Word: throughness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Through interesting plays on the perspective of the audience at the end of the play and with lines such as Rabbit's "You can't mix real life with the movies," the audience is left to ponder with which characters they identify.
"Magic hit the hook in '87. Jordan scored 63. Jeff Malone hit that Fantastic shot running out of bounds at the buzzer. D.J. at the buzzer in Game Four, '85. Larry raised his arms in victory before the ball went through to win the Three-Point Contest.
The five-night engagement in Worcester marked the beginning of Joel's Storm Front tour, and his band was tight, stomping their way through "Pressure" and "You May Be Right." Saxophonist Mark Revere added extra flourish to the show, and maniacal drummer Liberty DeVito is always entertaining to watch.
You don't go to a Billy Joel concert to see the band, though, and Joel remained the center of attention, racing through the audience on "Only The Good Die Young," cartwheeling off his Steinway on "Big Shot," and performing nearmagical tricks with the piano. Joel played behind his back...
He was recalled in 1986 by Gorbachev, and swiftly took a leading role in urging the Soviet leader to follow through on Gorbachev's twin policies of perestroika, or restructuring, and glasnost, or openness.