Word: exit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...coverage of Michael Jackson's woes and the frantic behind-the-scenes fine-tuning of Bill Clinton's health-care proposal. Instead of a more traditional ficus plant, a 6-ft.-tall inflatable Godzilla peers from one corner of Howard's work space, while Gumby covers the exit. A prehistoric pteranodon (with a 6-ft. wingspan) swoops over story conferences from its perch on the ceiling. Souvenirs sent from all over the world by friends and colleagues line the bookshelves. "Some people would say I have an office in lieu of a personality," says Howard. "It's my secret garden...
Mills' convertible lurches into the punishing sun, and Missy wraps her mesmerizing body around Alex, who isn't strong enough to stand the light or the heat. When she goes scavenging for sex, either Alex or Mills is always the wrong man. Like Sartre's No Exit, this is a story of a trio in hell. In No Exit, "hell is other people"; here, hell is being stranded with this couple playing out their sad games. She smacks him around, dances in the nude, spits back his verbal abuse, rides him like an old horse. The two must have Alex...
...when he noticed Dion Terres, 25. "I looked up and said, 'Oh, he's got a gun,' but I thought it wasn't real," says Hauptmann. Moments later, Terres yelled, "Everybody out of here!" and began shooting a .44-cal. Magnum pistol. As 10 panicked patrons dove for the exit door, Terres unloaded four shots. Two middle-aged customers were killed, and Hauptmann was shot in the right forearm. Terres turned the fourth bullet on himself, splattering his brain on the walls and ceiling...
...finale, nevertheless, did not bring a full house to its feet. Evidently not moved to continue with Bartok on this journey, some of the audience quickly dashed out of the open-air theater after the third movement. At the end of the fourth movement, still more made their exit. The great majority, however, redeemed themselves by coaxing a rerun of the fifth movement as an encore with their unending applause. Clearly, much of the audience realized just how special the evening...
...making a few more changes, such as adding an exit light, the restaurant will qualify for an entertainment in the fall...