Word: cheeked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with careful primping: the five men, all commandos in the Israeli army, put on their makeup. To create a dark complexion, they smear a thick, oily foundation cream on face, hands and arms. One of the soldiers pastes on a fake mustache; another paints a jagged scar on his cheek. To complete their disguise -- they are posing as Arab charcoalmakers today -- the men, clad in T shirts, jeans and sneakers, smudge their faces with soot...
...babbles a blissful "ba ba ba ba." And the concept is hilarious: Erasure is just a latter-day incarnation of ABBA, after all--they're both gooey, disco-ey, selfparodying pop groups. Thus this album is self-parody to the second degree at least. It's a tongue-in-cheek overdose of corn, and it's cool...
...candy business has slowed down inthe Boston area, the industry in general isbooming, according to Cheek...
...Despite a lagging economy, the U.S. confectionindustry has seen tremendous growth," he said.Retail sales of candy are expected to climb to $14billion in 1992, Cheek said, and the averageAmerican will eat 21 pounds of confections thisyear...
...Cheek attributes the boom to increased consumerawareness that candy does not necessarily causehealth problems...