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LOSING THE TOUCH CONCRETE JUNGLE Tech’s basketball team lost their home A UGA professor, Dr. Jack Crowley, ENTERTAINMENT opener for the fi rst time since 1980 to lectured at Tech on implementing UNC Greensboro. Page 28 sustainable infrastructure. Page 11 Technique • Friday, November 16, 2007 Hansel and Gretel fl ourishes By Daniel Griffi n monotonously along. With the addition of Staff Writer Humperdinck chose to compose his libretto puppetry, the At- in Sprechgesang, a vocal technique straddling lanta Opera presents When thinking of opera, the name Engelbert singing and speaking, and it quickly becomes Humperdinck’s classic Humperdinck is probably not the fi rst composer to obvious that this was a huge mistake. While Hansel and Gretel. spring to mind, and this would be with adequate perhaps working better in his native language cause, as the 19th century German composer had of German, though doubtful, translated into only one particularly popular opera, Hansel and English, the vocals sound jagged and humdrum. Gretel, adapted from the well-known Brothers Humperdinck’s idea was to combine traditional Grimm tale. Th e Atlanta Opera now brings this opera with a heavy dose of German folk, but opera to the stage, adding a new twist to the classic unfortunately, it fails at both. Th e composition that showcases one of Atlanta’s burgeoning art is lackluster, in every way contrasted to Wagner’s forms: puppetry. transcendental movements, and the folk is defi - With Germany’s long tradition of puppetry, cient in the bravado and bombast for which the this interesting addition to the opera never seems Germans are known. that foreign. And with the choice to hire a young Th e vocals hover around the same range, not director, Basil Twist, steeped in a rich puppetry impressing in many respects at all. Th ough, the background, it’s obvious the Atlanta Opera was performers can hardly be blamed, as the composer looking for this type of reinvention. created a piece where the vocals are overshadowed Indeed, the puppetry takes center stage in by nearly everything, including a thoroughly this opera, sometimes even overshadowing the mediocre orchestra composition. vocals as well as the orchestra. Seemingly slight However, a few of the songs are striking, es- and minor animal puppets in the background pecially a prayer sung as a duet between Hansel often steal the stage, as a cat, moved by two black- and Gretel just before the fi rst act ends. Th eir gloved hands, dances merrily in the window sill voices are pitch-perfect, harmonizing with a or a strange vulture-like scavenger, suspended by soprano and mezzo-soprano that rise into the strings, swoops continuously overhead. shifting night like the angels that hover above Humperdinck, while apprenticed under their prone fi gures. Richard Wagner for a time, is simply no Wag- In addition, the puppetry is truly mesmerizing. ner. His composition lacks the cohesiveness Of particular magnifi cence was the movement and structure of Wagner’s, while the vocals and orchestra often mesh poorly and meander See Hansel, page 19 Photo by Michael Skinner/STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Devil reveals dark drama Classic talent

OUR TAKE:      the surrounding events and family relationships returns to awe that set Devil apart from the rest. Morrissey, CITY SCENE By Daniel Spiller Th e story was written by fi rst-time screenwriter former lead Contributing Writer Kelly Masterson. Th e fact that this is her fi rst singer of the Medieval Times screenplay is almost shocking considering how now broken- Until about a week ago, I had never seen any intricate and detailed everything is. Also, now up British On Friday, Nov. 23, Medieval of Sidney Lumet’s fi lms. After reading that state- that we’ve reached Oscar season, I defi nitely would rock band Times Dinner & Tournament ment, most fi lm buff s have probably completely not count her out for a Best Original Screenplay The Smiths, will host a Georgia vs. Georgia disregarded all of my opinions about fi lm in the nomination. wowed Tech themed performance in past and will continue disregarding from here Th e story is not only good in the plot itself, but crowds at honor of the annual Tech-UGA on out. But I promise I’m trying to atone for my also in the way it is told. Th is is largely attributable Atlanta’s game on Nov. 24. Th e show will irrefutable lapse in judgment. to both Masterson’s story as well as Lumet’s direct- Tabernacle feature a yellow knight pitted Sidney Lumet is responsible for some enormous ing. Th e plot is not chronological in its telling of Nov. 12. against a red knight as part of titles from the past, including 12 Angry Men, Ser- events, but instead takes a nonlinear path to create Image Courtesy of BBC a “football-themed dinner and