Word: fame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about a penis," said Lisa Kemler, one of Lorena's lawyers. "It was really about a life." In fact, two rather sad lives. Lorena is off to a Virginia mental hospital for a 45-day period of evaluation. She may soon partake of John's life of foolish fame -- book deals, movie offers and the like. At the verdict, his media adviser Paul Erickson said there would be no comment. "He's not into dancing on graves...
...wants gold at the Olympics and the rewards of fame. "To be perfectly honest," she said last week, "what I'm really thinking about is dollar signs." And so to the creed of the Games -- faster, higher, stronger -- she adds words she knows all too well. Harder. Longer. Badder. She has worked so hard, tried for so long, wanted so bad. But always the gossamer princesses seduced fortune and celebrity away, leaving her with only ire and ice. And one in particular kept crossing her path -- until they both reached Detroit two weeks...
...even the more creative commentators had trouble imagining what line of reasoning could have convinced the conspirators that the macabre assault would enhance Harding's Olympic edge and marketability. If the crime was solely the work of a zealous entourage that aimed to cash in on her post-Olympic fame, even the most narrow-minded conspirator must have feared that the attack might backfire, sabotaging Harding's concentration on the ice and further tainting her gutsy image...
...those of you who can't believe that "Beating the System" ever won any writing prize, who believe that these somewhat stilted and tired pieces of work haven't deserved the 30-odd years of fame they've got, then do us a favor. Write us your own edition of "Beating the System." A new, hip guide to tricking the TF of the 1990s...
Those are the words of Harvard men's hockey Coach Ronn Tomassoni, and he should know--he grew up in Eveleth, Minn., home of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and not much else...