Word: stompin
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...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...
...stories focused on the hockey team's "stompin'" of a weak RPI squad. Other items worth your notice were the "Moose Menace" that is threatening New England "perhaps the Canadians are finally retaliating for all those years of acid rain", and two last place Democratic presidential candidates...