pico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Network. Th e movie I maximum suspense. Lumet pieces the parts together show. happened to see last week using transitions that By Hanjie Song was Dog Day Afternoon, initially feel jarring Contributing Writer and that movie happens and out of place, but Variety Tech and to deserve all the praise grow to become im- As a full-fl edged believer in the cult of Th e it receives. portant and unique Smiths, seeing the lead singer Morrissey live Let’s Try This! Well it just so happens to the movie. is nothing short of a religious enlightenment. that Mr. Lumet recently Lumet does a great Fortunately, the ex-front man of the British rock DramaTech’s next perfor- completed another fi lm job at keeping the landmark was able to grace Atlanta last Monday mance will be a double feature called Before the Devil story in its own tight, at the Tabernacle. show consisting of Variety Tech, Knows You’re Dead, and little world. Th e focus Along with guitarist Johnny Marr, Morrissey a musical review, and Let’s Try after seeing it along with stays only on the formed the musical group Th e Smiths in the English Th is!, an improv troupe. Th e Dog Day Afternoon, I am characters that are city of Manchester. Joined by drummer Mike Joyce show will run from Nov. 29 to completely onboard with pivotal to the progres- and Andy Rourke, the reign of Th e Smiths lasted Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. in the Drama why people appreciate sion of the plot. Th is from ‘82 to ‘87; however, its legacy did not stop Tech theatre. Student tickets Sidney Lumet. Image courtesy of Linsefi lm limitation on char- after the bitter break up. Often hailed as the most are $5. Brothers Andy (Phillip Director Sidney Lumet releases new hit acters creates a sense infl uential indie rock band of the ‘80s, Th e Smiths Seymour Hoff man) and based on Kelly Masterson’s original screeplay. of claustrophobia have cast shadows over a considerable number of Hank (Ethan Hawke) are and urgency, causing artists ranging from Radiohead to Andre 3000. Hands On Atl. hard workers, but due to circumstances in their tension to escalate throughout the fi lm. Since the break up of Th e Smiths, the lead singer’s personal lives, both are becoming desperate for As far as the acting goes, Phillip Seymour solo career is far from disappointing; Morrissey Benefi t Concert money. Th e plan to get out of trouble is simple; Hoff man and Ethan Hawke are excellent in the materialized eight albums with the last one being Andy convinces Hank to join him in a scheme two main roles. Both actors have to emotionally released last year. On Nov. 25 Patti Labelle to rob a small suburban jewelry store owned by run the gamut for their parts, and they end up Morrissey’s visit to Atlanta on Nov. 12 was not and John Legend will perform an old couple. But then everything goes wrong. demonstrating how versatile they really are. Other his fi rst one in recent times; the vocalist was also at Philips Arena for the Hands Terribly, terribly wrong. notable performances are Albert Finney as the invited to play in Chastain Park in July. His earlier On Atlanta Community Benefi t But that doesn’t sound very unique, does it? Th en vigilante father of Andy and Hank, and Marisa performance brought much negative reaction from Concert. Th e concert will also why am I singing Lumet’s praises? It is diffi cult Tomei as Andy’s wife, Gina. his fan base due to the venue. Season ticket holders feature the winners of Hands On to talk about the plot of Devil without giving too It looks like Lumet has another winner on his appeared to have a much more heavily invested Atlanta’s youth talent competi- much away or detracting from the suspense. As hands. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead isn’t one interest in their food, wine and conversations than tion. Tickets are now available you can see, the basic plot of “jewelry/bank heist of the biggest movies of the year, and it’s not meant from $50 to $500. gone wrong” has been done a million times, but it’s to be. It is, however, probably one of the best. See Morris, page 21 18 • Friday, November 16, 2007 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT creates strangely amusing world

