Word: relishes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...good offices of Tom Stoppard and the Dunster House Drama Society, which recently produced The Real Inspector Hound. A friend from the cast telephoned me one evening, soon before opening night. "We need a body for Hound," he said. Like the hotdog I am, I accepted the role with relish. After all, it sounded easy and fun--just lie on stage for an hour, then go to the cast party. While you only live once, I reasoned, here was an opportunity to die twice. Test driving the afterlife is a privilege granted...
...came a soft and knowing chuckle from Chief of Staff Howard Baker. "Let me talk to him," Baker would say, or, "We can't let that one come to a head." He spoke in most cases with genuine regard for the adversaries, and he spoke always with a great relish for the game of politics...
...fair, the comedians also cracked some less offensive jokes. Jerry talked about elderly residents of Florida who drive with their faces at the level of the dashboard radio, lights blinking an "eventual left turn" signal and car moving at 10 m.p.h. so they can relish every moment of the trip. He also talked about the type of pig that produces the pepper-filled luncheon meat on display at your neighborhood supermarket...
Other professors agreed with Riesman. "After my many years, I relish the freedom not to have to be in a particular room at a particular time," says Freund...
...point here is not to try to second guess the director or screenwriter by guessing who set Viveca up. Lumet just wants you to sit back and absorb the atmosphere. Let the dirt of L.A. sink into your skin and relish the experience of seeing Jane Fonda look worse than you for once...