It was supposed to be another success story for the Nassau County executive, Thomas R. Suozzi — the financial turnaround of one more troubled county operation.
At its peak in the 1940s and '50s, the group was one of gospel's most popular and innovative, using shouting lead parts and walking basslines in songs like "Thank You for One More Day," "Trouble in My Way" and "Bedside of a Neighbor". The back-and-forth singing of Mr. Tucker and another tenor, James Walker, is legendary.
At its peak in the 1940s and '50s, the group was one of gospel's most popular and innovative, using shouting lead parts and walking basslines in songs like "Thank You for One More Day," "Trouble in My Way" and "Bedside of a Neighbor".
"This is not an easy land for any candidate, and you might say a black one has more trouble than most," said G. Terry Madonna, the center's director.
It's the first of five features she directed in rapid succession, after which she turned her attention mainly to television (making only one more feature, "The Trouble with Angels," in later years).
"A saint like Schweitzer can give one a lot more trouble than a King Leopold II, villain of unmitigated guilt, because along with doing good and saving African lives Schweitzer also managed to announce that the African was indeed his brother, but only his junior brother," Mr. Achebe writes.
There may be the odd pervert in the bunch, but to go into line looking for one is inviting more trouble than it's worth, much like everyone in the mall lining up their kids to sit on Santa's lap and assuming he's a molester.
Women moving from low altitudes to high ones also have more trouble delivering oxygen to their babies during pregnancy.
In an overt effort to connect with the audience, Mr. Gore made a small joke about her family ("One daughter 17 months old and a husband -- which one do you have more trouble with?") but then jumped the rails: "First, a brief comment on the latest exchange". The audience laughed.
In an overt effort to connect with the audience, Mr. Gore made a small joke about her family ("One daughter 17 months old and a husband -- which one do you have more trouble with?") but then jumped the rails: "First, a brief comment on the latest exchange".
One that gave you more trouble than the others?
