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...moved to a one-bedroom apartment on the northern fringe of Greenwich Village. For Goetz, the tan brick building was an oasis amid what he saw as the tawdry turbulence of 14th Street, a thoroughfare of cut-rate clothing and furniture stores. He launched a one-man crusade to clean up the street, pestering city agencies to do something about the litter, the junkies and the homeless...
...tan camel hair coat was stolen from a coat rack in the men's locker room at Hemenway Gym last Tuesday...
Clark has a field day with Tyler, who ends up looking more like a volleyball instructor from Club Med than like the Mayor of New York City. Replete with Soloflex and cocoa-butter tan, Tyler skips from one social engagement to the next with nary a thought for such inessentials as city business and mayoral responsibilities. Certainly none could object to Jimmy dragging his name though the mud but considering his totally asinine personality, such actions seem unwarranted and excessive...
Salon operators reply that tanning machines are safer than sunlight because they can be more carefully regulated. "Anything can be abused," says Randy Novak, owner of Tan Chicago. "But the damage from sunbathing comes from out of doors because it isn't controllable. You can reduce the danger at a tanning parlor." The Food and Drug Administration requires tanning machines to carry labels warning that users should wear goggles to protect their eyes and that people taking photosensitive drugs, including some antibiotics, should consult their doctors before going under the lamps...
Whatever the risks, tan enthusiasts seem willing to overlook them for the immediate benefit: a healthy-looking golden glow. Says Rob Bernstein, 31, who spends 30 minutes each weekday at a tanning salon in Dallas: "I think a year- round tan is a good, successful, power look. It's just a part of good grooming." Better yet, a tan in the dead of winter implies that the wearer has the money and leisure to travel to exotic, sunny locales. Says Jeff Russell, 23, of Evanston, Ill.: "It's a conversation piece. People are always asking, 'Where have you been...