the abbreviated reign of “neon” leon spinks

Lavender (movie), 103
Lawler, Jerry, 214
leaded gasoline, 28–29, 37
Leaded Ozone Holes, 37
Lefcowitz, Eric, 128, 130
leisure suits, 161–72
Lembke, Janet, 40, 42, 47, 48
LeMessurier, William, 156
Leon Spinks’s Flaky Upside-Down
Career, 183
Lewis, Butch, 176–77, 180
Lewis, Jerry M., 145
Lewis, Peter, 190
Liebler, Arthur, 85
Loehr, Kenny, 176
Logue, Edward J., 153, 154
Lorenz, Konrad, 188
Los Angeles Coliseum, 206–8
Lowe, Rob, 233
Lyle, Dorothy, 108–9
McArthur, Edwin, 71
McClain, Denny, 180
MacIntyre, Fergus, 65, 68
McMahon, Vince, 206–18
McMoneagle, Joseph, 120
McMoon, Cosme, 68, 69–70, 71
McNeill, J. R., 27, 36
MacPhail, Lee, 147
McTear, Houston, 175
Madonna (singer), 138
Malloy, John T., 165
Man Show, The (TV show), 210, 213, 216
Marinated Myopia, 61
Marinovich, Todd, 176
Mariotti, Jay, 216
Markoff, John, 191
Marlette, Doug, 46
Mars Manufacturing, 107, 109–10, 111,
113–14
INDEX 283
Martin, Billy, 142, 145, 146
Meimer, Mel, 70
Mein Traum (My Dream) (movie),
97–98
menswear, 161–72
Merwin, Abigail, 5
Messerschmitt, Willy, 83
M400 Skycar, 225
Microsoft Office’s Clippy, 184–94
Midgley, Thomas, Jr., 27–32,
36–38
millennium bug, 195–205
Miller, Dennis, 213
Miller, Elva Connes, 64
Miller, Tirzah, 11
Miller Lite’s “Dick” campaign, 234
Million Dollar Game (2001), 206–8,
215
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad,
230–31
Mitchell, Mitch, 128, 131–32, 133,
134
Moffit, Peggy, 110
Moisseiff, Leon, 50–61
Molina, Mario, 32–33
Moller, Paul, 225, 226
Monday Night Football (TV show),
209–10, 213, 214
Monkees, the, 127–37
Monroe, Harbine, 58, 61–62
Monterey Pop Festival, 131, 135
Montreal Protocol, 35
Mooneyham, Mike, 209
Moore, Mark, 227
Moran, Richard, 18
Morris, Errol, 22
Mossberg, Walter, 188
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD), 144, 148
Mullen, Brian, 166–67
Municipal Stadium (Cleveland),
139–50
Murray, Anne, 137