That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for January 09, 2023

Just before Petrus’s big solo… HAND CRAMPS!

/// He’s decided that he cannot play

where the quartet’s appearing today.

He’d played first violin

in Madrid and Berlin,

but tonight’s venue isn’t OK.

/// Violinist laughs— tries to explain:

“I can’t bow ‘cause my wrist has a sprain.”

He’s not really in pain,

but, in Moscow? Insane,

to wear colors supporting Ukraine!

“I have such a punchable face I have to stop myself from punching it.”

What, are you 10 years old? Stop asking all the trucks to blow their horns!

Ah fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!

What, the whole thing? Inside?

Let’s hope this doesn’t lead to more viol-ins!

Whaddaya mean my hat’s on backwards? Theme’s fightin’ words.

Harcourt Fenton Mudd, the early years, selling tickets to his garage band concert.

Hey, Alessandro Stradivari! This for you! I hear your wife and Master Amati are making the Beast With Two Backs. Maybe you get a son with some talent, eh?

I upped my income, up yours

The more I look at this picture the more I like it. His gesture was often used in the cultures that surrounded me when I was growing up….more so than the single finger. What better way to silently say “Up Yours!”…..and with a grin from ear to ear!

Johnny said, “Devil, just come on back if you ever wanna try againI done told you once—you son of a bitsh—I’m the best there’s ever been.”

Yes! The Swiss Army Orchestra wants me for their summer season. I knew this outfit would impress them!

“ Finalmente! ” Giacomo shouted. “Finally, Kevin McCave-in got himself elected House Mouth, and the Mouth of the South, Dallas, lost! Che fine settimana fantastico!”

Ron Howard’s final acting role before he shaved his beard and became a full-time director.

Cecil kept time by taking his pulse every few minutes. That wasn’t the problem though. The problem was that he could only play songs at 72 BPM.

He found himself grooving on the tympanist’s new solo shuffle.

“Sit on it, Potsie!”

He really thinks he’s good enough for Americans Got Talent?

Playing violin for the death metal tour was more than Jan could handle.

He was mean to his fans, bandmates, and pretty much everyone…but you gotta love that hat.

Fellow UN delegates, the honourable member from Sweden recognizes the honourable member from Russia.

Laughing musician with a violin under his arm: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:Images from Sotheby’s by Gerard van Honthorst" site=commons.wikimedia.org 

(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found, and once there find the text string 317, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3058 (January 9, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here.

Gieome thought he won the lottery, but then he realized he miss read the numbers on the dry-cleaning ticket.

/// Violin fans were sad and dismayed

by the way this musician’s portrayed.

There were wrong notes and gaffes

‘cause he played it for laughs.

Can’t play classical; he’s David Spade.

“Now hold still for three seconds…. one, two-HEY!”

YES! … I beat Mr. Scissorhands … again!