Word: velveteen
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...wake up, I thank the Lord I'm Welsh." The other verses go, "Deffrwch Cymry cysglyd gwlad y g,n" --which could be an elaboration on said religio-nationalistic gratitude, or, you know, something else altogether. Either way, the Welsh group is bent on going international, and in that velveteen, strangely alien way that European groups have of taking over...
Those who stayed until the fair's close saw one of Harvard's History and Literature tutors, Edward L. Widmer '84, singing to a crowd of thousands in a wig, velveteen britches and a beauty mark, with his band, "The Upper Crust...
...VELVETEEN RABBIT OF CITYDOM
...mother grew up there. Your story on the life-style of drifters who live in motels [SOCIETY, May 29] used the town as one example of a place where many down-on-their-luck people can be found. I'm tired of Needles bashers. Needles is the Velveteen Rabbit of citydom. It has a proud heritage that reaches far back. The first ferries, then bridges over the Colorado River at Needles allowed the Golden State of California to become what it is today. General George Patton camped his troops in the Needles valley during World War II. Eleanor Roosevelt stopped...
...Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 497-0576. Downstairs: Miles Dethmuffen, Janet LaValley, Velveteen on Thurs., April 6. Brainiac and Garden Variety on Fri., April 7. Leftover Salmon on Sat., April 8. Gage on Sun., April 9. Our lady Peace on Tues., April 11. Last Poets on Wed., April 12. Upstairs: Curtain Society, Curious Ritual, St. Cimera and Partners in Flight on Thurs., April 6. Peter Wolf on Fri., April 7. Lyres, 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Johnny Black Trio and Drysdale on Sat., April 8. Lois on Sun., April 9. Technical Jed on Tues., April 11. The Last Poets...