Word: shells
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Pulling Mussels (From A Shell)," "Cool for Cats," and "In Quintessence," are some of the better known hits of the band, which will perform...
...shotgun wedding promoted by the ecumenical commission between progressive Anglicanism and the hard-shell Catholicism of John Paul II has no chance of success. When the modern bride-to-be realizes that her bridegroom goes apoplectic over abortion, birth control, compromise between clerics and laity, divorce and myriad other issues accepted by her generation, she will undoubtedly choose to go it alone...
...SCARY discovering your own vulnerability for the first time and having to acknowledge the shells we build around ourselves--those delicate shells we show the world and fool ourselves with too. The folks prancing on stage at the Rocky Horror Picture Show each week have power over their audience because they take no risks and reveal nothing of themselves. Their costumes can never change, and even their hand movements and nervous tics are choreographed. On Friday night at midnight the weekday working stiff is temporarily absolved of all responsibility, hidden behind a satin and greasepaint shell...
Retreating into a shell is harder for those endlessly hounded by autograph-seeking clones and garbage-picking tabloid reporters--often, a pair of sunglasses is the only barrier. But in Jerzy Kosinski's Pinball, rock star Goddard not only manages to escape the publicity bubble but to leave it behind intact. In six years Goddard has struck gold on album after album, selling more records than any other rock star. In those six years, though, Goddard has never given a concert, interview or autograph. He has maintained a better secret identity than Superman. Even Lois Lane was suspicious; Goddard...
When Goddard and Andrea finally meet, Kosinski demonstrates his conviction that letting a shell slip is always suicidal. Insultingly, though, he is not brave enough to let us appreciate a subtle message, but subjects us to a bloodbath to drive home a fear we all share. His conclusion is not only heavyhanded, but upsetting in what it seems to advise. The fear of being hurt is real, but one we must accept as a worthwhile risk. Opening one's shell is always dangerous, but like Goddard we all need someone to trust. Staying secure inside a shell is lonely...