Word: cheerful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...House athletic secretary, Photo lived in sweats. Almost every day she would collar unsuspecting Winthropians in the dining hall to play golf or volleyball or basketball, with a look half peppy, half plaintive. And even when she found enough volunteers. Photo went to the games to cheer them on--and bag participation points for Winthrop in the process...
Though he looks fit enough to go another term or two in the White House, Ford says he is happy to be out of officeholding for all time. His good cheer comes from being a distance away from the nation's capital, a vantage point that convinces him things are moving up for the U.S. "There is a good feeling in the country despite the problems," Ford said one morning at breakfast. He talked alternately about the world today and as it was when he was a student living at the Deke house, just a couple of blocks...
Yesterday, though, was Mark Henry Day at Soldiers Field. Not like Mary Throneberry Day at Shea when all the folks from Canarsie come out to cheer their idol. More like put it down on the calendar, fly a flag, call your friends and have a party because it is Mark Henry...
Heaven's Gate Skating Arena in Wyoming--Cimino's camera moves with a lovely, fluid grace, catching you up in the excitement of the event. Cimino captures well the spirit of social gatherings, contrasting the stodgy coldness of an infamous Stock Growers Association meeting with the raucous and ugly cheer of a cockfight tournament...
...wide alert eves, in their lips that move softly as they count the beats. The tinny sound of the piano and the gently pitter-pat of shoes upon the set's wooden-board floor echo through the house. Occasionally, one of the more confident dancers lets out a strained cheer or cutious exclamation. The footwork is fascinating, but so lacking in cluberance that it seems more like an exercise than a dance. This jig-perfectly executed vet perfectly lifeless-sets the mood for almost the entire production...