By Evan Zasoski the wrong impression about what fairness, there is a certain charm to it, Th e big question, though, is “is and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Senior Staff Writer happens in any given quarter-hour and the look is defi nitely intentional. it good?” For me, it’s a pretty mixed to be enjoyable will probably get episode of the show. It’s not like they were shooting for bag. Th ere aren’t too many laugh out greater mileage out of Squidbillies For my money, ’s More accurately, each episode Hayao Miyazaki and fell short; this loud moments, but the show can be than I did. shameless absurdism peaked with might be described as a stream of oddly mesmerizing at times, and for As a DVD set, though Squidbillies the fi rst couple of seasons of Aqua consciousness riff on a theme. For a show about talking squids featuring is actually pretty top notch. It has Teen Hunger Force. Since then, it just instance, in one episode the son, very few characters that could even plenty of extras, including interviews seems like they’re trying to be weird Rusty, needs to get an education, be reasonably described as human, with the creators, deleted scenes and for the sake of weird. I’m looking at and his father decides to take on the Squidbillies somehow manages to script readings from fi ve unaired you, Squidbillies, the DVD of which matter personally. After that, a series capture some weird little slice of the pilots, which beats the pants off is now available for purchase at your of education-related misfortunes overall tenor of living in the rural when DVDs just have some scripts local media outlet. befall Rusty and the show ends. It’s South. It’s diffi cult to put into words, available to be read. On the whole, Squidbillies tells the story of four not exactly Faulkner, but it doesn’t but if you’ve ever spent any time out for someone who enjoys Squidbillies, Image Courtesy of Adult Swim redneck squids in rural Georgia: really pretend to be. in the country, Squidbillies will ring this DVD set would probably be a a father, a son, a slutty aunt and a Th e characters look like some- strangely true. good investment. But it’s not for demented grandma. Th ere’s also thing drawn on the back of a bar Also, like I said, I think Adult everyone, and for anyone on the a sheriff to whom awful things napkin, and the backgrounds look was a vveryery Swim’s bizarro schtick is wearing a fence as to whether or not to pick periodically happen. However, the like folk art inspired by something deliberately chosen aesthetic. It’s the bit thin. Th ose that found the likes it up, I’d go with “no” just to be on phrase “tells the story” might give drawn on the back of a bar napkin. In animation equivalent of lo-fi . of Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim the safe side. Badfi sh delivers exciting, mellow tribute to Sublime By Casey Doyle career just taking off . Th eir music is another great. Th ey self-describe rock, intertwined with traditional and energy that Sublime was known Contributing Writer best described as rap/rock, or as the Irish drinking music. Th ey are a very for. Th ey played songs such as “Date band would say, “hop-rock.” Th eir high energy party band. Th ey played Rape” and “Santeria” during the Students are always looking for vocalist, known as Southpaw, has a “This Halloween their hit single, “I Feel Like Drinkin’ show, which caused the crowd to inexpensive local concerts. The unique style, one that can only be performance of Tonight” from their album Blood, erupt in excitement, singing along Masquerade on North Avenue is compared to that of . Sweat, & Beers, and when they did, to every word. often home to many concert-goers. At the concert, the entire crowd Badfi sh would have it seemed as though all the drinks in When Badfi sh fi nished their set On Halloween night, the venue was quickly got into the music. Cap Gun made Sublime the room were raised to the ceiling list, the stage went dark, but the especially lit up; Badfi sh, a Tribute played one of their hit singles, “Step in a salute to the song. Th e Bastard crowd continued to roar. Finally, to Sublime, was headlining. Up,” from their album Shooting proud, and it Suns were defi nitely an interactive the band returned to the stage. Th ey Most of the fans were in costumes, Blanks. Th e band clearly fed off of defi nitely left the band, keeping the fans upbeat and slowly pulled their gear together, and ranging from a Braves player to Jesus the energy of the fans, creating an ready to party. then busted out in one of the most to a fl amingo. Th e costumes only en- exciting atmosphere. As the set list crowd wanting Finally, Badfi sh took the stage. popular Sublime songs, “What I hanced the mood of the night, which progressed, Cap Gun Criminals more.” Th ey were originally named Scotty Got.” Th e venue went crazy, as did was to enjoy a laid back party. continued to own the stage. Th ey Don’t, but changed their name to the band. Th is Halloween perfor- Th e fi rst opening band, Cap Gun got the crowd buzzing, setting off a Badfi sh after the Sublime song (off mance of Badfi sh would have made Criminals, came onstage at about 8 great night of music. their music style as drunk rock. It their 40 Oz. to Freedom album). Sublime proud, and it defi nitely left p.m. Th ey are a local band, with their Next came Th e Bastard Suns, is pretty much reggae infused punk Th ey came on stage with the intensity the crowd wanting more.

