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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Polsky: "My teammates are a great bunch of guys. There's been no sign of bitterness with my growing success as a quoter. Actually, they're kind of my groupies as it were, and there hasn't been a day when at least one of the players hasn't come to practice with a tape recorder or a pad and pencil in hand begging for a sentence...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: The Next Best Thing to Bartlett's | 3/9/1989 | See Source »

Polsky: "When the first letters arrived I chalked it up as beginners luck. But when Mr. Gorbachev called to ask for a few of my words on President Bush's recent lectures, I knew I had something special. The recent success has taken me aghast and the fan mail has been darn overwhelming. Work for a new mini-series starts in May and I really couldn't be more excited. Most great thinkers are only recognized posthumously. But just like a pebble dropped into a pond, my words have spread out in ever increasing concentric circles to touch all intelligent...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: The Next Best Thing to Bartlett's | 3/9/1989 | See Source »

There were many other, more constructive means that Defeat Homophobia could have used in order to further the commendable cause of greater toleration on campus. As it turned out, it unfortunately and unwisely settled on a questionable one, the kiss-in, and then falsely attributed its non-success to "homophobia...

Author: By Bill Tsingos, | Title: Questionable Tactics | 3/7/1989 | See Source »

After the game, Adams and Boggs congratulate themselves on the success of their plan, close out their joint account at BayBanks and are seen boarding a PanAm Flight to LaPaz. They are never heard from again...

Author: By Joe R. Palmore, | Title: The Perfect Sox Surprise Scenario | 3/7/1989 | See Source »

...audiences who know what came after, how entertaining is this journey to the bottom of Robbins' trunk? If Broadway is not making 'em the way it used to, should we be regretful? Or relieved? If neither revivals from Broadway's heyday nor imitations of that style lead to commercial success, then does this logical next step, a greatest-hits compendium, offer much hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The View from the '80s | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

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