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...burlesque, and nonchalance. But do not be misled by these devices into doubting the seriousness of Mayer's purpose. The wail of fear drones in the songs (some of which, like "Cat Scratch Fever," recur in his shows as anthems), in the abruptness of the pacing and in the roller-coaster whirling of the stage machinery. In Job as in Jesus the references, the allusions, the modulations of mood may be too rapid--the whole production too visually and verbally dense--to be digested at one sitting. And it may be, too, that Mayer's profound sense of privacy...
...about the same time, the future astronaut was taking his first close look at the moon through a homemade 8-in. reflector telescope fashioned from a stovepipe and mounted on roller-skate wheels atop a garage. The wondrous device belonged to Jacob Zint, a neighbor of the Armstrongs and a draftsman in the Westinghouse plant. "I can't recall that Neil ever said he wanted to go to the moon," says Zint. But as early as 1946, Armstrong was regularly visiting the makeshift observatory and often, says Zint, "he looked right into the Sea of Tranquillity"?the prime site...
...shanter, sometimes wore leis of flowers for press conferences, regularly delivered quotable and often provocative comments. Speaking of the day the first serious fighting occurred between police and students, he said, "This was the most exciting day of my life since my tenth birthday, when I rode a roller coaster for the first time." After he had become known statewide and was denounced by blacks as "Uncle Tojo Tom," he jokingly told reporters that he represented "yellow power" and that he was "Emperor of California...
PETER AND VERONICA, by Marilyn Sachs (Doubleday; $3.95). The pain and fun of a friendship-mostly conducted on roller skates-between Peter Wedemeyer (small, amiable, Jewish) and Veronica Ganz (big, bullying, Lutheran...
Fireballing Fernando Gonzalez was the winner of that game, but said that the defense deserved most of the credit. Jim Fabiani, one of the most versatile athletes in the House, smashed a roller halfway to third base to start Quincy's four run rally in the last inning, and Eliot's errors and a single by catcher Bob Teske did the rest. Luck, Not skill...