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Bee Movie buzzes into box office Hansel from page 17 OUR TAKE:   choosing his career. On a trip with of the movie’s funny situations arise Movie involved the film’s plot and of the Witch’s forest. the “pollen jocks” Barry gets between Barry and Vanessa’s the horrible inaccuracies used to Unlike in most theatre, here, By Philip Tharp separated and almost killed, boyfriend Ken, who is voiced convey the moral of the story. These we see the trees and forest shifting Contributing Writer before being saved by Vanessa by Patrick Warburton. Many issues become prevalent towards around Hansel and Gretel as they Bloome, who is voiced by laughs in the movie are derived the latter half of the movie, and al- become lost in the woods. Our char- With the first promotional mate- Renée Zellweger. The two from situational humor pro- though the story is directed towards acters don’t simply move through a rial for Bee Movie dating back to over form an unlikely friendship, vided by sight gags or physical a younger audience, there was very two-dimensional set; instead, the a year ago, including a live action and, while with Vanessa at comedy. little credibility in the reasoning world pivots around them, bending preview featuring Steven Spielberg, the grocery store one day, Another positive note was used to express the importance of and rushing across the stage to depict audiences had high hopes that writer Barry learns that humans the excellent CGI used for bees in nature. their desperation. Jerry Seinfeld had created a hilarious have been stealing honey the film. All the characters The facts used by the writers are The Witch herself is a massive, movie to follow in the footsteps of his made by bees. The rest appeared lifelike, and much taken to the extreme, and, despite the awe-inspiring puppet, standing much loved TV show Seinfeld. of the movie focuses like last year’s Monster tremendous suspension of disbelief approximately 20 ft. tall with the The film’s voice talent is packed on Barry’s attempt to House, Bee Movie seam- usually required for children’s mov- singer in her upper half of the figure with A-list stars and is peppered sue the human race for lessly integrates real-world ies, the glaring factual errors were and several puppeteers controlling with cameos. Although the movie stealing the honey. characteristics into an ani- almost impossible to ignore. the lower half. She commands the doesn’t disappoint when it comes to The film succeeds mated fictional world. Despite the lukewarm reception stage with her fluid movement and Seinfeld’s characteristic quips and in providing amuse- Additionally, the score by critics upon its initial release, Bee relinquishes it only after she is tricked Image Courtesy of DreamWorks jokes, the film’s plot leaves something ment for both adults and for the film, provided by Movie is far superior to this year’s into her own expanding fireplace. to be desired. children through a variety Rupert Gregson-Williams, earlier awful CGI-animated film Baring the deficiencies of Hump- Bee Movie follows Barry B. of jokes and slapstick comedy. provided an excellent Shrek 3, and it is definitely worth erdinck’s composition skills, Hansel Benson (voiced by Jerry Seinfeld), In a style similar to that of counterpart to the actions the price of admission. Although and Gretel continues to entertain, a recent college graduate in the bee the Shrek trilogy, Bee Movie taking place onscreen Jerry Seinfeld assembled a crew of owing to the innovative puppetry and community, as he embarks on the contains many references and immersed the A-list talent for his major studio often playful dialogue. It’s apparent decision-making process that will to pop culture. The rapport audience in the debut, he should have spent a little that the magic here is maintained not determine the job he will have for between Vanessa and Barry surroundings of more time developing the story. It by the original opera, but instead the rest of his life. Barry rejects “bee carries the movie well, as the an imaginary uni- isn’t surprising why it was called Bee by the unique layers of motion that convention” and decides he wants connection between the two verse. Movie, as a more apt title for the film have been laid on top of it. to see the outside world before characters seems authentic. Several The main problem inBee would have been B movie. Portugal. The Man discusses band life, inspiration By Wade