Word: stage
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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STRIDING ACROSS the auditorium stage at Babson Institute several weeks ago, Julian Bond appeared almost embarrassed by the standing ovation of almost two thousand people who had flocked to hear him. "It's him...I don't believe it, it's really him," exclaimed an ecstatic co-ed in the front row, a tweedy, horn-rimmed middle-aged man atoned to his wife, "God, he looks worn." The introductory applause kept Bond on his feet for almost five minutes. The air was hot and tense with excitement as people recovered the seats that many of them had come two hours...
...soccer ball bounces harmlessly off a streaking red tuned-up guitar. "Nahh. We never eat a big meal before we go on. If you're stuffed you get too self-satisfied on stage and then you can't play very well, can you? You have to be ugly inside to make it all come out." Said Jeff Beck...
...music is thundering and the light show irrelevant. Jeff Beck a streaming presence jerking, in sweat, on his guitar laying sheet after sheet of sound authoritatively down. The great Nicky Hopkins in one corner of the stage hunched over piano holding together the music with his discreet and rippling underpinning. Mick Waller on drums, his eyes fixed on Beck, face contorting, eyes glazed, his arms chopping, producing a sharp and clear rattling as each drumbeat rams more or less neatly into Beck's flying notes. Rod Stewart, the singer, a man of flinty beauty, and a fertile smile...
...worth listening to, he has some of the soul of Otis Redding, some of the swing of Sam Cooke, and some of the fervor of B. B. King -- all of which add up to make him a worthy performer in his own right. He is supple and responsive on stage and contributes just by his presence to the infectious gaiety of the group...
...first overtime period was scoreless as both teams missed several chances. At 24 seconds of the second, the Indians struck, taking the lead on a long shot which the Crimson defense failed to challenge. This score set the stage for Gomez two minutes later...