Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 25, 2012

Why do they ave their clothes on….

This ancient technique was passed on to them by the great Swami Lama Dingdong.

Oh wow…. maybe THAT’s what I need to try!

I have so much trouble staying in the present moment…. I just keep floating away…I’m not sure where I go, but I really should stay home and keep an eye out.My neighbor said she heard terrible roaring noises coming from my living room … like freight trains, she said, or lions. Eeek!I guess I’d better hop to t!

Rad (more than ish) … true, but I do salute you for trying.

A Neighbor Gets Lessons From Sally and Bob

StelBel…

When I walked past, everything at the hotel seemed quietbut alas…. I was just checking some news feeds on my computer, when what should I see but this: I recognised the address and rushed right over…I did what I could to sober them up and send them off to their rooms…

but you really need to find a new night security person.

Anyway…. Beviek, while Underground MonkeyBlues is out of town….I want to sneak you a copy of what I think is the finished version of the song, for your CowBell Hero presentation.

I mostly fixed a couple of rhymes, and made the verse count match the original.

(I think I embarrassed him enough yesterday, so maybe he shouldn’t see this till he gets to the Parade Grandstand.)

Let me know what you think, and whether it needs tweaking…. and thanks for handling the yurt problem while I was away.

Who’s the Monkey in a suitprotecting all of us?

M- O-N…K- E-YB-L-U-E -S!

He brings cowbells to Ballard Street,ensuring happiness!

M- O-N…K- E-YB-L-U-E -S!

Monkey BluesMonkey Blues…Forever let us wave bananas high!High, high, high, high!

Do come as well and ring a bell..for he deserves no less…

M- O-N…K- E-YB-L-U-E -S!

Inspector Monkey in his cap,Is marching at the fore…Ringing cowbells everywhere,In case we need some more…

Do come along and sing a song..for he deserves no less…M- O-N…K- E-YB-L-U-E -S!

Come join the ranks and give him thanksfor all he does for us…

M- O-N…K- E-YB-L-U-E -S!

Monkey BluesMonkey Blues…Forever let us wave bananas high!High, high, high, high!

Come join the ranks and give him thanks..for he deserves no less…

M- O-N…K- E-YB-L-U-E -S!

Oh, x_Tech… I should have recognised the Beagle Corps.Still…. there should have been a chaperone…. You don’t want one night of fun giving them a reputation that will dog them all their lives.Those pictures you posted of the sadly fallen kitties two days ago are already all over the internet.Sigh….

I have it on good authority that there were no Colombian Chiwawas at their celabration.

It’s just a case of good old puppy play.

I foresee broken hips.

Sally and Bob forgot about the fire ant nests in their yard.

Ten seconds later, Sally was suddenly knocked unconscious. She now regrets taking off her bra before the hop.

Let’s go to the hop!

Bob was just trying to get a leg up on her.

at first glance, I thought Bob just scored a touchdown and they were doing a simultaneous leap hip bump.GREAT basset picture , Susan. did you pass this on or is this really your brood?

<sent from IMB’s iPhone via remote T-Stan satellite uplink>•mole info valuable stop•multiple remote sightings reported by international plants stop•confirmed second BS resident missing, Mona W.; 4 days before Ess, coincidence? Very SAD… No messages stop•running low on yak tack (jerkey); must push on.. stop•forward all correspondence thru x_Tech til return stop•monkey out stop

Jivvy and Grace are certain that Agnes has the grand prize all sewn up for the 82nd annual Ballard St. Pioneer Days Senior Hopscotch Open, but no one is aware that Sally and Bob have been practicing their hopping moves every night for the last 2 months. Yes, the training for this event has been grueling, but Sally has been heard to confide to her dear friend, Bertie, that it “keeps us feeling young and so in the moment …”

(note: we are reconnected to the “information super-highway”, and, with our DSL upgrade, we’re able to travel at the speed of light. In fact, this has already posted, yet I’m still typing it. How can that be, x_Tech???)

@ beviek

Glad you enjoy the photos! You, too, can work this “magic”!!!!!! It’s as easy as putting a link in, and you can do that with no problem!

Santiago, the centipedal shih tzu, is available to step in for Alvin Aard. He does a mean line dance number and no one can beat him for marching in step.

@ Susan Sunshine

I knew it was a mistake to rely solely on BatPug for security, but he was very convincing!

@ Susan Sunshine

BTW, the song lyrics are great! I knew you were the perfect one to come up with them!!!

@ Susan Sunshine

The Ballard St. School of Hounds (Drum & Beagle Corps) has been given a warning. One more party like that and they’ll have to look for another canine hotel, and that will be difficult!

@ x_Tech

Both Jake and BatPug are now unemployed.

@ Linguist

Well, I do know what you mean. But, speaking of Legs D., he and his crew are in town this week-end. You remember…P. Pup Piddle…

and, DawgGone Golden…

and, of course, Legs D., himself…

It started years ago as a thoughtful and kindly, but somewhat misdirected tribute to Nature. Over the years and through countless experiments as to what spoke the loudest, a monthly ritual after a light dinner evolved. Now at each full moon and as early in the morning as possible, to avoid prying eyes, Sally and Bob hop their way to blissful exhaustion, follow by root beer floats and jelly bellies. Life is good on Ballard Street.

It’s a tried-and-true strategy that Sally & Bob are employing. Engage in an activity that could break your neck if you screw it up, in order to focus your mind more on the here-and-now.

What’s for DINNER dinner DINNER!?

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Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.

Just hoppin to it I see…

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Woohoo! Hump day Cleophans!

the national day that counts:

National Wine Day

Y’all have a swell day. (((((HuGz!)))))