Word: drunkness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...night in the local sports bars, as the Bruins take on the Mapleleafs at the Fleet Center. If the idea of an entire night surrounded by rowdy drunk people screaming at talking pictures seems a little old, why not go to the game itself? All it takes is a phone call and $20 to $75 depending on how well you want to see the puck and how much money you want to save for the after-party. Pre-game it at Fours Boston at 166 Canal St., North Station T-stop. Then head over to the rink. Just be sure...
...Adams House in the latest election, only eight brave residents dared to exercise their right to vote. Support for athletic teams is non-existent. The only things that motivate people to attend sporting events are the prospect of getting free stuff (Midnight Madness) or the prospect of getting drunk (the Harvard/Yale game...
Usually (I don't know why) I see an unhappy woman who has drunk herself to sleep. The lit cigarette, which she thought she placed in the ashtray from the Stork Club, has rolled off the night table toward the chintz curtains. She dreams of the man she loved long ago and of a blazing fireplace. The dream is vivid. She can even smell the smoke...
This year's champions were not really Yankees. Yankees are Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson. Yankees are guys who like nothing better than hitting home runs, except for talking about hitting home runs. Yankees don't understand strategy because they're too good, too lazy and too drunk to bother. Yankees don't steal bases, paint the corners or run out routine grounders. And Yankees never, ever avoid the media. Of his team, Torre says, "They all want to get the game-winning hit, but they don't want to talk about it." These aren't Yankees. These...
...metallic guitar solos so vigorous they seemed super-human. The crowd bravely vibrating in their chairs, yearned to stand. Many even made due by dancing in their seats. Williams joked: "Gee, I feel weird singing this blues stuff in a theater, y'all should be standing up and drunk or something...