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...fact, folks down here gave up credit cards long ago. You see, this is Jimmy Buffet territory, where people sick and tired of paying bills and answering phones anchor their sailboats for a night...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Sailing Away to Buffetville | 8/16/1996 | See Source »

...thought about leaving our anchor down for good. However, we figured the folks from the sailboat charter company were a little better at finding runaway clients than the creditors from up north. We were lucky enough to have one night in this peaceful place...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Sailing Away to Buffetville | 8/16/1996 | See Source »

Skinny Legs had two TVs. Playing on one was the movie of the night. This was St. John's only cinema. On the other was the Olympics, specifically the U.S. women swimmers going for gold in the 4X100 medley relay. As the American anchor touched the wall first, everyone took time out from the movie to cheer and chat excitedly about another medal for the Americans. The scene was a commercial NBC could only dream...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Sailing Away to Buffetville | 8/16/1996 | See Source »

...more of an infomercial than a news event," Koppel said at the end of his broadcast Tuesday night. "Nothing surprising has happened. Nothing surprising is anticipated." ABC News is continuing to cover the convention, but some irritation is beginning to show at the other networks as well. NBC anchor Tom Brokaw called the events "the network news version of a Kabuki dance," while one of the CBS lead anchors appeared at night in a helmet cam. The real action is in the conversations with delegates and politicians outside the convention hall. Those conversations are still happening, but not much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking His Camera and Going Home | 8/15/1996 | See Source »

...more of an infomercial than a news event," Koppel said at the end of his broadcast Tuesday night. "Nothing surprising has happened. Nothing surprising is anticipated." ABC News is continuing to cover the convention, but some irritation is beginning to show at the other networks as well. NBC anchor Tom Brokaw called the events "the network news version of a Kabuki dance," while one of the CBS lead anchors appeared at night in a helmet cam. The real action is in the conversations with delegates and politicians outside the convention hall. Those conversations are still happening, but not much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking His Camera and Going Home | 8/14/1996 | See Source »

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