Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for October 23, 2013

Happy Birthday, Linguist!

The invitation is by StelBel…. not me….but the wishes in THIS comment are mine!

Here’s a link to the full size version of the glittered invitation…in case you want to see it larger, or it disappears.

Have a grand day, Linguist!

Cap’n ..that might happen sooner than you think!

Especially if he keeps ignoring Serafina’s advice.

Hi Marg!

Happy birthday.

Captain Ling

Brought Some Plates and Stuff

Ling posted that he might not be here tonight…. I know he’ll be back in the morning.

But some of us are here tonight and NOT in the morning….so Ling…. here’s to you…Many Happy Returns….

And Marg, Cap’n …. beverage?

The cake will be along soon.

Oooh there’s a cake…thanks Linda..Hi Bev….Nice stuff, all!

And Some Food

And a Cake

Sure Hope Your Day is Wonderful Captain Ling!!

Got back to the shore and saw my deviled eggs just sitting on the bus stop so had to come back to leave them here…

Essex…. I didn’t know it was a block Thai occasion….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LING!Argh! Many happy returns too.

The food looks fabulous. Did the develled eggs come by bus on their own?

STEL, that portrait of LING is ghostly. I didn’t know that LING ran a ghost ship. BRR. What a fabulous painting of him.

Hi Shika, and No. Six….

Um… Bev…. ?

What….um…. interesting music….

LOL

Hi SIX. Still have your tee shirt I see. Here’s a toast to LING. SALUT!

Bev…. actually I love it….and you even got Popeye to come to the party!

Was trying to figure out what you were groaning at Shika….then I realised…. I think….

Have to weigh in here with my greeting.

Hi, Susan! I’ll have some of the silver mescal!

SUSAN……block…Thai….party…..:-)Groan. (Good one!)

Did you see my reaction to me nails SUSAN? They are fabulous. I don’t know how you did it. Really. Have no clue. They just look great. Perfect for October.

It looks great, X!

And Bev… beaoootiful cake!

Shika….yeah… I figured…

(hangs head…)

Can’t help it. Sigh….

Falling asleep…enjoy the party all. I’ll be reclining in the back booth at the Tiki. Or at the Chalet if MUA picks me up.

Oh.. yes, Shika…. I saw…. thanks.:)

Oh.. yes, Shika…. I saw…. thanks.:)

After the party what shall we with the drunken sailors

Now THAT is weird.

The site doubling posts, I sorta understand….

but doubling the words inside? Huh???

Speaking of groans…. x_Tech…. weigh in?

And that’s pirate music…. LOL…

Thanks, X….and G’night Bev and Shika…

Good wishes work too, Dogsniff…

Nice to see you!

I tried to learn Thai, but the 46 or so consonants and the rising, falling high, medium and low tones just got too much for my linguistically challenged brain. I did like the simple verb forms, though……

@Linguist….Hope it’s a good one. I quite fancy some tequila myself (without the gimmicky salt and lime)..Haven’t tried Mescal, the dead thing in the bottle puts me off. Is it a similar taste to tequila?

Hi pcolli….

I’m still up, having trouble with the cake decorations….

Would you like a beer? Yak rib?Hardtack?Grog?

Oh… tequila it is….

I don’t drink Mezcal, cos I don’t like looking at the worm either.

LOL

It’s similar to Tequila… but more like cognac is to brandy…. it has a sort of smoked flavor.

Mezcal is a controlled appellation… it HAS to be made in Mexico, all agave… Tequila doesn’t.

To All My Friends On Ballard StreetThank yo !u for making this birthday a memorable one. You are all very special people and I cannot thank you enough for all your love and kindness.I’m on the way to the hospital for my final post-op check up so I don’t have time at this moment to thank you all individually but I will…later.Save some of those goodies for me ! I’ll be back.And again Thank You I LOVE YOU ALL !

How does everyone here know when each one’s birthdays are?

Linguist…..

Sorry to say that due to circumstances beyond my control….

Your cake will not be ready till tomorrow afternoon, here on the west coast.

But the party should still be in full swing….

