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There won't be much disco or New Wave, but those in attendance at the Cambridge High and Latin School's reunion probably won't complain. According to one of the events organizers, John G. Caulfield '50, the music will be "chronologically suited to the physical condition of the senior members of the group--in other words, slow stuff...
...have been born on this planet, are along to provide white noise for the Showman from Outer Space as he surfaces in a big white suit or leads his troupe in odd calisthenics that turn into a Walpurgisnacht boogie. This ain't no party; this ain't no disco; this ain't no foolin' around...
...JUST that John Travolta looks ridiculously dated when he gyrates in his polyester disco-duds, while Astaire and Kelly weather 40 years with undiminished grace. Or that Flashdance, for all its sensuous verve, is just another rock video...
...there are levels of ego in this. When Bjorn Borg slipped merely to second, ahead of everyone but John McEnroe, Borg had to go. Eleven years removed from his No. 1 rating, Ilie Nastase pursues the tournament allures as profanely as ever, but now he adjourns to the disco after the second round. People begin to forget that he ever was a great tennis player. As pride stalled and greed rallied, Borg reappeared momentarily, still young and naive about how fast and far a delicate skill can plummet, only to find that he had lost...
...small explosion sparks a fire within a local laboratory, releasing half a liter of toxic nerve gas agents through a broken window into the atmosphere. A warm summer's breeze carries the cloud of nerve gas past a nearby highway, motel, bowling alley, playground and disco. In a matter of minutes, several hundred unsuspecting people are subject to the devastating effects of toxic substances...