No. 1 song on this day 45 years ago
www.45cat.com Maybe you remember. "And then I go and spoil it all by saying somethin' stupid like 'I love you.'"
The Slice archive for April 2012
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
If this was a Spokane tourism promo
What would the text say? www.webmd.com
Wonder where he went to dance here
www.boxofoldcards.com
This date in Slice history (1996)
Today's Slice question: You know those people who habitually blame Spokane's real and imagined shortcomings for every little personal bad mood and disappointment, never pointing a finger at themselves? Well, are they happier than the rest of us because they're in denial?
Just put down the remote and walk away
One of my longtime correspondents enjoys registering disdain after watching Spokane TV news broadcasts that, he says, consist mostly of the on-air people talking about how nice the weather was that day.
It has arrived
What you do in the privacy of your own dressing room is not my concern. But I should tell you that I am declaring today to be unofficial start of Short Sleeves Season in Spokane. Stand by for announcements about the parade route and the…
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012
The Short Flight of the Boy of Steel
It's a funny thing about family stories. Hear the same one often enough and you can start to wonder. Do I actually remember the incident? Or do I simply recall hearing the tale told and retold? When the witnesses are gone, there's no one to…
This date in Slice history (1995) 1
Today's Slice question: What's something you can find almost anywhere in the Spokane area in 1995 that will be a collectible some day?
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012
Do you know the Spokane connection? 3
blog.chuckjones.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012
This was before Intermodalness 3
Remember the downtown Greyhound bus station? www.cardcow.com I believe my employer owns that property now.
At the start of a career that's not over
www.nhl-cards.com
Re: This summer's local concert lineup 2
Let's see a show of hands. How many guys once had a thing for Pat Benatar? Thought so.
Starched white dress shirt Fridays 1
I have been wearing white shirts on Fridays in recent weeks. It's my silent commentary on the Spokane redundancy of casual Fridays. Anyway, last Friday I was riding my bike home in the afternoon. And I wasn't wearing a jacket. Someone who saw me said…
What is this woman thinking? 1
www.mustangdaily.com
One way Spokane has not changed
"I'm still here," wrote Slice reader Nancy Hartley.
Looking ahead to Saturday's Slice 2
Tomorrow's column is an insignificant bit of fluff, spun from the approach of Earth Day. I am not mocking Earth Day. I'm just trying to entertain readers for 90 seconds. But it's a virtual certainty that I will arrive at the office Monday morning and…
This date in Slice history (1995)
This seriously limits a kid: A first-grader we know was talking about a school assignment. She had to write something about rabbits. "It has to be nonfiction," she said.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
Ed played for the 'Amazing' 1962 Mets
www.tradingcarddb.com Born in Montana, he attended Lewis & Clark High School and WSU (then WSC), and played minor league ball here. He faced indecent exposure charges here as a young adult. www.metsguyinmichigan.blogspot.com
Unreal local connection 2
Was watching a few minutes of the movie version of "South Pacific" when I found myself wondering about something. If it could be said that nurse Nellie Forbush is the most famous fictitious character to hail from Little Rock, Arkansas, who is the most famous…
Ever have one of these babies? 2
www.computercloset.org www.vintageadbrowser.com
Tri, Tri, Tri and then Tri again
Seeing as how there are about half a dozen places in the U.S. that refer to themselves as the "Tri-City area," it seems like a good bet that someone from one of those locales has moved to Spokane. So here's my question: After moving here,…
The sweet ride
www.retropopplanet.com www.sofa-activist.tumblr.com Not everyone could do a wheelie.
Have to like this no-nonsense slogan
www.rubylane.com
"Coming Soon! Jet-Age Travel" 1
www.airliners.net
This day in Slice history (1996) 2
There ought to be a local legend about what happens when a pinecone falls from a tree and strikes you. Maybe there already is one. But we've never heard of it. So we decided to make up our own. The problem is, we couldn't stop…
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