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There I was lounging by my pool, sipping a pina colada and wondering how to apply Lincoln's statement, "All men are equal under the sun" so that even the area between my toes would tan properly, when the phone rang. Lazily, I reaced for my conveniently located Princess Anne phone and said in my best suburban voice, "Nell Scovell--girl reporter...
...scurrying across town to meet their wives at the skin-care salon for his-and-her noontime facials. For macho males, from Wall Street bankers to Los Angeles construction workers, a smooth, clear complexion has become as prized and pursued as a 32-inch waist and a ruddy tan...
...middle-aged man approaches the table, three stars glittering on his tan Army jacket. One of the women, a captain in the cadet Brigade, turns to greet him. After a brief exchange, the lieutenant general bends forward and kisses her affectionately on the cheek. Conversation at the table halts. After a moment, a male cadet sneers: "I bet you've never seen a general kissing an officer before, have you?" The kissed cadet is the daughter of one of the general's old Army friends...
Cafe Singer Bobby Short is master of ceremonies. Although his dandified talent is misapplied here, the songs he dusts off (Tall, Tan and Terrific, Posin ') have period charm as well as charm, period. Present-day Broadway is represent ed by Nell Carter, that kitten of brass from Ain't Misbehavin', and Tap Dancer Gregory Hines from t, a one-man funky fusillade...
Florida--where are you hiding your young people? Are they all visiting their grandparents for the break? Are they calling out the bingo numbers at night while their grandparents sit blushing in the audience? Or are they experiencing other forms of humiliation for the price of a tan...