Cotton Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld. came back to the venue right as the who soothed the crowd with simple, backstage, sweaty and worked. A Contributing Writer “When you have a season of those, opening band was about to begin. calm, emotional acoustic music, full quick rest, then it was time for the you’d be surprised how quickly the Gourley met us at the door, and in his of heartfelt folk lyrics. headliner, Rocky Votolato, to head Check. One more line off the list time passes,” John Gourley said. Once Portugal came on the up to the lights. We stood backstage of things I need to do before I die: The band also recommended stage, it was a completely different and watched the folk singer, who was hang out with a favorite band. Izzy’s in Minneapolis as having “The groove, the experience. The groove, the intensity, just as prodigious in his own genre, I did a review for a marginally “the best ice cream,” and they told intensity, the lights, the lights, everything picked up for the rest of the show. popular and amazingly unique band a story about a “really creepy” rest for what was an incredibly intense I really don’t have the vocabulary named Portugal. The Man, and I had stop where they found mannequins everything picked experience. While tour director Ian to tell how amazing that night was. the pleasure of getting to talk to the in the bathtub. up for what was an Shaw controlled their flashing light Portugal isn’t just a band of great mu- trio, John, Zach and Jason, before Now, don’t get me wrong, Zach show, Portugal jammed away with sicians that make great music; they their show at the Loft on Oct. 12. and Jason sat down and talked for incredibly intense songs from all over their albums. make even better people. Congenial, According to the band, their a while, but seeing as Atlanta traffic experience.” The final song, a slowed down tribal friendly, accommodating, Portugal favorite music is “mostly just the had held them back about an hour, version of “The Devil,” was simply are just good guys to know. On top Beatles,” though they added that they needed to get ready and set up euphoric with its thumping bass and of that, they play amazing tracks there are some newer bands that they some equipment. congenial manner, asked if we were bluesy solos. night after night. also like. On the road the guys enjoy So that was that. The other in- headed up. We did go in and watched After the guys walked off stage, As John Gourley said after the watching Arrested Development, Curb terviewers and I left for a while and the openers, The Great Depression, we got to talk about the performance show, “It’s all about that groove.”

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Contributing Writer Russell Crowe plays Richie and directing are both astounding, end up being nominated for awards Roberts, the detective in search of and a majority of the writing is good. like Best Picture, Best Actor and American cinema history is fi lled the gangster importing the newest Th e good certainly takes precedent possibly Best Original Screenplay, with gangster fi lms, with many of heroin craze, “Blue Magic.” Little over the not-as-good, but it’s just hard but in all honesty I think a fi lm like them considered to be some of the does he know he is searching in all to get the unnecessary moments out Eastern Promises would be better top fi lms of all time. Among these are the wrong places. Lucas has never of my head. suited. fi lms such as Th e Godfather, Goodfel- shown up on the drug industry’s And I may get quite a few negative Despite my negativity, if you are las and Scarface, to name a few. radar with the police, so he must reactions for saying this, but the fi lm a gangster junkie who just can’t get Ridley Scott’s new American not be the person in charge of the doesn’t really seem to stand out. Yes, enough of New York in the 1970s, Gangster may very well be considered heroin distribution… right? it is based on true events, and, yes, Al Pacino, mobsters and extremely Image Courtesy of Universal Pictures by many to be a fi lm deserving a spot Although the fi lm is chock-full of Frank Lucas was one of the biggest illegal activity, then you will prob- among those elite classics. But is all Oscar-worthy performances, it feels drug dealers in U.S. history, but ably fi nd yourself loving American the hype and excitement justifi ed? extremely long and drawn-out and the writing for the fi lm could have Gangster. It’s just not