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...plays basketball, he says, for six reasons: his three girls and three boys. He's unmarried but active in their lives, and he often shows up (late, sometimes, even on game day) at the Garden with four or five of them in tow. "[Having kids so early] pushed me toward wanting to do something with my life. At 17 I was, like, 'O.K., you've got a kid--you've got to make...
With squalling infants in tow, she works back-breaking shifts--as long as 17 hours a day--to feed her growing family. Then she drags herself home, where she is greeted by her equally demanding older children, who expect her to referee their squabbles as they roughhouse and play. When the kids finally fall asleep, she has only a few hours to eat, clean up and grab some shut-eye before the sun rises and she must do it all again...
...they are, sadly, misled. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has taken what was low, danceable and popular from the swing era and amplified it. Their "Big Bad" has replaced a claim to nobility--replacing magnanimity with pomposity; their swagger has replaced a justly dignified comportment; and their music follows in tow. Which is not to say that they are unenjoyable--they are, in my opinion, the best of the contemporary swing bands, and one can certainly dance to their music. They are as fine a choice for Springfest as any other band. But there is a certain melancholy hidden in their...
...pathos. "I caught a glimpse, and it's not me," rasps Matthews, an utterance worthy of King Lear thrown out into the night. In "Shoot the Messenger," Matthews morphs again to give a convincing invocation of Tom Waits circa his "Rain Dogs" album, albeit with a Welsh twang in tow. Yet overall the album causes a disconcerting flush and distress at its inconsistency. Matthews' voice is too good for mere pop. Catatonia's instrumentation is too catchy to act solely as backdrop. Theirs is a hard line to walk. B -Teri Wang...
David Fithian, the senior tutor of Adams, arrived at Quincy House with his dog Buster in tow...