Word: phil
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...reporting because it was an epiphenomenon itself, sort of unconventional, just like the people and stories it covered, and the best of its practitioners was Tom Wolfe. When Wolfe wrote about stock car racers and the good ole boys around them, or Las Vegas with its plasticine madness, or Phil Spector, his was the most accurate stuff around, because he had the sense that what he was describing was now and new and likely to last about as long as confetti after a parade...
Rutgers, despite the loss of Phil Sellers to the Detroit Pistons, is still a powerhouse with Hollis Copeland, Eddie Jordan, and Abdel Anderson all averaging in double figures...
...inability of good, decent people to oppose the anti-Communist crusaders is highlighted by the dilemma of Phil Sussman (Herschel Bernardi), the producer who must obey his superior's orders and fire Brown. Despite his moral objections, Sussman complies with the dictates of the blacklist, feeding Brown a phony line about his talents being too overwhelming for the show rather than admit the real reason behind the firing...
Still, real fine piece of writing by Jim and maybe if he's lucky the Phils will go 234 games over .500 next year. Sincerely, Phil "Sandy Koufax" Weiss
Unlike the Giants who have hung tough in the face of the hardest schedule in the NFL, the Jets have shown as much stability as a toupee in high wind. Things got so bad that owner Phil Iselin suffered a heart attack watching Denver trounce his club. The Jets were even euphoric after holding the Colts to only 20 points while former all-pro guard Winston Hill benched himself, missing his first starting assignment since...