for everyone. Th e fi lm takes places during the could have accomplished the same been better. And if for the past 500 or so words era of the Vietnam War. Frank Lucas, things in about half the time. I left the theater feeling very un- you have been shaking your head and played by Denzel Washington, is a Not a lot happens for such a sure of my opinion of the movie. And rolling your eyes after every phrase, Manhattan drug tyrant who imports long movie. I was hoping for a little throughout the entire 157 minutes, then I have hopefully either intrigued heroin from Asia and eventually less conversation and a little more I found myself feeling extremely you enough now to want to see the turns his business into the monopoly action. uninvolved in its events. movie, or I have simply reaffi rmed of the illegal drug industry. He is a Th e conversation between char- up of: important events and events In my opinion, American Gang- the fact that you disagree with me. big family man who wants nothing acters is extremely well written, but that we could have done without ster has thus far been over-hyped, Either way, I have done my job. Jay Cliff ord performs solo at the Variety Playhouse By Trevor Stittleburg better or worse. Still, Cliff ord’s music mance did not disappoint, and both ford played a few tracks solo along Jay played a lengthy and satisfying Contributing Writer cannot be easily placed into one cat- Cliff ord and his band showed their with the bass player of Slow Runner, set, and his solo music shows promise egory, as some of the new tracks have personalities on stage. Perhaps it was John Gray. Some of the songs that in its own right. Jay Cliff ord came to Atlanta pop-friendly lyrics mixed with edgier the drastic change in line-up from followed were from Jump Little and played to a decidedly small but beats and rhythms. A good example the recordings on Driving Blind, Children’s fi nal full-length record, devoted crowd at Variety Playhouse of this is the title track, which has a but the live performance sounded Between Th e Dim & Th e Dark. Clif- last month. Cliff ord recently released repetitive, catchy chorus against a more distant than expected from ford performed the title track from his album Driving Blind under indie less mainstream beat. the recorded versions of the songs. the album with the band and joked label Th irty Th ree and 1/3. Cliff ord’s performance of “Don’t However, in each song Cliff ord’s that he tried to get his former JLC As former vocalist and guitarist Be Fooled,” also from Driving Blind, vocals rose above all else and provided band mates in via satellite. of Jump Little Children, Cliff ord is a also had a pop-driven feel. However, the familiarity that drove home the Cliff ord seemed to have more veteran of independent music and has for many his powerful vocals are performance. success with the crowd while playing spent considerable time developing inseparable from the contemplative About halfway through the show, songs from his CD, however, and his solo career since even before the and innovative music of JLC. Th is the band left the stage for Cliff ord to interestingly, the crowd seemed to be band called it quits in 2005, after is defi nitely audible in “Paralyze,” play “Cathedrals,” a track from Jump there to see him play his own music developing a large grassroots follow- another track from his solo album, Little Children’s Magazine, and one and not his former band’s. ing over the previous decade. which had a much less pop-friendly of the more popularized songs Clif- Now that it has been two years Cliff ord’s album is certainly a feel. ford has been involved with (it was since he parted ways with JLC, change from the music he is more In previous tours, Cliff ord has featured on the TV show Everwood). Cliff ord is expected to play his own well-known for as a member of literally played solo, but this time It was unfortunate that the show had show in his own style, and the lack Jump Little Children. In Driving he played with a full backing band, such low attendance, as Cliff ord’s of audience reaction to his rendi- Image courtesy of Thirty Three and 1/3 Blind, he takes his music in a more consisting of members of the opener performance of “Cathedrals” was tions of tracks from his old band Formerly of Jump Little Chil- mainstream direction, whether for at the show, Slow Runner. Th e perfor- impressive. After “Cathedrals,” Clif- demonstrated that fact. However, dren, Jay Clifford has gone solo.

