Word: delightfully
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only "issue" of the convention was Ronald Reagan's Teflon invulnerability; the principal activity was a delight in sharing his life. This was accomplished not so much by actual appearances at the convention (he came late and moved about little) but by way of the films he had made before he arrived. The 18-minute film that introduced the President's speech at the convention made Reagan himself cry when he first saw it. The one that introduced Nancy was even more touching, ending with his tribute to her. When Nancy went onstage, Reagan appeared on the screen behind...
...corner of the world. Having found, after some 40 years of struggle, his ideal landscape, Naipaul must watch its deterioration and decline. He can, within reason, be philosophical about this process, acknowledging that his sense of loss is not unique: "Yet I also knew that what had caused me delight, when I first came to the manor, would have caused grief to someone who had been there before me." What he loves represents a dereliction of what existed earlier...
...keep things moving I wove in several subplots. One was about an aging bearded country singer who is so impressed by Rutger Fury's political expertise that he vows--to the delight of the populace--never to appear in movies again...
Another is about an actress who sleeps around and acts in ridiculously bad films until, in emulation of her idol, Rutger Fury, she moves to a foreign country, again to the delight of the populace. For wholesomeness, I wrote in a subplot about a Young Pioneer and his faithful tractor, and for the older folks I scripted some, steamy, explicit sex scenes...
...rows?" he swears. An older man with a thick gray beard informs Carper he is in Row 3 and assures him it is the best of them all. Carper's face softens into a smile; he stuffs his hands under his armpits and begins rocking his shoulders with delight...