The Slice: Bet they’ll say you’re all wet

Here are three ways to start an argument in Spokane.

1. Declare that this city’s water is the best you’ve ever tasted.

2. Say that Spokane’s water tastes awful.

3. Insist that it’s really Idaho’s water.

“One sure way to win the respect of sailboat people … : “Don’t step onto the deck wearing black-soled shoes.” — Rick Hosmer

“Feedback: “Am I the only one that thinks those bears downtown are ugly as sin?” wrote a reader who signed the note “Crabby.”

“Slice answers: Pamela Galloway was among those who attended the minor-league “Woodstock” at Farragut State Park in July of 1971.

“Ah, yes,” she wrote. “I remember it well. A good time was had by all except for those of us who had to take care of young children and cook for friends and family in less than ideal conditions.”

Sandpoint’s Nadine Hoekema Campbell took issue with my characterization of the music as “forgettable rock and roll.”

Only 14 at the time, she attended the festival for a few hours despite being denied permission to go.

“I was always told Santana was there,” she says. “True or false?”

False.

The actual lineup of bands included Cadillac, Annakonda, Survival, Celebration, Greenfield Morning, Brother Love, Sidartha and Wild Man Fischer.

Who?

Exactly.

Of course, you never know. Maybe someone once wrote, “I saw the future of rock and roll last night and his name is Wild Man Fischer.”

“Editor’s note: I received a few complaints about the question/answers re: all-time best-looking men and women in Spokane TV news. Apparently, the idea of focusing on the appearances of these folks was unfair and irrelevant.

To respond to this charge, I would like to quote a line of dialogue from the sitcom “Cheers.”

What color is the sky in your world?

“Warm-up question: In your household, which of the following TV-watching selections is most certain to clear the room of everyone except you?

A) Cop show. B) Anything on HGTV. C) Stukas bombing Poland. D) Sports. E) Tigers, sharks, etc. F) America’s funniest videos of guys being hit in the crotch. G) Spokane City Council. H) Home shopping. I) Vintage sitcoms. J) Televangelism. K) “Star Trek” (any version). L) Anything on PBS. M) Game show. N) “Reality” show. O) Animation in any form. P) Local news. Q) Dinosaurs. R) Anything titled “The Making of…” S) Cooking. T) Bass fishing. U) Oprah. V) Anything on HBO. W) Movies featuring buxom women who do a lot of running and jumping. X) Anything with car chases or goateed guys holding pistols sideways. Y) Earnest panel discussion. Z) Other.

“Today’s Slice question: Who around here has the largest personal archive of swimsuits?