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...middle of the Calvin Klein show, a model turned on her heel to exit the runway, and her skirt ripped up the back, slashing the mood of ease the clothes were trying to evoke. Klein arched an eyebrow but was generous afterward about his successor's debut, slipping backstage to congratulate Costa. "I'm thrilled for him," Klein said, "I feel great about...
...punching party inside. Two club members, Stewart Shofner ’79 and Stephen A. Kowal ’79 had gathered a handful of their female friends and punched them for membership in the club under male pseudonyms. Although most of the members happily welcomed the women, the mood was not universal. The club steward, upon noticing the entrance of the women, proceeded to lock himself—and the food for the party—into an upstairs room in protest...
...tight squeeze for a big group, but what it lacks in roominess it makes up for in bright décor and ambience. The walls are an earthy orange color that blend into the exposed copper vents on the ceiling. Various paintings and photographs of Italy set the mood without being too cliché, and the open kitchen buzzes with busy staff shoving pizzas into the ovens. All of these factors, along with the allure of “gourmet” dining, make Di Mio a perfect venue for a first date. It is intimate without being intimidating...
...with the somber production of his songs. The lyrics Cash wrote for his signature hit I Walk the Line express an unexceptional sentiment: because I love you, I behave. But the thumping bass line and Cash's delivery ("I keep my eyes wide open all the time") make the mood part predatory, part paranoid. Even the upbeat love story Ballad of a Teenage Queen has a spooky side; it sounds as if it's beamed from the bottom of the well of loneliness. Phillips used acoustical reverbs on many Sun productions, but Cash hardly needed it. His voice...
...weeks before Cash's death, Jones and his wife Nancy paid a visit. "He had just gotten back from the dentist," Jones says. "He had numb lips and all. He stayed seated just about the whole time we were there. But he was in a good mood. He said he was fixing to get up and throw that wheelchair away, and he was going back to work." But to others Cash revealed his resignation. Wilson, who visited Cash at Nashville's Baptist Hospital, says, "He was aware things were closing down for him, and he was at peace...