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Adele: '19'
When Mark Ronson jolts Adele out of her comfort zone for the dramatic, sassy 'Cold Shoulder', getting her to play the wronged woman over some furious funk percussion, the results are spectacular. Sadly, it's the only cut to which Ronson's golden touch is applied.However, even 19's less compelling moments are saved by the wonder of Adele's voice. Rich, powerful and husky in all the right places, it's worth every ounce of the praise with which it's been lavished. Though her lyrics can seem nave "I like to sit on chairs and you prefer the floor", she explains on 'My Same', seemingly nicking a choice couplet from Paula Abdul's 'Opposites Attract' she's an engaging presence - alternately sassy, vulnerable, needy, apathetic and even, on 'Hometown Glory', a little bit political. The inescapable conclusion? Though, as an album, 19 rarely attains greatness, it suggests Adele soon will.
Evans saluted as rodeo pioneer
In the cowboy way, they literally passed a hat around to get a plane to fly Sandy back to Dallas," Andrews said. "They collected over $700 so they could get Sandy to Dallas the very next day. That's how much faith the cowboys had in Dr. Evans." Evans was serious about the services the program provided, but he also had fun with his staff members. Bill Ziegler, a former Texas Rangers trainer who joined the SportsMedicine Program in 1982, said he remembers the early days of the NFR in Oklahoma City when every restaurant was closed by the time they would get through with their work at night. "We found this one place that was still open that served steak sandwiches," he said. "So we ate steak sandwiches every night of the rodeo. Then we would go up to J. Pat's room and have a Bailey's.
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