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Natty Dressers Disappear From NFL Sidelines *

Nov 19th, 2008 · These days, football coaches have swapped the snappy attire of their predecessors for Goodwill chic and headsets. Commentator Frank Deford says he never imagined that he would have warm reveries of Weeb Ewbank or Vince Lombardi, strolling the sidelines as they would the boulevard.

Keywords: football · NFL · Frank Deford · Chic · snappy · goodwill · Boulevards · sideline · Vince Lombardi · headsets · disappeared · reverie

DeVotchKa: Soaring and Silken, Sad and Lovely

May 12th, 2008 · DeVotchKa's sound is a surprisingly potent potpourri of cabaret, spaghetti Western, and Eastern European Gypsy songs. In "Head Honcho," Nick Urata's soaring, silken voice holds the melting pot together as a lone accordion intrudes upon his reverie, insistent and beautiful.

Keywords: lone · songs · beautiful · accordions · cabaret · spaghetti · intrude · Devotchka · reverie · silken · potpourri · Eastern European Gypsy

'Andre's Blues' and the Sounds of Contentment

Aug 21st, 2007 · For two minutes and 21 seconds, Sir Andre Previn improvises in the studio and comes up with "Andre's Blues," one of the cuts on his new solo piano album. At the start, Previn's 78-year-old fingers take off in a lighthearted reverie and then segue into the business of the blues.

Keywords: Business · blues · album · studio · Improvises · lighthearted · André · reverie · Previn · Sir Andre Previn

Fond Recollections of a Romanticized Youth

Nov 13th, 2006 · Amidst swirling strings, reverberating vocal harmonies, gentle guitars and a dusty rhythmic shuffle, Shawn Lee temporarily gets caught in vaguely optimistic reverie as he sings, "I wonder if I'll ever feel this way again." But his sentiments turn pragmatic quickly.

Keywords: Shuffle · youth · Romanticized · Harmonies · Reverberates · guitar · Dusty · recollections · rhythmic · pragmatic · Shawn Lee · reverie