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...meantime, several of the other '70s freaks fall in love with their Victorian counterparts. Barnaby Wild (Greg Schaffer), a.k.a. Harley, falls for the empty-headed but incredibly well-endowed Jane. And Areola Derby, the Puerto-Rican roller derby queen (Sherwin Parikh) begins a frollicking, rolling romance with the Andatramp manservant, Hugh Loser (Bart St. Clair...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Pudding Heights | 2/21/1990 | See Source »

Restaurants with glamourous names, boutiques called "High Roller," and sickly sweet employees make these places completely self-sufficient isles of economic activity (which is one reason the rest of the city has not prospered from the influx of visitors...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: What Casinos Did to a Seaside Playground | 2/17/1990 | See Source »

...trouble finishing off the play," Co-Captain Char Joslin said. "To hustle that hard and have a fluke goal was frustrating. [The game] was a real emotional roller coaster...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Hockey Splits Two Games | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

...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 »

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