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...oldest state west of the Appalachians. Mercedes sedans park next to beat-up Chevy trucks; private helicopters swoop down on quiet farmland; expensive restaurants spring up next to Billy's Bar; and Joe Bob the trainer, a plug of Red Man in his cheek and a splash of mud on his boots, rubs elbows with Texas wildcatters and Arabian princes...

Author: By Paul W. Green, | Title: Derby Daze | 3/5/1985 | See Source »

Some of the riders stood on their horses, while some could not stand at all. Some did flips off their mounts and into the mud, and nothing broke, a testament to the malleability of young bones. A middle-aged Texan named Dennis Jerkins broke his hand, however. The hand was already in a cast. "The way I broke it the first time," said Jerkins, "was my executive privilege to bang it against my desk. I'm a grain and sod-grass hauler. The way I broke it the second time was I was trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Louisiana: a Mad, Mad Mardi Gras | 3/4/1985 | See Source »

...than like the Mayor of New York City. Replete with Soloflex and cocoa-butter tan, Tyler skips from one social engagement to the next with nary a thought for such inessentials as city business and mayoral responsibilities. Certainly none could object to Jimmy dragging his name though the mud but considering his totally asinine personality, such actions seem unwarranted and excessive...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Running 'Em Out Of Business | 3/1/1985 | See Source »

...production uses a set depicting a deserted subway tunnel, complete with wrecked subway cars, water puddles, mud, falling dust, and general refuse. Director JoAnna Akalaitis cast Black actors in the roles and the ART filled in moments of intended silence with incidental music by Phillip Glass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Between Art and Law | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

...impoverished northern backwater of Amethi, where Prime Minister Gandhi was pitted against Maneka Gandhi, the widow of his younger brother Sanjay, sleepy villages came alive with Rajiv buttons, Rajiv banners, Rajiv posters and Rajiv hats. YOU LOOK AFTER THE COUNTRY, RAJIV, advised a sign on a mud- brick wall. WE'LL LOOK AFTER AMETHI...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India a Landslide for Gandhi | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

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