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Neither were his children, whose flights from home are cause for empty-nest humor. There is, for example, the irony of a successful junk sculptor sourly contemplating the marginal occupations of his offspring: a daughter who molds clay "pinch pots" in California; another who edits a genealogy journal in Cincinnati and is writing a "highly ambitious feminist novel called Ever Since Eve." One son makes mobiles, "unrequested by the world," while his brother tries to crack the Manhattan film world of "lost young souls stoned on media, pounding the sidewalks and virtually (who knows? -- maybe actually) selling their bodies...
Providence got their final two runs off another double from pinch-hitter Tom Mezzanote, bringing home Walsh and Castro...
Larry Sheets' ninth inning sacrifice fly scored pinch-runner Rene Gonzalez with an unearned run to give the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers yesterday in the opener for both teams...
...baby-bust generation" and its effect on the military. In 1980, 2 million young men reached their milestone 18th birthday. By 1986 the number was down to 1.7 million, and by 1992 it will have dropped to 1.6 million. Says a Democratic Leadership Council report: "The coming manpower pinch will make it difficult to maintain the current quality and size of the all-volunteer force without driving up its already considerable cost." Pentagon officials argue that the all-volunteer force has had no trouble getting quality recruits or controlling costs...
...best song here is "Kid Dynamite," which I take to be the band's big statement. "Kid" showcases the hoarse but usually melodic singing of Peter Searcy, who could replace Paul Westerberg of the Replacements in a pinch. The twin guitars here are turned up so loud that, even though the chords are relatively straightforward, a whole host of wonderfully accidental noises are created. Also featured are Squirrelbait's homey and near illiterate lyrics, culminating in the heartfelt chorus; "I don't need no pig stomping on my buzz...