Not really a local angle on this
But I assume a few music lovers in Spokane bought this 1972 album. And maybe some still remember it. A few of the songs, too. www.albumartexchange.us
The Slice archive for June 7, 2011
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011
When Spokane was far out, man
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"No new steps"
One of the old Magic Lantern theater's bigger hits in the early '90s was the quirky Australian production, "Strictly Ballroom." One of the actors who made that fun to watch, Bill Hunter, died recently. R.I.P., Barry Fife. www.thereelbits.com
Malt Shop Babylon
She started off talking about defunct Spokane movie theaters. But then one of my correspondents mentioned having seen a Ricky Nelson concert at the old Coliseum sometime around One Million B.C. Quite a few year's before that, the late singer's father performed with his big…
A Spokane real estate agent would call this... 1
www.markymunster.com A) A fixer-upper. B) A little charmer. C) Handyman special. D) Motivated seller. E) Priced to move. F) The kid with the beard doesn't stay. G) Other.
It's smaller than you'd think 1
Graceland, Elvis Presley's Tennessee home, opened for public tours on this date in 1982. I lived in Memphis at the time and was in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. So that summer or maybe it was the next, I took the boy with whom I…
Unprintable endings
So it's not new, and it's definitely not just a Spokane thing. But the pervasiveness, in certain circles, of ending every third utterance with a catch-all "...and (common scatological swear word)" sort of cracks me up. If you have been out of the home, you…
Answer to today's Slice question
"I would never want this printed," wrote a reader I consider to be a friend. "But I can say that in all the 25 years of my sweet hubby and I being together, the only time we have sworn at each other was during home…
Remind me to ask Jim Kershner
If his pal Patty Duke ever told him anything about the making of "Valley of the Dolls." Just saw part of that a couple of days ago. What a hoot. www.deccarecords-us.com
Slice feedback
"Almost two weeks ago, you asked in a column something to the effect of, what if you could take back the 10 stupidest things you've ever said?" wrote North Idaho's Stephanie Eloe. "Well, I've been thinking about it, and I would have fewer regrets, perhaps…
Things really have changed
Back in June of 2005, I spoke with a Spokane couple about their family's drive to Disneyland in the summer of 1955, the year of its grand opening. I alluded to some of the high-tech distractions modern kids have. And I asked how the couple's…
Part of a complete breakfast
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Our love of old cars notwithstanding
This isn't really a 2011 Spokane Valley scene. www.angryhippy.net
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