Word: thrilling
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hysteria. I sometimes think I'm going to pass out before I get going." Friends' trials move him deeply. In addition, since a 1961 auto crackup, he has developed a blood disease that causes frequent nosebleeds, and fogging out. What mainly sustains him nowadays is the heady thrill of success, the joy of being called upon to create bigger and more exciting monuments-and alcohol. He consumes at least half a bottle of Old Crow or vodka...
...gold-trimmed "Assassination Machine." They sight through a peephole into its interior, where a puppet President declaims, and pull the trigger of a cap pistol pointed at his tiny, bloody chest. Bang! goes the pistol. Why? asks the viewer. "Because," says Friedensohn cryptically, "it gives you a thrill...
...with Mexico, he painted his War News from Mexico. From the shirt-sleeved fellow shouting out the story, to the little Negro girl in her everyday dress and the deaf old patriarch in his straight-backed chair, Woodville perfectly captured the sense of awe and thrill of pride surrounding the derring-do down South. Americans apparently thought so too-they bought 14,000 prints of the painting...
...Judy: "I get too scared to just stand there?guess I'd better sing." On to more oldies like Swanee. A standing ovation for Old Man River. She sits down, her legs dangling over the edge of the stage for The Man That Got Away. "No more that oldtime thrill," she trills with her terrible intensity, "for I've been through the mill. . ." Many in the audience weep. Some grope down the center aisle to the stage. She leans over and kisses a proffered hand...
...dogs are the least important aspect of a night at the track. Greyhound racing is a participation sport, not a spectator sport, and the participation involves risking a valued belonging. Betting puts an edge on life, brings a vividness costlier than a roller-coaster ride. But why is its thrill worth the money thrown away for it? Less than 28 per cent of the $500,000 bet each night is winning money. But the fans keep coming back, and even though the percentages are against them, they go right on betting...