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Word: bill (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the 2nd when Willie Stargell and Bill Madlock singled with none out. They crossed the plate on John Milner's RBI single and Ed Ott's sacrifice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bucs Win, Square Series | 10/12/1979 | See Source »

...Bill McCurdy's j.v. cross country squad defeated the Phillips Academy at Andover lifting the thinclads' record to 5-1. Freshman Bob Gibson led the pack and junior Bob Bolen took second spot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YESTERDAY'S GAMES | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...playful and easily tamed. Janie set me loose soon, and I began to learn the drinks slowly--Tom Collins, Singapore Sling, and Hurricane. The beer foamed up in the glasses. When I wasn't serving I stood by the big cast-iron door hustling people in next to big Bill. The air was steamy and I could hear the music from the nearby nightclubs relentlessly competing and clashing in the street. A barker swung open the door to the club across the street exposing a stage full of "girls" wearing paste-ons and G-strings. A plastic leg with...

Author: By Sarah G. Boxer, | Title: New Orleans Nocturne | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...Bill would look at me through his dark glasses and wink (or was it a twitch) and smile (or was it a leer), and say to whomever happened to be sitting on the wooden stool next to his, "What a smile. God, she looks mischievous! Look at those pretty lips." I thought of Red Riding Hood--the better to do what with? I got attention, kisses on the hand, compliments. One of the waitresses came...

Author: By Sarah G. Boxer, | Title: New Orleans Nocturne | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...last blues set was over and the place was getting empty. Only the most convincing queens and a few prostitutes sipping orange juice remained: a room full of "women" and "girls." Soon even they disappeared to some unknown corner. Big Bill and Mickie sat at the bar counting money and empty bottles. As I wiped the bar down, a two inch cockroach crawled over it. I started to kill it, but Bill stopped me. "Leave it alone. They watch the place when we're gone...

Author: By Sarah G. Boxer, | Title: New Orleans Nocturne | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

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