Some Guys Know How To Showcase Their Excitement
So, there they were, Jeremy Johnson and Bill Bozlee Jr., high-fiving contestants on “The Price Is Right.” The CdA pair had arrived, after spending a year trying to get on the game show. Of course, they would have preferred a shot at the prizes. First, the two flew to L.A. on Sept. 6 and stood in line 13 hours to be noticed. Then, they handed out Idaho Spud candy bars to anyone who looked important at the CBS studio - while Jeremy wore a T-shirt that read, “I bought a one-way ticket from Idaho, get me home, Bob (Barker).” A producer interviewed Jeremy, Bill and 13 other wannabes. When the local men didn’t make the final cut, they made a splash from the front row, so friends back home could see them when the show airs Nov. 11. Tune in.
Jesus was black II
Commissioner Ron Rankin saw red (Huckleberries, July 27) when a protester used the back of a Rankin yard sign to claim at the Aryan Nations march: “Jesus Christ Was Black.” Now (because inquiring minds want to know), I’ve located the sign holder: Wes Woods, 22, a CdA native attending Cal State Long Beach. Wes said he was confronted at the march by “some cracker in a suit and tie” who criticized him for stealing other people’s property. He didn’t. His grandmother gave him permission to take it from her yard after the 1996 campaign.
A Starr is born
After (slobber, slobber) reading “The Starr Report” footnotes, I was glad one presidential adviser’s name has been missing from all the White House scandals: Bruce Reed. Kudos to Scott and Mary Lou Reed of Fernan for rearing the CdA High grad well … By the way, I chuckled when I saw the advertisement introducing “The Starr Report” on the CNN Web site: “Psycho. Check in. Relax. Take A Shower.” (But stay away from the Oval Office) … Okay, who’s the wise guy that pasted “Monica’s” stickers to the cigars at Fast Eddie’s on Lincoln Way? … The S-R sold 4,417 copies of the $2 editions of “The Starr Report” last Monday through Thursday, including 758 from the CdA office. We have more copies. BYOBS (Bring Your Own Brown Sack).
Gotcha, with a smile
After the IS-R’s Dan Hansen received a ticket for speeding 53 mph in Rathdrum’s 35 mph zone, town police sent him a survey. RPD Blue wanted to know how he had been treated. Dan gave the patrol officer thumbs-up for courtesy, grooming and handling the situation. In fact, he probably would have given her a perfect score - if she hadn’t given him the $53 ticket. But thanks for asking.
Huckleberries
Mary Rafferty offers yet another weird spelling of our city by the lake. ClienTrak! Software of Pittsburgh, Pa., thinks she lives in “Clair De Lune, Idaho” … After sitting still for yet another rendition of “Happy Birthday” at his expense, 106-year-old Ernest Allsop wanted cake. Said he: “Now, where is my compensation?” … Bumpersnicker: “I got a gun for my wife. It’s the best trade I ever made” … Sixth-grader Corinda Cruse reacted wisely during the roof fire at Canfield Middle School. After a burned worker rushed into the gym and hit the fire alarm, she noticed he hadn’t set it off. So she did, giving classmates ample time to vacate classes … Khris Bershers sends along this quote from House Majority Leader Dick Armey. When asked what position he’d be in if he’d done what Bill Clinton has, Armey said: “I’d be looking up from a pool of blood, hearing my wife ask, “How do I reload this thing?”’ Bingo.
Parting shot
Salon, the e-zine described by a Chicago columnist as “the Internet public relations arm of the Clinton White House,” slimed Congressman Helen Chenoweth Wednesday. Reporter David Neiwert dredged up rumors of other alleged affairs and writes: “Chenoweth is widely considered, in Idaho parlance, as dumb as a mud fence.” Sleazemonger Neiwert used unnamed sources for his vicious observation. Of course.