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...resplendent in white linen suit, white shoes and lavender tie, had planned for everything, down to the brass band waiting to toot out a welcome at the Las Vegas station. Or had he? Passengers taking in the scenery suddenly noticed a 1923 Chrysler touring car and a 1925 brewery truck following the train on an adjacent road. Rival Hoodlum Barney Weiss apparently had dispatched his own welcoming party to greet Big Jim. From a machine gun mounted on the back of the truck, a Weiss torpedo named Charley Ice fired several bursts at the passing coaches. Two other goons opened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Doo Dah Gang | 7/14/1975 | See Source »

...spin-off from Gillespie, but it offered not so much as a toot. No sax, no horn, no clarinet. Instead there was a clean, nearly transparent sound made by piano, vibraharp, bass and drum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Gentlemen of Jazz | 12/9/1974 | See Source »

...Chairy Tale. I've only seen one of these little nightmares, the one most commonly shown in this country, something called Pas de Deux. In fact, I must have seen it 300 times--it seems like everytime I settle back for some good light feature the distant toot of panpipes (Panpipes!) is heard and this "short" comes on for what seems like days. The content of this vicious bummer is two silouetted dancers--white tights moving slowly in the darkness. The man-figure tippy-toes over to the woman-figure, who keeps darting away and eluding him at the last...

Author: By Richard Turner, | Title: THE SCREEN | 11/7/1974 | See Source »

...more you toot...

Author: By Tom Lee, | Title: The Musical Fruit | 1/18/1974 | See Source »

...sound theory that humanity craves mobility, the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in Manhattan is staging a show called "Portable World." No gypsy could crave more items that can be folded out, inflated, worn or comfortably toted. "Body extensions"-notions to be worn by people on the move-include the "Toot-a-Loop" radio, which twists around the arm like a snake. The sauna bodysuit promises to create a hotbox effect merely by being hooked up to a portable hair dryer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Portable World | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

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