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During this period, when Uspensky was both translating and trying to get his stories published, a group of young writers and artists began gathering in his apartment. These gatherings soon grew into an unofficial literary salon. Alexander Ginsberg often joined the discussions and at these sessions Uspensky first met and became friends with many of the men who later led the dissident movement. Sometimes the Russians brought along American students who were studying at the University of Leningrad. Among these was an expert in medieval Russian history--Edward L. Keenan, professor of History and dean of the Graduate School...
...find the Peace Café turn right at the Four Unities Hair Salon, pass the East Wind Movie Theater and head down Goldfish Alley. Before it was shuttered in the late 1970s, the café attracted some of Peking's most stylish youth, like New Nation Li, "attired in silken shirt and a well-tailored, gray Western suit with tight-fitting bell-bottom pants and pointed black shoes." Or Benefit-the-People Wang, by day a soldier in the People's Liberation Army, by night an exponent of the funky layered look. "From the chin up he looks...
...Terry Pratt of Alameda, who has taken an old bungalow and created a homey office complete with stained glass, eucalyptus-wood paneling, brass fixtures and white lace window curtains. Dr. Ronald Konopaski of San Francisco says that he has "tried to create an image similar to a beauty salon." The doctor's dental salon offers clients a rainbow-colored printed menu of services with fees. They can or der to taste - anything from a brush and floss ($5) to an examination with X rays and consultation ($55). In Oakland, Dr. Ernie Lavorini will gladly tattoo a butterfly...
...this year the cowboys hope to make real money. They are, in fact, on the point of becoming trendy. A group of oilmen plans to build a substantial museum for them over in Kerrville, Texas. A few months ago, they sent paintings, on invitation, to the 91st Salon of the Société des Artistes Indépendents in Paris...
...head shop is a freestyle hair salon called the Grin Reapers. Paul has another new name: Lofree. He wears temple-to-temple aviator glasses and designer jeans that inhibit circulation. His shoes are made for jogging, not stomping, and he drives a Japanese sports car. His favorite band is still the Doobie Brothers, and he can sing all the words to What a Fool Believes as he works on a blow...