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Musically as well as physically, however, Springsteen's striking resemblance to Dylan invites comparison. Both men forged a style of electrified folk demanding powerful back-up bands. Like rock musicians of the '60s, Springsteen dips back to the '50s for the blazing chord colors and nagging syncopations inside his walls of throbbing sound. Yet he has invented no personal mystique, he entertains no holy illusions about himself, he avoids social commentary. "I like to write songs you can dance to," he says...
...receiving end of the battery will be held down by Dan Williams and John Friar. Williams saw back-up action last year behind Rich Bridich, while Friar sat out the year with a leg injury from football...
...receiving end of the battery will be held down by Dan Williams and John Friar. Williams saw back-up action last year behind Rich Bridich while Friar sat out the year with a leg injury from football...
...many cases, are not informed about the criteria for admission to a place like Harvard. Many times students mistake large colleges' interviewing procedures and willingness to waive application fees as an early sign that they will be admitted. So they don't bother to apply to any back-up schools and after the rejections come they're left with nowhere to go. When we identify such a case, the student is asked if it would be all right for us to forward his name to another school. So far 92 students have asked that...
...Gilbert says. "Everything from pregnant girl friends, failing grades, deep disappointment in not playing either regularly or well, problems with their parents, uncertainty about their futures." Father-like he also nags his charges about their grades, and last year helped to arrange the wedding of Walton's back-up center, Swen Nater. The wedding was in conservative Orange County, and Gilbert suggested that Keith Wilkes' father, a Baptist minister, perform the ceremony. "We all loved the idea of blowing some minds in Orange County by having a black clergyman officiate at the marriage of a white couple," says...