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Examples
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It’s the age old problem of those with reason and the enlightenment values trying to explain to the guy carrying a piece of wood called his rainstick why the relationship he sees between his dancing and the advent of rain may not be as sure as he believes.
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So far, today's been somewhat okay (despite the gross heat) so I might as well tempt fate and shake my editor response rainstick since all I seem to be doing lately is waiting ...
Tempting the gods pabba 2009
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For a run-through of the new song "On and On," Mr. Weckerman shakes both a rainstick and castanets before switching to a pitch pipe, while the band's other drummer, Stan Demeski, strikes a tambourine, the song slowly cresting.
The Feelies Decide It's Time Andy Beta 2011
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The country and date of origin is debatable, as is its effectiveness, but some people believe that playing a rainstick can bring about a storm.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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The rainstick massage begins with in-house specialist Melissa Smith showing off four, well-oiled rainsticks, kept toasty warm in heated blankets.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Si Si Penaloza 2011
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The rainstick massage begins with in-house specialist Melissa Smith showing off four, well-oiled rainsticks, kept toasty warm in heated blankets.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Si Si Penaloza 2011
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An ideal therapy for runners, rainstick massage actively stretches and passively exercises all major muscle groups.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Si Si Penaloza 2011
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An ideal therapy for runners, rainstick massage actively stretches and passively exercises all major muscle groups.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Si Si Penaloza 2011
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Burton has fun with some of the backing noises - too much fun, in some cases, as in the rainstick-style noises in "Sailing to Nowhere."
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I may have had that album in mind when, on a school trip to Washington, D.C. about ten years ago, I bought a Chilean rainstick from one of the Smithsonian museums.
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