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Strange, then, that a waitress in such a post-cultural institution would so unsubtly point out the regional contrasts between us and herself. But the ideal of the South remains strong enough to force its way under the red roof of a Pizza...

Author: By Dante E. A. ramos, | Title: Red and White Checkered Culture | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

...waitress seemed to be anxious that we were drinking at a quicker rate than she could handle. "I'll see about those whiskey sours after you finish those beers." The sours tasted like poorly mixed Country Time lemonade. "I'll see if I can get him to put some pop in those for you," our waitress said, responding to our whining...

Author: By Judy Budnitz, | Title: SATURDAY NIGHTS WITH SINGLES | 3/12/1992 | See Source »

...returned to the Dedham Hilton and its Lobby Lounge the next week and sat in the same seats where we could see everything and everyone. Same waitress. Same piano player--still playing "Unforgettable...

Author: By Judy Budnitz, | Title: SATURDAY NIGHTS WITH SINGLES | 3/12/1992 | See Source »

Frankie (Victoria Wei) and Johnny (David Ardell), waitress and cook at the same diner, are two lonely souls attempting to connect. The plot of many plays about relationships depends upon increasing sexual tension. Instead, this one focuses upon post-sexual tension. After the initial consummation of their first date, the two lovers spend the rest of the night exploring what Johnny calls "the disparity of human relations." Johnny proposes marriage, while Frankie attempts to kick him out of her apartment. Witty humor punctuates the fluctuation between the anger and tenderness...

Author: By Amanda Silber, | Title: Modern Love: No Clothes and Much to Talk About | 3/5/1992 | See Source »

Anyone who doubted that the Olympics represents a gathering of nations need only have listened to Leo Latino serenading diners in the Coyote Cafe Tex-Mex restaurant, or have seen the Abu Dhabi princes enjoying the attentions of a Brazilian waitress down the street, while Biancas and Andys swapped kisses in the Dakota Rock Bar. "The T-bone steak is with French fries and Mexican beans?" demanded a Nordic athlete of an Elvis-impersonating Frenchman, while the American at the next table, a drug tester, remarked wryly, "Yes, Ben Johnson really put doping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: At The Starting Gate | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

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