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'Cracked Rear View' was a phenomenon. You look at the records you consider creative of the '90s and 'Cracked Rear View' sold more than all of them. That's just one of those things. That's just something else. It won't happen again. Now we just want to make the records, have our fan base and go on tour whenever we feel like playing. |
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(Boras) updated me. He's still negotiating. We're still in it, but the time is getting short. They've given us no indication (Beltran is close to signing with the Mets). We're patiently waiting for some positive developments. We have three days to go, and in baseball, that's a long way to go. We did not change our offer in any way. |
[Along the way, Baker had recorded with Bobby Robinson, who had also worked with Elmore James and was the first to put Gladys Knight and the Pips to vinyl. In 1968, when Marvin Gaye was looking for a new guitarist, he gave Robinson a call. Robinson recommended Baker,] because I could do the blues ... and because I could read music. |
[Also uncertain are the chances of adding a woman to the panel. Though Wong said some were nominated, none made the initial random cut of 114.] If there's a female who's randomly selected and agrees to participate, yes, it would be a welcome addition, ... But we haven't set any requirements in terms of the composition of the panel. |
[Anderson had moved into the No. 3 singles position as a result of a lineup change for Tuesday's match.] I talked to the other boy about it, but I felt comfortable with the switch after seeing [Anderson] play in a tournament recently, ... I felt it would come down to this position and [Anderson] came through. He's a hard-nosed kid. |
[Bob Carpenter, public information officer for the Charlotte County sheriff's office, said that crime rates in the village have been somewhat higher than in conventional mobile-home parks, several of which were devastated by Charley.] You have people who are destitute for money, ... There is a lot of post traumatic stress syndrome. |
[But what about the continuing great economic news under Clinton? Lott offered kudos:] I agree that Bill and Al deserve a lot of credit, but I'm talking about Bill Gates and Alan Greenspan. ... I agree that Bill and Al are responsible for the prosperity we are currently enjoying across America. That's Bill Gates and Alan Greenspan. |
[By being passed over by 23 teams in the draft instead of being picked first as had been early speculation, quarterback Aaron Rodgers lost about $14 million, just in guaranteed money.] It doesn't change his life at all, ... It affects his portfolio, which he's not going to spend 10 seconds thinking about for the next several years. |
[Chris Chelios points the finger at the decline of offense in the NHL squarely in one direction?the league's 30 coaches.] As long as coaches play their marquee players for 15 minutes a game, it's not going to change, ... Let them play 25-30 minutes and let them score, that's the way it should be. But it's coaches and their systems. |
[Consultants say direct account shifts are more likely to be made by entrepreneurial companies or those in which the marketing chiefs work closely with top management.] It's an organization where marketing is leading the agency relationship management rather than purchasing, ... The CMO is closely aligned with the CEO's objectives. |
[During a recent conversation with former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey, Wellstone joked about his legacy. According to Kerrey, Wellstone said,] I think my epitaph is going to read, 'We don't know what he did, but he sure looked tired.' ... Now I think his epitaph will be, 'We didn't realize what a good man he was until he was gone.' |
[In connection with the restructuring, Amazon said it will take a charge against earnings of more than $150 million in the first half of 2001.] No company enjoys making such a decision, and it's always difficult and painful ... But it was clearly the right business decision for us as we pursue making this into a profitable company. |
[In less than a week, gasoline prices have jumped by as much as 60 cents a gallon, with stations selling premium grades at an average $3 a gallon, according to AAA. On average, gasoline is 50 percent more expensive than it was last year.] We're in uncharted territory, ... We haven't experienced something like this since the 1980's. |