The Barn by Ralph Hagen for August 18, 2013

For the younger readers who might not get it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Torm%C3%A9

From that Wikipedia article:His singing at New York’s Copacabana led a local disc jockey, Fred Robbins, to give him the nickname “The Velvet Fog,” thinking to honor his high tenor and smooth vocal style, but Tormé detested the nickname. (He self-deprecatingly referred to it as “this Velvet Frog voice”.

Also, Mel was Judge Harry Stone’s favorite entertainer. (As he is Harry Anderson’s in real life.)

Actually, it’s “I kissed a squirrel and I liked it!” (That’s what I always heard when it played on the radio…)

Stan’s comment in the last panel could of been said any time over the last 4 decades !

It’s not unusual.

Found a stuffed toad and named him: “Mel Stormay, the Velvet Frog”

Stan, you would have to understand today in order to understand it’s music.

http://youtu.be/eZXQlPRFl9s

Does Frog live in a Velvet Undergound?

Think thats a play on words for “The Velvet Fog” who was singer Mel Torme. Cute though. Rory always makes me laugh

It’s too bad that you are so narrow-minded as to see something like that in this totally non-political strip.