It’s been very frustrating…. and it was all I could do to keep from opening the special birthday bottle I brought you:

But I resisted…. so have one for me….and have a wonderful day….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! See you later!

And happy Birthday Linguist! :)

GO GO FOR IT SEYMOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You can do it. Just puff up super big turn sideways and hiss your ass off!!!!!!!!!!!!You know you wanna do it…….BUST A MOVE!!!!Happy Birthday one and all having one or two or just holding the count. Have a super spiffy day or night depending on what part of the world you view my post.

All this frivolitry is great (HBD…Linguist) but who brought the BOOTY??

I invited a lady friend of mine to do a birthday dance! just for you.ENJOY!

I think the invite must still be in my email (I don’t think I opened it yesterday and was frozen in FB most of the day). I tried to opt out of a lot of the add-ons that I have on my IE (though did not yet go into control panel and un-install). I shut down the PC at 8 last night and just switched on now (with Skype asking to be updated).

I need to go squeeze my last 1/2 lime (meaning groceries today) now and try to put together something (if I’m lucky I’ll get it done before Ling shows up).

Hippy bird daze LING….!!!yew nose ware ta find teh booty… (be hind teh tiki volkano)

OK, just read the 2nd page of comments and see that everything has been done (and much better than I could- Bevs’s cake and Happy’s pole dance and the animation from X_Tech – just getting that last frame of a real video to align with text on curve of the sail! MARVELOUS! Once I get the bugs out of this PC, I’ve a lot to practice. I’m really not awake without my juice (too bad those virtual ones above will do me no good).

for now I’ll just say

Once more:

@PColli, I’ve heard of tequila with a worm (never tried it). I had some drinks of Mescal back in my working days in Mexico (for Zenith) as I remember, it just had more of the strong taste (like the less refined tequila, which I prefer to clear). As to putting scorpions in stuff (that’s silliness for tourists). Here in AZ they do fried scorpions and chocolate dipped scorpions every year at the state fair. Not for me! I may pick up some Mescal when this year is done (just to try it and have handy in my big pantry).

Sorry I’m late!

I hope this one has not been linked yet (I sometimes miss a link when reading comments) First HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR A PIRATEand this one is mixed in with a little kid, but quite cleverly done 2nd Play Here

I’m glad that Linguist is fine and just going for a final checkup- glad that Matilda is there to be sure he takes care, in any case. And I hope they both enjoy all the songs, food and drink with plenty of virtual Birthday Cake (the best kind).

OK, time to go make and eat breakfast- (made the rounds in all my other toons). This one is not usually visited by Ling:

Forget about the big glass, I’ll take the keg…after work that is.

“We fade to grey.”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY , LING…………

ขอบคุณมากเพื่อนของฉันGawd, I hope I got that right !

I see that The first Birthday song I chose was already posted by Bev near the beginning; hope everyone enjoyed the second one, even though the party was for a little kid.

As to other Pirate music, Ray Stevens referred to, but did not use any of the Pirates of Penzance. This first one is more like Pirate Music. But this other is one of the G&S Patter Songs that are such a Linguist’s trial(rather a tongue twister).Anglophile that I am, I have sung much G&S (Mikado is such fun). I LOVED the last time I saw it at Phoenix Opera (even though I went alone). He has taken me to many operas at Lyric in Chicago.

Thank you sir !

Thanks, Icky. I hope so. I’ve got a pretty lady now, that I’ve got to keep happy

Muchas Gracias Amigo. Just found out however, that patience ( which I have a scant supply of ) is a virtue and I am going to have to have a lot because this eye thing is NOT a one week wonder. Bev. didn’t tell me that it is quite a long healing process.

Much appreciated Red.

For anyone I missed, I apologize. I am only going to be allowed a half hour a day on the computer for a while and I think my time on the eye meter has expired. Thanks to you all again.BCNU !!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LING FROM AN ISLAND FAR AWAY!HAU’OLI LA HANAU!

