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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Election night, 1988. In a darkened Madison Square Garden, a murmur of anticipation ripples through the standing-room-only crowd. On the floor below, the guest of honor stands, head bent, a bit overwhelmed and maybe a bit embarrassed by the spectacle. "Ladies and gentlemen," booms a voice as the spotlight rakes the now cheering audience, "No. 23, Miiichaaael Jooordaaan!" As one, the 19,591 men, women and children rise to pay thunderous tribute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Leapin' Lizards! Michael Jordan Can't Actually Fly | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

...know where it is," observes Schrager, 42, "you wouldn't be comfortable there. Our guests will be a certain sort of people who will feel right here." The Royalton is the second Manhattan hotel bought by the pair, with two other partners. The first, Morgans, on Madison Avenue, is so discreet that no name appears outside, and cab drivers have to intuit its location. They have plans for two more, including the Barbizon, once a stately hotel for women only, which they intend to turn into an "urban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: An Ocean Cruise in Manhattan | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

...vote in the candidate's electorally rich adopted home state. Last week, when President-elect Bush announced that he would retain Cavazos as head of the department, some educators made similar remarks. "It was an easy decision for Bush," says Donna Shalala, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. "He had a qualified person in place who was a minority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Please, Children, Do Not Leave | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

David Zucker and his brother Jerry met Abrahams in the early 1970s in Madison, Wisconsin, where they all were students. Together they worked up a show comprised of some video and live skits they called Kentucky Fried Theater. Weiss hooked up with the "ZAZ" (Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker) team when he went to see the show and loved it, returning again and again. That production went on to be the basis for their low-budget cult classic, Kentucky Fried Movie...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTERVIEW | 12/2/1988 | See Source »

...defense of myself, I was a freshman at the time. I grew up in Washington, D.C., and never appreciated the difference between Madison Square Garden (where the New York Knicks play) and Boston Garden (where the Celtics play and where the Beanpot is held). During my freshman year, confusion came naturally, as it does to most freshmen...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: To Err is Human... Only a Sportswriter Can Foul Up | 11/9/1988 | See Source »

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