Word: rufus
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...were best friends. She was a big impetus for my career. She loved to come to shows! She loved to be singled out in the audience. She was very proud of the successes of the men in her life. More recently she would come and see my son Rufus in school plays at boarding school. It's sad she couldn't enjoy more of his success, but she knew it was happening...
It’s hard to place Grant-Lee Phillips among the current crop of male singer-songwriters. More folksy and intimate than Rufus Wainwright or Ben Folds, yet more ambient and textured than Pete Yorn or Ryan Adams, Phillips seems destined for a niche market. And that, according to him, is just fine...
...film shows, the U.S. had cracked Japan's codes and was able to decipher secret communiques. But the "bomb plot" message of Sept. 24 was not ignored by top military brass. In fact, Colonel Rufus C. Bratton treated the transcript, which asked for detailed reconnaissance of ships in Pearl Harbor, with great seriousness. For the record, Dan Ackroyd doesn't play Bratton in the movie but a Bratton-like figure named Thurman. This is presumably because, were he playing Bratton, he would never have told his superiors that he felt Pearl was in gravest peril. Bratton did think that...
What follows is a whirlwind romp through American history as it pertains to the Supreme Court. Rehnquist offers short sketches of influential justices who aren’t as well known, such as Justices Joseph Story, Samuel Miller and Rufus Peckham. His description of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s failed attempt to “pack” the Supreme Court is especially engaging, and brings to life the drama of the event. Every major case touched upon in high school U.S. history is at least mentioned, and sometimes lavishly described, up through the Warren Court. Marbury v. Madison...
...Woman I Am - Chaka Khan This is the amazing title track from her 1992 album, with huge production by Marcus Miller, words and music by Brenda Russell, Dyan Cannon and Chaka Khan. 2. Let's Stay Together - Al Green 3. Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan 4. I Don't Wanna Fight - Tina Turner 5. No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley (live at the Lyceum, London - I was there!) 6. Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers 7. Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas (Lasting Peace mix) 8. Joy & Pain - Maze featuring Frankie Beverley (live version) 9. I Still Haven...