On this weekend 40 years ago
www.vtablog.org The incomparable Secretariat lifts stunned spectators out of their seats. "He's moving like a tremendous machine."
The Slice archive for June 7, 2013
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013
Watching Spokane TV news
A channel-hopping Slice correspondent said he gets a kick out of it when at least two Spokane TV news shows have the same story and each claims it is an exclusive.
On this date at Expo 74 1
www.classic.motown.com Yes, I said I was going to cease and desist all Expo references. But it seems I cannot help myself.
Winners and those learning about life
It's end of the school year awards season. Can you remember how you felt when you did not win an award you thought you deserved? Did the experience help you mature and grow as a person or are you still bitter? How about when it…
You have one week to get ready
For Flag Day, of course. www.mycomicshop.com
Just wondering
When you call up a website for a Spokane area business and notice a picture of a smiling, hyperdiverse group of people, how often do you find yourself thinking "These are not actual employees or customers -- this is a stock photo of some models…
Today's locally irrelevant I-90 sign
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They are about to go yard saling 1
Or maybe Costco. www.trendhunter.com
How to remind people of your age 1
At least once a day, refer to a couple of friends or co-workers as "moose and squirrel." www.comicsbeat.com
It's wrong to tell little kids...
That the reason we are experiencing more and more daylight is that the Earth has wobbled out of its orbit and we are hurtling out of control toward the sun. A neighbor, the father of a friend of mine, shared this theory with a group…
Name that sitcom 3
In what 1966 TV show did baseball hall of famer Willie Mays have a cameo -- playing in a scene with an actress who would a number of years later portray a troubled Spokane mother?
Your ice cream truck favorite?
You know, back in the 20th century. I used to get push-ups, at least some of the time. www.etsy.com
Another story mainstream media missed
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This probably isn't your R.O. favorite
But it was the No. 1 song on this date in 1961. www.45cat.com Bruce Springsteen used to tell a story about being a kid and listening to Roy Orbison songs late at night on the transistor radio. The experience made him leery of ever falling…
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