Word: uptown
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ENGAGED. Christie Brinkley, 30, supermodel who parlayed her appearances in Sports Illustrated bathing-suit issues into the design of her own line of scanty swimwear; and Billy Joel, 35, Grammy-winning songwriter supreme, who wrote one of his biggest hits, Uptown Girl, for Brinkley; in Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. The marriage will be the second for both...
Talking Heads: Speaking in Tongues (Sire). SoHo soul and uptown rhythm: nobody mixes it up better...
Entertainment was provided throughout the afternoon by the Harvard Band the Krokodillos, Radcliffe Pitches, Harvard Din and Tonics, and Uptown Express...
...best deals in the industry today." The agreement gives Pryor the chance to write, produce and act in four films over the next five years, with total control unless he goes over budget. He will also star in three more pictures for an additional paycheck in the uptown neighborhood of $ 15 million. His first project, The Charlie Parker Story, based on the life of the great jazz saxophonist, is due to start shooting in October. It will be followed by Double Whoopee, reuniting Pryor with Funnyman Gene Wilder. The poolroom "stroker from Peoria," as he used to call himself...
...little new wave style (miniskirts and studs are making a showing in the South Bronx) and make their moves. Downtown, however, there is a palpable difference in the proceedings. "We bring everything here from our neighborhood to put on a show," is the way Crazy Legs explains it. "But uptown it's not a show. It's our way of life." -ByJayCocks...