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Others argue that cameras are not the problem, they are the solution. "The camera is the antidote to the media circus," contends Steven Brill, founder of Court TV. Besides, he adds, lawyers "showboat, even without cameras." Journalists fear that the twin decisions to bar cameras from the Smith and Klaas trials set a dangerous precedent. "The O.J. thing is an aberration," says Wade Ricks, a CNN field producer. "Trials can be handled in a thoughtful manner so that they instruct, enlighten and entertain." And Jane Kirtley of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press maintains that had the public...
...love. Last month a male and a female crew member videotaped themselves having sex in a ship's compartment. The man was caught after he showed the tape to other sailors. "We have taken the focus away from being a potent fighting ship and made the Ike a showboat," grumbled a lieutenant. "We succeeded in this deployment, but would we succeed in combat...
...lyrics show Lowery's genuine songwriting talent. He uses extremely down-to-earth images in rambling narrative form. The images are almost too esoteric; but the in-jokes point to something beyond the text: "I was having a good sleep in my car/ in the parking lot of the showboat Casino Hotel/ I say, I remember you, you drive like a PTA mother/ you brought me draft beer in a plastic cup/I'm feeling thankful for the small things today...
...SHOWBOAT OF THE WEEK...
Opposing teams saw him as a showboat. While his teammates wore black shoes, Foster preferred to wear white shoes, a la New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath...