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HIGH-STRUNG: Traditional archers fire off at 3-D course, outing
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
MAT-SU — Mike Richardson doesn't let his passion for archery leave him too high-strung. Sitting at his campsite patiently fletching a batch of homemade arrows for his grandchildren, the Anchorage resident speaks with authority on the mystique and ...


 
New York Times
Al Gordon, Skit Writer for Benny and Burnett, Dies at 89
New York Times
Mr. Gordon, a high-strung, fast-talking gag writer from the Bronx who never finished high school, teamed up for many years with Hal Goldman, a comedy writer from Minnesota whose urbane, reserved style served as ballast to Mr. Gordon's spritz.

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The Hindu
High strung
The Hindu
(The stiletto lyric by Billy Joel) If you live in stilettos, time will decide whether you experience a diva-like sartorial high or cry with lower back pain. The choice is entirely yours. Empowering or enslaving, we don't know, but we all love our ...


 
The new face of music retail (Hint: It's not Jack Black)
Los Angeles Times
It's not a rack at Best Buy or Barry, the high-strung record store clerk in the movie "High Fidelity" portrayed by actor Jack Black. Instead, it's a small screen that people like to sleep next to -- the smartphone. It's also the giant television screen ...

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Local artists ready to celebrate new discs
Detroit Free Press
The High Strung is releasing its 6th CD. From left: Stephen Palmer, Derek Berk, Josh Malerman and Chad Stocker. / Doug Coombe The Detroit music scene is loaded with cool things to do this weekend. Here's a glance: New music: Detroit rock-pop group the ...

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Santa Barbara Independent
Tenacious D Gets Motivational on Rize of the Fenix
Santa Barbara Independent
By Aly Comingore (Contact) Even before he took on the role of Barry, the high-strung record store clerk in High Fidelity, Jack Black was raring to rock. In the early days, it was the cultishly beloved Mr. Show that broke Black as a viable vocalist, ...

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Sweet Lights: 'This Was All Meant To Be'
This Is Fake DIY
... Rob Ellis on the car ride home, or watching band mates Dave and Jeff dance together in the "soul dance party" tent. Who are you listening to at the moment? Ted Lucas, Smokey and his Sister, Nightlands, The High Strung, OFF!, Beach House, Howard Stern.