Word: dreaming
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...soon discovered the decided advantages of my forgetfulness. In my blurred eye, the contest surpassed basketball to become an epic struggle in dream-like quality. Two armies jousted on the court in that hazy texture so familiar from TV. dream sequences...
Anyway, the dream sequence ended right on key. After Gielen drew the offensive foul, the ball was in bounded to Duncan who let fly a 22-ft. three-pointer. The shot sliced gracefully through the nets as the final buzzar sounded, completing the whole epic masterpiece...
...Island, N.Y., dentist who retires with his wife Thelma to Florida and becomes, in his words, "light-headed, lackadaisical." So he puts together a band, a big band -- Stan Spiro and the Townsmen Orchestra, featuring music in the Glenn Miller mood -- and all of a sudden retirement is a dream, just one long Moonlight Serenade...
...most part was as smooth as ever, though it turned a bit raspy toward the end. All the old conservative themes ("we've created a welfare monster"), all the usual ebullient optimism ("freedom is on the march"), all the familiar patriotic flourishes ("starting the third century of a dream") rang through his 40-minute talk. Relieved supporters told one another that the President's sixth State of the Union address was "vintage Reagan...
...William Dietz, chairman of the subcommittee on children and television for the American Academy of Pediatrics: "The TV will now play with the toy for the child. There is absolutely nothing left for the child's imagination." In their defense, toymakers contend that the new devices prompt children to dream up creative strategies. One thing is for sure: the new toys should provide more than enough stimulation for parents as they listen to the vivid sound effects of junior blasting away at Lord Dread...