Word: cupful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Sinners meetings. This year the tone was set early when John Huston arose to accept an award for advancing "the literature of the motion picture through the years." He waved a bottle of champagne at the cheering masses, declaring that he was drinking to them all "from an overflowing cup, with an overflowing heart." Champagne foamed out of his glass and down over his dinner jacket like a cataract...
...gangs still fought, but their hearts weren't in it. Their small crimes continued-"scrumping in orchards and gardens, letting ourselves in and out of the park keeper's shed to make a cup of tea"-but "criminal boys" lost their prestige to "romantic boys," and the romantics all formed rock groups. The local fish and chips joint, "the chippy on the turf," lost its glamour-everybody wanted to go home to listen to Elvis records. Meetings and war councils were delayed so the fellows could catch the rock show on the telly...
...According to my theory," wrote McClain in a Runyonesque account, "the whole thing was preordained. We get there at 4 p.m. instead of 4:40 when the next showing begins." With time to kill, McClain and Mrs. Ford decided to have a cup of espresso. "It occurs to me that at such an hour on a Saturday afternoon in New York, the only places prepared to serve espresso coffee are large hotels. So I say why don't we go to the Regency, the new hotel at Park and 61st." Mrs. Ford suggested that they go to the Delmonico...
...York won nine and lost just three in January, and had forged into fourth place early in February. But then the Rangers lost five straight while Detroit was putting together a five-game winning streak, and fell completely out of the Stanley Cup picture...
...this point, it's difficult to predict a Stanley Cup winner. Chicago and Montreal lead the league, but Toronto and Detroit have played better hockey over the last few weeks. Detroit has been moving up steadily over the last two months, and can't be counted...