Thirty years ago today
"E.T." came out. The mom being divorced seemed so authentic, it was easy to accept that some of the other things could be real, too.
The Slice archive for June 11, 2012
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012
Hair style or cautionary tale?
You make the call. www.americandigest.org www.vintagehaircuts.com
Elsewhere in America during Expo 74
On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians tripled their normal home attendance by hosting Ten-Cent Beer Night. Pretty much turned into a melee. www.indianfever.blogspot.com
Compare and contrast
When you were a kid and your family was about to embark on a summer road trip vacation, how long was the pre-launch checklist? How about when you became a grown-up and were nominally in charge yourself? Speaking of vacation trips, do you know what…
On this date at Expo 74
www.sealsandcrofts.com "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl" might not have been songs for the ages. But I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was thinking about on at least one or two occasions when I head them on the radio.
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