Word: ty
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...remember what we want to remember about Pete Rose: the player called Charlie Hustle running out walks, hurling himself head first to take an extra base, and breaking the most venerable record in baseball--Ty Cobb's 4,191 hits. Those memories are vivid, etched into our baseball consciousness, along with the exploits of immortals like Cobb, Ruth, Robinson and Mays, in whose Hall of Fame company Rose arguably belongs...
...also jazz-influenced, with a twist of reggae. This versatile and harmonious band has taken American rock-and-roll where it should be, away from whiny bands to musicianship and joy. Each band member is a real artist in his own right, and together Ian Steams, Reggie Martell, Ty Gibbons '00 and Frisbay create a unique sound. It is hard to succinctly describe a song set that included jazz breakdowns, a slide didgeridoo, the drummer on vocals and a jig. Some lounge, some first wave ska and some B.B. King slipped through, but most palpable was the band's cohesion...
...Burren was maybe not the ideal venue for the band, since space was tight, but folks were definitely moving to old favorites like "Hurts So Bad," a jumping reggae romp with a mercilessly catchy beat. Ty Gibbons' six-string fretless bass moved beautifully in some of their slower songs like "Sweet May Hill", while Ian Steams' precise guitar-work was more delta blues than plain ol' rock-and-roll. Refreshingly, there was no one lead singer or star to this show--the guitar and bass were mic-ed equally, the drums and Frisbay's scat were given their...
...that Ty Inc. will make instead of Beanie Babies...
...Steelers (giving 6.5) over Browns. Cleveland's lovely new glass-and-steel Dawg House ? and a city that has dearly missed its football ? isn't worth more than a field goal; this is still an expansion team we're talking about, and Ty Detmer ain't Doug Flutie. Look for the defection-gutted Steelers to get 75 yards from nimble newcomer Amos Zereoue and grimace their way to a two-touchdown win. Unless Kordell Stewart gets emotional...