Word: phil
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Under the tutelage of men like Phil Knight of Nike, Michael Jordan became the first great crossover athlete, a black man whose appeal spans race, age and gender. Little old ladies who have no idea what a jump shot is know -- and like -- Mike. Because of his responsibilities as a corporate spokesman, Jordan ! was meant to maintain a Goody Two-Sneakers image. At times this seemed to bewilder him. On the one hand, Jordan was so afraid of complicating his image that when reporters asked him to comment on the Los Angeles riots last year, he mumbled something about...
...second set included a sweet "Box of Rain," featuring some of the tightest four-part harmonies heard in recent memory as well as an excellent lead vocal by the seldom-heard bassist Phil Lesh. Another late gem was a soft, gentle version of "Black Peter...
...SENATOR PHIL GRAMM...
Helping Zimmerman up front will be senior Phil Grant and junior Joey Busquets, who played for the Puerto Rican Junior National team...
...years of the AIDS crisis was first acquired by NBC, which later dropped the project. HBO picked it up but had trouble finding stars willing to appear in it until Richard Gere led a parade of big names who signed on -- among them Steve Martin, Anjelica Huston, Lily Tomlin, Phil Collins, Ian McKellen and Matthew Modine. Later, director Roger Spottiswoode clashed with HBO over changes made without his approval to tone down the film's portrayal of gays in the promiscuous pre-AIDS era. Added to this was the provocative subject matter: Shilts' harsh critique of the U.S. government...