Word: touche
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Raymond Chandler's undauntable tough guy was a surprisingly soft touch when it came to certain ideals. Like professionalism: he prided himself on keeping his business on the up and up, on staying loyal to his clients, and on always sticking to his standard fee, $25 a day plus expenses--no more, no less. (That is, unless some old fogey with nothing better to do decided to get generous.) And he had a special prickly pride about his apartment at the Hobart Arms. The same tease mentioned above somehow manages to seduce a pass-key away from the super...
...driving layups by Ellen Hart and the Fulton aerial spectacular destroyed SMU, and as the game's end drew near, the blue and gold players were ready to roll over and play dead, having fallen completely out of touch with the game's pace...
...surprising thing about Santana's newest release, Festival, is how little obvious mysticism it contains. It is beautifully crafted--the rough edges of early days are smoothed out--while retaining the mixture of varied rhythmic elements that made the band unique. However, the music seems just a touch self-conscious. There are the same obviously Latin numbers, from "Try a Little Harder" to "Let the Music Set You Free." There are even the old hollow lyrics: "No one said it would be easy, doing whatever you do, you just might have to suffer, but keep on moving through...
...publications are designed to keep alumni in touch with Harvard, he said. One bi-monthly pamphlet profiles a different "Harvard personality" in each edition, ranging from M. Robert Coles '50, research psychiatrist at the University Health Service, to William Emper '77, captain of the football team...
...almost tempted to leave them alone," Clifton said half-kiddingly. But asking for small contributions of $10 or $15 keeps the younger alumni in touch with the Fund, Brooks said...