Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 27, 2012

He certainly is interpreting, all right…

Interperative Pose….Greta Garbo, and MonroeDeitrich and DiMaggioMarlon Brando, Jimmy DeanOn the cover of a magazine

Grace Kelly; Harlow, JeanPicture of a beauty queenGene Kelly, Fred AstaireGinger Rodgers, dance on air

They had style, they had graceRita Hayworth gave good faceLauren, Katherine, Lana tooBette Davis, we love you

Ladies with an attitudeFellows that were in the moodDon’t just stand there, let’s get to itStrike a pose, there’s nothing to it

Vogue, vogue

@drygirlfriend, sorry if I steered you in the wrong direction, but they are just so funny here, I thought you would crack up as hard as I do……

It’s all good…But then they break out in their dance number…Express Yourself

Hey Chap, see what you started?

I think Chap’s trousers are not quite up to the challenge….a little short in the inseam, a little low in the crotch….

It’s lovely to have a faithful patron of the visual arts at hand to observe the moment when inspiration strikes….

But I think her rapt expression owes more to her anticipation of the moment when diagonal stress will overcome worn gabardine.

After all, Edna has been a widow for quite a few years now….

Anyhow, my friends…. as you can see, I’m back!

Gonna wander down to the Tiki, and see who’s about…

I stopped in briefly most nights even when I was away…. just to check on things, you know…But I haven’t had a chance to sit in the sun, (Or, I guess, walk in the rain….)

Haven’t checked out the latest inflatables at Stel’s, had tea at Bev’s…I feel like I haven’t had a banana daiquiri in days….

I’ve got haircuts to do, appointments to line up…

(Have you noticed how many of the ladies around here have quit going for those cut-rate color jobs at the Mall?

You can tell by the fact that their hair is a lovely color, or even pure white…that they’ve been coming to me!)

Work to do, work to do…and banana bread to make, turkey leftovers to use up…

And the Monkey has some crazy problem with his credit card I have to help figure out…He needs a lot of bananas for the Tiki, I mean a LOT…but even so I can usually pick up enough at local stores, like the Chinese Fish Emporium….

Who the heck would order 1.7 tons?

Hi guys…thanks Red, don’t mind if I do.

Long day today.I’ll be falling out soon…but I’m happy to be back in the neighborhood.Happy to spend the night in my salon.

X …. maybe so…but I still think there’s some kind of monkey business going on.Thanks anyway, though, for the earworm.Now I’ll have to get some spray.

A pint of the Dark sits real well this time of night (or day)Some of the other fellers are having that Wine

Chap schtick.

His Viagra kicked in.

He should do it “Gangham Style”

Umbrage. Umbrage. Umbrage. I am still on that. I hear you have to repeat words when you learn them. Thanks BS!

Episode V, The Pose Strikes Back.

@Linda Dean

Don’t pay that “squatter’s” fine yet! I just started to look into it (the memo was “buried” under all the new listings at the office). There may be a loophole, so I’ve referred your case to Purry Mason.

(Plenty of new listings available. What are you looking for?)

He’ll pay for it tomorrow!

I think his interpretive of fall is that he is going to fall. And yes she does look impressed, for now.

I just heard that Tito Trujano has declared today Taco Tuesday and is running a Taco Trifecta at Tito’s Taco & Tools Truck , conveniently located across from the park.

So’s ah poot a stop on awl mah credit caards, as sum wun wuz charjin up truckloads of ‘nanners… an ah nose we don’t kneads awl that meny at mah Tiki bar…. evin if tehy ar gittin smawl in syze…. (ya’ll lykes variety an ahm gud with taht….)so ahm givn the ones goin brown ta Ms Bev, Stel an SuSan fur maykin nanner bred, nanner snickerdoodals an nanner cakes an enny think else tehy can com up with…..(even nanner flatcakes!!)

oh… pleez pik up yer skins…. we dont need eny buddy lik Chappy slippin an krackin hiz skull open oar bustin a hip on teh sidewok…

say… yew dont s’poze ol Chappys got a nanner in hiz pocket do ya…???? (jus sayin’)

Aaaaand she runs off to find a nice young man to help Chap out of his wonderful seasonal pose and into the hospital for some traction and those fabulous little white pills.

And, the Ballard St. Orthopedic Clinic and Dry Cleaners has even more business coming their way!

@ Sheriff Monkeyblues

“So’s ah poot a stop on awl mah credit caards, as sum wun wuz charjin up truckloads of ‘nanners… an ah nose we don’t kneads awl that meny at mah Tiki bar…. evin if tehy ar gittin smawl in syze…. (ya’ll lykes variety an ahm gud with taht….)”++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

@ Linguist

“Thank goodness Nurse Ratchet has returned from her vacation at Back Acres and Dr. Wright-Wing Knut is on duty to straighten out any problems !”++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++…not to mention mend, clean and put a sharp, sharp crease in those pants!

!this is just cute! he really draws cute older Americans

Wye Bev…!!! ah din’t no yew lyked nanner flatcakes..>!!! Tayre gud with ciminum huny butter an a a drizzel er too of reel maypole seerup…. git outta mah whey…!!! Ahm divin’ in… jus gotta mayk shur ah dont git it in mah hair… its mitey stickee….-—————————-Oh, an it’s gunna bee gud to sit round teh Tiki tunite wiht Ess at teh helm, mehbe Ling an Red can stop by… if not ahm shur theirs lots ta tawk about, ’til SuSun showz up, then we caint tawk bout her eny more ;())-————————————-Hey Ess…. did she give ya a welcum home foots rubbin yet…???? Ide say yer whey overdue….!!! (yew no Sheeze teh BEST…!!!!)

Iz zit kinda like the Terdmunkistan Polka???

i just realized how lewd that thing looks….

Gloorioski!!!

Uh..zzzz.. hmmmmfspshblx…. uh…. huh?

Oh… is it morning already?Oh, OK….only 8:00…. wait…PM??

OMG!

No time for coffee now…Morning is shot!I didn’t realise I was so tired.

I gotta get to the Tiki Bar!Gotta check on the night staff….Or maybe the Monkey is there….Hang on Monkey, hang on gang….I’m on the way!

Ess!! I wasn’t going to beat you up!I said I’d forgive you for a drink!

And the Monkey runs tabs for all of us in our group and hardly ever collects anything…he’s the best!

Where did everybody go?Monkey, are you really out on patrol or are you hiding?

Red?

Bev… I thought you were here?

And did Storm and Happy leave?

Uh oh…. um…. bev….you’re not driving home, are you?

Let me get you a cab…

I’m not quite sure what you think the Monkey did…and Essex was probably or maybe only joking….but I don’t think you need to bake tonight!

Oh dear… I wish the Linguist hadn’t gone home….or Storm…they both live out Bev’s way…..

Oh gosh…. did I hear Bev….

Go to the ladies’ for a minute and she gets away…

Still wanna know where everybody else is….

Essex… are you avoiding me…. sniffle…..

A bullet-nose cab?!And you didn’t wanna show me?OK now I know you’re avoiding me…

Well…. it’s time for the changeover…. see you all on the new day…in 1….2….. 3…..

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

If that’s Chap actually holding a pose, and not keeling over from a seizure, I’m pressed he can do it.

Cora always got a kick out of seeing Chap pull this kind of thing when they were “going together.” He loves that she loves it. It could be why they love each other still.

Must be related to the Gumbos.

Cleo, on the other hand…

https://cleoandcompany.net/november-27-2022/ ex-terminates.

What I said from yesterday up above Liverlips comment. ;-D