Word: plaines
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Koch and Byrne were good fodder for the TV commercials that Garth writes and directs. He favors blunt, factual spots with few frills; He also subscribes to Marshall McLuhan's theory that "cool" images are more effective than "hot" ones on TV. Koch and Byrne, both plain-spoken and low-keyed, fit the Garth format...
...presented a cake in which aides and uncharacteristically cooperative KGB agents had pretended to hide a bulky microphone. "It was the only laugh in the whole ten-day visit," recalls Hyland. "There was no sense of historic breakthrough, no feeling we were beginning a new era. We were just plain too busy...
...essential question: Is it realistic to expect a society such as the U.S.-democratic, individualistic, competitive, diverse, skeptical, market oriented-to display a sudden show of self-discipline and self-sacrifice in response to the President's plea? Popular reaction so far suggests that the answer is a plain no. After all, the American people until now have treated the energy crisis as though it were the moral equivalent of ants at a picnic...
...doesn't like to wear make-up. Her best friend is Marilyn, an older woman who is frantically trying to preserve her attractive looks in search of wealthy men. Marilyn is drawn to Pomme because she envies Pomme's innocence; although Marilyn herself dresses elaborately, she gives Pomme a plain green sweater for her birthday...
...season of racing competition at any level is not just plain fun for these men. Racing requires money, a fact of life that leads to conflicts between their personal politics and the world of racing. "It's a frightening sport. You've got to do everything big money demands to get it," Medenica explains. "A lot of people who are big in racing are big-time fascists. Even in Europe, road-racing itsn't necessarily considered right-on. There's a lot of politics in racing, and for the most part, I don't agree with...