Word: violinists
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...coming -- mostly from a 300-mile radius that takes in St. Louis, Memphis and Wichita, but increasingly from all across the U.S. Patrons can meet the stars' families in theater lobbies; Tillis' wife, for one, sells candy. Most of the performers sit onstage at intermission to sign autographs, and violinist Shoji Tabuchi heads to the parking lot after his show to wave goodbye to the tour buses. Prices are right too. You can still get a motel room for $40, and there are 6,000 campsites in town. Says Mary Nell King of Pocahontas, Ark.: "I've seen one Broadway...
Next spring will see the strongest surge yet: new theaters from Johnny Cash, Silver Dollar City and, perhaps, Andy Williams. Country is still king, but the newer shows have broader ambitions. Violinist Tabuchi's variety show, perhaps the most popular in town, downplays country and goes heavy on glitz. Says Ben Bush, a businessman who plans a two-theater complex next spring: "People want to be entertained. If that means less country music, then that is what it will take...
...dexterous (on the right, skillful). The Spanish word for left-handed, zurdo, means malicious. If you are gauche (left) in France, you are tactless and unsophisticated. Adroit comes from the French a droit (to the right), and we know what maladroit means -- especially when we see a left-handed violinist bowing northwest while the rest of the string section is northeast. A left-handed compliment is not nice, but a right-hand man is indispensable. If you get up on the wrong (left) side of the bed, you are grumpy. Even rwiting about it can give a leftie a migraine...
Thoughtful lyrics and interesting chord changes serve to establish the band's musical credibility. But what sets O-Positive apart is their synthesis of eclectic musical styles and sounds into a logical, although seldom highly-polished, product. Herlihy prides himself on the ability to use musicians such as violinist Peter Rhee and trumpeter Artie Barbato in a way that transcends a token nod to the non-guitar musical universe...
...also left the region without an adequate tourism infrastructure. Country inns and small hotels are not unknown: in one little town in eastern Hungary, for instance, a hostelry offers a clean bed (toilet and bathroom down the corridor) for $6 a night. In the dining room, a Gypsy violinist helps compensate for the heavy meal. But such places are rare...