You know you've stopped rockin' when...
"You see your long-ago S-R paperboy doing an ad for his law firm on TV," said a reader who sent me a postcard.
The Slice archive for March 2014
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014
SR sugar-delirium defense coming up
Girl Scout cookies have been delivered to many in the SR newsroom this morning. www.businessinsider.com
Annoying Newsroom Behavior No. 64 2
There once was a man who used to park himself by the wall of mail slots and go through co-workers' mail when others were not around. If something was not in a sealed envelope, he would read it. Several people in his department were on…
Interesting front-page headline layout
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com
He wasn't in Spokane anymore
http://monicastangledweb.com
"Inland Empire Rock"
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7490
Today's featured vintage matchbook
Click on "Miss Spokane" on bottom row. http://www.unlimitedsdetroit.com/matchbooks.htm
Some old ads you might remember
http://www.theimaginaryworld.com/newsad.html
The Wednesday Slice question 1
If you unexpectedly found yourself interviewing for the position of bouncer at a nightclub or bar, what would you say were your strengths as a candidate for the job?
An important date in "Ball Four"
The March 19 entry from Jim Bouton's 1970 baseball tell-all is where readers learn how to swear, Joe Schultz-style. The Seattle Pilots manager would make a compound cuss word out of the two most common four-letter expressions. Sometimes the resulting eight-letter word would start with…
No. 1 song on this date in 1979
http://cdandlp.com
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014
Odd Spokane connection of the day 1
http://royaltypewriters.blogspot.com/2013/07/royal-custom-ii-1968.html
Do those who refuse to accept evolution... 6
...ever watch science shows on PBS?
What kind of editor could you be? 2
A) Opinion pages. B) Books. C) Hunting and fishing. D) Entertainment. E) Religion. F) Crime news. G) Online. H) Sports. I) World/national news. J) Science/technology. K) Food. L) Marijuana. M) Other.
Back when you could have beer delivered 2
http://vintagebeercollectibles.com "Hey, we're almost out of beer." "Better call the Liquor Man."
Channeling John Forsythe
If you approached three women you know and said, "Angels, you're going undercover," would they have any idea what you are talking about?
Elvis in Spokane, 1957 1
http://scottymoore.net/spokane57.html
Just wondering 2
Did you ever have a car that was about two inches narrower than the opening to your garage and did parking said vehicle make you wonder if you might have been able to handle delicate NASA mission docking procedures in space?
This date in Slice history (1997)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/mar/18/the-slice-adult-supervision-left-plenty-to-be/
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014
He's dressed for St. Patrick's Day
http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=11602
Please note: This doesn't say "Ruby Ridge" 1
They are altogether different stories of the West. http://westernsaga45.blogspot.com
Famous Monsters of Filmland
If you once regarded FMOF as important reading, you might recall a few of the vintage covers displayed here. http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/famous-monsters-of-filmland
Things that make Spokane special No. 42
It's not everywhere that you can find people with vague pretensions of being part of the counterculture who also play golf.
Air Force nostalgia takes wing
http://www.planesofthepast.com/postcards-military-aviation-greetings.htm
Cover your ears 2
http://library.pnca.edu Noticed that there was a "Deadwood" marathon on one of the HBO channels this weekend. Re-watched a little. I really enjoyed that show. I wonder if anyone ever added up the number of times a certain 12-letter word was used.
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