Word: jigging
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...spoils of victory. Alaska Senator Frank Murkowski wanted to know when Bush and Cheney would roll back Clinton executive orders banning oil and natural-gas drilling on public lands. (Cheney told Murkowski to send him a memo.) Strom Thurmond, who turned 98 that day, danced a little jig to demonstrate that he had no intention of going anywhere. Both sides were focused on the power-sharing issues that sprang from the 50-50 tie in the Senate--an even split that assumed, of course, that Bush would defeat Gore, keeping Lieberman in the Senate as the 50th Democratic vote, with...
...with the theme of love and loneliness. But what makes the album fun and catchy is that this longing could very well be for a multitude of women found in one summer day on a beach. The playful guitar-laced ballads leave the listener with a smile and a jig in the step. And ultimately, that is what Mest wants to accomplish and does so with aplomb: mixing punk, ska and reggae with some interesting production values from John Feldmann (of Goldfinger fame) to make music fun again. B+ -Jimmy...
...alternate use of the words "baby" and "ain't," the Young Dubs not only (gasp!) play their own instruments, but prove just what it should mean to be eclectic as they alternate from laid-back chill rock like the title track to the get-down-in-the-"jig pit" (the Dubs' version of a mosh pit) of "What Do You Want From...
...herd instinct is at work here, and eventually the herd goes wrong. When you invest this way, the bet you make is that you can run fastest when the jig is up. That's a tall order. Typically, the end of any trend is clear only in hindsight. Until then, every dip looks like a buying opportunity...
...know the ones: Ross from Friends dancing in a bubble held by Rachel, then getting "popped" by a giggling Monica. These short bursts will eventually replace the shows themselves, allowing viewers at home the chance to watch their favorite comedy character make faces, dance a jig and convey a warm sense of familiarity, without all the boring stuff in between. This will, however, also lead to the extinction of the "comedy writer" as we now know the species...