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King should return to his forte: writing horror novels. And he should be sure to leave this motion picture "accomplishment" off his next book jacket...

Author: By Brady S. Martin, | Title: A Not-So-Thrilling Thriller | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

Then a slender silhouette, her face hidden by wild locks of curly hair and a black leather jacket draped over her flowered sundress, glides in from stage left. Without even acknowledging the audience, she hunches her head over the microphone and starts to sing in sultry Texas twang...

Author: By Phoebe Cushman, | Title: The Soothing Melodies of the Cowboy Junkies: | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

...attach a rubber bottommade by Pirelli, the Italian tire company. Thisrubber bottom protects the leather sole from wear.Most jobs cost 10 or 20 dollars, but he works onshoes that cost $200 or $300, or more. Shoes asdressy as a Brooks Brothers suit but ascomfortable as a well-worn flight jacket. "My timeis your time. I'm gonna be taking the time toexplain to the customer what it is that I'm doing.That's why I'm working every night. I'm happy if Iwork because at least I'm gonna have more than Idid before...

Author: By William H. Bachman, | Title: Fixing Shoes the Old Fashioned Way | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

...course, throughout all of this, the grief-stricken cry from the third floor of Weld reminded all of the uncaring eye of statistics. The berserk first-year was dragged off in a straight-jacket, most likely only to return in the fall to find himself with all kinds of floaters in his common room (you know, on account of some dingbat explanation like fewer juniors taking the semester off due to the recession...

Author: By Allan S. Galper, | Title: Finding Yourself in the Housing Lottery | 4/4/1992 | See Source »

...separate stage in the crowd also gave intimacy to the enormous arena production. Donning a black flak jacket and Zoo TV cap, Bono stood alone on the smaller stage during "Bullet the Blue Sky," delivering his short, explosive attack on Central American civil war in military commando style...

Author: By Rita L. Berardino, | Title: U2: Not As Good As the REAL THING | 3/20/1992 | See Source »

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