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Buckner always reminded me and my brother of the cartoon character Asterix, with his bushy mustache, but then again Jerry Remy did too. Is it better to be fired outright than to disappear mysteriously like Remy did? Remy was in new Britain last summer, a hitting instructor for the Double-A Britsox. Not even Pawtucket...
Buckner will always remind me of Asterix, may be because I'd rather think of a spunky little Gaul than the sixth game of the 1986 World Series...
...improve the quality of American life. Ginori is trying hard to help civilize U.S. bathrooms-by pushing its line of bidets. Ferragamo shoes last so long they should be sold with a 50,000-mile warranty. Rizzoli offers browsers the latest bestsellers from Paris and Rome (not to mention Asterix, the whimsical French comic-book series, translated into Italian). The Italians also believe they have upgraded the avenue itself. "Two or three years ago, Fifth Avenue was in danger of being taken over by the banks and airline offices," says Gina di Martini of Di Camerino. "It was saved...