Pressure Cannot Excuse Ridiculous
A reader criticizes the ABC series Fantasy Island for overreaching with implausible plots. The writer recalls fond memories of the show's tropical island fantasies under Mr. Roarke and warns that recent episodes lack fun, suggesting Tattoo as a potential fresh lead.
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Mr. Rourke
Fantasy Island
America
ABC
Tatoo
Fat Men From Space And Cam Jansen: Childrens Book Highlights
A lively roundup of children books and series including Fat Men From Space by Daniel Manus Pinkwater where a hero’s tooth warns of space invaders and Earth’s junk food vanishes. Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds introduces a fifth grade sleuth with a photographic memory in a Viking Books title.
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Space
Daniel Manus Pinkwater
William
Outer Space
Fat Men
Dell Paperbacks
Jennifer
Cam” Jansen
Cam
David A. Adler
Cam Jansen
Viking Books
Aiken County Public Library
Nellie Smith
Big Dan
Little Ann
Magnolia Gardens A Longstanding Philadelphia Labor of Love
A Philadelphia native helped shape Magnolia Gardens on the Ashley River as a labor of love by John Grimke Drayton. The 500 acre site now offers year round color, a wildlife sanctuary, paddling trails, and a plantation memorabilia storehouse with historical sections and an animal petting zoo. Admission runs four dollars for adults and two for children, with season pricing in March and April.
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Magnolia Gardens
Julia Ewing
Philadelphia
John Grimke Drayton
Ashley River
Drayton
Julia
Summerville
Magnolia
America
Charleston
Bamberg
Middlton Place
Caddyshack review highlights vulgar humor and SNL vibe
A lively review praises Caddyshack for its vulgar humor and all star SNL alumni lead. It notes Bill Murray as a standout madman and Chevy Chase as Ty Webb while detailing Danny and Smails as the core conflict at Bushwood. The piece also lists other films showing in Augusta area theaters.
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Ty Webb
Chevy Chase
Bill Murray
Arkenites
Danny
Michael O’keefe
Judge Smails
Ted Knight
Bushwood Country Club
Belushi
Chervik
Smails
Regency Mall
Augusta
Luke Skywalker
Aiken
John Belushi
Dan Akroyd
Benji
Columbia Square
Steve McQueen
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