Word: adriano
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...fiercest bovine in the land. The tour promotes the bulls with merchandise like T shirts, dolls and bobbleheads, which sell better than any rider-themed goods. (The first bull to sign an autograph will make a killing.) "The bulls should be more famous than us," says two-time champ Adriano Moraes. "They're better athletes." They also have better names, which reflect their personalities. Bodacious, a bull who died in 2000, was the Babe Ruth of bull riding, the sultan of cowboy swat. A bull named Ugly wasn't beauty-contest material, but in the arena he was a champ...
...NAME SCENE OF THE CRASH BIG BUCKS PANDORA'S BOX WALK THIS WAY JUST A DREAM ADRIANO MORAES WEIGHT 1,300 lbs. 1,400 lbs. 1,550 lbs. 1,800 lbs. 1,600 lbs. 185 lbs. AGE 5 5 7 7 6 36 BUCK-OFF %* 92% 100% 96% 100% 82% 42% INJURIES 0 0 0 0 0 18 (two broken legs) EARNINGS $3,100 $28,000 $26,000 $7,000 $9,000 $2 million *The percentage of rides in which the bull tosses the rider before 8 sec. For Moraes, it's the percentage of rides in which...
...laughed and said, 'this guy is crazy,'" remembers former Genius president Adriano Goldschmied, who was running the meeting that day. "Diesel was a brand we had created to get rid of leftover fabrics and closeout stuff. We even chose an anti-movie-star name that said cheap, a slow car that smells...
...resulting overpopulation? Who are the celebrity sponsors of the effort to control population growth? Perhaps disease is nature's solution to that far more enduring problem. Dee Gauss Kaiserslautern, Germany Italian Clown Why publish a story on the satirical political chat show hosted by Italy's most popular entertainer, Adriano Celentano, when there are so many more important things going on in Italy and Europe [Nov. 7]? I have appreciated Celentano for many years. I like his songs, his movies and the way he has frequently voiced his opinion on matters that could be considered political. However, I have never...
...stage in search of "one thing, just one thing!" that Silvio Berlusconi has done for Italy since becoming Prime Minister in 2001. The Oscar-winning film director and comedian was a guest on RockPolitik, an irreverent mix of song, satire and sermonizing hosted by Italy's most popular entertainer, Adriano Celentano. After sitting down to write a mock letter of apology to Berlusconi, the odd couple racked their brains for something positive to say. Drawing a blank, the scrawny comic then feigned a call to a friend who works for the Prime Minister's party, but no luck there either...