Word: fame
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Octopus, veal, mussels, mousses and unwelcome fame...
...years old-run a warm and welcoming restaurant that draws regular patrons from great distances. Alan's reach may exceed his grasp, and Ronnie does not always make a perfect gâteau. But they are delighted by the Sheraton pan, hoping it will defuse their new fame. Says Ronnie, "We just don't have the energy or capacity to deal with crowds...
When former Governor Michael S. Dukakis went shopping for a State Ethics Commission last fall, Harvard Law professor James Vorenberg '49, of Watergate prosecution fame, immediately came to mind...
Hustle, defensive play, and fourth line status do not evoke much fame among the ranks of hockey greats. But Stevie Andrews can claim a place among the realms of Division One competition. He has sipped from the ambrosial cup of victory and has carried the burden of ignominious defeat. While most of us cheered, criticized and fantasized, Steve Andrews dripped with the sweat of participation...
...dominant tone was humorous and self-deprecating. She liked playing the country bumpkin, sprinkling her language with "ain'ts" and "naws." Pomposity of all stripes put her on guard. When a pen pal confessed she felt uneasy about corresponding with a celebrity, Flannery reassured her that fame is "a comic distinction shared with Roy Rogers's horse and Miss Watermelon of 1955." Outside of writing and reading, her chief activity was raising birds, and she regaled everyone with anecdotes about them, especially her beloved peacocks: "I used to say I wanted so many of them that every time...