The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[memento]

Sitting near LaShawn at the Benefit Dance, Lureen boasted about being Kappa Phi (and not Tri Delt),

[Fran]

While seated at a table near the dance floor at the benefit dinner, Lashawn mentioned that her collegiate experience at SMU had included pledging Tri Delt.

[southendmd]

According to Lashawn, both Jack and Randall were far from being a dancer;  neither one had a smidgen of rhythm. 

[Ellemeno]

LaShawn's earshrift was directed at all sitting near her at the table.

[memento]

Jack had a faraway look in his eyes when he danced with Lureen for the first time.

[southendmd]

When Jack and Randall were sitting so near each other on the dance hall bench, they overheard Lashawn mention that despite the gainfulness of Randall's employment, she could spend far more on clothes.

[Fran]

"Brokeback Mountain  is not quite the period piece that some would like to imagine.  America's squeaky closet doors may have swung open far enough for a gay rodeo circuit to flourish.  But let's not kid ourselves.  In large segments of American society, especially in sports and the military, those doors remain sealed." 

-- Stephen Holden, The New York Times 

[memento]

Uncle Harold was in a state of extreme ill-being and was near death.

[southendmd]

The inspiration for BBM came to Annie when she was near an older cowboy in the Mint Bar in Sheridan, WY, whom she described as short on life's luxuries and watching the young men playing pool.

[Fran]

With its microwave oven and dishwasher, Lureen's kitchen was far more modern than Mrs. Twist's.