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...page two we get rompin'-stompin' mayhem, and by page five we get the first of three major plot twists. Dr. Doom has returned from his travels and immediately plots revenge against the Four, luring one of their members to his home. When the others come looking, each gets caught in an ingenious trap until just one remains. Then it's Dr. Doom vs. Reed "Mr. Fantastic" Richards, who sums it up this way: "You propose a battle in time? With the lives of my family as the stakes?" With this cliffhanger, it ends...
...artists as well. Paul Simon's homage to Zydeco and its late "king,'' Clifton Chenier, That Was Your Mother, was one of the highlights of his multimillion-selling Graceland album. Country chanteuse Mary Chapin Carpenter won a Grammy in 1992 for Down at the Twist and Shout, her foot-stompin' tribute to Cajun music in general and Beausoleil in particular. "What drew me to Cajun?" ponders Carpenter. "In no particular order: percussion, fiddle, spices, waltzes, Acadian accordion, the tempo, lyrics of love and spirit, gumbo, wails, Highway 10, darkness, dance halls...
...faithful have tailgate parties in the parking lot and a concert of Rockies foot stompin' inside -- especially when the team approaches competence. Rightfielder Dante Bichette strikes out but reaches first base when the catcher drops the ball, and receives an ovation. The infield turns a creaky double play, making the putout on .057-batting pitcher Charlie Hough, and the crowd cheers as if Babe Ruth had just gone oh-fer. "All that noise they make gives me an adrenaline boost," says Bichette. "You don't want to embarrass yourself in front of 60,000 fans." First baseman Andres Galarraga...
...over Brown proved to be the cure to the Rompin', Stompin' and Scorin' On The Crimson Blues...
...Stompin' in the Savoie...