They clapped every remembered phrase and gesture, and cheered at the hideous nouveau riche-ness of Beverly and Lawrence, who invite their neighbours, Tone and Angela and Sue, over for a night of Bacardi, g&t, "little cheesy-pineapple ones" and Jose Feliciano singing Light My Fire, which for some reason in later productions became Demis Roussos singing Forever.
Easily remembered, phrases like these set the tone for an entire organisation's behaviour.
With Lucier himself joining Yo La Tengo on stage, each musician took turns coming up with an "I remember" phrase, and swivelling their necks so that different slivers of the audience had the briefest of chances to hear complete main clauses.
If I'm reviewing, or judging, I like to tag pages to remember phrases or moments.
DJ Tim Hacking, who played across Scotland at the time, remembers phrases such as "I'm off me napper" and "mud stomping to the beats" to describe the squelchy terrain of the forests where Scottish shindigs were held.
"I don't think I really understood it when I first read it, but I always remember phrases like 'deep and dissolving verticals of light' or 'These funeral-cakes of sweet and sculptured stone.' It's just studded with these beautiful jewels of language".
If you can remember phrases from the lyrics, enclose them in quotes eg "hit me baby one more time", then add any other words you remember, the more you can think of the easier it will be to find the particular song you are after.
I've never heard, firsthand, the sound of war, and those who have may remember it, phrase by phrase, forever.
"Do you have any beer?" He remembered that phrase from a trip to Beijing in 2007, when he'd accompanied a local school group on an exchange.
Mertis, Genevieve, and Jenny don't even speak the same language: Mertis: I just remembered a phrase but I don't remember who said it or if I read it somewhere.
"I don't know what movie it was, but I remembered that phrase which I thought was really poignant - when you are under pressure that's really what people see.
