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...Distributive Education Corporation of America--that's high school kids who sell things, and are hoping, their leader tells Jerry, to "develop a civic consciousness which allows our members to use their marketing skills for worthy projects. We really believe," he adds, "in the future of America." The Roller Skater Rink Operators Association of America, who have been hosting some $3 million worth of skate-a-thons. The Brunswick Corporation, (which, according to its president, held a picnic for MD-afflicted kids. "We promised them superstars, and we delivered. Professional bowler Carmen Salvino, for example."), makers of the sort...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Boston: 267-2200 | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...smile sweetly while Lewis grins maniacally, they dutifully promise to raise even more next year and yea unto the generations, and then they trot off stage while Ed McMahon, the world's only professional introducer, welcomes the next guest. All the approved minor vices are there--Anheuser-Busch, the roller skater rink operators with nubile figure skaters in tow), and even the president of Harley-Davidson, which sells choppers. And, of course, there's McDonalds, ten years a telethon sponsor, with its well-scrubbed crew members presenting checks. "From our employees and customers in the Tallahassee district...$87,897," they...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Boston: 267-2200 | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

Some people find it a supreme pleasure to ride in a limousine, but Diana Ross, 37, prefers self-propulsion. In midtown Manhattan, where she is recording a new album, Ross likes to ease on down the road on custom-made roller skates, while her chauffeur-driven black Mercedes trails her. Wired for music, Ross glides along to her album, The Boss, of a couple of years ago. She notes: "It's great dance music." But what about New York's perilous potholes? She admits that sometimes she does more rockin' than rollin', but the lady seldom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Record: Jul. 27, 1981 | 7/27/1981 | See Source »

...mudgreen canvas curtain. This hall, on the seen better-days grounds of Exposition Park in Springfield, usually hosts the sort of "family fun" that draws disposable income to amusement parks--four-piece combos that play "K-K-K-Katy" and "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover." The roller coaster next door has been closed down, and a few kiddy rides, a haunted house, and a miniature golf course are about all that's left. But this pavillion with the corner soaked in baby oil is a moccs of sorts. For years and years, boys and men have come...

Author: By William E. Mckibban, | Title: Self-Improvement | 7/14/1981 | See Source »

...Drive block party to benefit striking grape pickers. Such scenes belong to theatrical rather than routine life, though today the distinction is often blurred. Star-struck by the endless celebrity parade, a growing number of ordinary people stage self-dramatizations in public places. But are the pseudo John Travolta, roller-discoing among the pedestrians, and the orthodontist attending the U.S. Open dressed like Bjorn Borg intentionally ironic or deadly serious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Man in the Blue Denim Pants | 7/13/1981 | See Source »

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