Word: gears
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...audience claps itself into a frenzy as Sergeant Sacrifice, played by Dean Gregory, comes to life, an American commando rigged up in military gear and black spandex pants. He struts and dances to the insistent thump of the disco hit "It's Raining Men" and strips down to a lame jockstrap Buttocks shaking, hips gyrating, Sergeant Sacrifice thrusts his pelvis into people's faces, makes women in the audience kiss him. Gay or straight, the audience seems enraptured by this naked maniac. He is generic sexual energy, writhing through the theater. The theatrical connection is made as never before...
...however, have definitely landed, looking as happy as a charter flight full of sunburned, white-bellied tourists. They do not seem to have changed many of the habits that once spurred reports of unhappy Egyptians, Ethiopians and Mozambicans. The Soviets can usually be found at the beach, in snorkeling gear and Baltic bathing costumes. The island's favorite Russian so far is a chauffeur with steel teeth. He has been nicknamed "Jaws," of course. The Soviets have given the people of Grenada a one-engine crop sprayer and imported two cream-colored Mercedes sedans for themselves. But they...
...strain of fleshing out her background information begins to show with such chatter as "As soon as she knew it was too late to call the hostess, her [Harris's] thoughts seemed to slip into a new gear, a sort of emotional overdrive, electraglide, pantransoverride. "Luckily the next lines give us a clue as to Harris's real state of mind: "She listened to the slap-slap of the windshield wipers and though about nothing whatsoever...
Just as many are simply entrepreneurs. The profits can be staggering. Says one California ex-dealer: "I remember having $800,000 in cash lying around the house. Or I'd be out playing tennis and have my tennis gear in one bag and $200,000 and a kilo of coke in the other." One federal drug official stationed in Miami sounds almost like a franchise promoter. "In two days in Miami," he says, "anyone can score a kilo [for $50,000]. The small dealer is taking no greater risk than running a traffic light. He can afford a fantastic lifestyle...
...batwomen get a chance to patch up their defense Wednesday when they travel to B.U. Fortunately for the young Crimson, the Ivy championships are still nearly three weeks away, plenty of time to gear up for the tougher league competition...