Word: swaggering
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...casual swagger was exemplified by players like center fielder Johnny Damon, the leadoff hitter whose long hair and beard evoke the style "modern caveman." His philosophy could generously be described as early developmental. "We are just the idiots," he mused during the postseason, referring to the moniker that the team had adopted. This in a city with 100 colleges. Damon was echoing his teammates' mantra: they were playing a kid's game, they were having fun, but they were also going to "grind you out." "We try to eliminate the thinking and let our natural abilities take over...
...desperate to beat the Yankees. Boston will have lost their jealousy of New York and will no longer be praying for that championship. Meanwhile, Yankee fans will have lost what drives them, the enjoyment they get from watching Boston screw up one more time. Sure they still have their swagger, but chanting “You’ve only won one World Series in the last 86 years!” just isn’t as satisfying as the simple...
...expected, the directing is commendable. Though the onstage action at times neared chaos—while hustlers swagger down the sidewalk, a loud fight erupts in the café, and junkies shoot heroin in another corner of the stage—Zigler’s direction made clear when and where the audience should focus its primary attention. Indeed, those moments when action suddenly stopped to showcase characters’ monologues, some of which were directed to the audience as omniscient asides, or to frame absurdist humor (a song and dance number about hustling) were dramatically effective and seamlessly executed...
...secretly (or not so secretly) hope to someday master the debonair swagger perfected by the legendary Hef? A new job opening on campus should pique your interest...
...song “Narc” demonstrates the effectiveness of this layering technique: Beginning only with an angular guitar line, the song jumps to life with the sudden arrival of a surging bass line and steady backbeat. Interpol has a new swagger, is more direct and present. Banks’ familiar drone, tired but on pitch, remains an ideal complement for the shadowy sound his band churns out. The vocal melodies are catchy and diverse. The final product is more organic and less distant than the debut...