Word: hostessing
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Something that takes getting used to is being accompanied by a security guard or hostess everywhere she goes, she said...
...pity that the only other establishments permanently open for business are Store 24 and Christy's. Nevertheless, there is much to chow on. We recommend the microwaveable bologna and swiss or the frozen Hungry Man. The Hostess products are always a safe bet. A caveat to weary consumers: Pepperidge Farm box sets are overpriced beyond belief...
Back in Cambridge, I commented to my newly-legal roommate oh-so-politically-correctly about the wealth of "alcoholically-enabled" people we saw on our way to dinner. When we arrived at the restaurant, the hostess mentioned the enticing prospect of white peach margaritas. I couldn't resist. I had to play the game once more. I asked for a pitcher of said dreamy substance. "You all have ID, right?" she sighed boredly. "Yep," we said. And that was it. Soon, with that thrill that only the non-legal know, we too were alcoholically-enabled. Sorry, elementary school, you lost...
Dolores' scenes with Joe and Vera are the best of the movie, not only because Bates does them so well, but also because the other characters are so well developed by the actors. Judy Parfitt is chilling as the fascistic, over-powering Nancy Reaganesque hostess; and David Strathairn portrays Joe with psychotic evil. Bates won the Oscar for her amazing performance as a crazed literary fan in "Misery;" in "Dolores Claiborne" she continues to prove that she is the perfect King actress...
Clad in tacky ball gowns, they make their entrance with Wagner's ride of the Valkyries, wielding spears and boas with imperious belligerence as they battle for the spotlight. The performance is presided over by a folksy/bitchy hostess, ``Miss Sylvia Bills,'' a Kewpie-doll look-alike of ``America's Most Beloved Retired Diva.'' She seats herself in an armchair, vodka bottle at the ready, and introduces the samplings from operatic war-horses. (Typical plot synopsis: ``Manon falls in love in 16 bars. Sounds like me after the show...