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...night. The first was a performance of "Fingertips," a collection of wacky and nonsensical musical snippets almost never played in concert-and with lyrics like "I'm having a heart attack," "What's that blue thing doing here?" and "I've found a new friend underneath my pillow," it's no wonder why. Yet Giant-heads being the Fans-of-All-Fans, the crowd sang right along with them, eating up the bit of improvisation at the very...
...been wondering whether the people who make fun of George W. Bush for carrying his down pillow on the campaign trail can be accused of engaging in class warfare. Are they really saying that Bush is what my mother would have called "spoiled rotten"? I should make it clear from the start that I am not among those who have engaged in such ridicule. My wife has a strong preference for down pillows, and as it happens, she would make an excellent President. After many years of marriage, I am also in a position to tell you she would...
...people at the front desk tend to snap to when I say something like, "The bathtub drain in our room is a bit slow for the principessa's taste," or, even more often, "The principessa has asked me to inquire about whether this hotel might have a down pillow." I do not happen to have a gift for learning foreign languages--I've expressed concern over the years that the headline on my obituary will read MONOLINGUAL REPORTER SUCCUMBS--but in countries where I don't know how to say so much as "I'll have the salami," I tend...
Although I've recused myself on the issue of George W. Bush's pillow, I wouldn't deny that I engage in class warfare now and then, having found it to be a less strenuous form of battle for an older fellow than, say, paint ball. Some years ago, it dawned on me that what's called class warfare in this country goes in only one direction--up. You are engaging in class warfare if you point out what sort of people would benefit from a repeal of the estate tax or if you raise the possibility that Dick Cheney...
...true that welfare mothers are not normally sticklers for down pillows, although I suppose all that could change under an Administration guided by compassionate conservatism. Even so, I will never use Bush's pillow preference against him. In fact, I might point out that, if my experience is any guide, it could be an asset if he's President. I see him sitting next to the Prime Minister on a state visit to Greece. The Prime Minister, being a reader of the American press, is braced to be asked how the Grecians are doing or whether Athens has any major...