Word: short
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Monday's meeting also saw what appeared to be a slightly more probable but equally short-lived alliance involving Walsh...
...conductors, but that there are so few who meet the economic requirements: a hefty recording contract, a telegenic personality and the ability to pull in a crowd both at home and on the road. In the U.S. a conductor must also subject himself (there are no women on the short list) to endless rounds of glad-handing and fund raising, while in Berlin he must have the political skills of a Franz von Papen to deal with a fractious orchestra and a powerful city bureaucracy...
...tours: "If you find people who cheat at golf, chances are they cheat at life." Sports agent Mark McCormack in his best seller What They Don't Teach - You at Harvard Business School warns executives about character traits seen on the green. How a business associate handles the "gimmes," short putts that are often conceded by an opponent, can help you understand someone's personality. McCormack says that business people who assume a putt is a gimme -- even when it is 6 ft. away from the hole -- will never ask for a favor. They expect...
What movie extravaganza has a cast of 2,000, including Warren Beatty, Bill Cosby, Bette Midler, Robin Williams, Walter Cronkite, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, David Letterman, Mel Gibson, Pee-wee Herman and George Lucas? Features an earthquake, a shipwreck, a giant bee, several gunfights and a zillion other acts of harmless mayhem? Cost about $500 million to produce -- as much as ten whole Ishtars? And, with gobs of charm, sly wit and relentless good cheer, brings off the film magician's trick of making make-believe believable...
...Huxtable clan explains how a sitcom is shot, while patriarch Cosby dresses up in various sports uniforms and shouts, "I'm goin' to Disney World!" Beatty explains set design, Lucas and two mechanical friends discuss post-production, Gibson and Herman demonstrate sound editing, Midler stars in a short comedy with lots of sets and stunts. At the end, Eisner and Mickey Mouse invite the audience to watch previews of Disney summer films. Eisner wears a Mickey Mouse watch. Mickey wears a Michael Eisner watch. Everything moves like clockwork...