"Vision Quest" by any other name
In several other countries the movie was marketed as "Crazy for You," presumably to cash in on the Madonna connection. www.moviemen.com
The Slice archive for May 2014
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2014
And the award for leaving Spokane 1
goes to... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BM2gXWoCcAAb_vs.jpg:large
Mother's Day gift ideas
Scroll down to the bottom half. http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=051003&ID=s1348286
Recalling names of SR features section
Before it was the Today section, it was IN Life. What was it called before that?
Newspaper advertising in 2014
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/250991/ad-on-sun-sentinels-front-page-promises-long-lasting-erections/
Looking ahead to Mother's Day
It's worth remembering that not all women are mothers. Sure, there are worse things than saying "Happy Mother's Day!" to a non-mother. But it's a careless assumption. For some childless women, hearing that is painful, for reasons it doesn't take a genius to guess. For…
What paper is Jimmy Stewart reading? 2
http://elpartmento-enparis.blogspot.com
Songs You Had Forgotten Deparment
www.catawiki.nl This was from 1970. As this band was Dutch, I am pretty sure the "child of the sun" lyric (link below) was not a reference to the Spokane native people. http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/the_tee_set/ma_belle_amie.html
This date in Slice history (1997)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/08/the-slice-hate-pickups-feel-free-to-call-yourself/
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
True or false
This is an old photo of singer Daryl Hall and former Spokane Indians infielder Davey Lopes. htttp://rockhall.com
There really was a "Socialist" newspaper 1
http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/laborpress/Seattle_Socialist.htm
Ever heard of this man?
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1086092/John-B-L-Soule
Old Spokane telephone exchanges
I would not be surprised if The Slice column has had 20 items on that topic over the years. A fair number of people enjoying rattling them off from memory. Here's a quiz from a few years ago in which I challenged readers to separate…
How old were you when you stopped...
...drinking whole milk?
This one time...at beer camp
That's how S-R food editor Adriana Janovich introduced a Tweet about this yesterday. I'm still smiling about that. http://www.bendbeercamp.com/ http://adorocinema.com
One show tough to talk about at work
So much of it is simply Not Safe For Work to an extent the makes even a simple recap a challenge. "Well, there's this guy trying to tell a joke that involves Pinocchio and, well, I'll tell you later." http://screenrant.com
Ad of the day
http://amandakrill.com I wonder how much time this model has spent doing dishes.
Songs You Had Forgotten Department 2
This came out in 1969. If you don't remember and are curious, there's always youtube. But I wouldn't recommend it. www.musicstack.com
What is this cat thinking? 1
www.ann-margret-from-sweden.com
The Wednesday Slice question
Do all apple trees do it, or is just the one in my backyard that waits and waits for all the other blooming trees to do their vernal thing -- as if saying "All right, show me what you've got" -- before putting on a…
Please rate the Inland Northwest
In terms of quirky roadside attractions. http://content.time.com
Rush on this date 30 years ago 2
www.macleans.ca Thirty years from now, if man is still alive, people will look at pictures of trendy masculine facial hair from 2014 and think exactly the same thing you are thinking about that one hair style above.
This date in Slice history (1996)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/may/07/the-slice-its-sackers-for-slackers-time/
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014
Re: Spokane media/column mug shots 1
It is entirely possible to think someone's work is OK and at the same time regard the facial expression in his or her column mug as a bit ridiculous.
Recalling rejection letters 1
Back around 1982, when this gentleman (link below) was editor of a now-defunct magazine called New England Monthly, I pitched a half-baked idea for a piece. I was living in the Southeast at the time. He wrote back and expressed reservations but did not slam…
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