Word: basing
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...there are death issues too. David Sanes was a close friend of Jose and Julio's; he played first base on their local baseball team. When Sanes, who worked as a security guard, was killed by a stray Navy bomb in April 1999, it galvanized Puerto Ricans--including U.S. Congressmen up in El Norte--whose protests shut down the Navy's Vieques operations for more than a year. Last January, Bill Clinton, who feels Puerto Rico's pain--especially now that Hillary needs the votes of New York's Puerto Rican emigres--made an agreement with the island's government...
Before sundown, the Aftershock returns to base. It's a happy moment for the crew; everyone can pee now. "You have film you need to get off that boat?" someone yells. "We have urine we need to get off this boat!" Hanks hollers...
...same can be said of most activities on campus, of course. The water polo team probably never attracts more than a smattering of people beyond its core fan base. But whereas a sport can thrive on a small but dedicated set of adherents, theater is apt to die from such a situation. Perhaps die is too strong a word, for this death depends on one's vision of the function of theater. If theater is to function strictly as a form of entertainment then it doesn't really matter whether you're entertaining the same 20 people or a different...
...woman dressed in the morose shade of Rei's invention who snapped something in Japanese and gave me a dirty look whose meaning is universally venomous, all because I sat next to her munching on pretzels, is indicative of Comme des Garon's need to appeal to a fan base that eats more kumquats...
...some people succeed, and some not? The answer may seem obvious. Jim Hightower, the liberal humorist from Texas, used to say that the elder George Bush "was born on third base, and thought he'd hit a triple." A funny crack, but captious. Teddy Roosevelt and his brother Elliott were both born to the same privilege. Sickly Teddy overcame, and gloriously prospered. Elliott, the golden boy (and father of Eleanor), died an alcoholic disgrace in his early thirties...