Word: roots
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What's behind the sudden revival of thousand-year-old remedies? At root, it's the fears and desires of 80 million aging baby boomers who are eager to seize control of their medical destinies. The perceived coldness and remoteness of conventional medicine and red-tape-tangled managed care make readily available herbs and other supplements seem particularly appealing. Consumers value them as preventive measures, as something distinct from potent pharmaceutical drugs that are prescribed only after disease strikes. "Doctors are getting more and more inaccessible," says Leda Jean Van Stedum, 45, a Denver secretary who was shopping...
...Turks were infuriated Friday when Ocalan moved into a Rome apartment after being released from prison pending the outcome of his asylum request. Turkey warned the EU against supporting Kurdish separatists and sent 30,000 troops to root out Ocalan's supporters at his stronghold in eastern Turkey. But there appears to be little Ankara can do to shake Italy's resolve, which means Ocalan's careful choice of sanctuary...
...climax of the evening, however, began after a block of three songs from Rusted Root were played in succession. The band realized that the crowd needed to hear something familiar for rejuvenation--and Lord Almighty, did they get it. Donovan started the drum intro to "Martyr," the most deliriously happy song on When I Woke, and was soon followed by Glabicki's playing of the opening guitar riffs. The crowd, quite simply, went wild. The energy practically shot through the roof--suddenly jocks in baseball caps, hemp-wearing, adolescents and men with very long bears were jumping up and down...
...Back to the Earth" came next, and with it,another great chance for the crowd to sing. Onceagain, Rusted Root just kept playing as everyonein the audience chanted the opening "hey"s overand over again, making the intro at least twice aslong as it should have been and infinitely morewonderful than I've ever heard...
...members of Rusted Root certainly seemed toenjoy playing for everyone at the Paradise thatnight, but their enjoyment was nothing compared tothe almost life-affirming happiness that they hadgiven to the members of the audience. Liz Berlinmay have received a shiny crown for the day theband spent in Boston, but the gifts her band gaveto that rag-tag crowd of music lovers wereabsolutely and wonderfully immeasurable.Photo Courtesy of Mercury Records...