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...will rehearse two and there might be seven rehearsals they will ask you to come to, all in the middle of the day. Now what I would do, because I had school, would be to pick about four to go to. If you pick the right rehearsals, you can skip a lot and still be in it with no problem. If you pick the wrong rehearsals, you miss the day, for example, when they give out costumes--that's it, you're through. You get bumped...

Author: By Peter M. Engel, | Title: Confessions of An Opera Star | 1/8/1980 | See Source »

...course, if you're easily offended, skip this book. You won't miss it; it won't miss you. If you're a fan of Abbie Hoffman, the consummate Celebrity Sweepstakes fugitive Yippie, steal this book; Hoffman contributed three articles. In fact, if you dig Monty Python or Saturday Night Live (when it whatever crosses your personal threshhold for sufficiently imaginative and irreverant humor, The '80s is worth a look. You will be amused...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Great Expectations | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

...talks started anew in June but went nowhere until a month ago, when the U.S. signaled that unless the Mexicans bargained seriously, López Portillo could skip his White House visit this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Gas Deal | 10/1/1979 | See Source »

...logistics of making an epic are awesome. Cimino, like Napoleon, is not the kind of strategist to skip a legion. The film involves more than 1,200 extras; from cravats to camisoles, their costumes had to be authentic. He went to Philadelphia to find a top-hat maker, and even farther afield to track down contemporary firearms and long-retired craftsmen who could make scores of wagons. From Denver, Cimino ordered a 19th century locomotive that had to be rerouted because it was too big for many tunnels. Then came the roundup of 80 wagon teams. Using fewer horses, says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Making of Apocalypse Next | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

There's a million things that you can do To help head off the crunch, From hit your nail right on the head To skip your business lunch, Suggest a better way at work, Write the press a note; Remember when we disagree that We 're all in the same boat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Up Down Under | 8/27/1979 | See Source »

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