For months the Japanese spoke of national-security adviser Henry Kissinger as a ninja—the magician of Japanese legends who performs supernatural acts and practices sorcery.

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Hawkins was the king of the choogle, a southern guitarist from Louisiana who played with the down home swamp funk sound that characterized his greatest hit, the 1957 smash Suzie Q, a tremendous inspiration on bayou rocker John Fogerty, who used it to get Creedence Clearwater Revival their first hit in the 70's.

Thou blinded God (quod I) forgive me this offence, / Unwittingly I went about, to malice thy pretence.