Word: twangs
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...Broadway musical of the spring, "Tom Sawyer." But this kid-friendly adaptation of the Mark Twain story, if not quite the "Saturday Night Live" parody its ubiquitous ads promised ("Hey, Tom Sawyer!"), is a second-rate refugee from summer stock. Don Schlitz has written music with a country twang but cornball lyrics ("He?s full of that old scratch /Impossible to catch"), and the odd, earth-toned sets make this Mississippi River town look like something the Pharoahs built. The show does rev up some lively melodrama in the second act, with an exciting cave climax that kids might enjoy...
...whole personalities can never really fit into the four-year box that we are given. Since my great-uncle passed away I realized that I have been speaking with more of a southern twang, as if I'm trying to impress upon my friends that I'm not just here in Cambridge--there is more than meets...
...country" brings to mind images of Shania Twain, kick her leopard-print-clad ass right on out. Alt-country, or Y'allternative as it is sometimes called, is definitely not the glitzy pop-twang that today's country has become. Nor does it have the excess of sound-alike, look-alike bands of alternative rock. For initiates to the alt-country scene, it's hard to define the sound. Maybe the stage footwear of the Jayhawks provides a good analogy. Vocalist Gary Louris was decked out in cowboy boots, while fellow guitarist Kraig Johnson sported Converse sneakers. Not quite country...
Growing up as a woman of African descent in Ireland, Mumba says, "I never felt different. There's been a little twang of racism recently, because all of a sudden a lot of [Third World] refugees have come to Dublin, and it has been very hard for Ireland to adjust. But people are getting used to it now." Mumba's own adjustment, from relative unknown to international pop star, should be no problem...
...presidential debate in St. Louis, Missouri, several hundred mourners massed in a nearby park in the chill air. Condolences filled talk radio. An officeholder since 1960, when he was 26, Carnahan was a beloved two-term Governor. A self-styled New Democrat, he had some of the Midwestern twang and even a bit of the look of Harry Truman, who once held the Senate seat Carnahan was seeking. His death not only cut short his career but dimmed Democratic hopes as well. Al Gore's shot at carrying this battleground state is weakened now. So are the Democrats' chances...