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...another class, this one in U.S. history, the teacher keeps up a patter of jokes and badinage. A discussion of economic competition sends him off on constant tangents. "I've got to borrow some pens," he says, leaping up and racing around the circle of desks in the room. His point, although garbled, is that pen manufacturers must be careful not to overprice or their products won't sell. When a student volunteers that his Bic pen cost 39¢, it strikes the teacher as a revelation. "Really? Have they gone up that much?" The kids loll back, tittering. "Would...
Although the pen of Mort Sadow may not be a match for the Bard himself, anyone who chats briefly with Mr. Sadow will concur that there are few who can rival his encyclopedial knowledge of Crimson football lore. Sadow is such a devote of Harvard tradition that he disdains wearing a Crimson sweater, opting for what he describes as a bluer hue of red or magenta. Magenta was originally selected as the team color for Harvard on January 24, 1873 before Crimson was later adopted. By the way, the word "glowing" in Sadow's poem should be printed in "purple...
Bromberg would have been a musical find if excellent technique and humor were all he had to offer. But by 1974, when he recorded Wanted: Dead or Alive, the Bronx folkie had expanded his musical play-pen to include the Chicago blues sound, traditional Irish ditties, and just about anything else that falls into the categories of has or does not have a discernable beat. In Reckless Abandon (the title derives from the B. Kliban cartoons of the same name, which appear on the album cover), Bromberg continues his eclectic and humorous exploration of music, and does so successfully...
...pen to paper for one final song...
After 43 years, Al Capp decides to hang up his pen...