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...reason in the late '80s to put out this compilation of George Jones' early material (most of their other stuff is rhythm and blues). If they paid for the rights at all, they must have got them cheap, because none of the tunes are particularly well known. For the seeker of hidden Jones gems, of course, this is catnip. And there are several, including this treasure. Recorded in 1961, it was written by Dallas Frazier, the Bakersfield cotton picker turned songwriter ("There Goes My Everything," "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp") who is one of Jones' favorites. (Later...
...compiled on an album later this year, with proceeds going to children's charities. Meanwhile, Germans are grooving to a single featuring the looped voice of Chancellor GERHARD SCHROEDER saying "Get me a beer or I'll go on strike." Schroeder said the words to amuse an autograph seeker, and a German TV personality mixed them into a hit. The Chancellor is said to be "amused...
...roots lie in the pacifist Mennonite tradition. As a spiritual seeker, I have sojourned for a time with many other expressions of faith. My Mennonite, evangelical, reformed Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Quaker heart is warmed by Gore's selection of Lieberman. The integration of Lieberman's beliefs into his life sets a high standard of spiritual practice. Gore's choice exemplifies grace with grit. DORIS LIECHTY LORA Los Angeles...
...response, informally 46. Humped bovine 48. Procter & Gamble chairman Durk, who is stepping down unexpectedly 49. 45-Down's org. 51. Double-Tony-winning director Michael 54. Ron's second chief of staff 55. The Army says it shot down a rocket with one 56. Advance degree seeker's test: abbr. 57. Harlem Globetrotters organizer Saperstein 58. Lewis Carroll critter 59. Cry of surprise...
What about sex, though, meaning the experience, not the category? Chances are, we will be having sex with machines, mostly computers. Even today you can buy interactive CD-ROMs like Virtual Valerie, and there's talk of full-body, virtual-reality sex in which the pleasure seeker wears a specially fitted suit--very specially fitted--allowing for tactile as well as audiovisual sensation. If that sounds farfetched, consider the fact that cyber-innovation is currently in the hands of social skills-challenged geeks who couldn't hope to get a date without flashing their Internet stock options...