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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...miniature--so much so that when a derelict wanders by, desperate to strike up a monologue, he asks a gaggle of teens, "Excuse me, do you speak American?" This guy is a rap artist without synthesizer, improvising an autobiography as he addresses the girls, and they pretend not to notice him. "Hey, Elaine baby, did you know I played high school basketball with Akeem Olajuwon? An' I was quarterback for the Jets. An' my seven sisters were kidnaped and raised by the Chinese. An' . . ." But now Elaine and Denise and the others have reached the door, and the scat-chatting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Across the Land: The Voice of Rocky Horror | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...special assistant to the Minnesota attorney general, and former Los Angeles Ram Fred Dryer of Super Bowl XIV, now an actor on the TV series Hunter, were not interested in re-creating their gridiron days. "I appealed to Dryer's sportsmanship and persuaded Page by telling him to pretend he was being photographed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame," says Golon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter from the Publisher: Jan. 27, 1986 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...going to try to live as healthy as I can for as long as I live and live as hard as I can and have as much fun as I can for as long as I live," but you can't really pretend that you're 30 again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Love of Life | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

...wanted to be so sad for her,” Bell says, “but had to pretend like it was not a big deal...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ANALYSIS: Women's Basketball | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...show but want to pretend you did, Star500.com has relaunched with hats, stickers, shirts-even commemorative flags-for more than 1,500 bands. Look for closeout deals; Moby and Kiss T shirts were recently listed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sweet Sounds of Summer | 5/29/2005 | See Source »

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