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...half-aggressive pigeon-toed stance so dear to the hearts of '50s rockers; his eyes are genuinely loony, wild and dangerous-looking, behind huge Buddy Holly horn-rims. No doubt about it--this guy is strange. Musically, too, the album has more than its share of outward cliches, from Phil Spectorish drum riffs to high-school rhythm guitar licks and doo-sop backing vocals...
...Susan St. Louis. Just six weeks after her first game of organized soccer, St. Louis has established herself as one of the premier women's soccer players in the East. By scoring 17 goals in just 11 games and one tournament, she has set a scoring pace that even Phil Esposito in his heyday would have envied...
...graduate young leaders like the Kennedys and the Udalls on the left. But there is a different breed of conservative coming on the scene now." These include Laxalt, 55, and Viguerie, 44, and a group of aggressive Republicans: Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, 43, Illinois Congressman Phil Crane, 46, and California State Senator Bill Richardson...
Meanwhile, Lummis, in an effort to stop the losses at Summa's casinos in Nevada, has hired Phil Hannifin, former chairman of the Nevada gaming-control board, to run the gambling operations. He will report directly to Lummis, strengthening Lummis' control over day-to-day operations...
...Songs From the Briarpatch, recorded live at Vanguard studios, effectively captures the dynamism of Paxton as a performer. He differs from his Village contemporaries in his master of direct communication with his audience; he borrows neither Bob Dylan's detachment nor Phil Ochs' alcoholic trance. Rather, he is akin to Joni Mitchell, who cajoles her audience to sing along because "the more out-of-tune voices on a song, the better." Paxton, too, encourages participation, seeking to bridge the gap between artist and idolator. And by explaining the motivation behind the composition of each song, Paxton secures an Intellectual bond...