Word: homespuns
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...minority ownership. Turner remained chairman, but he was forced to give cable operators seven seats on the 15-member board and veto power over any decision that would cost the company more than $2 million. It was a major setback for a man who lived by his father's homespun sermons, including the idea, in Wussler's words, that "you hang on to as much of your business as you can yourself...
...FASHION Homespun denim is puttin' on the ritz...
...usual, all the country's a summer stage, and Shakespeare is a frequent player on it. But just around the next curve, or beyond the highway bypass, are dramas that pay tribute to homespun heroes and celebrations that honor a bit of local lore. The stage is set. Take your pick. Herewith a sampling of the best, the most unusual, the most down-home, the most moving and the most fun that the country has to offer itself in this festive season...
SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL (CBS, Feb. 3, 9 p.m. EST). Glenn Close plays a mail- order mother, circa 1910, who moves West to help a widowed farmer ! (Christopher Walken) take care of his two children. Another huggably homespun Hallmark Hall of Fame drama, enhanced by two sincere performances...
...CALL: RED MOON (MCA). Mystical, mythic rock that stakes a strong claim in territory explored by the likes of the Band and Van Morrison. Wildly ambitious, the Call keeps well away from pretension with the unassuming vigor of its homespun rhythms...