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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bandstand is tailor-made for late twentysomethings still wallowing in the absurdist culture of their youth. The most frequently rerun episode has John Travolta in a skintight turtleneck giggling his way through an interview with remarks like "I'm going to get to dance in a film in January, and it's going to be hot!" But the real celebrity fun comes with the far less recognizable faces--the Corey Harts and Quarterflashes that dominated the mainstream pop of the late '70s and early '80s. In one segment John Waite performs his only hit single, Missing You, wearing a gauze...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: ULTRASUEDE IS FUNNY | 4/22/1996 | See Source »

Police reports describe the suspect as a light-skinned Black male, between 35 and 45 years of age and wearing a beret, a white turtleneck shirt and a three-fourth length dark coat. Police have a warrant for his arrest for unarmed robbery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Community BRIEFS | 3/11/1995 | See Source »

There are no mystical figurines or black magic books. Spurr, a 27-year-old single mother raising a 4-year-old son, wore a pink tunic top over a white turtleneck and leggings. A pewter necklace depicting a rose and pentagon, the symbol of witchcraft, hung around her neck...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 3/10/1995 | See Source »

Dressed in a maroon turtleneck and khakis, Kasich had dropped by Gingrich's office to present his latest proposals for one of the biggest challenges in selling the "Contract with America": making the numbers add up. Most of the . other new G.O.P. leaders had gathered around the coffee table where he sat, anxious to see how Kasich was faring with a job that defies political physics: figuring out how to spend more than $100 billion over the next five years on an income-tax cut, as well as numerous tax breaks for wealthy investors and business, while beefing up spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man with a Vision | 1/9/1995 | See Source »

...tall man walked into the packed Science center auditorium purposefully, as if walking down a runway at a fashion show. He wore a thin grey cashmere turtleneck under his bold plaid Armani unstructured jacket. He knew Vogue said that earth tones were in this season. He knew he outdressed his two colleagues, even if they were bigger media names. In his head, he quietly reassured himself, "I own this crowd...They worship me...I invented Libertarianism...

Author: By Martin Lebwohl, | Title: Thinking About Egos | 2/19/1994 | See Source »

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