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...located the trouble: an aneurysm of the splenetic artery. In chilling but mesmerizing detail, he explains how he slowed, then stopped, the bleeding and excised the damaged artery. Afterward, this veteran of hundreds of operations found himself in a state of near euphoria: "Something within me wanted to sing and shout, to dance carefree and make love, to acclaim my triumph to the heavens and the ages--a woman's life had been saved, and I would always remember the wonder of this night...
...teach our children the value of a dollar. We are not famous athletes, but we play catch or soccer with our youngsters. You won't find us on the best-seller list or in the latest rock video, but we read to our kids every night and sing silly songs with a three-year-old. We are the legions of parents who have the opportunity to influence our children and ultimately the future. TIM SCHONTA Elmhurst, Illinois...
John Lee Hooker doesn't just sing the blues, and he doesn't just play the blues on his guitar. He is the blues. Along with a handful of American musicians, such as Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Bessie Smith and a few others, Hooker helped establish in the cultural imagination what being a blues performer is all about. When Hooker sings, it's with an ocean-deep voice that grumbles and growls and sometimes soothes; his guitar playing has a wise, twangy authority...
...that appears near the beginning and again near the end of the story; a four-ton cheese called "The Octuple Gloucester"; a journey by Mason to the inhabited center of the earth; cameo appearances by a number of 18th century notables, including Benjamin Franklin, George and Martha Washington (who sing a duet) and Dr. Samuel Johnson, accompanied by his biographer-to-be James Boswell...
Daniel A. Simon '99 will sing the solo of the song and also take part in a brief interview about Arts First...