up, there's the faintly exhibitionist thrill to sitting down on a 50s art deco stool, ordering up a milkshake loaded with cream and cinnamon and recreating a scene worthy of Norman Rockwell...

Author: By Terry E-E Chang, | Title: Endpaper: Play it Again, Sam | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

There's also my odd penchant for soda fountains. Nothing rocks my world more than walking into a soda fountain, putting two dimes on the linoleum counter top and striding over to the jukebox. Then, as the music starts up, there's the faintly exhibitionist thrill to sitting down on a 50s art deco stool, ordering up a milkshake loaded with cream and cinnamon and recreating a scene worthy of Norman Rockwell...

Author: By Terry E. E. chang, | Title: Play it again, Sam | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

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