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...while, an artist gets an inspiration that changes pop culture. Even if he's a slop artist, and the inspiration is a movie about a woman with a clitoris in her throat. Such a one was Gerard Rocco Damiano, aka Jerry Gerard, who died this weekend in Fort Myers, Fla., at 80, from complications after a stroke. With Deep Throat and his second film, Devil in Miss Jones, Damiano launched the 1970s movie craze of porno chic...
...name on another three dozen or so hardcore movies, none of which made much of an impact. Like silent-film director D.W. Griffith in the talkie era, Damiano was a pioneer whom new trends left behind. According to the local News-Press, he "lived out his final years in Fort Myers quietly, enjoying theater, attending art openings, appearing at charitable events and reveling, especially, in the accomplishments of his two children....artist and filmmaker Gerard Jr., and performer, Christar, with whom he shared a vintage home...
...Bretton Woods system itself collapsed in 1971, when President Richard Nixon severed the link between the dollar and gold - a decision made to prevent a run on Fort Knox, which contained only a third of the gold bullion necessary to cover the amount of dollars in foreign hands. By 1973, most major world economies had allowed their currencies to float freely against the dollar. It was a rocky transition, characterized by plummeting stock prices, skyrocketing oil prices, bank failures and inflation...
...Boston proper. Swimming is allowed at Houghton’s pond for those so inclined, though there aren’t any signs to remind you that shrinkage will occur. Halloween on the Harbor at Georges Island From Saturday, October 25 to Sunday, October 26, a Halloween-themed Fort Warren will be open for tours, as will the national park and beaches. The festival and activities are free although there is a $14 fee for the ferry ride. Tougas Family Farm The farm is open every day from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for apple picking, pumpkin picking...
...After three years in the Air Force, Schieffer returned to his college job as a reporter for a radio station, later joining the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as a police reporter...