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Buffett's 1980 release Coconut Telegraph got the boot from at least one critic, who accused him of "cruising." That LP may have been the last featuring the mellow life in the islands, though it had certain serious overtones indicating Buffett had done some growing up. Some of the tracks, such as those about his little daughter and his memories, appeared to indicate the aging of the man who claimed he was "Growing Older But Not Up." Coconut Telegraph bore some thematic resemblance to Volcano and Son of a Son of a Sailor, released in 1979 and 1978 All three...

Author: By Constance M. Laibe, | Title: More Than Margaritaville | 3/11/1982 | See Source »

...Zucker does, after all, occasionally have to go offstage to take a breather. Why does that silly papier-mache horsehead keep bounding up to the audience? Why is one fellow sitting on a straw-stack on the edge of the stage, strumming an unidentifiable instrument and looking so mellow that spectators two rows back started betting on when he would fall asleep? Why does Dr. Paradisio (Tamara Jenkins) keep screaming at both real and imaginary audiences about the healing powers of ga-a-a-a-arglin' oil? Why on earth does one actress spend a full half-hour...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Stars and Stripes | 2/9/1982 | See Source »

...loved me. Now I have a $300 chamois dress and, you know, it's hand washable. It's also great for cleaning records." Some leather buffs use an art gum eraser on stains, while others maintain that leather should be permitted, like a fine old wine, to mellow, undisturbed. Calvin Klein agrees. He has been wearing the same Calvin Klein suede shirt for more than five years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Leather Turns Soft and Sexy | 2/1/1982 | See Source »

...self-sufficient entities--complete whole football seasons synthesized into three hour, red and blue capsules, to be swallowed only in the Yale Bowl or Harvard Stadium. What more can be said? The 75,000 spectators, the sounds and colors, the brandy and Chanelscented air--all the riotous and mellow components of the Weekend are, above all, tributes to a football game that year after year begins with little, brews for sixty minutes, and produces greatness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard vs. Yale: The Archives | 11/21/1981 | See Source »

Like the Brewery, Gentree is a new bar trying to make it with the college crowd. But Gentree goes after its clientele with a little more subtlety. Recline with a banana daquiri and soak up the mellow atmosphere. If you feel rowdy. Gentree can still accommodate you. Try a full liter "Gusto" mug of draught beer. The food is inexpensive and pretty good. Try the spicy nachos...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Slaking a Connecticut Thirst | 11/19/1981 | See Source »

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