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IMMIGRATION: The Doors Slam Shut...
...Beach Boys were nearly undone by Smile and by the eventual release of Smiley Smile, a much simplified version of the original that Brian's lead- guitarist brother Carl Wilson referred to as "a bunt instead of a grand slam." The seven albums that the Beach Boys went on to release between 1967 and 1972 sold something like a million copies, total. Wilson retreated, becoming rock's foremost eccentric, a kind of beach-bound Sasquatch; the band struggled on, often without his participation, becoming largely a nostalgia act, a confection for sentimentalists and California dreamers...
...schedule, the magazines serve up morality tales of black hats vs. white hats, with the reporter as avenging U.S. marshal. Instead of a six-gun, his or her weapons are a hidden camera (for the inevitable undercover expose) and a hand-held mike, thrust at reluctant witnesses before they slam the car door. It's "Gotcha!" journalism...
...Four Seasons are particularly effectively furnished. Director Emily Drugge keeps the actors moving through the setreasonably well. The light design, by Alan P. Symonds '69, was excellent. What with the strong script and the energetic performances by Fortunato, Zelma, Stone and Ellis, this show could have been a grand slam...
...Colin L. Powell comes to Harvard Commencement, and instead of attacking him for his spineless refusal to commit U.S. forces to stopping the slaughter in Bosnia, you slam him for his attitude toward gays...