The Slice Paging Mr. Elvis Presley
Happy birthday, Elvis.
If you are alive and living in the Inland Northwest, please give us a call and leave a brief message on our phonemail. Or send us a fax.
We think we might have seen you working in an auto parts store on the North Side. But we can’t be sure.
So anyway, tell us a little about what you’ve been doing and what you’re planning. And how do you like Spokane?
Please leave your new assumed name and a daytime phone number.
Yes, this might blow your cover. But we want to send a special prize to the, uh, best “Elvis.”
No questions asked.
The tooth hole does not lie: Newport’s Zen Bloom lost a tooth not long ago. But before he could cash it in with the Tooth Fairy, he misplaced it. Yes, he lost a tooth and then lost it. So he decided to leave a note explaining his predicament.
“Tooth Farie, I Zen Bloom lost my tooth. So you can still give me full credit for my tooth. Look in my mouth and yoo will see my tooth hole. If it’s not oky I have money allredy.”
A Disney theme park in Spokane would be called: “Almost Heaven.” - Ellen Hodde, Colville
If the Inland Northwest came with a set of instructions, they would say: “Some assembly required.” - Wendy Cowden
“‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ are not considered bad words here.” - Ruth Zbylski
Tube pick: Tonight on PBS, it’s the first part of “21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777.”
Sometimes it’s nice to be reminded that software isn’t the only thing Washington produces.
Slice answers: As we type this, only one street corner had gotten multiple nominations for having the most personality of any in the area. First and Cedar, in downtown Spokane.
Warm-up question: Is there anything to the theory that truly gorgeous individuals are rare in the Spokane area because people with great looks tend to rise quickly in their careers and as a result they can almost always make a lot more money working in bigger cities?
Today’s Slice question: What ingredients would go in a drink called a “Double Spokane”?
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