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...Greenwich song from which producer Phil Spector and arranger Jack Nitzsche created a sonic masterpiece for the Ronettes. (Martin Scorsese recognized the power of this opening: he used it at the start of "Mean Streets.") A few bars later, the first syllables uttered in the show - a cutting "Wuh. Uh. Oh." for the song "Good Morning Baltimore" - cue the audience to the tone and intent. Winokur, with a voice that shouts High School of the Performing Arts in its "Fame" years, gives the "Oh" that diphthong that identifies anyone from Baltimore (or from Philadelphia, South Jersey or Delaware...
...enthusiastically mentions his Quincy single during every conversation. He has trouble, however, naming any single-derived benefits that don’t involve masturbation. “I love the freedom,” Cheng muttered when confronted. “It really gives me the space to, uh, focus on the important things in my life?...
Ever wonder whether the pals you call up every now and then just to chat are really paying attention to your tired little tales? They may say "ya" and "uh-huh" at all the right intervals, but do you ever get the sneaking suspicion that they're more interested in the dishes they're doing while you're yapping away or the football game they've tactfully muted as you drone...