Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 15, 2013

We have always wondered about Bruce. It wasn’t until Sheriff MonkeyBlues did a thorough background check, that we were sure…

He was an Elvis impersonator in his spare time, such as it was…

My dad started dressing like that in the 70s. At least he quit using Brylcreme.

Rose coloured glasses should be compulsory.

My dad got into shiny shirts and blow drying around 1976.

“What happens in Bruce stays in Bruce.”+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++We can only hope that it will be so…for now and forever.

Well, really….the straw that broke the camel’s back was when Bruce was seen walking down the street in these:

Gold chains on men creep me out…Any jewelry on men, except maybe a wedding band, (If dude is crazy enough to be married,,,shudder!…) is kinda creepy…Are those Lavender Eyed Susans?

It was so much easier to be cool when I was younger..All you had to do is not go to the barber…now you have to drill holes in your body and shove metal trough them, and get injected with ink….Why is it that all tattoos, even the red and green parts, just look blue from 20 ft away?

…and where he could get a rug like that.

First suspicion was when he talked about himself as The Bruce.

Its Carmine from the old neighborhood. Bada Bing Bada Boom. Kamhere let me gives ya kiss he says.Left his caddie by the curb. I hear a thumping in the trunk.

Nothing wrong with a little dab of Brylcreme; I prefer VO5 myself and only use it when hair is just washed (just enough to keep it shiney, not frizzy) ;-P

Stels shoes look OK for a 70s guy (back when my kids were teens). I like shes more flexible; I once had some platforms that high on in a workspace (concrete floor) and fell on my nose. They do not allow you to catch yourself when falling.

He is a character alright!

StelBel, I wanted to turn those shoes into an animated gif with the colors radiating out from the centers, but I couldn’t find a bigger version. It was east enough to find with google and then I asked for more sizes but the only supposedly bigger one it found was really smaller.

Flamboyant is the operative word when discussing Bruce.

@ ESSEXWith all the shirts Susan has made for you and x tech and others, I am sure you wont be going shirtless…and because I feel sorry for you, you can stay with Fenton tonight…he has a charming 2 bedroom, bath and a half dog house out back of mine…..no kitchen however, because he eats with me…Stel you and Bev post such awesome pics!Re: todays strip…anytime I have seen a guy like Bruce, I have run fast and far….I agree with da Veteran….jewelry on a man, other than a university class ring, a wedding ring, and a watch denotes trouble for some lady…

I had to search who “Ratzinger” is! I’d forgotten that it’s the Pope’s last name. Gee, those shoes would kinda go with his outfits….. LOL

I can still wear heels when I want (but only wear high ones when it is a party when I’d like to appear taller than my current 5’). My newest pair of 4" are these:

I used to have a pair of 4 inch heeled clogs. They were very comfortable, if I didn’t wear socks..A friend of mine has piercings all over the place, as I say: its your body, you can do what you want with it. It’s what’s inside that counts. I have tattoos and I’ve thought very carefully about each one. My dentist has a receptionist who has tattoos and piercings. She’s a very nice person. Please don’t judge what’s inside by what’s outside.

I still remember the Brillcreme theme song.“Brillcreme a little dab will do ya.”“Watch out the gals will all pursue ya.”Used it in high school to get that front flip look. (Ended up looking more like a cow lick)Never got pursued. Afros were the in thing along with the Beatles looks. My dad had a fit because my hair touched my collar and I wore high collars. He wore a flat top until he began to go bald. Learned to comb it over to cover it.And used MY Brillcreme.

@Bev, I can imagine what your practical husband would say as my guy is practical too and thinks I’m silly for wearing them. At least he IS still taller when I do wear them (but not too tall to . . . dance with comfortably, ya’ know).

On the ladies shoes.Obviously a ploy by man to make women unable to run and beat us up after they catch us.I love those scary stories when they are running from Jason in high heels and wonder why they get caught.My wife hates those shoes. She says man only invented those to make women’s butts look better.My partner made an observation reference those movies. Never have sex and serial killer will not get you.You know he is kind of right.

On tattoos. I am with Pcolli. Its your thing. For me just the idea of being poked rapidly by a very sharp needle pushing ink into my skin does not intrigue me. Its like smoking. Its your thing. If I am smoking I am on fire please put me out or at least let me know. I was a volunteer fireman back east. I was 18. Got blasted out of window when dynamite exploded in a building we were fighting the fire in. I was with a partner and we were checking rooms. He opened the door saw the flames and cases of dynamite then came running down the hall past me yelling RUN. I turned in the room to go out the window. Closest thing. A blast wave tossed me though the window. I hit the ground and began to stand up. Unknown to me my whole back part of my fire suit was on fire. I saw the hose crew who then turned a fully running three inch line directly on me as I yelled NOOOO! Rolled me all over the yard. It was only after they told me I was on fire. So I have smoked in the past.

Ew.

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