Word: badness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although the German fare seemed to be selling well, a nearby taco stand did not boast the same level of business. Proprietor Bruce Haddad of Boston conceded. "The German stuff seems to be going over better." He harbored no bad feelings, however, and added. "We love it, the music, the atmosphere. No one's walking around without a smile. Everyone's happy so I'm happy...
...fans practically booed me out of town. It got so bad, I went to the plate thinking, 'I'll show these people,' hardly even noticing who was pitching. I was a disaster." Lacking Mantle's arm, he was obliged to learn how to release the ball more quickly. Kaline showed him how, and while he was at it, reintroduced him properly to Al's old friend, right field. "I'm never going to be Mickey Mantle," said Gibson. "But I'm learning." Crowding 30 homers and 100 RBIS, he batted over...
...than sorrow, and the formula that he had earlier used to criticize Argentina (The Return of Eva Perón) or his ancestral homeland (India: A Wounded Civilization) began to seem a trifle predictable: the author regrets to find yet another swatch of the Third World behaving in veddy bad taste...
...Neal is, as ever, good at earnest befuddlement; Long is marvelously febrile in both misery and triumph. Screenwriters Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer (who here makes his directorial debut) appear to have been up and down and to have learned that both are bad news; they also display a familiarity with the life and films of Peter Bogdanovich. Only in their reach for a reconciling ending do they betray the cool ferocity of their approach. They may love old movies as much as their protagonist does, but they should know that, for good or ill, Frank Capra has retired...
...lose our concentration, and that's a bad habit," Trumbull added...