Do you know how he became famous? 1
It did not happen while he was playing in Spokane. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5GPLuemT47Y/SjB5XFUHrrI/AAAAAAAAAjE/crnmxKfPnWg/s1600-h/114+back.jpg
The Slice archive for Feb. 20, 2014
THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 2014
Just to review 1
The Spokane stuff is pretty far down. http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/309/ And as portrayed by Annette Bening in "Bugsy." www.ew.com Yes, yes, we've been over this before. But last time The Slice Blog posted some recollection of Virginia Hill, commenters came through with some wildly entertaining anecdotes about…
Did you major in one of these subjects? 1
http://www.theonion.com/articles/least-lucrative-college-majors,34080/
Northwest romances and crazed dogs 1
http://jamesreasoner.blogspot.com See also... http://www.pulpmags.org/nw_romances_page.html
Here's why people hate sports fans 1
I don't really follow the NFL, but I don't mind talking about sports. And there is a cashier at one of the grocery stores I frequent who is a big football fan. So, in the week leading up to the Super Bowl, we got to…
Do friends/co-workers judge you? 3
When they learn that you have not been watching this? http://fontsinuse.com
Pinpointing the motel's location 3
www.ebay.com
A controversial 1966 magazine cover 1
http://www.georgelois.com/pages/Esquire/Esq.ohmygod.html
Grade school presidents (2/20/06)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/feb/20/veto-bad-stuff/
A season to remember for Idaho State 1
http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1977.html
Today's Slice column stat 1
The S-R's computerized archives go back only to 1994. So a couple years of Slice columns are not accounted for there. But in the approximately 20 years available online, it appears that The Slice used the expression "Get off my lawn!" only a dozen times.…
Bob Costas and "Knocked Up"
I'm quite sure it has been noted elsewhere. But it is difficult to see his battle with pink eye and not think about a certain scene in that movie.
This date in Slice history (1998)
http://preps.spokesman.com/stories/1998/feb/20/war-between-the-states-not-when-it-comes-to/
The online home for Paul Turner's musings and interactions with disciples of The Slice.