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...highlight of my day came from Brooklyn-born band Tiny Masters of Today, formed by Ivan 13 and Ada 11. These pint-sized rockers were both the youngest and most rock n' roll act I'd seen all day. Despite technical difficulties and near sabotage by a missile Space Hopper (or Hoppity Hop), the Tiny Masters intrigued the audience with their raw punk talent and surreal image. They were also extremely cute...
...casually chosen word. "We're influenced by so many things that we're able to balance and combine everything," says 23-year-old vocalist and keyboard player Armi Millare. "We would get bored if we got stuck within a certain style." She, along with guitarist Carlos Tañada, 25, bassist Paul Yap, 25, and drummer Ean Mayor, 23, cite eclectic musical reference points, from the fey electronica of Zero 7 to the studied cool of David Sylvian. It makes for music that manages to be both thoughtful and sensual. "A band like this doesn't come around more than...
Williamson was a second-round draft choice by the Oakland A's in 1971, out of a small town in Oklahoma called Ada. He was tall and handsome and hard throwing but without much discipline. He lasted six years in the minors, including a stint with the Fort Lauderdale Yankees, before a bad arm and some bad habits landed him back in Ada...
Very early on the morning of Dec. 8, 1982, a woman named Debbie Carter was raped in her apartment in Ada and then choked to death. The police knew Williamson as an erratic individual who kept late hours. He sometimes went to the bar where Carter worked. They liked him for the murder...
...Gabriel himself was stationed in southern Lebanon during the Lebanese civil war when Israel invaded for the first time. He doesn't believe Israel should negotiate with Hizballah. "I don't agree with him," Ada said fiercely. She has cause to worry. They have three sons, aged 18, 20 and 25. The youngest is about to serve in the army and the oldest will soon be summoned by the widespread reserve call...