Mickey Rooney's most unfortunate role 1
It was in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." http:users.eeecs.northwestern.edu
The Slice archive for April 2014
MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014
Things They Don't Teach in J-School 1
Almost 25 years ago, the SR features section -- it was still called Empire Life then -- conducted a readers' poll regarding the comics page. Which strips should we discard? Which new ones should we add? Lots of subscribers filled out ballots and mailed them…
Just to review that ash plume route 1
https://feww.wordpress.com
Van Halen 1981 Spokane set list 1
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/van-halen/1981/spokane-coliseum-spokane-wa-13d2e989.html
Try to find the Indians programs here
http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/baseball/triple-a-baseball/pacific-coast-league-galleries-1903-today/pacific-coast-league-programs/
They worried the song sounded dirty
Of course, it wasn't. The Fleetwoods were three Olympia kids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Softly_to_Me Here's the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSyfphBVbmo .
Pretty sure there's a typo in byline 1
I believe that should be Mike "Lynch." http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=t48RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4942,2066094&dq=rossland+warriors&hl=en Also, can you spot the Spokane guy in the adjacent NFL game summaries?
Pet peeve 1
It bugs me when broadcast media types refer to any and all college athletes who have used up their NCAA eligibility as having "graduated." One doesn't necessarily imply the other.
Don't want light jacket season to end 5
Sure, most people around here want it to be Death Valley hot asap. But a few of us hope light-jacket season lasts a while longer. When it's over, we miss the pockets. It's harder to organize your life when you don't have on a light…
Grooming and punctuating the week 1
I'm not sure what the equivalent might be for women. But for guys who go the whole weekend without shaving, reaching for the razor on Monday morning can feel like the unofficial start of the work week. It's sort of like "OK, let's do this."
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014
No one is forced to wear bike shorts 1
It's a self-inflicted apparel decision.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014
Did you know... 1
...that there is a sport in which competitors are timed as they run up the stairs in some of the world's tallest buildings? How would you have done at that when you were at your most fit? Seems pretty brutal. Not only would the exertion…
This date in Slice history (1997)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/apr/05/the-slice-but-she-did-give-his-back-that-fresh/
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014
Good name for an event
https://twitter.com/Marmotfest
How long before these are collectibles? 1
Remember Spokane Metro magazine? http://spokanepublishing.wordpress.com
One of life's small pleasures
Passing along the business card of someone you trust to a person who had asked you for a recommendation.
Where were you on June 20, 1975? 1
http://www.lightfoot.ca/1975.htm He was here the previous year also.
I used to give this woman the finger
http://gonzagaincagli.com/2013/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Kristina_Morehouse_web.jpg In public. From half a block away. It was an inside joke. We were and are friends. I like her husband, too. But I decided to stop doing that when I realized onlookers who were unaware of the backstory might assume I was something…
Interested in sports stadiums?
You might want to check this out. https://www.stadiumjourney.com/magazine
Spokane's contribution to "Red Scare" 1
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9887
Evolution of burger chain logos 1
Nice effort by this blogger. http://www.grayflannelsuit.net/blog/the-evolution-of-fast-food-logos-burger-chains
Just wondering
How long do you have to go without seeing a certain woman on your block before you suspect her husband is a Lars Thorwald?
If you Google "TPS report cat"
You get a slew of images. But leave off the quote marks when you do the search.
You can tell they're on a first date when...
The Slice column from this date in 1997. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/apr/04/future-car-buyers-zero-in-on-the-important-extras/
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
From Spokane to the World Series
In 1958, Sherry spent much of the season in Spokane. In 1959, he won two games for the Dodgers in the World Series. http://plaschkethysweaterisargyle.blogspot.com
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