Word: devilment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...early natives of the Canary Islands,*70 miles off the northwest coast of Africa, knew better. They chose the name Pico de Teide (Peak of Hell) for the 12,200-ft. volcanic mountain that looms broodingly over Tenerife, largest of the seven major islands: the natives thought the devil lurked inside it. Last week Tenerife was about as hellish as any place on earth...
Then there would be Edith Ann, a 5½-year-old demon even the devil could not exorcise. Edith Ann's idea of playing with dolls is to put one under her dress-and tell everyone she's pregnant. "I don't usually get a cold," she confides. "I have leprosy...
...producers are concerned, No. 1 Angel Farrah Fawcett-Majors is turning into a devil. Buoyed by the record-breaking sales of Farrah posters and 40 or so movie offers, the Charlie's Angels star has decided to quit the hit ABC series. The Hollywood line has it that she is playing games to raise her salary from $5,000 per episode to as much as $75,000. The word from the Fawcett-Majors household, however, is that the actress has simply done some basic arithmetic. Since Farrah's 5 million poster fans alone would probably...
...sins and sings about it then sins again and always they seem to be in a Stones-type world, one described in Dog Days their 1975 album: where the singer goes "to sleep with an angel" and wakes up with a devil in his bed. Drinking in a "loud hot 'lanta honky tonk" is their style and if you don't like...
Springtime for Springsteen, too, speak of the devil. Those of you who saw Sissy Spacek, in "Carrie" will be happy to know that, because of strained ligaments, she'll be unable to join Bruce in his current tour. But you should catch Bruce--along with an all-star group of new background performers with Roots or summer cottages in or near Asbury Park, N.J.--on Tuesday, March 22 at the Music Hall...