Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 15, 2024

And then he began to wear a pencil protector. But was he once a Dashing Dilbert?

“Tony’s Almost Hits.”

Well, he was half right about being a wit.

Tony has a unique concept of what makes for a good party tape.

Welcome to Reminiscing with Tony; a weekly, as well as weakly, production of the Keep Tony Sane or at least Stable Society.

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, Tony.

Aw, this is pretty sad.

Glory days, yea they’ll pass you by, glory days.

Unfortunately that was the only party he was ever invited to so he never had the chance to be a half wit again.

Must have been a VHS———Very Happily Soused.

It’s important to review your performance from time to time.

I have a video tape of a party like that. I watch it to see my dead friends again.

No tapes , just old notes and jottings…boy! was I ever clever!

Meeeeeeemreeeeeeez. (song)

So Tony is in re-runs like many gocomics strips?

I believe that is the actual lampshade he was wearing at the time.

Have a couple a tequilas, Tony, and you’ll be downright laughable!

Tony’s enjoying that tape.

Tony realizes that was when he was at the top of his game. If, he were a drinking man.. he would be drinking.

Tony’s displays of flatulence were indeed charming, until the diarrhea.

Good morning Balladeers!

I listen to my old radio production tapes once in a while. Unfortunately, they were amateur productions and, as the writer/director, all the mistakes are very jarring and not as witty as I intended. :)

Tony’s most prized possesion, an 18 minute tape he stole from the Whitehouse in the early 70’s.

Hilarious! We could do that but it would take too long to edit out the bloopers.

Those were the days, eh Tony?

15 second sound bite.