Word: plaids
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Whether it's the Rockettes or the other Broadway and off-Broadway shows that Vegas imports (Guys and Dolls, Starlight Express, Forever Plaid, Beehive), the target audience is the middle-aged tourist with a fat wallet in need of slimming. And Vegas has hit the bull's-eye. In 1994 the flood of tourists swelled 20%, to 28.2 million visits, and entertainment revenues soared almost 16%, to $230 million...
...George Bush to the red-meat conservative voters who dominate the G.O.P.'s crucial early contests. As a result, Alexander has shifted sharply to the right on issues of special interest to conservatives-from abortion to affirmative action. He announced his candidacy last week wearing the red-and-black plaid flannel shirt that became his trademark when he walked 1,022 miles across Tennessee during his first successful campaign for Governor, in 1978. And over the summer, he drove his red Ford Explorer 8,500 miles across the country, meeting with typical Americans, often staying up late to discuss their...
Then again, free spirit that you are, maybe you should show up to the interview in a plaid pink and green suit. Hell, if they won't hire you because of your clothing, do you really want to spend the next few years working with them...
Contrary to what the Confi-Guide says, counting the number of dirty white baseball caps is not necessarily an effective measure of a gut. The quantity of plaid shirts should also be taken into account...
...wander around in a Head of the Charles-like social scene. At last Saturday's sold-out show at the Orpheum, the girl behind me asked her friend, "Have you seen anyone yet?" I don't know how she could answer that, considering everyone looked the same in a plaid flannel, fleece jacket and baseball cap combo...