Word: sunsets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Maybe River Phoenix thought his name guaranteed immortality. A river runs forever; a phoenix rises from its own ashes. But the young star ran out of luck early on Halloween morning, when he staggered out of the Viper Room, the newest hot spot on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, and collapsed writhing on the sidewalk. His girlfriend, actress Samantha Mathis, tried to revive him as his brother Leaf frantically phoned for help. River Phoenix was rushed to Cedars- Sinai Medical Center, where he soon died. An autopsy was inconclusive, with toxicology results not due for at least a week, but according...
...Calypso Reef" featured dolphins and a sunset. Every few days, someone would come into our room, stare into the picture for a minute or two, and proclaim that they had seen dolphins and that they were sooo cool. I hated that...
...then, one night last week, I decided to give the Calypso Reef one more shot. I don't know what I did differently, but suddenly, a whole oceanic scene appeared. Dolphins were jumping out of the water. Palm trees were silouhetted against a gorgeous sunset. It was beautiful. And admittedly, it was sooo cool...
...seemed to combust spontaneously. At the beach, black smoke hung over the surf, and in downtown Los Angeles a steady "snow" of flake-size ash fell. Elsewhere the embers glowed red and started new blazes. In many areas, day became night as soot obscured the sun, while a permanent "sunset," the orange glow of not-so-distant flames, eerily lit the horizon...
Amtrak's coast-to-coast Sunset Limited derailed last week while crossing a damaged bridge near Mobile, Alabama. The accident sent the engine and several cars hurtling into the Bayou Canot, trapping passengers in the water and an ensuing fire. Forty-seven died -- nearly equaling all the other deaths in Amtrak's 23-year history. The apparent cause: a barge struck the bridge minutes before the train came across...