Word: peterman
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...your home town. Find some cheap, nostalgic piece of clothing you can have mass-produced in Asia, then take out a sumptuously-worded romantic ad in The New Yorker and sell the things for an 800 percent markup (if you think I'm kidding, that's how the J. Peterman catalog was started). Or, best of all, find a couple of electrical engineers who have hit on The New New Thing in computing, tell them you'll help them relate to the non-geeks of the world, then take them public and reap your fortune...
...dancers and the stars of the Pearson shows. The entire party seems designed to be one of those occasional corrections of global history. This ersatz Studio 54 is filled with exactly the people who were always refused entry in the real Studio 54. John O'Hurley (Mr. Peterman from "Seinfeld") bravely emcees the stage presentation, touting his own show, "To Tell the Truth," and bringing on castmates such as Paula Poundstone and Louie Anderson, who is the host of another Pearson show, "Family Feud." It is a tough crowd. In truth, the stars know that these parties are all part...
This season should have been better for the Tigers. They had high hopes a month ago, with Ivy ERA leader Sarah Peterman returning to start the season...
...speaking of Peterman only at his extreme, though I confess I think the Peterman contribution has been more to the culture of fantasy than to clothing. I search for Peterman moments in real life. For example: A foreign correspondent, old Asia hand, Brit I've known for years, has us up to his tiny, steamy Manhattan apartment for dinner. He makes Peking duck, and when he notices an awkward pause in the conversation, pops his head out of the kitchen and begins an anecdote in that fluting voice of his: "You know, once when I was playing...
...PETERMAN Seinfeld ends, his firm goes under. Who's stuck hearing those exotic tales? Poor Mrs. Peterman...