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Black worked in construction for a while, plugged away hard at making a musical name for himself through the boom years in Houston and the Urban Cowboy vogue of the early '80s, when every citybilly wanted to wear snakeskin boots and ride a mechanical bronc. "Hundreds of western-wear stores popped up around that time," Black observes dryly. "But, musically, I couldn't hear a lot of difference...
...Illinois. Such a no-nonsense outlook has made hay for stores like the Gap, which thrives on young people's desire for casual clothing at a casual price. Similarly, a twentysomething adult picks a Hershey's bar over Godiva chocolates, and Bass Weejuns (price: $75) instead of Lucchese cowboy boots...
...embodied in the Summer of Love. But the twentysomething generation has yet to make a substantial cultural statement. People in their 20s have been handed down everyone else's music, clothes and styles, leaving little room for their own imaginations. Mini-revivals in platform shoes, ripped jeans and urban-cowboy chic all coincide with J. Crew prep, Gumby haircuts and teased-out suburban perms. What young adults have managed to come up with is either nuevo hipster or ultra-nerd, but almost always a bland imitation of the past. "They don't even seem to know how to dress," says...
Foreign leaders seemed to take well to Bush'sSouthern hospitality. Kaifu waved his cowboy hatat the rodeo's cheering crowds, while Delorstapped his feet to the beat of the country andwestern music...
...degenerate into camp. The opening fight in the airport baggage-handling area confirms your worst suspicions about the real reason luggage tagged for Atlanta winds up in Anchorage. Unlike the heros of some adventure movies, however, Willis knows when to stop laughing and get down to business. Willis' "lone cowboy" mentality happily is still around...