Word: beers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jordan wore a pinstripe suit, and whenever he stepped out of the trailer he fastidiously covered his bottle of beer with a brown paper bag. Strauss, in white shirtsleeves, leaned forward on the couch, a phone to his ear. A call had just come from the Maine delegates threatening to abandon Carter unless they received a statement from their favorite son, Ed Muskie, the Secretary of State, that he definitely would not run. Jordan quickly picked up another phone, dialed the President at Camp David and asked him to get Muskie to make the call...
After ten years of work, Arcosanti is only 2% finished. With reason. A visitor stopping by at sunset wonders whether the dungareed construction crew, numbering fewer than 100 and now lounging around the grounds sipping beer, could get themselves organized enough to erect a Meccano set version of the Eiffel Tower. But Arcosanti's supporters are unconcerned that the city could take anywhere from 20 to 200 years to complete, depending on finances. "Look how many hundreds of years it took to build Chartres," says Riney Bennett, 26, a Stanford-educated civil engineer. "Arcosanti will be built, but without...
Regina's features highbacked wooden benches, draft beer, a crowded floor alive with Italian chatter. It also often features a 15-minute wait, but it's worth it. Eat huge pizzas, with deliciously seasoned crispy-but-doughy crust. Pour on the hot peppers. Live a little. Die happy, and go to the Hanover St. in the sky with a bloated smile on your face...
There are other facets of the conventions the TV cameras ignore--the railroad press lounge in the Garden basement, for example, where employees of the railway lobby distribute free beer, sandwiches, and advice about the need for more government subsidies to the rail industry. But the biggest distortion of the TV broadcasts is their ability to add excitement where it doesn't exist, and paradoxically, to miss the spirit during the few moments of true emotion...
...Crimson Key sponsors a coffeehouse. The beer will be lukewarm, and coffee will probably not be served. Go for three minutes, and then head back for an ap-appointment with the professor: Professor James Beam. Ice and Dixie cups optional...