Word: wanna
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cult of money," comprised of both those who have it and those who want it. It has been well documented that T.V. shows such as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and Dynasty are popular because they cater to the fantasies of a growing class of jet-set-wanna-bes. The immediate rewards of investment banking have made it the career of choice for college graduates concerned only about "the good life...
...funny thing happens to chief executive-wanna-bes on their way to the White House--those who actually make it into the Oval Office become presidential...
...Diego's $140 million Horton Plaza shopping center, a manic postmodern pastiche, has been successful since it opened in 1985. But across the street, the spruced-up Gaslamp Quarter -- 16 blocks of eclectic Victoriana, until recently occupied mainly by bums, hookers and porn shops -- is still a gentrification wanna...
...Rose for Emily," in Collected Stories, William Faulkner. Just what is the secret of Miss Emily's past? And what exactly has become of her mysterious lover? And what, may we ask, is that awful smell coming form the attic of Miss Emily's...Wait a minute! Don't wanna give it all away, heh heh. But this is a story to put chest on your hairs, and it beats plowing through Absalom, Absalom!, another potentially potent 'Ween read...
...Springsteen album is about dealing. Of course, this concept is nothing new--many rock stars have done the happily-married theme before. Even Springsteen has hinted at serious commitment in songs such as The River's "I Wanna Marry You" and "Two Hearts (Are Better Than One)." But he was still insisting to biographer Dave Marsh that he was "not ready to write married music yet." Girlfriends like professional groupie Karen Darbin, photographer Lynn Goldsmith and actress Joyce Heiser came and went...