Word: rest
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rest of the nation can only hope that some patterns at least will not cross the Hudson. The sad truth is that for most of its millions, New York is an increasingly unfavorable habitat. Within the past two to three years, rents on noncontrolled apartments have risen as much as 100%-with hikes of 40% and 50% common. Still, 800,000 units, a quarter of the city's dwellings, are listed as substandard. Replacing them would be a task equal to rebuilding two-thirds of blitz-shattered London, and several of the impoverished ghettos are as big as medium...
...seat at the back and started to drink. "Do you know what we're doing here?" he asked the television cameraman who was sharing the bottle of whiskey with him. "We're like a traveling minstel show, with no beginning, no conclusion. Oh, crap. Thirty-three straight days. No rest, no rest...
...which had come to see Julian Bond in the flesh more than anything else. In terse language and with an economy of emotion--now a Bond trademark--he stated matter-of-factly: "With 4 out of 5 people in this country better off today than any others in the rest of the world, we still have black people in this country not only hungry but getting hungrier, and a welfare system that taxes the poor more heavily than the rich...
This is not to say however that Jeff Beck, for all his domineering guitar activity, would be anything without the consistent and helpful backing that he gets from the rest of his group. Leaving aside Nicky Hopkins for the moment, it is clear that Waller, Stewart, and Ron Wood, who plays bass, are above average as performers in their own right, and superb in combination with Jeff Beck...
Every time there is a breahtless moment as Beck deliberately lengthens the melody, playing furiously, leaving the audience overhanging, teetering until the rest of the group climaxes with a rumbling flourish...