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Goldwyn's tongue did sometimes lag behind his racing brain. At least, one would like to believe that he really did declare that verbal contracts are not worth the paper they are printed on, or that extra Indians could be quickly recruited at the nearest reservoir. Or that he dismissed an objection that a script was "too caustic" by announcing that if he liked it he would make the movie no matter what the cost...
...setting on Riverside Drive, and the water of the reservoir reflected a burning wick. The radiator near which I sat hissed and hummed: "Dust, dust, dust." The singsong penetrated my bones together with the warmth. It repeated a truth as old as the world, as profound as sleep...
...American people are still far from apathetic. Leaders of both parties echo Georgia Democratic Governor Jimmy Carter's assessment of the voters: "They are searching for some stability and for some faith in government, and they haven't seen it yet. The people have a great reservoir of willingness to sacrifice -if they feel they are being told the truth. The people want something cleansing. They want to do something to show allegiance to the country...
...that and other slights, he destroys an important business letter, an act he values at ?6. His accounts soon grow more complicated, and Malry's figures mount accordingly. To help make up for "socialism not being given a chance" (debit: ?311,398), he dumps cyanide into a local reservoir, killing 20,000 Londoners (credit: ?26,622.7). As the plot progresses, Christie's ledgers carry forward an ever larger debt that society owes...
...more than a group; it's our heritage. They preserve for us, alive and well, the music that nurtured our older sisters and brothers through adolescence. The flash, the underlying reservoir of violence, the macho-tenderness, the urban toughness--for better or worse, these are part of what we are. The miracle is that Sha Na Na transforms its music into a part of the present; any Sunday school choir would blush to hear the meticulous harmonizing they contribute to classics of the fifties and early sixties. Teen angels and leaders of the pack, Sha Na Na plays the best...