Word: offbeat
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...Angeles Times Reporter-Columnist Paul Coates, 44, specializes in sentimental stories about the oddball and the offbeat. In 18 years of reporting, he has become familiar to just about every criminal, cop and kook in California...
...such cases the old rule of caveat emptor especially prevails. The offbeat plunger can make a big splash if he is lucky; he can also quickly go under. Bankers and investment houses usually shy away from such unusual and high-risk opportunities, but potential investors seldom have trouble hearing about them. Word travels rapidly through accountants, special brokers, newspaper advertisements, relatives or neighbors who want to let someone in on a good thing-they hope...
Junkyard bargains, from limestone putti to dented iron deer, have long been available for those with offbeat tastes. But as architectural monuments are bulldozed into extinction across the land, a new group of collectors is springing up - architectural buffs who first picket to preserve the best of the old, then, if the wreckers move in, haunt the ruins in hopes of rescuing a cornice, a caryatid, a cartouche, an ornamented corbel, or some Tiffany glass...
After last week's offbeat solo performance, the medical verdict was as favorable as the verdict delivered by jazz buffs in the corridor. Muggsy can go on playing, though he must take it easy for a while...
...central Vermont four offbeat areas are worthy of consideration. Okemo Ct. in Ludlow sports five pomalifts; one of them is over 6200 feet long and is said to be the longest surface lift in the East. The trails are the equal of any in the East in length and drop, while 20 acres of open slopes are perfect for the beginner or remedial skier. Uphill capacity is 3500 per hour, and lift tickets are cheaper than most...