Word: vernon
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BORN: Dec. 31, 1937, Barrier EDUCATION: U of Kentucky, B.A., 1962, LL.B., 1964 FAMILY: Widowed; three children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: National Guard, 1957-64 OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Pulaski and Rockcastle counties commonwealth attorney, 1969-79; U.S. House, 1980- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1214, East Mount Vernon Street, Somerset 42502. Washington...
...family life-style offerings. The strategy is brilliant in keeping Fidelity revenues smooth, but it scares me to death. George Orwell's only flaws in prediction were in the timing and the number of Big Brothers we will have in this brave new world of electronic commerce. RICHARD CARREAU Vernon, Connecticut Via E-mail...
...After Midnight, a song made famous by country star Patsy Cline. And in a nod to her French roots, Peyroux delivers a vibrant version of Edith Piaf's La Vie en Rose. Dreamland features an impressive cast of supporting players. Pianist Chestnut provides restrained invention on Reckless Blues, guitarist Vernon Reid (formerly of the rock band Living Colour) enlivens Muddy Water, and up-and-coming jazz stars Marcus Printup (trumpet) and James Carter (saxophone) provide lift to several other tracks...
Since its birth, rock has produced a long string of guitar heroes, a list that would begin with Chuck Berry, continue on through Hendrix, Page and Eric Clapton, and include players of more recent vintage, like Eddie Van Halen and Living Colour's Vernon Reid--musicians celebrated for their sheer instrumental talent, their jazzman-like flair for expansive, showy (and sometimes self-indulgent) solos. But with the advent of alternative rock and grunge in the late '80s and early '90s, guitar heroism became uncool. Peter Buck of the influential rock band R.E.M. shies away from the exhibitionism of flashy solos...
...suite on the Sheraton's 31st floor, Clinton watched Gore's convention speech and the nomination roll call on television. In the room were his old friends Vernon Jordan and former White House deputy chief of staff Erskine Bowles. Clinton asked Bowles to check in with Morris and get to the bottom of his story. The political calculus was cold and clear: if the story checked out, Morris had to go. Having Bowles act as intermediary made more than one kind of sense. Since he was no longer in government service, he would not be under any obligation to pass...