TCM channel salutes Elvis tomorrow
Wednesday is the late singer's birthday. TCM will be showing many of his films. Is that a tribute or an indictment? You make the call.
The Slice archive for Jan. 7, 2014
TUESDAY, JAN. 7, 2014
Start planning your HAL 9000 party
In the movie, the famous computer's birthday is Jan. 12. www.youtube.com
Asked and answered 1
Here's a snippet from The Slice column of Jan. 7, 1999. Q and A: A caller asked why there's not an annual open house at Slice Headquarters. That's Simple. Many readers would never get past security.
One of my favorite vintage ads 3
And it's not just because Spokane is in the list of cities. www.vintageadbrowser.com
If your yard is covered in dog droppings
Today might be a good day to gather them up. They would be frozen. And they aren't covered with snow. Of course, if you regard the droppings as fertilizer you could stand pat. But at some point, a dog yard can become, well, that's up…
It's the birthday of Paul Revere Dick 2
That's him on the right. You know all about the band's Idaho connections, of course. www.goldminemag.com
Would whiskey make you a better skier?
www.whiskeyfun.com
Things newcomers almost always notice
1. The extent to which the political leanings of the Seattle area are not reflected in this part of the state. 2. Saying and writing "North Idaho" instead of "northern Idaho." 3.
One indication newspapers are special 1
Name me another business that would do the equivalent of printing today's letter to the editor from my former colleague Karen Dorn Steele.
On "Ozzie and Harriet" 50 years ago
The week's episode of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" was called "Rick and the Boat Model." Rick spends time -- too much time? -- helping his girlfriend's little brother build a model. Laugh-track hilarity ensues. The actor who played the kid would go on…
No. 1 song on this date in 1973 1
www.musicstack.com Yes, now that you mention it. I have run that photo before. Your point?
An idea that never caught on
And other stuff from the Jan. 7, 1997 Slice column. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/jan/07/the-slice-its-officially-the-dead-of-winter-lets/
The online home for Paul Turner's musings and interactions with disciples of The Slice.