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SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2015
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POP CULTURE SHOCK THERAPY
BY DOUG BRATTON
SPECTICKLES
BY BILL ABBOTT

SALOME’S STARS HOROSCOPE
R.F.D. BY MIKE MARLAND
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Mixed signals
could create problems. Make sure your views
are presented clearly, and insist others do the
same. Don’t let an unanswered question go by
without a full explanation.
AMBER WAVES BY DAVE T. PHIPPS
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Financial
pressures ease, allowing for more budget
flexibility. But as the money-wise Bovine will
appreciate, thrift still beats out splurging.
Expect news from someone special.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Getting things
done is what you do so well. But be careful not
to overtax your energy reserves. Take time out
to relax or to do something different to help
keep them at optimum levels.
THE SPATS BY JEFF PICKERING
A WING & A PRAYER BY BILL ABBOTT
making that happen than you. Accept (in-
deed, insist on!) help from others to get things
off and running.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21)
Long-held habits are often difficult to break.
But the change from how you always did
things to how you can do them now can be
liberating. So, be flexible and give it a try.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Decem-
ber 21) Someone you met in your profes-
sional world last year and thought you would
never hear from again could make a sudden
reappearance in your life, along with an inter-
esting job offer.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a good
time to satisfy the Moon Child’s growing
sense of wanderlust. Choose a really special
place to go to, with a very special person to
share it all with you.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January
19) Once again, you delight everyone by
coming up with a solution for a problem
that actually works. On another note, it’s
not too early to get started on those travel
plans.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) You love being
in the spotlight. But be careful it doesn’t blind
you to the truth behind a seemingly wonder-
ful opportunity. Look closer and you might be
sadly surprised at what you find.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)
Before you go ahead with finalizing your
plans for your new project, check them over
to see if you can make some improvements or
if you can find ways to cut costs.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Isn’t it
time to take a break from your hectic sched-
ule? Sure it is. And the sooner you do, the
sooner you can return fresh and more than
ready to take on all those new projects.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) The Fab-
ulous Fish might have been out of the social
swim for too long, and it’s time you plunge
back in. Reinforce your old friendships and be
open to starting new ones.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A
recent family incident can help bring every-
one closer, and there’s no one who’s better at
BORN THIS WEEK: Your creative talents
help bring beauty to the world and the people
in it. On their behalf, thank you.
FLASHBACK BY MICK HARPER
AGAINST THE GRAIN BY RON THERIEN
1. Name the Tavares song that was split between the A and B sides of the single.
2. Which band started as Billy de Sade and the Marquis?
3. What car won the race in “Hot Rod Lincoln”?
4. Who originally released “In the Midnight Hour”?
5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “On the corner is a banker with a motorcar, The lit-
tle children laugh at him behind his back. And the banker never wears a mac in the pouring
rain, very strange.”
5. “PENNY LANE,” BY THE BEATLES IN 1967. THERE REALLY IS A PENNY LANE, NEAR
WHERE JOHN LENNON LIVED AS A CHILD. TOURISTS STILL FLOCK TO THE SPOT AND
HAVE STOLEN SO MANY STREET SIGNS THAT THE CITY GAVE UP AND PAINTED THE
STREET NAME ON BUILDINGS.
SUDOKU
4. WILSON PICKETT, IN 1965.
3. THE FORD AND THE MERCURY WERE BEATEN BY A KID WHO FLEW BY IN A “HOPPED-
UP MODEL A.”
2. MINK DEVILLE, PARTIALLY NAMED AFTER BAND MEMBER WILLY DEVILLE. THE BAND
ONLY HAD ONE SINGLE (“EACH WORD’S A BEAT OF MY HEART”) THAT CRACKED THE
TOP 100 LIST.
1. THE SIX-MINUTE DISCO SONG “HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL” (1976).
ANSWERS
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