This week at Expo 74
The two on the right performed here during the fair. The guy on the left had been in a popular band a few years before. http://www.intlmusicsnobs.com
The Slice archive for Sept. 2014
MONDAY, SEPT. 22, 2014
To-do list for the remainder of 2014
This is from Joan Tracy of Cheney. Memorize a poem. Observe the behavior of birds: the swooping flight of a finch, the single-file march of quail across the lawn. Follow the southward progress of the rising sun. Send copies of old photos to family and…
What does he have in common with Bing Crosby? 1
http://historyforsale.com
John Milner would have been 69 today 2
Actor Paul Le Mat is 69 today. Do you remember what happened to the character he played in "American Graffiti"? http://custommikes.com
How should we note first day of fall?
A) Launch a plan to lose 10 pounds by the time the winter solstice arrives. B) Hum songs with autumnal references or themes. C) Other.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21, 2014
Born in Idaho Department
http://tos.trekcore.com That's born-in-Wendell Sherry Jackson on the right. She was also in an episode of "The Twilight Zone," among other things. The other person in this "Star Trek" photo was born in either Iowa or Quebec, depending on your devotion to reality.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 2014
This date in Slice history (2012)
Going back two years isn't exactly digging deep into the Slice archives. But I'm recycling this one today because one of the readers mentioned in this column passed away just a few days ago. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/sep/20/the-slice-this-furry-envoy-has-bite/
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2014
Coming in Saturday's Slice
Readers will be asked what special-theme options have been overlooked by those who choose license-plate designs. www.dol.wa.gov
The new, low-income state of Columbia 2
Watching the election returns last night on BBC Scotland (via C-SPAN) made me wonder what it would be like to view vote-night coverage of an attempt to create a new state out of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Scary, is my guess. I can imagine…
What is Spokane's most popular ...
... assumption about childless married couples?
Here at the S-Rrrrrrrrrrrr
Hearing a colleague say that a few minutes ago was my first reminder that it is Talk Like a Pirate Day. But I suspect you already knew. http://seinfeld.wikia.com
Ever see an article in the S-R that ...
... made you think "If I were here in Spokane interviewing for a job and saw that, I would turn on my heels and start running back to wherever it was I had come from"?
Gotta love the name of Hooterville paper
And I have to say it's pretty open about the slant of its coverage. www.baycbg.com
Friday trivia question 2
What place did Idaho-born poet Ezra Pound describe as "the sixth circle of hell"? www.utoledo.edu
Spokane's attitude about mass transit 4
http://counselingwithmarina.com OK, that's not fair. This guy's expression reflects the attitude only of those who assume all bus riders are criminals. You can make your own guess about how significant a portion of our population that is.
This show first aired on this date in 1970
www.boston.com "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" would be on the air for seven years. Can you hum a few bars of its theme song, "Love Is All Around"?
If the conversation lags...
...just ask those near you at the gathering, "What sort of driver was/is your dad?"
I'm guessing you did not collect these
http://2warpstoneptune.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/planet-of-the-apes-trading-cards-1969-1975/
Playing here wasn't his career highlight 1
http://nflbook.wordpress.com This issue is from this date in 1977.
This date in Slice history (1997)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/sep/19/the-slice-lets-talk-footballbut-punt-a-certain/
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 2014
Childhoods in Idaho Department
http://telegraph.co.uk Christina Hendricks of "Mad Men" fame spent part of her childhood in Twin Falls. I have mentioned that before. I'll probably mention it again. In one episode, we learned that her character, Joan, had a friend in Spokane.
Few thing are quite so sad as...
...a reporter who assumes everyone reads her stuff. http://helenawayne.blogspot.com
"Valley of the Dolls Love Secrets" 1
Something tells me this cover promises more than the magazine delivered. Don't know about love secrets, but I can tell you Barbara Parkins (right) once played a babysitter on "Leave It To Beaver." Of course, Patty Duke (left) had her own show. And poor Sharon…
Things That Made Readers Mad Dept.
Ages ago, I asked which Spokane area high school was home to the most current or future criminals. The morning that this question appeared in the paper, more than a few readers phoned to yell at me. Which was sort of interesting, as they apparently…
If an area is attractive to retirees... 1
...does it automatically follow that the resulting influx makes a city and surroundings more conservative politically?
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