Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...your hackles up, California. We are here to discuss that choke-thy- neighbor word, water. Here being a quintessentially innocuous looking and provocative setting, the Los Angeles water intercept on Lee Vining Creek in the eastern Sierras. On a brilliant winter afternoon, knee-deep snow covers the intake pond behind a small concrete dam, and a Steller's jay swoops among the evergreens. Mount Dana, lacking only an Ansel Adams moon, is lit up crisply against a cloudless sky. And in the background (the sticking point), there is the sound of rushing water...
...After a brilliant "Who are the People in Your Neigborhood?" skit with cameo appearances by Martina Navratilova, Barbara Walters and Ralph Nader, the show reached its finest moment--the "Ernie, Put Down the Duckie (If You Want to Play the Saxaphone)" song...
...only Bellow could have staged a literary coup by sneaking a brilliant work into a 100-page paperback. Instead, it looks as if Bellow should have followed the publishers' advice and left this one on his word processor...
Stauber is still known for his brilliant saves and near-perfect goaltending...
...biggest blow to the squad is the loss of Co-Captain Lora Rowning. Last year, Rowing shut down opponents with a brilliant 2.13 ERA and earned second-team All-Ivy honors. This season, the standout pitcher will miss most of the year with a broken thumb...