Word: mask
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fracas. He said he would join in some antidrug campaigns but refused to condemn drugs outright. "I am definitely going to change my life-style. But I will not change my friends," he said. "I will stick by them." He added, "I may have to wear a gas mask from...
...hard and shiny and has a mysterious power to ferret out, and then manifest, the worst fears of those who fall under its spell. If you have, say, a special aversion to sea snakes, then by golly, they're going to start hurling themselves at your face mask...
...room, as ornately carved chests line one side. A mauve and gold colored brocade ottoman sits on the oriental rug. The cane and glass coffee table offers a ceramic bowl simply placed in the center. In one corner of the room hangs an authentic, carved ceremonial mask from Mali used in coming of age ceremonies. A red and gold Chinese kite decorates another corner...
...Mask and Spear Pub and Lounge is a 21-and-over, invitation-only bar. The sleek bar, replete with mirrors, stools and guest book wows visitors. The authentic African masks and spears on the walls inspired the name of the institution. Signs behind the bar list the house drinks and the benefactors of the watering hole; many people have endowed bottles in their name. The lounge encourages friendly chatting among guests...
Horwitz comments on the institution: "The Mask and Spear's countertop is finished with Supergloss, the Michael Jordan of synthetic finishes. One coat is equivalent to a whopping forty coats of polyurethane. The Mask and Spear's guest book boasts over 120 signatures, among them dignitaries from Accra, Monterrey, Budapest, and Paris. Advanced HorwitzSonic wiring carries audio power among six speakers in two rooms...only the finest materials were used in appointing the Mask and Spear--including carved South African objects obtained by Cito Horwitz, and adhesive tape from Luxembourg whose installation came at the cost of $100 term bill...