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Tennessee 23, Cincinnati...
...McWilliams says Bartlett's customers are mostly young, urban, trim, confident and, yes, gay. While Bartlett, who is openly gay, moved away from the body-clutching clothes of prior seasons with his recent show, these are still not duds for the chubby. And while Bartlett is also openly from Cincinnati, Ohio, you can't buy his clothes there. He may borrow looks from the suburbs, but he's all about the big city...
...some of the sweetest spots on the planet--Key West, Aspen and St. Barts before they became boutiques--but right now it looks as if there's no other place he'd rather spend the weekend than a staid Midwestern city hours from the nearest beach. "Saturday night in Cincinnati--it don't get no better than this!" Buffett yelps as his 13-piece Coral Reefer Band takes the stage in Mardi Gras costumes and towering headdresses. The crowd at the Riverbend amphitheater roars its agreement: 18,500 otherwise respectable people, many in full tropical regalia--foam parrot hats, grass...
...knows how. Buffett's empire rests on the beer-soaked foundation of shows like this one in Cincinnati. He presides over the ritual, a short, balding, joyful character charging around the stage, cracking wise and showing off an uncanny ability to sing, play guitar, smile and kick beachballs all at the same time. Scores of those balls and inflatable sharks are bouncing above the crowd; doctors and lawyers are dancing with their children; sales clerks and college kids are swaying with their honeys; and everyone's singing along with the tight, glistening music. It's a giddy, collective delusion--landlocked...
...omitted one record that may be further out of reach than any other: consecutive no-hit games by a pitcher. The number of games is two, and it is held by Johnny Vandermeer of the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched his two historic games against the Boston Bees and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938. Just imagine the media frenzy that would erupt if Roger Clemens or David Cone were to pitch two no-hitters in a row! KENNETH WIMMEL Bethesda...