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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...loan crisis, Herman Beebe Sr. is among the most notorious. Rising from an impoverished boyhood in Louisiana's woods, Beebe had built, by the early 1980s, a $150 million financial empire that stretched across the Sunbelt. But the brash, stocky financier was actually a ringleader in a network of good ole boys who helped ruin more than a dozen savings institutions by handing out as much as $10 billion in reckless loans -- some of which ended up in Beebe's own pocket. Recalls Beebe's son Ken, who worked for him: "Dad would make a deal with the devil...
...movie, Go Man Go, about the Harlem Globetrotters," he recalls. "In one scene, Marques Haynes dribbles by Abe Saperstein in a corridor. After that, I worked at handling the ball. I didn't want to be just a good big man. I wanted to be a good little man too." For Power Memorial, a high school that no longer exists, he was everything and led the team to 71 straight victories...
...areas in Colorado, Vail has a very diverse range of slopes. In the back bowl most of the runs are difficult or very difficult, and there is usually a lot of powder. On the front of the mountain the slopes tend to be a little easier, with several good intermediate runs and a lot of beginner hills near the bottom...
...town which was built so that very rich people could have a very good time, Vail has hundreds of shops, nightclubs, restaurants and bars. The easiest way to get rid of a lot of money is to buy a Golden Bear, which is, as its name implies, a golden bear on a chain. For less than $1000 it's a status symbol which any Preppy Handbook owner will recognize. There is also Ralph Lauren, Cartier, Gucci and Laura Ashley...
...lucky, however, you will manage to miss these credit card havens, and spend your money instead on good food, drink or dancing. Vail and nearby Lion's Head have some amazing restaurants. My personal favorite is The Cheese Shop, a little deli next to the King Soopers grocery store in Vail, which has amazing sandwiches for a reasonable price...