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Since a new Bud Light beer commercial first flickered on prime-time television during January's Super Bowl, America has been going to the dogs -- bull terriers, that is. Bud's campaign stars Spuds MacKenzie, bull terrier and bon vivant. Suddenly, pet-shop customers are pursuing pups like Spuds, which fetch prices up to $1,200 apiece. "Everywhere I go now, it's 'I want a Spuds dog,' " reports Evelin Jackson, executive secretary of the Bull Terrier Club of America. Inquiries are up 75% at Jerry's Perfect Pet Shop in Dallas. Customers in St. Louis are so bullish that...
...George Plimpton Celebrity Challenge Cup Harness Race held recently at the Pompano Harness Track in Pompano Beach, Fla., was just such an event. There was a fruit pudding of celebrities: George Plimpton, the author and New York City bon vivant; George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees' Teutonic owner; Ken Stabler, the former Oakland Raider quarterback; Steve Mizerak, the world champion pool player; Kim Bokamper, the mammoth Miami Dolphin football star; and Oleg Cassini, the aristocratic little Italian fashion designer. Each one of them put on colorful racing silks designed by Cassini and then climbed into harness sulkies. They guided their...
...drizzling and cold, but it wasdefinitely worth it to see Elvis," said Warshaw."People were even taking trips to Au Bon Pain forhot chocolate and food...
...final design features nine sliding glass doors that will roll away in the summer to open onto the plaza. In response to popular demand, several chess board tables will be placed inside the greenhouse, Au Bon Pain officials said...
...this addition as a year-round improvement," said Walter Watts, Au Bon Pain manager. "As it is now we fill up during peak hours, during lunches and in the evenings and of course we lose a lot of business in the cold weather...