Word: skyward
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nothing except trees in view. Nothing, that is, until the road opens on a vast stretch of black tarmac, 67 acres of it, set in the hills near Milford, a GM proving ground. Right in the middle, three circus-like tents and a maze of yellow rubber cones point skyward like the towers of some futuristic Camelot. A long line of odd-looking vehicles is strung out in front of them. Some appear to have wings. Some look like your average tired little foreign sedan. One, with a bright red body but made mostly of glass, could be a fire...
Violent volcanic eruptions shaped the lofty Rockies near by, and today Denver is once again thrusting skyward. This time the earth shakes with 45-ton drilling cranes and six-cylinder Cat loaders constructing skyscrapers of polished granite, cold steel and gleaming glass. As the world price of oil rockets, energy firms are converging on Denver to exploit the surrounding area's resources. With the Administration's proposal to pour out billions in Government money to create synthetic fuel industries, the rush stands to become a stampede. Even if Congress allocates only a fraction of the subsidies that Jimmy...
...Union does so well, choreographed to a split second bursting with color and life. Before 103,000 people in Lenin Stadium, folk dancers, marching teams, gymnasts and 6,000 card flashers performed with astonishing precision. Ritual welcomes were delivered, the Olympic torch was lighted, and 3,000 doves soared skyward. All in precisely two hours...
Together they soared skyward, one hoping to deal the fatal blow, the other gasping for just another breath...
...without any animated effects. Beyond the clever scenes and imaginative facial sculpting, its success depends on a proud and well-paid crew of 20 invisible performers who are the real actors. The Muppeteers must crouch uncomfortably below the set's surface with their Muppet-covered arms stretched painfully skyward, as they stare into reverse-image video monitors to see what their arms and fingers are doing. "Think of dancing, which is a physical extension of internal feelings," explains Muppeteer Jerry Nelson, 44. "In a smaller way, pushing creative energy through your arm into the puppet is the same thing...