THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, November 6, 1994 TAG: 9411040244
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Long : 150 lines
Monday, Oct. 24
2 p.m. - Laskin Road.
Handy with scissors and colored pens, some drivers on the road are showing their political preference - and creativity.
Three recycled Ollie North bumper stickers now read, ``Ollie No,'' ``O No'' and simply ``No.''
- Marlene Ford
Tuesday, Oct. 25
11:20 a.m. - Virginia Wesleyan College.
Two female students stretch out on a couch outside of their classroom, frantically cramming for their afternoon quiz.
A young man walking down the empty hallway notices the two and throws them a couple of rolls of candy. ``Have some Smarties,'' he says, laughing.
The girls look at each other and after a few seconds pass, one says, ``So what's he trying to say?''
- Holly Wester
Wednesday, Oct. 26
3:30 p.m. - Virginia Beach Boulevard.
A redhead driving a Jeep Cherokee gets an unexpected proposal from two men in the next lane.
``Hey,'' the passenger says, leaning out the window of his pal's white van. ``Would you like some speakers? They're free!''
``No, thanks,'' the young lady answers cordially.
``Oh, come on!'' he continues. ``Our boss gave us $2,600 worth of stereo speakers and we can't dump them off on anyone. You don't look like you'll rob us.''
She ignores the stranger and turns up her radio.
``Please,'' he begs, ``take them from us.''
She finally explains. ``Nope, that's OK,'' she says, as the light turns green. ``My mom always told me to stay away from scary looking guys in vans.''
- Holly Wester
Thursday, Oct. 27
5:15 p.m. - Golden Corral.
A young blond man wears a T-shirt that reads: ``I can't even think straight.''
- Holly Wester
7 p.m. - Bayside High School gym.
T he fifth-place Bayside Boys volleyball team has just defeated the city's second-place team in a hard-fought three-game match. Bayside athletes are jubilant.
Following game protocol, the two teams walk past each other at the volleyball net to shake hands. Instead of congratulating the winners, some players on the other side ignore them, others snicker ``Fifth place! Fifth place!''
- Joe Marino
Saturday, Oct. 29
8 a.m. - A Thalia neighborhood.
A woman in a red car pulls up to the curb alongside a newspaper vending machine.
Before she can open her door to get out, two dogs - one cream and beige and the other a little black puppy - round the car to see the ``stranger.''
With the window rolled up and the door still closed, the woman stares at the friendly pups, that have placed their front paws on her door and have their faces up to the window.
``Hi, fellas,'' the woman says to the animals. ``Can I get out now?''
The beige dog gives the woman one last stare, sticks its long wet tongue out and gives the window a big sloppy kiss.
- Lori A. Denney
9:22 p.m. - Lynnhaven Mall.
Shop owners, preparing for the evening's end, are drawn out of their stores by a herd of young females screaming and running through the mall.
It's not The Beatles or an Elvis sighting that has these teenage girls going crazy. They're all lining up near Montgomery Ward to get a quick hug from R&B megastar Aaron Hall.
- Holly Wester
Sunday, Oct. 30
1:30 p.m. - Tidewater Community College.
Dogs dressed as Wonder Woman, Scooby Doo, Cinderella and various other characters are walking around the campus with their owners for the SPCA 5K Walk for the Animals, a major fund-raiser for the shelter.
After the walk, the dogs and owners enjoy refreshments and sit on the lawn to watch a Frisbee demonstration by an Australian shepherd and his owner.
``Go, Cody, go,'' the owner yells to his dog, flinging a Frisbee high in the air. Cody races after the disc, leaps gracefully and catches it between his teeth, tail wagging. Everyone oohs and ahhs after each completion.
The other dogs watching the demonstration bark loudly at the exuberant entertainer and some seem especially eager to join in the chase.
Cody, as if sensing their frustration, casually trots over to a couple of black Labs with the Frisbee still in his mouth. But a playful romp is not in the schedule today, and Cody is sharply called back to the grassy stage for a few more throws.
Sharon Adams, executive director of the SPCA, later says the walk raised approximately $16,000.
- Pam Starr
5:42 p.m. - New Barnes & Noble Bookstore near Pembroke.
Book lovers, shoppers and the curious glide through the aisles at the 2-day-old Barnes and Noble super store. Many are awed by the store's size, the trendy cafe and the policy that allows customers to read the books at tables and sofas.
In the crowd, a young man with a blue backward-turned cap, jeans and a Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt smiles as he walks from section to section. He runs into a co-worker, an older man with glasses and a neatly trimmed beard.
``This store is something else,'' the younger man says. ``It has everything.''
The other agrees. ``This is the kind of place that makes you want to write the book you never did.''
- Larry W. Brown
Monday, Oct. 31
9:30 a.m. - Dam Neck.
It's kind of spooky inside the Navy Federal Credit Union. The tellers are dressed like Dracula, the Grim Reaper and assorted eerie-faced ghouls.
A witch is wandering around behind the information desk and dozens of Kleenex ghosts are hanging by their necks from the ceiling. They've even turned the lights down low and stretched fake spider webbing all over the place.
A woman walks in carrying her toddler. The youngster looks around, wide-eyed at all the weird stuff and wraps her arms tighter around the woman's neck.
``Mommy carry me,'' she says.
``I am carrying you, honey,'' says the mom.
- Krys Stefansky
10:15 a.m. - A party supply store.
A woman, carrying a toddler and trying to keep a grip on her other youngster, is working her way through the crowded store toward the exit.
Before she reaches the door, she accidentally bumps into another customer in the crush.
``Oh, please excuse me!'' she says to the victim, while straining to hold the hand of the child at her feet.
Finally, the trio make it outside, where the older boy, about 4, says, ``I'm NOT sorry! Let's go home, Mom!''
- Lori A. Denney
Wednesday, Nov. 2
7:15 a.m. - The intersection of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Thalia Road.
Two women - a brunette driver and a blond passenger - are stopped at the traffic signal, waiting for a green light.
On the back bumper of their light blue compact car is a sticker with a warning - ``Thelma & Louise Live.''
- Lori A. Denney ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by D. KEVIN ELLIOTT
You can't stop progress
Construction workers set the pilings Wednesday afternoon for a new
Holiday Inn at 26th Street and Atlantic Avenue. The new hotel is
going up on the site of the oceanfront's last two old-style family
hotels - the Avamere and the Halifax, which were torn down in the
past several months.
by CNB