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The Slice archive for Dec. 20, 2012

THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 2012

What's your honest opinion of this?

I owned it. Still might have it somewhere in a box that hasn't been opened in a long time. A case could be made that the group's soaring harmonies work on some of these songs. But I don't know. You make the call. www.bookworld.com.au "A…

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"Oh, grow up, lady"

A letter to the editor today from a former SR colleague included her quoting a guy saying that to her. She had questioned him about his wearing a holstered pistol in a theater. It was my favorite line in a letter to the editor since…

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Frozen in memory

My friend Ken Stout recalled a couple of childhood winters spent in Lewistown, Mont. The snow and cold made a definite impression on him. I shared his memories with my colleague, Rich Landers, who grew up in Lewistown. That prompted Rich to remember a day…

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Close encounters of the Patty Duke kind

Here are a few readers' recollections of meeting the actress. (The Slice had solicited same back on her birthday. This is just a sampling of the reports.) "I met Patty Duke when we went bowling," wrote Lauren Hopkins. "Her feet are so small, she had…

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