Before he played Bob Woodward
Robert Redford played an Olympic skier in 1969's "Downhill Racer." He and his coach, played by Gene Hackman, butted heads. And women were attracted to him. Imagine. http://cockeyedcaravan.blogspot.com
The Slice archive for Feb. 7, 2014
FRIDAY, FEB. 7, 2014
Some fun stuff here
http://mrpottersfuntimeblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/topps-1960s-part-one-1960-1965.html
Sliding and sweeping
One of my Idaho friends, John McTear, told me of a quote he really likes about Olympic curling. "It combines the best aspects of bowling and housekeeping."
How to receive bizarre junk mail
It's easy. Just rent a USPS P.O. box formerly used by someone who apparently belonged to political organizations animated by a belief in fringe interpretations of biblical prophecy.
Anyone now in Spokane see this show?
http://legendaryauctions.com
No. 1 song on this date in 1964
www.musicstack.com
It was 50 years ago today
http://theegg.org Which Fab had been to America before this?
One question for pilots
Maybe this has happened to you. You're on an airliner and the landing is so gentle and smooth that some of the passengers applaud. It's a nice sentiment, I guess. But I have heard pilots say you actually want to set her down with a…
This date in Slice history (1998)
Lots of stuff here. Some of it is OK. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/feb/07/get-a-whiff-of-this/
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