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GRAPEVINE, Page 19FORWARD SPIN
By JANICE CASTRO/Reported by Wendy Cole
GAVEL RATINGS
Court TV is in clover with the Tyson and Dahmer trials
running simultaneously, but get set for the encore: Charles
Manson's parole hearings begin in about two weeks, along with
opening testimony in the Rodney King case. In April, Court TV
hopes to cover the trials of the Soviet coupsters.
STABLE THINKING
Bag Balm, a salve for milk cows with, ah, dry skin, has
become a popular hand cream. Recently a blacksmith and a chemist
on New York's Long Island discovered that Dry Hoof Solution, a
horse medication, strengthens nails. Coming soon as an outlet
for such products: Barn-Mart.
AGING AMERICA BLUES
Couples in wedding announcements are getting older. Now an
academic study reports dispassionately that Playboy centerfolds
are slowly aging (from 20.3 years in 1954 to 22.3 in 1989).
Don't ask about college grads.
HOLLYWOOD LOGIC
Dances with Wolves (running time: three hours, 10 minutes)
won seven Oscars, so naturally everyone started making longer
movies: JFK (three hours, eight minutes), Bugsy (2:15), Grand
Canyon (2:15) and Hook (2:11). Next: Malcolm X (3+). Go for the
giant popcorn and jumbo soft drinks.
PRODUCT CORNER
Toymakers are selling nostalgia and reality themes --
sometimes together. Hasbro is bringing back the original
foot-high G.I. Joe. Today he speaks Chinese and Arabic and wears
Desert Storm fatigues. Watch for a Saddam doll that won't quit.
ELECTION CALENDAR
In 1988 Gary Hart went aground on the Monkey Business. In
1992, just when voters are hoping there are no more Gennifers
out there, Chinese New Year brings the Year of the Monkey.
Coincidence? Think again.