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...French phrase I know.) In fact, the only thing that was open was a 24-hour peep show which only losers go to. And, losers that we are, we went in and spent some time there until we were sleepy. Because we didn't have enough money for a motel, we parked the car near a museum and went to sleep...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Of Nudes, Cars, and Montreal | 3/10/1994 | See Source »

...acceptable--your words must be heartfelt and sincere. You have to fill the day with ardent professions of your love, all in goo-goo talk, of course. You have to go out to some ridiculously expensive dinner, attend some ridiculously expensive show, or take some trip to a motel with a heart-shaped tub and mirrors on the ceiling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Real Meaning of Valentine's Day | 2/14/1994 | See Source »

LAURO CAVAZOS, Secretary of Education under Bush. How he heard: About to head for Washington after giving a speech in Tyler, Texas, he was told by his staff he "was it." What he did: Watched speech with his wife in motel room. What he ate: Sandwich and Coke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The President -- Conceivably | 1/31/1994 | See Source »

...Friday Shane Stant, 22, surrendered to authorities in Phoenix, Arizona. Rumored to be the man who actually struck Kerrigan with a retractable black aluminum police baton, Stant checked into a suburban Detroit motel on Jan. 4 and left two days later. The Boston Globe reported that Stant told a source that "Harding was in on it way back." Indeed, she allegedly staged a death threat against herself in November as part of the plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figure Skater Tonya Harding: Tarnished Victory | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

...applied at a car wash, said Clement, the manager laughed at him. The next day, Ferguson walked into Turner's Outdoorsman and made a downpayment on a gun. As proof of residency, he used a California driver's license he had received on a previous visit and the Royal Motel address. Fifteen days later his security check was completed, and Ferguson paid the balance. By the end of May, he was back in New York City -- with the Ruger. Ferguson thought that the compensation board was going to reopen his case on Dec. 3. On the following Tuesday, when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Colin Ferguson: A Mass Murderer's Journey Toward Madness | 12/20/1993 | See Source »

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