http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/9995.txt (Review) http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/11045.txt (top 20) Celestial Reviews 272 - April 4, 1998 "Bolero" by SandMan (sandman@bitsmart.com). The bolero is a Spanish dance (resembling the Cachucha), characterized by lively rhythm in 3/4 time, intricate stepping, and castanet accompaniment. The Latin-American version is slower and simpler. In either case the dancers perform difficult steps as couples or singly. "Bolero" is also the title of a major orchestral work by the French composer Maurice Ravel (as well as by several other major composers) that contains rhythms derived from the dance. The British ice-skating team consisting of Jayne and Christopher Dean (both born in Nottingham, England, incidentally, where Robin Hood once alienated the sheriff) won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics with a stirring performance to music of 'Bolero', earning perfect scores for presentation from all judges. Now "Bolero" has come into the mainstream culture as the title of a story by Sandman. And while he's at it, Sandman brings us Kubla Kahn via Samuel Taylor Coleridge. If kids weren't banned from this newsgroup, they could read this story for homework! Anyway, in this story Sandman meets Janey, a popular writer on this newsgroup whom he had previously fucked in one of her stories and whose voice is sweeter than honey, a thousand rapturous bells in perfect harmony. {I'm pretty sure that simile comes from Nashville, not from Coleridge.} Having loved Janey from afar, he is now seizing the opportunity (carping the diem) to love her anear! {I'm not sure where that verbal twist came from - perhaps Garfield or Dilbert.} Well, anyway, Sandman uses his Internet expertise to find Janey in real life and drops in on her at her vocational counselor's office. He keeps his identity secret and gets her to accept an invitation to dinner. He comes across to her as a man of means. {That's Roger Miller talking, but the full quote is " a man of means by no means."} During dinner, he shows her his while she shows him hers. {That's Mark Aster talking.} Then they fuck each other's brains out during the fourth movement. This is a very good story. You'll especially enjoy it if you are already familiar with the writings of Sandman and Janey and with Malinov's spring cruise and orgy. We now return you to "My Mommy, My Lover," already in progress. Ratings for "Bolero" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 ====================== 1. "Blood and Sand" by DG (boxing and sexy romance) http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=344297594 http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=344297604 http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=344297622 2. "He Left" by LeAnna (sexy psychology) http://search.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=341391330 3. 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