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Get this: A down-on-his-luck, "bird-dogging" guy from Illinois meets a blues-beltin', balls-to-the-wall babe from Louisiana ripping through Susan Tedeschi's "It Hurts So Bad" in a karaoke bar in Nashville, gets blown away with the voice, then stops "everything I was doing."
Michael Bialas: Hot Duo Steel Magnolia Have A Three-Way... Conversation Michael Bialas 2011
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While the rest of the team has been reasonably healthy, the loss of Wall's frenetic energy has affected teammates who aren't exactly known for their balls-to-the-wall hustle.
Thomas Alter: What's Wrong With the Wizards? Thomas Alter 2011
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I cannot stress enough how important it is to cleanse films of all female influence when pushing for a balls-to-the-wall action kill-fest.
Top 10 Movies Ruined by a Female Presence » Scene-Stealers 2009
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Ovie, on the other hand, plays a me-first, balls-to-the-wall brand of hockey -- and is never afraid to tell you how awesome he is.
Pittsburgh City Paper loves Ovechkin Dan Steinberg 2011
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I will say, I have half a mind to write the most balls-to-the-wall, blood-and-guts vampire novel possible.
All different, in exactly the same way. thingunderthest 2009
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Before critics began assessing movies on a kill-count scale and bemoaning the loss of low-budget person-pictures, studios in the 90s cranked out a seemingly endless line of balls-to-the-wall action pictures that took for granted the anxious, coke-addled audiences of the 1980s, and the rehab that calmed them all down.
Top 10 Things Movies Taught Us In the 1990s » Scene-Stealers 2010
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There's a solid, if unremarkable racing game buried underneath all this pointless frippery and camera-wobbling, but it's one that fails to provide either the dogged authenticity of Gran Turismo 5 or the balls-to-the-wall rush of Blur or Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
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When I set out to write, I aim for pure balls-to-the-wall adventure, pure escape and entertainment.
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Beady Eye took the roaring balls-to-the-wall approach to their style of rock and roll and proved Liam can manage on his own.
Salvatore Bono: Noel Gallagher Flies High at the Beacon Salvatore Bono 2011
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What we appear to have here is a pretty fun, honest, balls-to-the-wall Raimi fright-fest.
New Trailer: Drag Me To Hell! « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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