She’Ll Be On Tour Soon
We heard about a Spokane preschool girl who sang a song into a Christmas-present toy microphone and then said, “Thank yewwww.”
* Slice answer: After The Slice asked about Inland Northwest barns with a lot of character, an envelope arrived from Spokane’s Harvey Lochhead. It contained a batch of pen and ink drawings he had done of area barns.
Now if we can just get him to sketch one we saw the other day. It’s between Pullman and Colfax, near Albion. It’s practically stuck right into the side of a ridge. And it’s just loaded with atmosphere.
* Spot the movie titles that were NOT real Elvis movies:
a.) “Veneral Blues.”
b.) “Barbecue Pit.”
c.) “Viva Milton-Freewater.”
d.) “It Happened at Expo ‘74.”
e.) “Fun With Pharmaceuticals.”
f.) “Snort a Little, Spew a Little.”
g.) “Sluts! Sluts! Sluts!”
That’s right. They’re all fakes.
* Naturally: The one Y2K survivalist featured in Newsweek’s commemorative Jan. 10 issue is a Spokane guy.
It could have been worse. The gentleman in question comes off sounding likable and reasonably sane. And frankly, it’s nice to see someone in our area receive attention for almost anything besides being a white supremacist.
* New use for the global porn network: A friend got a Christmas card that consisted of an invitation to check out a family Web site.
Hmmmm. Maybe that’s OK. But somehow we can’t help but suspect it’s really a plan to track our friend’s online shopping habits.
* How to tell the haves from the have-nots around here:
1. Watch for people’s reaction to the statement, “Well, it’s easier to be alienated and rebellious when you have wealthy parents.”
2. Eavesdrop on discussions about spring break plans.
* Quick maturity test: Someone reading your mind as you scanned a notice about the need for art-class nude models at one of the community colleges would be prompted to say…
a.) “Yes, I agree, the human form can be difficult to draw.”
b.) “Oh, grow up.”
* Warm-up questions: Do you find the Stanford marching band delightfully wacky or do you believe some of those zany kids might benefit from a back-alley beating? Which Spokesman-Review byline do you regard as a warning label?
* Today’s Slice question: Should WSU be invited to join the Big Sky Conference?