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By Robert Zimmerman 81. Puppeteer Tony the performance itself. Morrissey United Features Syndicate 82. Fairy tale opener made a daring return four months 83. Seeing red later to the venue of choice: The ACROSS 86. Show biz union: abbr. Tabernacle. 1. A Gorgon The diversity of the crowd rep- 88. Sorcerer resented Morrissey’s fan base quite 7. Disables 90. Warship in 1862 battle proportionally, ranging from the 12. Actress Lupino 92. Bundle elderly who fell in love with The 15. “__ daisy!” 94. Rent Smiths’ very first single to newly ex- 19. Like some Schoenberg music 95. Go on foot posed teenagers. Disregarding their 20. Ascend 96. King’s channel levels of exposures, it is universal to 21. Persona __ 97. Mutilate claim that their fanaticism towards Morrissey is inarguably fervent. 23. Submit to authority, in slang: 99. Vigoda or Fortas Despite the welcoming atmo- 2 wds. 100. Lucille and __ sphere, the playlist was somewhat dis- 25. Conventioneer 101. Louisville’s river appointing for most of the Morrissey 26. Golfer’s achievement 102. Truck stop sight fanatics in the crowd. Morrissey 27. Fertilizer compound 105. Grable asset opened with the landmark Smiths’ 28. Toughen, as a material 107. Hammer’s target song “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before,” which 30. High alert 110. AFL partner ignited the crowd’s energy. With 31. Strong brew 111. Piercing cry the powerful and provocative follow 34. Anti-discrimination agcy.: 113. Greek colonnade up of “Irish Blood, English Heart,” abbr. 114. Miss Winger Morrissey continued to sustain the 35. Hospital count 118. View from Dubrovnik 36. Sets a price 120. Cheer: 3 wds. 39. Long swimmers 123. 2008 is one: 2 wds. “As the act came to 40. London broadcaster 124. Zodiac’s ram 24. College of the Redwoods site 77. Untie an end...the fans’ 42. Three squared 125. Flowery 29. Tied at the finish line: 3 wds. 79. “Exodus” hero fervent spirit rose 44. Hall-of-Famer Dawson 126. View from the Uffizi 32. Dad in Dijon 84. Nobelist Morrison along.” 45. Big boats 127. Greek letter 33. Fix on an idea 85. Cube-maker Rubik 46. Kobe neighbor 128. Mother-of-pearl 35. Van Dykes 87. Small battery dedicated crowd. 48. Speech pattern 129. Medieval tales 36. Priestly vestments 89. Retriever, for short Afterwards, the songs were pri- 51. Bouillon’s English cousin: 2 37. Appear 90. Bad break marily composed selections from his wds. DOWN 38. Like some shorts: 2 wds. 91. Ma Joad, for one newest album, which has not been 53. Suave 1. Verb with over, up or out 41. Base 93. F-18, e.g. as well received as some of his older 55. Tapestry 2. Lab device 43. Depression-era inits. 95. Abelard’s love albums. However, even Morrissey’s 57. Tiny fish 3. Quarterback Flutie 45. Cobwebbed area 98. Actress Carey slightly uninspiring songs couldn’t 58. Misfortunes 4. Sam and Vanya 46. Jars 100. Flap quench the enthusiasm of the crowd. 59. Lunch time, for many 5. “ __ alive!” 47. Aspirin, e.g. 101. Ancient theaters As the act came to an end, the 61. Actress Merrill 6. Rinso rival 49. Timekeeper 102. Milan’s La __ playlist also regressed into Mor- 62. Hideout 7. Victory crowns 50. Jessica of 1995 “Rob Roy” 103. Sea duck rissey’s more celebrated songs, and 64. Would-be CEOs: abbr. 8. Dillon of “Gunsmoke” 52. Ga. neighbor 104. Bugs __, Chicago gangster the fans’ fervent spirit rose along. 65. June 6, 1944 9. King with golden touch 53. Special physical effort: 2 wds. 106. Scope lead-in During the last song “First Of The 66. NCO: abbr. 10. WNW’s opposite 54. Warty hopper 108. Molded serving Gang To Die,” literal waves of human torpedoes were launched toward the 67. Fermented drink 11. Body fluids 56. Fill to the max 109. Dote on front of the stage, propelled by fans 69. The universe 12. Mindless 58. Unethical 111. Utter underneath them, in a vain attempt 71. Tom of the 1990s “Late Late 13. Love, to a fault: 2 wds. 60. No in Novosibirsk 112. Mongol title to have themselves launched onto the Show” 14. Morning-after remedy, per- 63. Fliers of fable 115. Sitter’s handful stage, only to find the intercepting 73. Kind of intersection haps 67. Most populous continent 116. Give a PG lines of security. 74. E-mail command 15. Mausoleum item 68. Flips through, as pages 117. Pro votes The conglomeration of excite- 76. Base line? ment did not depart as the English 16. Petco Park player 70. GBS 119. Broker’s icon left the stage, as he threw his 77. Legal claim 17. Warrior’s mount 71. Inasmuch as offering shirt into the crowd, fans tore it 78. Melt 18. Dry goods measure 72. Cologne’s river 121. A Gershwin apart to ensure acquiring their own 80. Shakespeare heavy 22. Salon supply 75. Cash 122. Crowd the trough pieces.

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