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The Slice archive for Sept. 18, 2014

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 2014

Childhoods in Idaho Department

http://telegraph.co.uk Christina Hendricks of "Mad Men" fame spent part of her childhood in Twin Falls. I have mentioned that before. I'll probably mention it again. In one episode, we learned that her character, Joan, had a friend in Spokane.

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"Valley of the Dolls Love Secrets" 

Something tells me this cover promises more than the magazine delivered. Don't know about love secrets, but I can tell you Barbara Parkins (right) once played a babysitter on "Leave It To Beaver." Of course, Patty Duke (left) had her own show. And poor Sharon…

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Things That Made Readers Mad Dept.

Ages ago, I asked which Spokane area high school was home to the most current or future criminals. The morning that this question appeared in the paper, more than a few readers phoned to yell at me. Which was sort of interesting, as they apparently…

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He went on to direct soft-porn movies

http://reallybadbaseballcards.blogspot.com Not really. I'm pretty sure he is not THAT Russ Meyer. Here's a bit about the baseball playing Russ. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Russ_Meyer_1923 It would seem that he did not direct "Supervixens."

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