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...last night of sequestration--after the verdict had been reached--was spent in high spirits in the spectacular $1,200-a-night Presidential Suite on the 17th floor of the Hotel Inter-Continental. The jurors laughed, schmoozed and sang together as a pianist performed jazzy sing-along tunes on the suite's baby grand. Said hotel general manager Lewis Fader, who was at the party: "They were like a fraternity. They seemed so close to each other. There was a lot of hugging and kissing." A juror went back and forth drinking beer, wine, beer, wine, said one hotel staffer...
...longtime friends, including personal assistant Cathy Randa and business attorney Skip Taft, streamed into the house, a party started up. Someone sat down at the piano, and soon everyone was singing gospel songs. One favorite that both Cochran and Simpson sang was Amazing Grace, its lyrics filled with poignancy...
Later, she wielded a guitar she said was out of tune. Smith's voice, however, was in fine form. It became a ratty snarl when she sang "Dylan's Dog," but in other tunes such as "About a Boy," a song off her upcoming album, she had all the resonance of a harmonica. Her voice rose octaves and at points even seemed to purr...
...interrupting herself, taking notes, or telling witty anecdotes, Smith's stream-of-consciouness style was thoroughly enjoyable. After she elaborately introduced one work, just as she was about to begin, her mood changed and she read a more mischievous one, "Cowboy Truths." While reading it, she also sang the refrain, exemplifying just how easily her lyrics translate into music...
...second song, "Pirate Jenny," her voice became a subdued staccato. Slowly she began to unwind, which took noticeable effort. By the time she was on the floor finishing an aria, she was out-stretched in order to breathe more freely. When she sang the jazzy "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," her breathy voice conveyed the song's suffering. Though Faithfull usually knows her range, holding a note sometimes produced a self-effacing strain in songs which require crackle...