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Word: rollered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most part, however, the predominant mood was a relieved euphoria. For the millions who came through the quake without a scratch, the experience was akin to a roller-coaster ride: a few moments of terror followed by sheer exhilaration. "I've felt all the earthquakes since I've lived here, and this one was the best -- my best near death experience," declared Los Gatos bike- shop employee Ray Blair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earthquake | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

...like to explore and stuff on the fifth floor and try to find the roof," says nine-year-old Antonia M. Nagy, daughter of Currier House master Gregory Nagy. And she says she also likes to roller skate down the halls of Currier...

Author: By Tracy Kramer, | Title: When Home Is A House: Children of Masters | 10/18/1989 | See Source »

Though she definitely does not qualify as a high roller, Painton could hardly have reported and written our story on one of America's gambling capitals without sampling a bit of the action. Estimated slot-machine losses in the course of two evenings: $50. But Painton did taste one of the luxuries the casinos lavish on their best customers. With all its regular rooms occupied, Bally's Grand Casino Hotel one evening assigned her to a suite with a Jacuzzi and a TV hidden in a marble plinth. Unhappily, the upgrade did not result in a night of rest. Explains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Publisher: Sep 25 1989 | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

Last week a new high roller appeared on the scene when JVC, the Japanese consumer-electronics company that developed the VHS format for videocassettes, said it will spend more than $100 million to launch Largo Entertainment, a filmmaking company to be run by veteran producer Lawrence Gordon (Die Hard, Field of Dreams). JVC will give Gordon, 53, a former president of 20th Century Fox Films, a free hand in managing the new company while splitting the profits evenly with him. Gordon plans to make three movies in 1990 and five to eight pictures a year thereafter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood Or Bust | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

...wise words for anyone fretting over the graying of rock, for whoever freaks out on musical fashion and obsesses over obsolescence. "To be a rock 'n' roller isn't like being a football player," he says. "There are brilliant jazz and country players and classical guys in their 60s. If you're a musician, you're a musician for life." Remember that this New Year's Eve. And turn the radio up a little. The Call should still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Directions for The Next Decade | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

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