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...center of things Spike and Mary Lou were the focus of attention. Shake, Baby, Shake, Et Cetera, Et Cet-er-a, Back and forth. Back and forth, Jitterbug, jitterbug, jailhouse rock. Do-wah... Do-wah... Diddy... Diddy... "Wow, Spike, you sure can move!!" "Yeah." The band stopped. A satisfied drop of perspiration rolled off the end of Spike's nose. Mary Lou sighed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Petering Out | 12/12/1972 | See Source »

Harvard finally ran out the clock and retired to the locker room. The environment around Trevor came to life. Cornell's Big Red marching band strutted onto the field. "Wow!" Trevor thought. "This is just like halftime on TV." The neighboring observers didn't share Trevor's enthusiasm. "Bush league--get these jerks off!" they shouted as the band dog-trotted through its geometry. The Big Red swelled into a moving rendition of the Cornell alma mater. "Nice," thought Trevor. "Yeecch!" coughed someone behind him, spitting Tawny Port down the back of Trevor's neck...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Petering Out | 10/26/1972 | See Source »

...called the newsman's apartment to inquire about the father's health and got Mullen's roommate who knew he was on a secret mission but was unaware of the ruse. Mullen was at work, said the roommate. Kusper: "Where?" Roommate: "At the Tribune." Kusper: "Oh, wow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Inside Man | 9/25/1972 | See Source »

...patronizing: "Birmingham, Alabama! Wow, Hey, I had a 'friend in junior high who moved to Tennessee...

Author: By Dale Ruseakoff, | Title: North Toward Harvard | 9/1/1972 | See Source »

...lost her virginity in her own bedroom at the age of 17, she says blithely: "One afternoon it just happened. Then we went downstairs and told my younger sister because we thought she'd be excited. We said, 'Guess what. We just made love.' And she said, 'Oh, wow. How was it?' And we said, 'Fine.' Then we went out on the roof and she took pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teen-Age Sex: Letting the Pendulum Swing | 8/21/1972 | See Source »

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