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Veeck, who genially described himself as a hustler and publicity hound, owned major league teams four times: the Browns, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox (twice). His usual approach was to buy a rundown franchise, spruce up the ball park, then operate the team on the cheap while raising cash through promotions. Veeck had firm theories on how to promote. If you want to give away 50,000 beers, he once said, give them all to one fan--it will generate far more interest and conversation...
Emma Moriarty (Sally Field) is a poor divorced lady struggling to establish a riding stable on a rundown ranch she is renting with her last pennies. Her willingness to mend her own fences (literally), and muck out the barn while she's at it, exhibits her belief in old-fashioned self-reliance. Her good-natured sensitivity in demonstrating this among many other virtues to her adolescent son (Corey Haim) shows her to be a late-model parent, liberal and humane...
...event begins with a 7 a.m. procession, followed by a music-rich Mass and a lunch banquet that should stretch on to dinner. The cost of the multi-course, multiwine meal is $194. (Get your ticket and a rundown of complete weekend events from the Beaune Tourist Board). On Saturday and Sunday the streets will be filled with performers and musicians and several major tastings where you can sample from many of the vineyards in the beautiful Côte de Beaune. This is the time you can finally get to know the taste differences between Burgundy vineyards...
...usually dead on. For this reason, the national charts should be hawked and combed for the prettiest, the funniest, and the most modern on a regular basis. William “Bloody” Swygart of Stylus Magazine (big ups!) essentially invented this genre with his weekly rundown of the UK Top 20, and I warn you now that this Billboard adaptation won’t be nearly as good. Also, FYI, my favorite band is Eminem...
This is a terrible ending to what’s really been an uncharacteristically good top ten. Since the charts won’t change much by the time I do this again, I figure we might do a TRL rundown, or if we’re feeling technical, it could be the iTunes top downloads chart. In the meantime, a moment of silence for R&B newcomer and Chingy protégé Houston, who, in a fit of suicidal despair, gouged out his left eye last Thursday with a knife. He has since partially recovered, rediscovered his faith...