Word: fame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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These arguably redeeming qualities make the Grille the classic college bar. Easy access and the ability to get drunk cheaply are its claims to fame, attracting hordes of Harvard men and women, and making the ambiance perfectly conducive to meeting an insignificant other and having a little insignificant fun. I mean, let's be honest: no one goes to make new friends...
Some people are born into fame, others attain it, and still others are picked out almost at random by DAVID LETTERMAN. When DICK ASSMAN sold his Saskatchewan gas station and went to work for the one across the street, it was noted in a modest ad in the local paper. Somehow, the ad--and Assman's snicker-inducing name--was brought to Letterman's attention. An appearance on the Late Show ensued--as did an agent, some commercials, a couple of marriage proposals and a name-recognition factor in Canada of 49%, according to a local polling concern, which means...
...ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND Museum is hanging its shingle out in Cleveland, Ohio, a place that had nothing to do with the birth, infancy and childhood of the phenomenon called rock [MUSIC, Sept. 4]. The music began way before radio, TV, albums, cassettes or CDs. From Clarksville, Mississippi, came the blues, a real, dynamic, burning-for-the-truth-to-be-told music. This spirit moved swiftly from the delta to places like Memphis, Tennessee, and Tupelo, Mississippi. Then history changed forever when a young man named Elvis took this raw, untainted music from his heart and shared...
When Seattle's first round draft picks included convicted felons, training-room frequents and finally a 17-year old outfielder whose only claim to fame was an ex-major league father named "senior...
...ironic that Powell owes his fame to the arguably successful outcome of the Persian Gulf War. As The New York Times Magazine pointed out in a piece earlier this summer, Powell was reluctant to commit U.S. forces to the war. He only offered military options to Defense Secretary Dick Cheney after they were demanded...