This issue used to come out in January
www.cnn.si.com And it wasn't a bloated catalog of soft porn back then. It was just a dozen or so pages of soft porn. As I have noted previously, the outraged letters a couple of weeks later were always a treat.
The Slice archive for Jan. 2014
THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 2014
Big family triangles, boring college towns
And more. Here's The Slice column that appeared on this date in 1996. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jan/09/the-slice-spokane-is-not-all-that-different/
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 2014
Stupidest Slice item of all time? 1
Back in 1994, I already had a nominee in mind. (See The Slice question.) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19940802&id=2XQfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L_EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1623,348606
What to call a Spokane resident 5
I've dealt with this before. I'll deal with it again. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jan/08/the-slice-calling-all-spokanians/
No. 1 song on this date in 1981
www.the80sman.com As you know, this was just a few weeks after he was murdered.
Another favorite vintage ad
The guy who came up with that slogan earned his pay that day. Yes, I realize it could have been a woman. http://socrates.berkeley.edu
Slice Blog's final mention of Elvis today
http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2007/aug/09/the-slice-the-slice-a-big-hunk-o-snobbery/
Elvis movie characters as baby names
Hey, it's an option. Here are some of the choices. Which is your favorite? A) Scott. B) Jess. C) Steve. D) Joe. E) Chad. F) Clint. G) Toby. H) Deke. I) Vince. J) John. K) Pacer. L) Tulsa. M) Rusty. N) Lucky. www.content.time.com Or you…
The Wednesday Slice question
How would Spokane be different today if Bing Crosby had come back to live here after becoming a star?
I'll bet you didn't know that... 2
...there is an elementary school in East Wenatchee named after Robert E. Lee.
The case for saying "East Washington"
Here's The Slice column that appeared on Jan. 8, 1998. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/08/if-it-works-for-idaho/
TUESDAY, JAN. 7, 2014
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.
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/
MONDAY, JAN. 6, 2014
Eventually football season will be over
www.tradingcarddb.com www.tradingcarddb.com
Anyone remember this local band?
http://pnwbands.com/fourplayboys.html Well, how about this one? http://pnwbands.com/capers.html Or these guys? http://pnwbands.com/zephyrs.html
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