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...only god you worship is James Brown and you like to wear vinyl and velvet to your religious services, then groove your way to the Funk Appreciation Society...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Funky Town: Students Worship the Father of Soul | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

Then, with a Kubrick-like air of mystery, Reznor withdrew into the cocoon of his velvet-walled home, and for the next five years was scarcely heard from. Emerging from his gloomy exile, he has a changed perspective and quite a story to tell about his years cloistered away. And he is packing a few surprises, for The Fragile is not just more of the same old musical Sturm und Drang. "The Fragile is a journey out from a place of desperation," says Reznor. "There are threads of optimism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Reznor's Redemption | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...British paper last week, Posh says 75 rented silver goblets disappeared after the nuptials. Replacing stolen goods was not a cost the couple figured into their $800,000 party, so the newlywed made a public appeal: "If anyone has them, please give them back. You can keep the velvet napkin rings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 9, 1999 | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...singer replies, "There's always somebody saying something." Herein lies the obligatory generational angst: a reversal of "Sweet Jane." Of course, there is also "Expectations," a song about a woman in a dead-end job; she is said to have a hobby of making life-size statues of the Velvet Underground...

Author: By Luke Z. Fenchel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Great Expectations: B&S Release a Prequel | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

This week, David P. Illingworth '71 became the College's first Associate Dean for Extracurricular Activities -not to mention its first dean to adorn the walls of University Hall with a velvet Elvis...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Illingworth Enters New Post | 7/9/1999 | See Source »

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