Happy Birthday, Cap’n!from BatPug and his cousin, BlackBart

(psssst….Cap’n……can you help me out? BatPug told me the next time he caught me in town, he’d throw me in jail! _But I just had to come to wish you a Happy Birthday! Now, I’ll never get back to the party in the back room at the TIKI….sigh….)

Good Morning all!

OK, OK…. I know… I know….I can read a watch….

Sigh……

Linguist!

Hope you’re still here!

Your cake was so heavy t almost broke the internet….Those wires need some racing!

But thar she blows!

(E’en at that, she warn’t all she were supposed to be….)

The cartoon was quite funny too…………… if anyone noticed.(I love Stel’s dogs! by the way)

Okay, I think I’m ready for that keg now. Here’s to you, Linguist.

All of you talented people amaze me! Stel, Susan, X, Bev, Dazz, man, you all rock sincerely!!Ling, listen to your ahem, “caretaker” and take care of your eyes and the rest of you too. You continue to be in my prayers. Hope your birthday exceeds your wishes and grants my one wish – which is for many, many more birthdays and parties for you.

Linda…. You may think they’re “only” images you found and didn’t alter…but you have talent right there….you did a great job posting party food!

Oh…. before I forget…..

In case you come back, Ling, and it’s all eaten…..

Here’s a link to see what your cake looked like….(it’s also a larger view, for anyone who wants a closeup…..)

CLICK

I guess I should post it without the thumbnail … sigh….just in case they really crack down on pictures.

I sure hope they don’t, though….

OK, if ALL pictures are gone…. CLICK HERE for a larger view of the cake.

Virtual drinks don’t count, do they??

I’m way past some, Shika.

Happy Birthday Ling

Ling, If the eye will really be a long term thing, I hope you have comfortable patches to wear. and any other problems from the operation. Bummer to be uncomfortable on your Birthday.

I seriously found them quite easy to make for the one kids party I did in that theme. I made the chests of cardstock, little rubber daggers and gold-wrapped chocolate coins, black linen patches were all among the favors that they found around the house with a map that I did on a parchment like paper with burnt edges. There were other things, that I can’t remember (all but one of the grandkids are now too old for those parties now).I was also thinking about Lasik for one eye (I’ve been near in one and far in the other most of my life) and not quite as sharp now for night driving.

I love these birthday parties, but it’s a shame that the comic gets lost in it al.So…My response to the comic (late).CATMAN

@Shicka, you DO know that the painting was from another strip on GC “That is Priceless”- right (not mine). I collect art, but mostly bird related. That strip s down a ways but in my normal daily read.

Susan, I started to write about the site I used for new avatars (experimented a bit with 2 of my photos today) . This cube is the best for all-purpose, but they have a sparkle effect and snow (both nice, not to use over specific areas in a photo but I will show later). If I could use Flickr I’d show them sooner, but I will try some more stuff for Halloween.Site I used is http://cartoon.pho.to/

Just one more for Linguist because I’m having fun with Pirates (and I don’t want to bore anyone with my opera stuff)THIS is FUN and has a parrot

O, What the Heck! Have to share one with Marge (her fantasy, not mine WRONG BODY TYPE & COLOR.Marge & the Pirate

I fell in love with that animation first time I saw it.I have two versions downloaded to my computer.X took the black border off of one copy for me! and it may be a future avatar for me.…after halloween.

…me,Not, …me! …

WAY too much on here to do it all credit (and I agree with Happy that we gave the cat-man short shrift. On the other hand I see plenty of cats and very few parrots daily and I got busy playing with avatars at http://cartoon.pho.to/

Days are getting shorter (as a bird person I like to live by the cycles of the sun). I have not read email in almost 3 days (tons I will have to delete unread). I’m trying to save b-days for this panel in a directory so I have time to prep. I have my family on Yahoo calendar and many other friends on FB. G-night all!

Ling Ruth insists on posting this to you…hope you understand and apprreciate it…

Gosh! It took me an hour to read all these posts. Now I am going to bed. It has been fun. Hope you enjoyed the party LING. GOOD NIGHT BALLARD! DEARS

night all

…and the movie’s done.

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Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!