Word: riffs
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...when it came time for his solo, all 16 of his sidemen, like disciples at the feet of the master, craned in their chairs to watch and listen. Feet dancing, hands whirring like propellers, he sparked a kind of static electricity between cymbals and drums, tossing in an extra riff here, a random bass line there. His rolls were incredibly fast, his technique and rhythmic continuity flawless...
...Flown Before? Much of their madness is visual, relying on Hen-dra's cucurbitaceous shape and Dolly Sister face and on Ullett's saturnine suavity. Put them both in riff-R.A.F. hats and let them pose as World War II briefing officers, and things quickly get out of hand. Announcing that tonight's mission will be over Frankfurt, Ullett pauses to inquire: "Who's flown before? I see. Can anyone drive? Oh good. Stand up so they can see you. You'll be flight leader. The rest of you divide up in groups...
...Viet Cong "Capital Liberation" Regiment, comprising six full battalions, has encircled the city since 1954, mining roads, mounting raids and ambushing stray military vehicles. Keeping the V.C. out of the city is the assignment of the government's Regional Forces and Popular Forces-known to Americans as the "Riff and Piff...
Election Disruption. The 13,000 irregulars of the Riff and Piff are an uncertain defense force. "You can't take a peasant out of a paddy, give him three weeks of training and expect him to be a red-hot soldier," says one U.S. officer. Nevertheless, supported by Vietnamese army, marine and ranger units, they stage an average of twelve major operations a month against V.C. elements on the outskirts of the city...
...believes are the two most backward tribes of the six from which all U.S. Negroes are descended (the others, according to Hare: Burburs, Kaffirs, Gullas and Guineas). The judge is convinced that Ebos and Angols are genetically incapable of achieving IQs beyond 65. "They're like white riff raff and river rats," he said recently...