Word: toured
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ARMIES OF THE NIGHT, by Norman Mailer. The author's "egoism of curious disproportions" casts him as the logorrheic mock hero of last fall's peace march on the Pentagon, resulting in a literary tour de force that owes less to journalism than it does to the novelist's gift for relevant distortion...
...Next year, the Glee Club will give its own concerts both in the fall and spring, and sing with the Choral Society in a December weekend tour, as well as collaborating with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in February," Forbes said. "The Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus is hoping to start its season with a Christmas concert with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra," he added...
...local or national P.G.A.; he had to cough up $250 for tuition and $125 for a year's P.G.A. dues, and he had to show a bank balance (or a sponsor's pledge) of $7,500-enough to cover his expenses for six months on the pro tour...
...proper attire ("Yellow socks, red pants and green shirts don't coordinate"), on clubhouse etiquette ("Don't kick in your locker after a bad round; lockers cost money"), and on behavior in front of TV cameras ("Remember, fellows, you're in show business"). The would-be touring pros were taught how to negotiate favorable contracts with sponsors and equipment manufacturers, were warned against cursing, throwing clubs, failing to honor commitments or writing rubber checks-any of which can get a pro fined from $100 to $500, or even bounced off the tour...
...terms with the special Mexican ambiente. The mañana era may be over, but it has been succeeded by hay tiempo ("there's time"). Some hotels have clocks with no hands, apparently to prove that time does not count. Sometimes hay tiempo also means late planes, canceled tours and misplaced hotel reservations. "We're trying as hard as we can to be more efficient," says one tour official, "but the tourist must forgive. Relax, maybe something nice will happen...