Word: bowlful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that caught up with Ronald Reagan last week. He believes too fervently that a smash appearance onstage can obscure past mistakes and hold the political audience in thrall for a few more precious weeks. The press builds up the State of the Union as a sort of political Super Bowl. Public expectations rise far beyond what a President can provide. Reagan gave the audience a lot of his robust, even youthful, charm, but the substance was familiar merchandise hastily repackaged...
...sandbagged their homes. Cleanup crews frantically cleared tree limbs and tried to keep drains open, but even as the week's fourth major rainstorm was spending itself, forecasters were warning of more bad weather. Still, little seemed to dampen the spirits of fans attending Sunday's Super Bowl game in Pasadena, though city officials had to do a lot of scrambling. Because the golf course usually reserved for parking at the Rose Bowl was too soggy to use, for instance, they had to convert streets surrounding the stadium into makeshift parking lots. Otherwise, 10,000 or so cars...
...first I thought it was the caliber of play that attracted such a large audience, but then I realized that you can see good running, passing, and kicking on almost any Sunday from September to January. No, what makes the Super Bowl special is the attention the media gives and the once-in-a-lifetime moments that television allows you to be a part...
...even more of a Super Bowl tradition than the half-time spectacles are the pre-and post-game shows. I think that these moments are really what the Super Bowl is all about. These are the part of the marathon broadcast that make sure all the sponsors get a chance to show their advertisements at least 10 times each...
...think I finally figured our what the Super Bowl is all about--it's the half time shows and the interviews before and after the game. This is Len Berman, here after the game with Selma Jones. Selma aren't you proud....Wait Selma there's a rall from Washington...