Word: ah
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Classes were canceled at Liberty Baptist College in Lynchburg, Va. Students were bused in from Lynchburg Christian Academy to help fill the 8,000 seats. Excitement built as the hour neared for the featured speaker to appear. "Here he comes, ah!" cried one young woman as the hero stepped onto the stage. Billy Graham? Oral Roberts? No, Ronald Reagan...
...awful lot going for it even before the lights go down. Audiences are ready to forgive far more than in other forms; they want to feel naive. People still sigh when they see Olivier in Wuthering Heights speak some desperately improbable lines, and act out one of the silliest (ah, but oh so wonderful) endings in screen history. The awkward moments, the stutters and stumbles, the slow buildup of courage, all add to the movie. Rarely does a director find a more willing audience. There probably isn't a more universal human desire than to live life constantly...
...Ah, there was good news at NBC last week, for so long the also-ran in the networks' ratings race. NBC hit paydirt with the five-night, twelve-hour, $25 million production of James Clavell's bestselling novel Shōgun, set in 17th century Japan and starring Richard Chamberlain and Yoko Shimada. Despite long doses of uncaptioned Japanese dialogue, Shōgun's mix of arch politics, discreet sex and graphic beheadings started big on Monday night with 70 million watching, and was still going strong at week's end as newspapers alertly provided daily...
...Ah, yes, and the freshmen. Coach Hunt glows at the mention of his new runners, repeatedly exclaiming "enormous potential!" and "what tremendous spirit!" Five freshmen in particular could improve the harriers' chances at the New England and AAIAW titles this fall: Eva Anderson, Pat French, Lis Harrigan, Anne Holtzworth, and Linda Yeager...
...thing that the Giants have actually sold out every game they have ever played in the Meadowlands and will be sold out there for many years to come. And the last time they had a winning season, Norm Snead was at quarterback and he led the NFL in passing. Ah, memories...