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...Myron is a staid and politically conservative Southern Californian, a caterer of Chinese food, a dog fancier and the husband of the lovely Mary-Ann, whom Myra lusted after in Book I. Yet deep within Myron the old Myra lives on, awaiting the moment to reassert her evil nature - or, as she likes to put it, to become "the Embodiment of Necessary Mutancy on the verge of creating a superrace, in my image...
...album was well-received, and rightfully so in that it coupled excellent musicianship with highly sophisticated blues compositions. The touring to promote this album, however, was surprisingly staid and unimaginative, unable to compare with the less polished though earthier live efforts following the release of John Barleycorn...
...want to see for yourself, the Chappaquiddick Bridge still stands, though splintered by souvenir hunters. And if Society is your society, there's a staid yacht club, host to 51 regattas so far and an appropriate number of regatta balls...
...this year, New York's Franklin National Bank has reported losses of $83 million, resulting largely from currency trading. In Germany, the big Bankhaus I.D. Herstatt dropped so much cash that it went under; it was followed in quick succession by four smaller banks. Even the staid Union Bank of Switzerland has reportedly had to cover shortages of $50 million lost playing currency roulette...
When Senate Majority Whip Robert Byrd rose to accept the West Virginia Broadcasters Association Distinguished Achievement Award last week, guests at the staid Greenbrier resort expected the standard political speech. Instead, Byrd picked up a violin and to his own accompaniment let loose with a few choruses of Old Joe Clark. "He's no violinist, but he's a damn good fiddle player," judged Association President Bob Brown after Byrd's performance. Actually, Byrd began his music career as a boy back in Stotesbury, W. Va., and began using the violin on the campaign trail to draw...