Word: performed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...carrier in the South Pacific: it all seemed so long ago. Yet Wilkinson had no trouble joining in the team's revelry. He adroitly managed to get through the initiation ordeal known as the "Cardinal puff," in which the newcomer, well-stoked on beer, has to perform an elaborate ritual of hand movements...
...this helped, but far more important was the fact that the players came to respect Wilkinson as a man. His coaching technique, deceptively simple to describe, is based on convincing each player that he can perform better than he ever has-that he can "maximize" his talents, in Wilkinson's favorite phrase. At the same tune, Wilkinson worked to maintain a spirit of unity and optimism on a losing team. He is succeeding. The Cardinals have come to admire Wilkinson's brand of quiet intensity. Says Offensive Tackle Dan Dierdorf, the team's leader...
...insists. "There's nothing so immediate or intense in business." He still feels the need to push himself: "You have to live as vibrantly as you can." And all the old magic of the game is still there. He was delighted by watching the Dallas defensive backs perform in game films. "Honestly, it was like seeing a ballet. It was just beautiful...
...almost refused to perform at all; five minutes before the start the power failed briefly. Boulez himself introduced his Espace, which seats only about 400. The ceiling can be raised or lowered drastically. But the most riveting feature is the walls, which consist entirely of accoustical panels grouped in blocks of three. A whole wall can be flat, or any triad of panels can jut out, changing the sound. In fact they can all move at once. This phenomenon clearly had more impact than Boulez intended. The room seemed to sway, and a wail like a sea storm turned...
...pathetic "Barbara Song" was the best number of the evening. In most productions this is Polly's lament; I suppose Lucy took this one on after Polly got "Pirate Jenny." Playing a game of musical numbers like this may match singers up with the songs they can perform, but it also unties the music from the plot...