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...into the swim pool. No kung fu. No plot. Two and a half stars (one off for lack of sufficient Loni anatomy). Joe Bob says check it out." Drive-ins may be down, but in Alamo country, fans like Joe Bob will defend them so long as beer foams, popcorn pops and Hollywood serves up the blood and guts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Dark Clouds over the Drive-ins | 8/8/1983 | See Source »

...weeks (airfare included), but the participant can save $4,000 by buying a Mercedes overseas and bringing it back to the U.S. The demand for deluxe travel is as lusty as ever. Says Atlanta Travel Agent Phil Osborne: "People are buying the Orient Express from London to Venice like popcorn. That's $550 for 24 hours on an old, refurbished train, not including meals. Yet we can't get enough seats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americans Everywhere | 7/25/1983 | See Source »

...venture into the Northern part of the country, Gainsborough says, adding that plans are underway to insure a successful expansion. Cornpopper specialists are currently developing a special Clam Chowder flavor to seduce the taste buds of Bay State residents, whose palates may also be privy to a special diet popcorn that Gainsborough says is in the works...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Business as Usual? | 7/6/1983 | See Source »

...adds that depending on the product's success in the metropolitan area, the chain may expand further into other areas of the state. In addition, Gainsborough adds. Cornpopper officials are looking to go beyond the current bounds of the retail outlets and market the various popcorn flavors in supermarkets and liquor stores, supplementing whatever out-of-shop sales might develop from the mail-order business already offered through the chain's stores...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Business as Usual? | 7/6/1983 | See Source »

When it goes on sale in the Square, Cornpopper's freshly popped kernels will sell at the rate of about $1 for a portion the size of a medium bag of chips. Interesting prodicts, though, also deserve interesting containers, and Gainsborough offers that his popcorn will also be sold in 1-, 4 1/2-, 6-, and 16-gallon cans. Of course, the cans will be anything but plain--artists have been hired to design them with colorful drawings, lithographs and decals...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Business as Usual? | 7/6/1983 | See Source »

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