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• “On the weekend, I grill up several Jesus healed the go. There are hundreds of uses for chicken breasts. Then I cut them into
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Features Weekly 1. Genesis, from 1967 to 1975. 2. “Flashdance ... What a Feeling,” right away. Through the week, I pack
Gabriel was known for his on-stage
in 1983. Cara won an Academy Award
a lunch with salad and add a baggie of
costumes. His first four solo albums
for Best Song.
chicken to my lunchbox. By the time
were given numbers instead of names.
3. Marvin Gaye, in 1973. The song
lunch rolls around, the small amount
2. “Flashdance ... What a Feeling,”
stayed at the top of the soul charts for
of chicken is defrosted and perfect.
in 1983. Cara won an Academy Award
eight weeks.
And if I decide not to use it even for a
for Best Song.
4. Jeremiah was a bullfrog. The song
whole week, the chicken doesn’t go
3. Marvin Gaye, in 1973. The song
was done by Three Dog Night in
bad.” — C.T. in North Carolina
stayed at the top of the soul charts for 1971.
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eight weeks.
5. Taking a bath. The song also was
by adding a cup of bleach to the
4. Jeremiah was a bullfrog. The song
on the soundtrack for the 1998 film
water, swishing carefully and letting it
was done by Three Dog Night in
“You’ve Got Mail.”
sit for a few hours.
1971.
6. Dylan went back on tour eight
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5. Taking a bath. The song also was years later, in 1973.
