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...often Los Nietos de Compay Segundo (The Grandsons of Compay Segundo). He even sat in with our group, his baritone a graveled wonder as it worked through the peasant songs he was so famous for. But he was not there to dote on his grandkids or to pass stern lessons to the next generation of musician, as would have been his right. Rather, he was there to have a good time. He drank well and laughed often, smoked constantly and chatted up everyone who came to wish him well. And he was quite friendly with me, which may have...
...Craig Thompson's coming of age in the austere world of a fundamentalist Christian family. Blankets of various kinds become the book's motif, starting with the opening scene. As a boy Craig must share his bed with his younger brother Phil, causing an argument over the blankets. Their stern father thumps up the stairs and looms over them like a giant, forcing Phil to spend the night in the dreaded "cubby hole" under the stairs. The guilt that Craig feels over not protecting his brother becomes even more acute when a neighborhood boy who baby-sits them molests both...
...Thailand's other hit radio program doesn't do much to help its listeners at all. Instead, shock jock Veera Theerapat spends most of his on-air time ridiculing callers foolish enough to try to parry with Thailand's Howard Stern. At first, Bangkok denizens took offense at Veera's brassy attitude; this is, after all, a country where reserve and politeness are practically national characteristics. Newspapers chided Veera for bringing the worst of the West to the East. But Veera's direct approach soon caught on. "He always says just what he thinks," says engineer Chartchai Kaewsung, who tunes...
...London run at the Barbican in May.) None of these plays is easy for performer or audience, especially the rarely done Brand and The Lady From the Sea. But their success doesn't surprise the Almeida's artistic director, Michael Attenborough. "People have an image of Ibsen as elderly, stern and white- whiskered," he says, "But he was mischievous, always pushing political and theatrical boundaries. That's why his characters still challenge us." Ibsen's characters are usually required to make difficult choices, a theme Attenborough says mirrors society's struggle between its anarchic and restrictive instincts. Lady's Ellida...
...addition to the rhythm lesson he shares some of his new songs, including one about Alaska, where Hoelting is from. Despite the somewhat stern warnings to slow down and practice much more, Hoelting is pleased by her evening with Taylor. “I always wanted to meet him,” she says. “It was really cool to feel how you can get a better groove [paying attention to rhythm...