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...Crowe. He's a good singer, and he savors the every-dude camaraderie shown on the band's DVD, Texas, in which the members of TOFOG drink, fart and strum their way through the Lone Star State. But TOFOG is not Crowe's reality so much as his escape from reality. "The subject of his celebrity never really comes up," says Kelly. "Like that kidnapping thing: I don't think we found out about it until we heard about it on the news. He tends to keep those kinds of troubles to himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: The Bold Man and The Sea | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...Guitar Chords to Johnny Cash's Music - Grab that six string and strum such songs as Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk the Line and Ring of Fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sitegeist: Remembering Johnny Cash | 9/12/2003 | See Source »

...that endorsed, encouraged and supported terrorism. As a target of terrorist acts, the U.S. has the moral and legal right to defend itself. After 9/11, the question of Iraq's WMD became secondary to the main problem of eliminating a terrorist dictator who was a danger to all. DAN STRUM Jerusalem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 30, 2003 | 6/30/2003 | See Source »

...Yeah, it really does; it's unbelievable. The only thing that's different is the rhythm is a strum. [Starts singing in a quavering falsetto.] Fiiiiiiiirst when there's nothiiiiiing but a slooooooow glowing dreeaaam. [The others join in in harmony.] What a feeling. Bein's believin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mighty Funny | 4/21/2003 | See Source »

...Iwasaki became the most famous and sought-after geisha of her day. She worked steadily, refusing to take a single day off for five years, and soon developed a following of customers who paid top dollar for the privilege of seeing her strum the shamisen at lavish parties held at ochaya, or teahouses. In her heyday in the 1960s, she was earning $500,000 a year, and her face adorned everything from posters to shopping bags. Iwasaki entertained world leaders and assorted celebrities, including Prince Charles, who scrawled his name?uninvited?on one of her favorite fans, and fashion designer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Real Geisha, Real Story | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

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