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...sort of mock ballet once seen on the Ed Sullivan and Jackie Gleason shows. Somehow Balanchine can create grace out of tackiness and art out of kitsch. If nothing else. PAMTGG leads one to wonder what kind of magic he might work if his fancy were caught by a roller derby or a pro football game...
...hermetic privacy, no place was better than Camp David on Maryland's Catoctin Mountain. Tricia especially liked getting away from the omnipresent guards and tourists around the White House grounds. Along with privacy, the camp, like a resort hotel, offered swimming, tennis, skeet shooting, putting green, movies, bicycling and roller-skating. Tricia, who calls herself "the world's most unathletic woman," tried to keep up with Ed, who has an almost indiscriminate passion for sports. "The only time I have seen Edward uncoordinated," Tricia says, "is on a surfboard." In winter there is a roaring fire in the lodge...
...developing an athletic prowess that might well surpass her dramatic skill. Ducking a tenacious flock of reporters eager to hear about her recent split from Husband Patrick Curtis, Raquel took up tennis and even skiing, in which she moved from beginner to high-intermediate status in three days. Add roller skating (she plays a rink queen in her new movie) and moviedom's most spectacular body seems likely to retain its impressive muscle tone. Coach Grigry pointed out another reason why Raquel should excel at competitive sports. "She has a great advantage on the court," he says. "Distraction...
...experience of flying at literally twice the speed of sound was more dramatic in what did not happen than in what did. My neck did not snap on takeoff, nor did I require a straitjacket to remain in my seat. The plane did not jerk its way up in roller-coaster fashion or plunge straight to the earth for landing. 1 had a feeling of rather unsettling normalcy...
...Racing indoors compared to racing outdoors is like roller derby compared to neighborhood outdoor roller skating." Dutcher said. Contact and physical struggle abound on the small, circular track...