Word: glassing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...films has he been relegated to the position of sideline eccentric; here, as the holy fool, he takes center stage. Edwall seems to take unending delight at sticking his rear at the camera; it's the least of his magic tricks in a role that has him walking through glass walls, pirouetting on a bicycle, and taking rabbit punches from passing evil angels. The only problem is that Edwall's Otto forever upstages the characters surrounding him. But if he's an angel, as Tarkovsky would have us believe, that's to be expected...
...harbor in nearby Fremantle. The skipper of the miniature marvel is none other than Ben Lexcen, 50, the celebrated designer of Australia II, which won the America's Cup in 1983. Featuring a scaled-down version of Lexcen's revolutionary winged keel, the 14-ft.-long fiber-glass Mini 12 sells for about $3,000, is virtually unsinkable and can easily be handled by one person or two from a comfortable cockpit. "Sailing is pretty lonely on your own," says Lexcen. "Now you can take your girlfriend." Buoyed by early raves for his new boat, Lexcen has hopes of selling...
With the score 3-1, the crowd was again a factor in the game. The plastic chickens were dangling over the glass, and the crowd was on its feet and pounding on the boards...
...poems, White Shroud, carried the several books and notebooks he carts from one poetry reading to the next. For a self-styled "post-beat modernist," he looked remarkably conservative: blue blazer, candy-striped shirt, and rep tie. The only hint of nonconformity was a small dried flower under glass which he wore as a lapel...
...also a high priority. Two summers ago Cooperson went on an archaeological dig in Jordan. He recounts fasting all day, waking up at 3:30 a.m. to pray, and learning the many required phrases of social interchange. "Something specific is said when one takes a shower, or drinks a glass of water. Also, they recite alot of poetry instead of telling anecdotes like we do in this country...