Word: roll
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Among "non-revolutionary" songs there are--to make further categorical (timidly, pun intended) distinctions--"good" songs, "bad" songs, and "arresting" songs. Once, the Beatles had a near-monopoly on good and arresting songs--this is no longer true. Leaving aside such heavyweights as the Rolling Stones and the Who, even lesser luminaries like Donovan, the Kinks, and Traffic have produced their share of Beatle-quality rock-and-roll. This being so, one is proportionately less impressed with the Beatles as the quantity of their quality work declines. When, out of 30 songs that are clearly not setting new standards...
...gambler had just doubled his money on a natural seven, but before he could sweep in his chips, a loud drum roll echoed through the garish, tentlike concrete hall. He looked up at the high wire overhead to see one of the Flying Cavarettas flip over three times in the air and land in the arms of her brother. The act distracted him just long enough for the dice shooter to roll a crap three, wiping out the gambler's winnings. He collected his remaining chips, glared at a cavorting clown, shouldered past a lady stilt walker and stalked...
...play that no one has been able to stop is the Dowling to Hill pass out of the I formation. The Crimson must stop this, and must also stop Dowling's passes back to the other side on roll-outs. Hill is dangerous not as a runner, but as a receiver and potential passer. Yale has the winning psychology, but Harvard Stadium will be an advantage for the Crimson...
...tattered and forlorn can smile today. They can roll up their floppy manuscripts, cram them into their hip pockets, troop over to lehman Hall, and read the CRIMSON Supplement with a Seraphic twinkle in their eyes. Scurry around for it if it's not with your usual Harvard CRIMSON, and read...
...master's in public administration at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He talks to his men as if they too were in the classroom. "You can't go out there with the idea that hippies are a problem," he lectures his men at roll call. "You can't stand there with a stolid countenance. Don't wait for them to break the ice. You have to initiate the communication...