Inspired by a crowd whose cheers scaled new decibel levels at Bridgestone Arena, the Predators took 12 of the first 13 shots in the second period Thursday and appeared poised to ride those heady emotions to a series-defining victory.
Like that lovable liar from "The Music Man," he is charismatic if a little aloof, a peddler of jokes whose good cheer may hide something darker from his past.
Mr. Dold, as Democrats understand with equal consternation, is a deep-pocketed rival whose relentless cheer and willingness to press his case aggressively with skeptics may help him persuade voters disenchanted with the dismal state of the Illinois economy.
Like the employees at I.B.M. whose holiday cheer has been dampened by uncertainty, these hard-working men and women and their families have little protection against the powerful forces of the global economy.
We mourn the passing of our esteemed and beloved member, whose good cheer and deep faith in the face of constant adversity served as an inspiration to all of us.
Indeed, there are those who claim that there exists, in the archives of The Saturday Evening Post, a Norman Rockwell painting that is entitled "Throttling Granny," in which a New England farmer has one calloused hand on the throat of a gray-haired lady whose grandchildren cheer him on.
But I knew I was looking at a gym full of losers whose bright cheer cast therefore the more garish glow.
"Even if they don't do the workout I feel like people will want a piece of Lithe," explained Ms. Goldenberg, 35, whose "cardio-cheer-sculpting" routine — yes, that's "cheer" as in "cheerleading" — will arrive in Union Square later this winter.
What Jack Nicholson is to the Los Angeles Lakers, Ms. Jett is to the Liberty, a superfan and courtside fixture whose spirited cheering seems to bring the home team luck.
Ms. Rubin-Vega, with anger and defeat lurking behind her mask of competence and resilience, is stealthily heartbreaking, as is Mr. Ortiz, whose perpetual good cheer is both sincere and painfully forced.
