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...freshmen, who in their first college basketball games, composed the Crimson's starting backcourt, were matched up against St. John's awesome twosome of Greg "Boo" Harvey and Michael "Freak" Porter Saturday. Technically, it was the first game for both backcourts, but realistically there was a big difference in experience...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Will Freshmen Have Last Laugh? | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

...comparison, Harvey and Porter are both transfers from San Jacinto Junior College in Houston, Tex. San Jacinto is a junior college power, having posted a 73-1 record in the last two years with Harvey and Porter as the backcourt...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Will Freshmen Have Last Laugh? | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

...purchased in the New York City area proved this is not quite the case. Among the most disappointing -- because they lacked flavor or because of unpleasantly sharp and metallic aftertastes -- were Manhattan Brewing Co.'s bottled Gold lager and its draught Oktoberfest and Amber beers. In bottles, Anchor's Porter, Liberty Ale and Wheat Beer, Boulder's Porter and Extra Pale Ale lacked authority, as did Minnesota's August Schell's Pilsner and Cold Spring Export "water-made." The best by far was the sophisticated, convincingly German-style Samuel Adams lager, followed by the clear, refreshing Dock Street Amber from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Roll Out the Barrel | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

DESCRIPTION: Definitions of lager, Pilsner, ale, porter and stout. Color illustration: Glass of beer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Roll Out the Barrel | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...Porter really were to lend approval, it would be chiefly for Patti LuPone. As Nightclub Belter Reno Sweeney, she rivals the role's originator, Ethel Merman, in volume and clarity of voice, and far outdoes her in intelligence and heart. CoStar Howard McGillin has shirt-ad looks, puppyish charm and a lilting tenor. Other delights: Tony Walton's Art Deco ocean-liner set, Paul Gallo's seascape lighting and Michael Smuin's crisp choreography. The supporting cast is mostly ordinary, and Kathleen Mahony-Bennett's oomphless ingenue is not even that. The book, by P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: The Way They Used to Make 'Em | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

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