The Slice: Spokane reruns? A can’t-miss

Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back of the head while playing cards in a saloon on this day in 1876.

That killing and the subsequent capture of the coward Jack McCall are re-enacted daily in Deadwood, S.D., for the benefit of tourists.

So here’s a question: What moment in Spokane history would lend itself to re-enactment as entertainment for visitors to our city?

How about …

Some guys in suits meeting to talk about hosting a world’s fair.

The young Bing Crosby whistling and singing while delivering The Spokesman-Review, prompting one subscriber to phone the newspaper and complain about the early morning racket.

Newscaster Debra Wilde, returning to the air after an illness, notes that she hadn’t spent that much time on her back since her honeymoon. (After a suitable pause, the scene’s narrator can explain that she was referring to lying on a beach and soaking up sun.)

North Side family holds a yard sale for the 500th consecutive weekend.

Don Kardong gets an idea.

Ruth Coe hatches a plan.

Mayor Jim West receives a call from the S-R’s Bill Morlin.

Someone cries “Incoming!” as fireworks from the Festival of Four Cultures hit downtown buildings.

The young Craig T. Nelson looks around and mumbles to himself, “I’ve got to get out of here.”

Local voter arrives at polling place, secure in the belief that if George Nethercutt defeats Tom Foley, the former will become Speaker of the House.

In choosing a photo to illustrate the June 2007 introductory membership application for The Slice’s Marmot Lodge, S-R page designer Ralph Walter selects a big picture of a prairie dog.

OK, your turn.

Today’s Slice question: If Spokane had a password, what would it be?