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...tame, almost respectable happening. Johnny did not throw empty beer bottles at the audience. All he did was blow his nose a lot. Guitarist Steve Jones did not vomit, though in the past he has proved he has the stomach for it. Nor did Bassist Sid Vicious sputter forth more than a few four-letter words. Sid did manage to draw cheers when he removed his shirt and revealed the torso of a 90-lb. weakling. Both

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Sex Pistols Are Here | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

...goodness' sake! The smart money's on this Saturday's first annual Cross Country disco-oriented Moped Rally for late-model mopeds equipped with factory air. Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci will deliver the keynote oration: "Moped--An Italian Word," before 'pedders of many lands take off on a marathon sputter through some of the more colorful sections of Cambridge. The rally will end on the steps of Tommy's, where the always-jovial owner will kiss the front end of the winning bike, discuss his recipe for cheese steak with Paul Bocuse, and declare his candidacy for Mayor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Steal This Column | 11/3/1977 | See Source »

...fightin' side of me. Haggard is the quintessential philosopher of our times. He has much more to say to me than Hegel. He celebrates the virtues of rural life, of homosexuality in prisons, of staying off welfare, of dying in Vietnam. Let's get a beer." And watching Camfort sputter from burning his lips, he quickly ground out the butt that dropped from Camfort's shaking hand in the carpet, and adding, "Cigarettes too." He swept out of the room, and the others followed...

Author: By Joseph Dalton, | Title: Any last words, buddy? | 5/27/1977 | See Source »

...sound for several minues; Mather House used a projectionist who left for a six-pack in the middle of a reel. But at least one society president feels grateful he doesn't have to run the projectors. "Those things are dangerous," Rick Hunt '78 of Adams House said. "They sputter and throw sparks...

Author: By Sarah A. Stahl, | Title: Gone With The Wind | 5/27/1977 | See Source »

Poor timing accounted for many of Harvard's offensive woes. The Yardling attack was stalled continually by illegal motion and offside infractions. Yale watched the Crimson attack sputter as the Elis sat on their early lead...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Yale Defeats Crimson Freshmen, 35-13 | 11/13/1976 | See Source »

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