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...Utley erases it all with a decayed guitar riff that revives the last minute. This gives way to the album’s single anomaly—the totally out of place ukulele tune “Deep Water,” whose relatively breathable atmosphere serves as a pleasant diversion from the claustrophobic intensity of “Machine Gun” and what follows.“Small” is the album’s masterpiece, a churning, transforming behemoth consisting of Gibbons’ vocals over a droning bass note and pieces of organ-driven jazz...
Then Dad sent me to deal with something. I had to leave. Janek accompanied me. While going downstairs I asked him, is kissing such a pleasant thing? And then I told him that I had already kissed before, what a taste it has (that's completely true). He burst out laughing. (He has a nice laugh, I must admit.) He said he was curious too. Maybe, but I won't let him kiss me. I'm afraid it would destroy something beautiful, pure ... I'm also afraid that I'll be very disappointed...
...stomach the heavy dose of violence and realism on a regular basis. Many in countries with crime and corruption problems may prefer not to see the misery replayed in their entertainment. One of the reasons telenovelas are so successful in the developing world is that they offer a pleasant escape, where the virtuous are rewarded and the endings are happy...
...would take care of his hip. He was still in the ICU. But instead of the shriveled, unresponsive mess I expected, there was this big smile and huge handshake from an unshaven but definitely handsome seventysomething guy. Sandy was a big man, broad-shouldered and lantern-jawed - and as pleasant and clubby as could be. He didn't remember anything about lying on the floor for three days; he barely complained about his shortened, twisted left leg. But he did show the usual, appropriate, queasiness when I dropped the "O" word on him (as in, "Your hip is broken...
...which escalated to a cacophonic agitation. This unsettling climax quickly gave way to a peaceful theme, dominated by sounds of strings and bassoons that werereminiscent of Eastern European music. The HRO, led by no less than four co-concertmasters, continued vacillating between tension and serenity, the latter being especially pleasant due to a strong cello section. The fourth movement, “Adagietto,” was written for only strings and harp and is perhaps one of Mahler’s best-known works. The romantic piece was given a successful treatment by the HRO’s violinists...