Word: gondolas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...last year, Rolfe borrowed enough to buy a dazzling gondola, draped in leopard and lynx skins, which he ostentatiously poled through the canals...
Painted Rats. Later, on another set, the director swung aloft on a crane over an indoor water tank to film an enormous caged seraglio at the edge of a Venice canal. "Motore!" he shouted, and the cameras rolled. The harem was wild with excitement as Casanova's gondola glided past. Fellini exhorted the girls chosen for the scene to climb their cage like monkeys to get a better view. "Higher, Fernanda!" he roared through a megaphone. "Climb higher and hang those lovely boobs of yours through the bars." The girl followed instructions, hung on precariously and was rewarded...
...version of a Nazca balloon. The result was an odd contraption called Condor I, with an 88-ft.-high envelope made from fabric that closely resembles materials recovered from Nazca gravesites. The balloon's lines and fastenings were made from native fibers; the boat-shaped gondola was woven from totora reeds picked by Indians from Peru's 2.4-mile-high Lake Titicaca...
...balloon proved more difficult than building it. Once released on its maiden flight, Condor climbed quickly, reaching an altitude of 600 ft. in 30 seconds. Then, buffeted by brisk winds, it fell back to earth and hit with a thud that bounced the two pilots out of their gondola. Free of both pilots and ballast, Condor lifted off again, rose to 1,200 ft., flew about 2% miles in 18 minutes, and then landed gently on the plain...
LOON MT.: A nice family area, with a variety of skiing. Although Loon is known primarily as an intermediate area, it has a few challenging trails. In short, Loon is a great mountain for the easy-going recreational skier. The four-man gondola also makes it easy to ski with friends. It offers a weekday discount or students with I.D. 132 miles from Boston...