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7-Up vs. Coke Part 2
Heir to a fortune, Andrew Gladney went from John Burroughs to Yale and came home to found the dot-com darling Savvis Inc. Then he squandered it all. The spectacular flameout of a St. Louis soft-drink scion.
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Red Alert: Everything they really don't want you to know about those pesky traffic-light cameras
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Ludo is fired up and ready to play on the national stage
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Curious Gorge: Ian tests the animal magnetism of Three Monkeys
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Feel a Draught?: Tigín opens an outpost in a Hampton Inn downtown? O'Really!
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Seeing Red: Partners battle over a Wash. Ave. eatery's ownership (9)
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Red Alert: Everything they really don't want you to know about those pesky traffic-light cameras (9)
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7-Up vs. Coke Part 2 (6)
Heir to a fortune, Andrew Gladney went from John Burroughs to Yale and came home to found the dot-com darling Savvis Inc. Then he squandered it all. The spectacular flameout of a St. Louis soft-drink scion.
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Will Ian flip for the Original Pancake House? (4)
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Is a Wash. U. dean destroying alumni records and making unjust department cuts? (3)
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Have two Nirvana producers helped create the next Metallica?
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"The Sex Song": Not TASTiSKANK's homage to Matthew McConaughey
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Bret Michaels (sort of) talks dirty to RFT
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The 75s make an extra-fancy splash with its debut record
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Producer nonpareil Pharrell Williams is happy to be just one of the band again
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By Michael Musto
Even by '60s-girl-group standards, the Shangri-Las' catalog was dark: Hearts were broken, families shattered, and everyone died. No wonder rumors have swirled ever since the "Leader of the Pack" ladies called it quits in 1969; save for a couple of one-off reunion gigs and a cameo on Aerosmith's cover of "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)," lead singer Mary Weiss, who seemed nigh indestructible as a teen, fell completely off the radar in adulthood. Until now.
Weiss' voice remains as instantly recognizable as Ronnie Spector's, but while the primary emotion conveyed by the latter's pipes has often been joy, Weiss has always favored heart-stopping wails of tragedy. Wisely, on Dangerous Game, she explores a wider range of sentiments. And because the tough, kiss-off ditties ("I Don't Care," "Don't Come Back") outnumber displays of masochism, it renders the sprinkling of tearjerkers even more affecting. Rather than simply rehashing her classic sound, at 58 the singer — accompanied by garage rockers the Reigning Sound — picks up where she might have had she kept recording after the Shangri-Las dissolved. "Stitch in Time" marks a winsome foray into folk-rock, while the title track, complete with cocktail-lounge organ, flirts with mellow soul. Although the originals, mostly penned by RS guitarist Greg Cartwright, are rarely as immediately catchy as her classic Brill Building sides, Weiss makes the most of them. Fans always knew Mary Weiss was a star and a talent, but Dangerous Game finally showcases her as an artist.
