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...while we sat near two more sailors from the ship in the Maison Bourbon jazz club, which flaunts an enormous banner outside the door: "Dedicated to the PRESERVATION of JAZZ." I suspect this is designed to fool gullible tourists into thinking they're in Preservation Hall, the legendary traditional jazz room across the street. By the time they realize the mistake they're too drunk to leave, having already bought three six dollar Hurricanes with the accompanying souvenir glass. Perhaps this happened to the sailors, who sat at a table near the stage surrounded on three sides by a senior...

Author: By Richard Murphy, | Title: A Sinking Feeling | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

...harness sulkies. They guided their spirited horses at a brisk trot around the track as if they were aristocrats circling an Edwardian park. The celebrities treated the race with the mock seriousness typical of such events. Their real goal, besides the charity, was to have fun without making absolute fools of themselves. Except, that is, for Steinbrenner, whose only goal in everything he does is to win, which often guarantees that he makes a fool of himself. "George owns his own harness horses," said Plimpton, "and feels he has to uphold his image...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Florida: Sweet Charity | 4/13/1987 | See Source »

...fool not to be in this show," said Montgomery, of Robert W. Montgomery Landscape Nursery, Chester Springs, Pa. "If your advertising budget is just 5%, it should all go into the Philadelphia Flower Show. It's the ringing of the bell in the Philadelphia market. It says spring is here. And it's a fixed date." It was the second week in March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Philadelphia: A Flower Show | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

...fool Mother Physis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SO WHAT | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

...boys [Benning and Taylor] at the point who have a lot of poise," Harvard Coach Bill Cleary said. "They know each other well and they don't fool around with the puck. The three players down low [Barakett, Bourbeau and MacDonald] have a great hockey sense. They're also able to improvise...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Extra-Man Handling | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

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