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Word: stereos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...married this summer, and Patty had spent much of her time selecting china and silver patterns at Tiffany's and buying dresses. Their life together was tranquil. Says her sister, Virginia Bosworth: "They didn't party a lot. Steve played the guitar and liked to work on his stereo equipment. Patty liked to cook. They both took pride in fixing up the apartment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The Hearst Nightmare | 4/29/1974 | See Source »

Between meals and copious snacks, Candy and Sandy adjust the two movie screens and tend the stereo. There are occasional misunderstandings. As Sandy puts it delicately, "At first some people thought we came with the day rate. But all in all, the guys in the rock groups are better to serve than drunken businessmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The Sybaritic Skies | 4/8/1974 | See Source »

Gutsy Oldsters. The new emporiums bear little resemblance to the tumbledown, teen-age hangouts of the '40s. They have psychedelic curving walls, neon lights and screaming stereo sound. Many rollerdromes are equipped with game rooms, dance floors, and pro shops that sell skates and carrying cases on easy-payment "rollaway" plans. Admission averages between $1.25 and $1.50, plus 75? to rent a pair of tan leather precision skates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Eight-Wheel Drive | 4/8/1974 | See Source »

...Comedian George Carlin's street-dude one-upper: "Hey, man, what'd ya do last night?" Answer: "I was out wit ya muther, man!" And the audience guffawing at it is most likely gathered not down at the old vaudeville house, but at home round the old stereo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Man, Is That Funny? | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

...savings in 1971, and a year later sold out to Warner for $5 million. Though he dresses casually, shaves irregularly and speaks with an un-promoter-like politeness, Geffen drives himself uncompromisingly. "I have the demonstration records of new artists converted to eight-track tape for my car stereo," he says, "so I can audition while I drive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENTREPRENEURS: Geffen's Golden Touch | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

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