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The tired man and I talked for awhile, and then, because I knew not a damn thing about the situation in Panama (the demonstrators wanted the US OUT OF PANAMA), I went down to listen and to ask questions. It is amazing how angry people will get if you just...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Cheesy Politics | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

Billy Markham is a talking blues about a failed songwriter who decides the devil could not possibly be any worse than the music publishers and producers who have thwarted his career. A gambler, boozer, womanizer and general hellion, Markham tosses away eternity in exchange for a single, futile roll of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Having A Hell of a Time | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

Webster turned out to be just such an opportunity. The decision had the unintended consequence of rousing the moribund pro-choice movement. Wattleton had long maintained that a silent majority of American women did not want anyone tampering with their reproductive freedom. "Now the majority is getting noisy," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nothing Less Than Perfect: FAYE WATTLETON | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

Rifkin's performance, which he delivers on average 90 times a year, is a mixture of Jimmy Swaggart, Phil Donahue and Werner Erhard. Twenty years of teaching, preaching and raising consciences -- some would call it rabble- rousing -- have refined this show to the point that it has a slick, thoroughly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Most Hated Man In Science: JEREMY RIFKIN | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

There were moments where Dylan's aggressive independence paid off and his performance shone. A rousing version of "Like a Rolling Stone" brought the crowd of 1000 to their feet, and Dylan growled his way through "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" in a winning manner. After a few...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: How Does it Feel? | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

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