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EVEN WITH THE LIKES OF WOODY Allen and Mia Farrow on the witness stand, Room 341 of the State Supreme Court building in lower Manhattan can seldom be described as "hushed." The din of construction work and the shriek of police sirens outside easily penetrate the courtroom windows. The government-issue wooden chairs pop and creak when their occupants change position, which, given the occasional lulls of legalese, happens regularly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scenes From Parenthood | 4/12/1993 | See Source »

...fans yell, shriek, and threaten to topple the upper deck. Ours can barely spit...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Bleak Seats at the Garden | 2/9/1993 | See Source »

...rapid-fire bass playing. He also collaborates with Nash to write emotional, from-the-heart lyrics. Like alternative rock singers Black Francis (of the Pixies) and Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth), Nash has the ability to switch her voice from a peaceful lullaby one moment to a rage-filled shriek the next. Her voice quietly draws in the listener before overwhelming with her sheer power...

Author: By Howie Axelrod, | Title: Local Music | 11/5/1992 | See Source »

ManRay. 21 Brookline St., Cambridge. 864-0400. KMDFDM and You Shriek on Friday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Listings | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

Thomas sashays along, giggling impishly, working the mid-afternoon crowd like a town mayor on acid. When he sees a friend--which is often--he breaks off his monologue for an ecstatic hug and a shriek: "Hiiii!" "You look wonderful!" "I love your hair...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fun Is What It's All About | 6/4/1992 | See Source »

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