This 1975 piece of film, which you might have overlooked, features someone with a local connection. See the young lady front and center in the red top? That's Joanne Nail. Born and raised in Spokane. No idea if that's her real name. But this movie…
www.whatafy.com OK, well, do you remember... Gathering several pounds of coins prior to making an important long-distance call? Stepping into a phone booth and quickly realizing someone had used it as a latrine? Waiting for someone to finish a call so you could use the…
It's not a paperless society yet. With that in mind, here's a question. How would those with whom you live describe the way you open mail -- including envelopes that might contain forms you will need when doing your tax return? A) Like a coyote…
"Slice bag" defined. But why wait? Here's one I didn't use in print. "A Slice Bag is someone who drones on endlessly without saying a thing," wrote Ron Knapp, who added "Laughing with you."
www.geneseebeer.com This was my brand of choice when purchasing refreshment as an underage consumer of alcoholic beverages. Well, this and Boone's Farm apple wine. When 18 was the legal age, not all stores were fussy about needing to see I.D. But they didn't walk the…
We all have heard stories of people who wrote nasty notes about a co-worker or relative and then mistakenly emailed them to the person being ripped. And there are plenty of cautionary tales about the horrors of "Reply all." But what about other kinds of…
But I think it's sad that Mary Tyler Moore has had so much plastic surgery she now looks like a space alien. God, she looks awful. (Reminded of this while watching the latest "Pioneers of Television" last night on KSPS.) I suspect she would be…
Or not. Besides, virtually every small town in our area already has a theme for its summer celebration. But it would be entertaining to see the faces at some town council meeting if a resident actually proposed Codpiece Days. And a related slogan contest could…
Kid stuff: Colville's Betty Clark was telling her son-in-law that he had better not overeat or he'd wind up fat like her. Clark's granddaughter, Tara, overheard that. And the little girl couldn't let it pass without comment. "You're not fat, Grandma," she said. "You're just…
Well, about some things anyway. I overheard a colleague talking about a new, local eatery planning some sort of pulled-pork extravaganza. And it was all I could do to avoid snorting. Still, down deep inside, I scoffed. You see, for six years I lived in…
Maybe it was just a regular skating class. But it could have been a birthday party. A water bottle on the benches side of the boards at the Ice Palace had a special label announcing that Miriam turns 4 today. There were several little girls…
If one of the Barkley boys ("The Big Valley") or Cartwright boys ("Bonanza") acquire a love interest, there is an excellent chance she will wind up dead before the end of episode. In terms of longevity, those girls might as well have been "Star Trek"…
This is from the 1980s. www.flickr.com Of course, it could be argued that in depicting a bunch of apparently white people recreating, the artist was just dealing with the reality he or she knew. But it would not be long before a publication like this…