Word: touche
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Betcha didn't know the oldest fortified military post in the country is right around the corner. Fort Independence has been a lookout point since 1634--Edgar Allen Poe even served army time there in 1827. Visit Castle Island Park to get in touch with some history, or join the hordes of joggers and walkers on the scenic paths. And if that fishing pole you brought with you to school is gathering just too much dust, check out Castle Island's 250-foot fishing pier. Maybe Dining Services will cook your catch. Maybe not. But it's worth...
...worn. The superstition is that if you rub it for luck, you'll get a letter of acceptance, so if anyone wants to rub it before we go on, please feel free. Watch how many unsuspecting tourists actually go for the foot scam. Count how many of them actually touch its urine-soaked veneer, and then try to beat that amount on the next tour. High score wins first dibs on the fresh-meat during Orientation week...
...truth about this alleged anchorite was that he was a constant presence in dozens of lives, in touch via phone, fax and Internet--and, indeed, in person, if you happened near the admittedly narrow British realm where he had sequestered himself since 1961. Among this group in the days after his sudden death, at 70, on March 7, there was a more powerful need than usual to talk fondly about Kubrick, as if by so doing they could fill the sudden silence that had descended on their lives...
...deep green backdrop by five men in white overalls and five women in white thigh-high shifts. The score is John's Book of Alleged Dances, a collection of minimalist hoedowns composed by John Adams and played by the Kronos Quartet; the steps have the feather-light touch of such early Taylor masterpieces as Aureole and Airs, with Thomas Patrick partnering the exquisite Rachel Berman in a fetchingly sweet love duet...
...from Jason and creates a tight, impressively "together" sound. Songs such as "Flame" and "Love is Stronger" are plaintive and sensitive, filled with interesting noises and rocking beats. "Cuban" is a swinging dance number with a screamed over melody that somehow works--and the cow bell is a nice touch. In the lyrical, acoustic "Tree," Lou proves himself to be a song writer who can transcend triteness and write a really beautiful song...