Otis, the Playhouse janitor, he works with mop and broomLife peaceful and predictable until he sealed his doom.Thought he smelled a sweet payout, got up in the wrong faceWhat happened next to Otis a hideous disgrace.For Mel O. Dee, serenity, ability to payThe debt he owes to Gruesome: he’ll live another day.The curtain’s dropped on Otis, his time on earth a wrapPut to sleep by Gruesome for a never-ending nap.Bundled as a stage prop, treated just like trashToo late he saw the folly of coveting the stash.Elsewhere, in his dressing room, Flintheart is excitedBasking in the warmth of praise, with Kandi he’s delighted.To have her here, close by his side, brings out his very bestTrue love has wiped away the years, erased the need for rest.Relishing playing Teddy, charging boldly up the stairsKandikane relieves all pain, removes worries, fears and cares.
“Helping out with a prop.” Yeah, riiiight. Well, I guess we’ve seen the last of Otis, at least alive. I’m sure Gruesome found some clean way to kill him.
I notice that “Miss Kandikane” and “Mr. Flintheart” are still on a fairly formal name basis, but Kandikane’s actions in the last panel look very intimate to me.
Well, Otis didn’t last long. I’d guess Gruesome had to improvise some silent means of trash disposal; maybe simply strangled the janitor-prop.Meanwhile, Kandikane Lane continues to breathe life into old Vitamin, but her true motivation remains opaque. Does she love him? Merely admire him? Or is she playing him for an old fool with gobs of cash?
I usually don’t comment on Pequod77’s poems, but today’s seems to me particularly fine….
Good morning VistaBill, davidf42, Gweedo and fans. It looks like we were right on the money unless this is a twist in the story. Good poem Pequod! Y’all have a blessed Sunday.
I like a good redemption story, so not ready to give up on Gruesome yet. His past certainly haunts him and he broke out of jail, but he hasn’t actually done anything bad yet unless he really did take out Otis just now. It’d be too bad considering how this story arc started with the misunderstanding in the parking lot.
Hoo boy. If Gruesome is going to hide Otis by switching him with the prop body used in the play, then at one point Vitamin, playing “Teddy”, will have to pick it up and carry it. I think he’d notice something was wrong.
Well if we take those 3 panels at ‘face value’ we’ve finally got a New Crime - but (sadly), maybe another WAIT - for the body to be discovered, to get those ‘resting’ feet at MCU up - and ♫ ♫ Moving ♫ ♫ ?
Do a Mrs. Peek, on their Score Sheet, covering these past 6 weeks . . . and likely - you see a Nothing Yonson face, looking back at you !
Then for Kandikane in panel 6 - an “intimate” description might be a bit subdued . . .Given her ‘physical’ hands on his arms placements, her ‘postage stamp’ body space, she’s being proactive, perhaps it’s more a CHARGE of the “Like” Brigade !
When every things finalized you get to wonder if (as with Snowflake) - he’ll take her away via Train, passing through Woodstock (?) And like ‘back in time’, (and shades of Measles) will a newVillain be introduced on the Train ?
No need to hold our Breath, but we’re not exactly Galloping forward, and with patience, we’ll eventually come to it !
It’s curtains! Poor Otis, we hardly knew ye. A quick kill leaves an inconvenient bundle for disposal. Window seat? Alley dumpster? Gruesome could learn a few things from Mr. Bribery. He put Nah Tay’s corpse into orbit. No more corpus delicti. What goes around, comes around. Bribery learned the hard way when his stock plummeted.
The over the shoulder view into Vitamin’s mirror (his “vanity”) is terrific. Kandikane’s affection seems quite genuine, yet she calls him “Mr. Flintheart.” An intriguing level of ambiguity. I read his gaze not as back at her, but out at us. Is that the arched eyebrow of a sly old dog? .Thanks to Gweedo, VistaBill, Night-Gaunt49, Sisyphos, Neil Wick, davidf42, Starman1948, Sydney Phillips, Day-Day2001 (welcome back), Morrow, Ray Toler and Jonathan K. for the kind words. Very much appreciated!
We know from Kandikane’s conversation with her sister Margot that she really is excited to be working with Vitamin, and it isn’t just a scam to bilk him.But a real romance between the two? And what expression is being hidden by Vitamin’s mustache?-—I wonder if Mel is next for the window box. He can’t stop calling Christopher by the wrong name. When Mel pays off Gruesome, Gruesome may silence him, too.
