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Unfortunately, the band often became so absorbed in their music that they seldomly raised their heads from their instruments; the two male Timminses, along with Alan Anton (bass), Jeff Bird (mandolin, harmonica), Spencer Evans (piano, clarinet, organ) and Ken Myhr (electric guitar) seemed to be playing more for the enrichment of their own souls than to win over the huge crowd before them...

Author: By Phoebe Cushman, | Title: The Soothing Melodies of the Cowboy Junkies: | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

Anyone who hasn't heard the Cowboy Junkies would have a herd time imagining their mix of blues, folk, country and rock that somehow blends to create a mellow, Iyrical sound. For example, their performance of the lulling, romantic "Misguided Angel" resonated with the sweet wail of Bird's harmonica...

Author: By Phoebe Cushman, | Title: The Soothing Melodies of the Cowboy Junkies: | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

...basket case, boasting the second lowest per capita GNP in Latin America. Despite impressive metal resources, the only time foreign investors got really excited about Peru was during the 19th century, when 80 percent of government revenues were derived from the export of guano (which is, well, bird shit...

Author: By Gary J. Bass, | Title: Post-Coup Peru | 4/10/1992 | See Source »

...enough that the Rock-a-Doodle shames Chaucer with its unnecessary modern twists and stupid screenplay. Chaucer's rooster would never cluck some of Bluth's bird's lines. "I've got a hole in my heart so big,:" the modern day Chanticleer drawls, "you could drive a John Deere tractor through it." Not the stuff of poets...

Author: By Suchurita Mulpuru, | Title: Don't Rush to This Fowl Film | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

...likes to see the Dr. J who could not hit a jumper to save his life, the Larry Bird who scores 49 points one night and 7 the next, the Jim Palmer who could not strike out a spring training scrub or the Franco Harris who ended his career rather inauspiciously in Seattle, far away from...

Author: By John L.S. Simpkins, | Title: Say Goodbye to Fading Stars | 4/3/1992 | See Source »

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