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...fact, the junior righthander was staring down the barrel of a gun all day long. A projected first round draft pick in this June's amateur draft, Crockett attracted a throng of scouts who stood in the bleachers Friday-radar guns in hand-charting his every pitch...
...purpose in life on a whale-watching boat filled with tourists. Suddenly a huge tail breaks the surface of the water: "It was as if the whole ocean was sliding open. And I saw something there. The world was big, not little. The place was deep." Unlike the jostling throng of gapers around her, Sharon knows what she has seen: "It was a vision...
...Pretty soon he's got his hand on the small of her back and is drawing her closer. When he reaches over and nuzzles her neck, she closes her eyes and leans her head back. But only for a moment. Soon, she opens her eyes again and scans the throng of throbbing bodies on the dance floor. Because this guy that has his arms around her is sweet and nice, but there could always be better out there. "Rule No. 1," she says. "When you're young, you should keep your options open...
...wearing a 150-pound gown with a 52-foot train (Mariah's had trailed only 26 feet), as they get married in a church filled with celebrities for whom one name only is sufficient (De Niro, Michael, Brooce, Ricky, Julio and - Danny De Vito?). In the meantime, though, the throng that stood for hours in freezing weather outside the church, blocking Fifth Avenue traffic for two full blocks, weren't there to catch a glimpse of the aforementioned superstars. Nor were they really interested in the billionaire businessman who happened to be the groom. Mottola's achievements in the music...
...Belgrade as much as inspire them. How would he describe the revolution that had just unfolded? What could he say to assure them that after 13 years of repression and misery, the long night had passed? Kostunica stood on the balcony, held the microphone and looked out at the throng. At last he spoke. "Good evening, dear liberated Serbia," he said...