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...leaves or paint houses to make ends meet. Although his two kids graduated from college, Richmond never did. As he talks, a young man there with his girlfriend looks up from the display. "Are you one of the guys here?" asks Bill Fox, pointing to the life-size photograph. "Wow." As they discuss the sit-ins, Richmond offers some advice about the color line. "You can choose," he says. "Legislation can't change people's hearts. It takes time." With that, he awkwardly hugs his two new friends and turns to leave...
...instrument. So he studied privately, first with Erik Darling, onetime member of the Weavers folk quartet, and eventually with Trischka, an urban bluegrass whiz. Even then, Fleck was an eclectic, trying to absorb everything from salsa to jazz. Especially jazz. "I bought a Charlie Parker record, and I thought, "Wow! This is incredible." I tried to learn Parker's licks on the banjo, but I couldn't find the notes." One day, in a high school jazz-appreciation class, the teacher played pianist Chick Corea's Spain -- for Bela, another revelation. "It was just so immediate. It was a light...
...Offering Breath Mints. Be subtle about it. Say, "Wow these mints are good. Wow." Or "Bet you don't have room for one of these tiny breath mints in your stomach, especially after eating all those onions...
...Michael: Wow...
Alex: And wow, would he have been sorry! As far as sheer drama goes, this game was superior to Murder She Wrote. I'm sure there are some of you out there who left the 1986 World Series game before Mookie Wilson gave the Mets new life. Archie beat the postgame traffic on JFK Street, but he also missed an ending that had the 2100 fans on the edges of their seats...