We have an authentic German oompah band. We've also got the samba flamingo band from Southwest Harbor. ... They'll parade through and welcome people at the gate.

We did a lot of arm-twisting and cajoling.

Putting our heads together collectively we could decide on the recipients of such a fund.

By the age of fifty, people are cooked.

We did a lot of arm-twisting and cajoling. She doesn't do many recitals, and most of her work is in Europe, and I got the distinct impression that she isn't the kind to go from city to city, doing a concert each night.