Word: lorelei
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Last week Burns announced that he would debut next month at the Seattle World's Fair with a new double act. His partner: Comedienne Carol Charming, 41 ,the overgrown (5 ft. 9 in.) pixy who was diamond-digging Lorelei Lee in Broadway's long-running Gentlemen Prefer Blondes...
...east on 86th, from Madison to Second Ave., you will find more than twenty beer halls and lokals. A lokal is any drinking place with music but distinguished by the characteristics that, a la allemande, young girls come there, usually in pairs, to find someone to dance with. The Lorelei is fairly typical. There is good beer, a band and, if you know the language and follow some local customs, it can be a lot of fun. Most important to remember: if you want to dance with a girl, go over to her table and use the formula "Darf...
...curious legend still haunts me," wrote Heinrlch Heine of The Lorelei. It is a lament that might be echoed by anyone who wants to really understand what is going on around him in December 1960. Legend not only inspires artists and composers; it also on occasion illumines the news. Some legends at work last week...