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Word: discoing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...witnesses turned up last week. One, a show business public relations agent named Barry Landau, provided the first corroboration of part of the story - though not the crucial part - told by lawyers for Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, two own ers of the celebrated disco. They are under indictment for tax evasion, and Schrager has also been charged with possession of cocaine. The White House has accused them of concocting false charges against Jordan in order to bargain for leniency. Landau, who said he had met Jordan at various receptions and dinners, has no such obvious ax to grind, though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Heritage of Watergate | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...smooth delivery that owes as much to cabaret as to the Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park. Lately, too, his songs have grown rather more introspective and relaxed, concentrating on private dilemmas and domestic relations. A just released album called Lucky Day opens with a modified disco tune that flirts with frivolity. But the record closes out on a sardonic anthem in the old style, England My England. The song discusses the shortsighted lives of Lazy Eddie ("If the sea was beer he'd probably sign the pledge") and his benighted girlfriend and gives them their own little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: England's Own Fair Son | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

Basically a sound mixer like those used by disco deejays, the box mingles bland music with subliminal anti-theft messages ("I am honest. I will not steal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Secret Voices | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...Randy Jones, Construction Worker David Hodo, Indian Felipe Rose, Motorcyclist Glenn Hughes and G.I. Alex Briley. Simpson came along in perfect 4/4 time: shooting has just begun on the People's first film, You Can't Stop the Music, co-starring Bruce Jenner and Valerie Perrine. Harmony, disco style, reigns again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 3, 1979 | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...urban cowboy on Manhattan's Upper East Side. But the scene could have taken place in almost any American city, east or west of the Pecos. High-stepping city slickers everywhere are discovering that cowboy boots go just as well with a pinstripe suit, a satin disco outfit or designer jeans as they do with a pair of saddle-worn chaps and Levi's. Al Martinez, co-owner of Manhattan's To Boot boutique, has even outfitted an 85-year-old grandmother. Says he: "Sales are phenomenal. This fall will be crazy. I just hope we have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Pushin' Boots for Urban Cowpokes | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

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