Word: cowboy
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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They have names like Charlie Horse, Chaps. Mr. McNasty's, Outlaws. Cody's, Dallas, Lone Star Cafe, San Antone Rose.'Silver Saddle, Gopher Gulch and Wild Wild West. The sound of their music is country, and the cut of their outfit is cowboy. Country-and-western nightclubs are riding high. In towns and cities from New Paltz, N.Y., to Carmichael, Calif., and North to South, there are now countless sagebrush saloons, corralling urban buckaroos with lively rustic dancing, good ole buddydom and a frontier atmosphere that may owe more to hype than history but is infectious nonetheless...
Though neither of the Reagans is a fashion plate, both dress with assurance and a keen sense of what is appropriate for almost every occasion, be it a barbecue on their California ranch (top-of-the-line cowboy garb), a press conference (Ron may be in plaid jacket and slacks, Nancy in a preppie blazer and skirt) or a fund-raising banquet (business suit for him, cocktail dress...
...President has three basic wardrobes: cowboy, country club casual and what is sometimes called "California executive." Though he raised a few traditionalist eyebrows by wearing a restrained-even distinguished-blue-and-red plaid sports jacket on a recent trip to Washington, his generally tweedy coats and dark slacks look smart and comfortable. His business suits, in grays, browns and blues, are skillfully tailored but have a faintly old-fashioned look. One reason is that his broad shoulders and erect posture make his jackets look overly padded...
...goes two-for-two again we'll get him on TV. Here's what he said: ACTION HERBIE'S PICKS: Dallas at Philly. Apparently, Dallas is the one NFC team Herbie was referring to. "That Danny White, he's got an arm on him, all right. And the Cowboy defense is there, just where the Viking defense wasn't." A mumble or two about Ron Jaworski's attitude, and out came the numbers: Dallas...
...sliding the length of the long wooden handle, and kept swinging for two full minutes. His face glistened with sweat. He wore amber sunglasses; earlier he had removed his contact lenses because the flying chips sometimes lodged behind them. In his faded denim shirt, leather gloves, scuffed boots and cowboy hat, he looked fit and even young. His breathing now became a little heavy, and he put down...