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Prince carries the creativity of the direction of the vignettes to the stage. The film highlights the interplay between the backup singers as they do a madcap strut across the stage or act out a street game of craps, something which might have otherwise been lost on the viewer...
...turns out that this backup singer has some pretty good dance moves as well, making for endless possibilities for interplay between her and Prince. And in more than one tune they meet--with electric results...
...Crimson had to mount its comeback without goalie John Devin, who was injured early in the first period and was removed in favor of freshman backup Michael Francis at the beginning of the second period...
Nurses tell more troubling tales. Some are required to "float" into sections of the hospital where they have no experience; others must work beyond the point of exhaustion with no backup. Cook County Hospital's O'Flaherty contends that it is not at all unusual for a nurse to be confronted with two patients requiring emergency attention at the same time. Once on the scene, of course, nurses are legally liable; they cannot refuse to work, however impossible the situation. The only recourse for many is to fill out a form protesting the assignment. This does not absolve them...
Canada's hockey team at least got to the medal round, but a 5-0 loss to the U.S.S.R. deflated much of the country. Backup Goalie Rick Kosti was worried: "Next time they may just grab a bunch of National Hockey League guys at the last minute and see what they can do. Even if they're a great deal better, I don't think it will mean half as much to them as it did to us." Over the entire 16 days, the nearest Canada came to a gold medal was Figure Skater Brian Orser's second-place finish...