[Black is back -- as if it ever goes away -- and richer, boosted by fanciful textures, embroidery and brocade. Butternut, camel and olive tones are similarly decadent, and] that burgundy brown -- it's so rich you just want to eat it, ... If they melted Hershey's chocolate, that's what it would look like. |
[But, clearly, the old rights fees formulas are getting updated.] ESPN has these avenues that can generate revenue and hence they've become a more potent rights bidder, ... It's going to force their competitors to develop the same type of distributions, or seek new partners, so they can match up to ESPN. |
[Butch Harmon, who has worked with top players from Greg Norman to Woods, says one of the most common mistakes recreational golfers make is to practice without purpose.] They tend to go to the range, warm up with some irons and then whale away with the driver, ... There is no plan to what they are doing. |
[Cohn, winner of the 1991 Grammy for best newcomer and best known for the song] Walking in Memphis, ... shouldn't be here. It was a bullet that went all the way in. Some people thought it just grazed my forehead. But it actually went all the way in (at his left temple) and just stopped short of my skull. |
Jason Kidd (1973-) |
[Curly] was very introverted and he drank a lot, and that's when he would come out -- either that, or in a performance, ... But he would hang with his stray dogs. And he was a big womanizer. I think it was overcompensation for being bald and heavy, and acting like a buffoon. He wanted to feel attractive. |
[Drawing didn't always come easy.] He struggled with black and white, ... But when he got to Arles in 1888, he discovered the reed pen, and it was then he developed a more comfortable relationship with his tool. As reed wears down, it becomes softer, more flexible and responsive to his gestures on paper. |
[Due to an operator error, the 7 PM performance of the musical was delayed mid-show for about 50 minutes, according to Michael Hartman, a spokesperson for the family musical.] We'd gone 34 previews and 142 performances without a hitch, ... and Chitty is still the most reliable car on Broadway and beyond. |
[He puts gum in his hat] I always keep gum in my back pocket, ... If we make the third out when I am on base, I take three pieces out of my pocket and put them in my helmet. Then I put my batting gloves on top of them and hand the coach my helmet. Superstition is not a dirty word in baseball. Not for me. |
[Not everyone is optimistic about hybrids.] Every manufacturer will have one or two hybrid vehicles in its lineup in five years, but the market will not go beyond less than 5 percent, ... But the real challenge is to reduce the fuel consumption of the standard engine. Hybrid is not a substitute for that. |
[Orlando Bloom also talked about what it was like working with Crowe.] He's the hero man. Hero of the hour, always wanted to work with Cameron and this for me was a dream opportunity, ... We got to work on something that was a really personal project for Cameron and became a very personal project for me. |
[Porter, who had his surgery Aug. 10, successfully went through three consecutive practices this week. It was his first full week of work.] I'm somewhere in the 90 (percent) range, ... In time, I'll be 100 percent. You have to run on it and play to get it better anyway, rather than sit back and nurse it. |
[Rather, if the upcoming LSU season is to be dedicated to Gunter's memory at all, it'll be in a much quieter, yet stronger fashion.] She's embedded in the fabric of all of us, ... and the best thing we can do is be the best people we can be, and if that translates into victory, that is so enough for her. |
[Some Republicans said they were not convinced by a 16-year-old promise from her brief foray into local politics; others said that too much uncertainty hovers around her beliefs overall.] That shows where her political views were, ... But I don't think it tells us how she would rule on a particular case. |
[Stuart Pearce is hopeful that Andy Cole will return for City's match with Everton on Sunday. Cole has missed the last two League games with a back injury and City have failed to score in both.] He [Cole] was really pushing himself to play as soon as possible, ... The boy's enthusiasm to play is amazing. |