Word: chucking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will be able to live up to the lofty standards of manners and deportment that prevail in the Graves family. Still, the weather is sunny and warm enough to soothe implicit tensions. And everyone is looking forward to another marvelous breakfast prepared by the houseguest of the past week, Chuck Burgoyne...
...first thing that goes awry this fine Sunday morning is that Chuck oversleeps, leaving the promised breakfast unmade and each of the Graveses peckish and unsettled. When he finally appears, the man who has so far embodied "Doug's idea of a perfect houseguest in all ways" behaves oddly. He takes advantage of a moment alone with Doug to confide that one of Doug's recently ditched mistresses has been threatening to make trouble, but then assures his host, "This is something that requires no effort at all on your part. I'll see it's taken care...
...Chuck's information leaves Doug profoundly embarrassed and a little confused: "With all respect to the young man, it did not seem right that he would assume authority in this matter." Indeed, the effrontery rapidly escalates. Before long, Chuck is in Doug's bedroom demanding a signed blank check and displaying (accidentally?) a holstered revolver strapped around his ankle. Doug is shaken by this experience. "How's that for a Sunday at the shore?" he complains to his daughter-in-law. "You can get your head blown off for no reason, by a houseguest you don't even know...
...Chuck Berry...
...other business, council officers saidyesterday they were trying to decide whether tosign a contract with Chuck Berry for an April 30show at Bright Hockey Center. Berry wants $25,000for an hour-long show, and council leaders aredebating whether accepting the contract would be awise business decision, Mandery said