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...Well, sir, I am sorry to disappoint you, but I am not going to Harvard...
...don’t know, sir...
PRINCELY DIGS I knew I was going to like the Souvannaphoum Hotel as soon as the rumpled bellboy showed me into its best suite and began pointing out its features. "There's no television," I said, as my eyes adjusted to the crepuscular gloom. "Correct, sir," he replied, beaming. Then he bid me a pleasant stay and turned on his heel, with nary a hint of the smarmy loitering or obsequious entreaties that generally accompany the importuning of tips in expensive hotels...
With the advent of April showers, however, come the hoards of prospective students—actually, more prospective parents—looking for a wayward admissions tip and a map to 8 Gardner Street. Do you mean Garden Street, sir? No, no, the woman on the phone said Gardner Street. Can you please hurry? The tour starts at 3 p.m.; it’s 12:30 now and I don’t want to be late...
...Bono, who's chummy with conservative Sen. Jesse Helms, isn't the only rock star who's schmoozing with Washington's powerful to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Elton John is now pushing the cause with the town's most powerful liberal, Sen. Edward Kennedy. Sir Elton is appearing for the first time before Congress this Thursday, testifying at Kennedy's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on the need for more U.S. money in the worldwide battle against the disease. The British rocker has as many credentials on the issue as Bono; the Elton John Foundation has raised...