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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gene Kelly in The Pirate, Peter O'Toole in My Favorite Year, Jeff Daniels in The Purple Rose of Cairo -- each played an actor forced to project his romantic persona into real life. There are few things funnier or more touching than the sight of a performer's image slipping down around his knees while he tries to yank it into place before anyone notices he is only human...
...Each arena holds its own memories," says Erving, who was not thinking of wine or golf clubs when he announced on opening day that this will be his final season. Dr. J's best going-away present has been the sight of the Phoenix fans bedecked in surgical caps and masks for his last house call. "I'm savoring a lot of old moves and a lot of old players," he says, "because they should be savored. These buildings house so many ghosts...
...presidential proclamation invoking the sweeping new regulations. There, while a warm summer sun bathed the administrative capital, they were handed a 24-page document whose terms were to go into effect on Dec. 11. The new regulations prohibit journalists from being "on the scene, or at a place within sight of any unrest, restricted gathering or security action" without permission of security officials. They forbid the reporting of "subversive" comments by those advocating a wide range of antigovernment actions. They ban the photographing of dead people, property damage or any other "visible signs" of unrest. Violations of the tough...
...Castle was out of sight now, but I had seen it before and even now it was a big, if invisible, presence on an early summer afternoon. If only I could reach...
...strange light was affecting my trek across Anaheim to my hotel room, leading me down blind alleys as I made my desperate bid across the industrial wasteland. After an hour, I had lost sight of the stadium and the Castle...