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...1950s there were five and dime stores that catered to people without much money. It was great,” Solano says, remembering that a wedding band could be purchased...
...rest of the day is a jumbled memory of running, fighting and hiding. We moved like a small band of outlaws, much of the time not knowing where we were, often meeting other groups like ours, joining and separating as situations arose. I remember one time, while moving along a road, suddenly coming under fire from some sort of artillery piece around the bend. I could also hear the clank of a track vehicle and realized that it was a tank or half-track of some kind. Terrified, I turned, ran like hell, and dove into a deep covered roadside...
...part because being Mr. Misery is a pretty good gig. (Quarry will probably enter in the Top 10, and his most recent solo tour sold out in--no joke--5 min.) He also knows he has done plenty to earn the title. As lead singer of the legendary '80s band the Smiths, Morrissey was quite possibly the unhappiest person in the world. What bonded him to his audience forever--and made him a prototype for Kurt Cobain--was his willingness to share. "There's no line between me and my material," says Morrissey. "If you claim to be a true...
...front door, showgirls in pink, sequined bikinis and multicolored feathers pranced and greeted visitors. Towering above the busy slot machines, a 33-m-wide video screen flashed fireworks and ocean sunsets. Waiters in traditional Chinese peasant hats scurried between the tables with free cups of tea. A jazz band jammed at the casino bar. At the "888 Las Vegas Buffet," gamblers stuffed themselves silly with all-you-can-eat sushi, pasta and Indian curries for $17 a head?a bargain by local standards. Behind wooden doors, big spenders, or "whales" in Vegas lingo, enjoyed quiet VIP rooms with plush maroon...
...yearning for Gallic culture and cuisine while also wondering how to keep your children happy, then consider the Dordogne region in southwest central France. The kids will find diversions aplenty there, with warm rural smiles greeting their antics; and a hypermarket is never far away for baby food or Band-Aids. There's an abundance of affordable family accommodation, too, from self-catering farmhouses to bed-and-breakfasts. And for gourmets, this is gastronomic heaven: the Dordogne is duck, foie gras and truffle country...