European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes monday August 12, 1991 r faces n places Plimpton does Best to blast tattered image of fireworks prom wire reports sportswriter George Plimpton is taking advantage of his honorary Post As new York City a fireworks commissioner to debunk the tattooed toothless image of fireworks shooters. A i m very Happy to be Here truly a said Plimpton who arrived Noay from new York for the pyrotechnic Guild International a fireworks show in la Crosse wis., about 150 Miles Northwest of Madison. A these people Are All my friends. They were very helpful in the writing of my Book a said Plimpton author of fireworks a history and Celebration in 1984. The Book looks at those who Craft elaborate fireworks displays. A they have a very Rich history but in America 1 could Only really find one Book about them a he said adding that he had to go to French and italian sources to do research. Plimpton whose books include paper lion and Edie an american biography was Given the honorary title by a former new York mayor John Lindsay. Guild member Steven Cassorla of san Francisco said Plimpton has educated the Public about fireworks a when people think of fireworks shooters they think of people with tattoos on their shoulders and no Teeth a Cassorla said. A but its a Cross Section attorneys sewer workers and doctors Are fireworks fanatics  May teach Philadelphia a mayor w. Wilson Goode May go from City Hall to the lecture Hall at Muhlenberg College a newspaper reports. The Liberal arts school is among a handful of Philadelphia area colleges where Goode. May teach after leaving office in january at the end of his second term said the morning Call of Allentown a. The mayor would not reveal the other schools under consideration but said he expects to make a decision by septem Goode bar. If he took the Post in Allentown he would commute from Philadelphia he was quoted As saying. A Well i would like to teach at Muhlenberg very much a Goode said. A a in a very interested in  the City charter prevents Goode from seeking a third consecutive term. He received a masters degree in Public administration from the University of Pennsylvania a Wharton school and would probably teach political science or sociology courses said officials at Muhlenberg which is affiliated with the lutheran  lets music do talking Billy Joel stuck to music and not politics during his concert to raise Money for environmental groups in what became the Glamour event of the summer on Long Island. Joel recruited Paul Simon and former Eagle Don Henley. They joined with him thursday and Friday at Indian Field the oldest cattle ranch in the United states established in 1658. A i think Neil Young said it a if not us who a a Joe said earlier in the week. A i think a lot of people get bored with the stuff. They like us for our music not our  Joel a program which ended the 4 a hour concert stuck to an 85-minute set of old favourites including piano Man. Money contributed by the several thousand concertgoers will buy land for the nature conservancy. Simon a.-12-time grammy Winner who performs with his born at the right time band and Ric Oca sek who made his name with the cars joined thursdays show. Marc Cohn who recently had the hit single walking in Memphis opened Friday. Then came Henley who went Back to the drum set for hotel California the mid-70s eagles  targets rap album Jack Thompson the Florida lawyer who took on 2 live Crew last year likes the sound of the phrase a banned in  that a Why he a taking his crusade against explicit rap lyrics to Massachusetts where he Hopes to have the new album by the group . Banned. Thompson said that .�?Ts songs Are far worse than 2 live Crews and that the groups lyrics Are the most sexually violent he has Ever heard. Thompson said his goal is to Block sales of .�?Ts album in order to a dry up All demand for Christian Worth knows How to keep a hairy upper lip. And the judges of the annual Mustache and Beard contest know How to recognize the Worth of the frenchmen s achievement. Last week they selected Worth 48, As the Winner of the facies hair contest in Tokyo and awarded him 300,000 yen about $2,200. Worth has worn the Mustache for 25 years. Rap  love Grable s legs Betty Grable Steps Are ancient show Biz history now. But people surveyed by Chiquita bananas say they re better than Madonna a and a quite possibly the worlds perfect  old Blue eyes Frank Sinatra was named As possessor of a quite possibly the worlds perfect blues eyes a out distancing such younger competitors As Mel Gibson Kurt Russell and Alec Baldwin. 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