Pequod almost 10 years ago
Otis, the Playhouse janitor, he works with mop and broomLife peaceful and predictable until he sealed his doom.Thought he smelled a sweet payout, got up in the wrong faceWhat happened next to Otis a hideous disgrace.For Mel O. Dee, serenity, ability to payThe debt he owes to Gruesome: he’ll live another day.The curtain’s dropped on Otis, his time on earth a wrapPut to sleep by Gruesome for a never-ending nap.Bundled as a stage prop, treated just like trashToo late he saw the folly of coveting the stash.Elsewhere, in his dressing room, Flintheart is excitedBasking in the warmth of praise, with Kandi he’s delighted.To have her here, close by his side, brings out his very bestTrue love has wiped away the years, erased the need for rest.Relishing playing Teddy, charging boldly up the stairsKandikane relieves all pain, removes worries, fears and cares.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 10 years ago
Good morning guys!
♫ ♫ So long Otis, it’s been good to know you! ♫ ♫
seanyj almost 10 years ago
And there goes Otis exiting stage right. Boy, Gruesome made quick work of him. He even cleaned up the blood.!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 10 years ago
♫ ♫ Love is definitely in the air for my buddy Vitamin! ♫ ♫
doctor075 almost 10 years ago
Otis gets the best seat in the house.The window seat.
Llewellenbruce almost 10 years ago
Looks like Otis won’t be getting any vacation paythis year.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 10 years ago
Good morning Gweedo! I have plenty of ♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫s if you need any more!
fhoffman01 almost 10 years ago
Otis the janitor is now Otis the prop. Or bundle, whatever.
Neil Wick almost 10 years ago
“Helping out with a prop.” Yeah, riiiight. Well, I guess we’ve seen the last of Otis, at least alive. I’m sure Gruesome found some clean way to kill him.
I notice that “Miss Kandikane” and “Mr. Flintheart” are still on a fairly formal name basis, but Kandikane’s actions in the last panel look very intimate to me.
Kim Metzger Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I knew a Kandi Kane once. She was a stripper.
Mark Jeffrey Premium Member almost 10 years ago
So, is this a real May-December romance across the age gap, or is she just hero worshipping? Or is there something darker under this?
Sisyphos almost 10 years ago
Well, Otis didn’t last long. I’d guess Gruesome had to improvise some silent means of trash disposal; maybe simply strangled the janitor-prop.Meanwhile, Kandikane Lane continues to breathe life into old Vitamin, but her true motivation remains opaque. Does she love him? Merely admire him? Or is she playing him for an old fool with gobs of cash?
I usually don’t comment on Pequod77’s poems, but today’s seems to me particularly fine….
davidf42 almost 10 years ago
Morning, Tracyville!Nice one, Pequod! I don’t know how you do it, but you just keep coming up with new ones.
ladykat almost 10 years ago
Alas, poor Otis, we did not know thee well.
Starman1948 almost 10 years ago
Good morning VistaBill, davidf42, Gweedo and fans. It looks like we were right on the money unless this is a twist in the story. Good poem Pequod! Y’all have a blessed Sunday.
wallylm almost 10 years ago
I like a good redemption story, so not ready to give up on Gruesome yet. His past certainly haunts him and he broke out of jail, but he hasn’t actually done anything bad yet unless he really did take out Otis just now. It’d be too bad considering how this story arc started with the misunderstanding in the parking lot.
kurtoons.wilcken almost 10 years ago
Hoo boy. If Gruesome is going to hide Otis by switching him with the prop body used in the play, then at one point Vitamin, playing “Teddy”, will have to pick it up and carry it. I think he’d notice something was wrong.
boboscar almost 10 years ago
I think the appropriate send off for the janitor would be:
“Mister Otis regrets he’s unable to lunch today”
If you don’t get the reference, google Miss Otis Regrets.
Morrow Cummings almost 10 years ago
PQ, I never thought you could top your best! But today, you topped it! Thank you!
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl almost 10 years ago
“Poor Otis, dead and gone…” (opening line from a Doors song)
sydney almost 10 years ago
Well if we take those 3 panels at ‘face value’ we’ve finally got a New Crime - but (sadly), maybe another WAIT - for the body to be discovered, to get those ‘resting’ feet at MCU up - and ♫ ♫ Moving ♫ ♫ ?
Do a Mrs. Peek, on their Score Sheet, covering these past 6 weeks . . . and likely - you see a Nothing Yonson face, looking back at you !
Then for Kandikane in panel 6 - an “intimate” description might be a bit subdued . . .Given her ‘physical’ hands on his arms placements, her ‘postage stamp’ body space, she’s being proactive, perhaps it’s more a CHARGE of the “Like” Brigade !
When every things finalized you get to wonder if (as with Snowflake) - he’ll take her away via Train, passing through Woodstock (?) And like ‘back in time’, (and shades of Measles) will a new Villain be introduced on the Train ?
No need to hold our Breath, but we’re not exactly Galloping forward, and with patience, we’ll eventually come to it !
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl almost 10 years ago
This is a stage production. If it was a motion picture, the phrase “that’s a wrap” would apply here in more ways than one.
thunderbearr almost 10 years ago
An bets it’s a mis-direction? That he really IS helping with a prop?
BeniHanna6 Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Love it, that’s one less weasel in the Dick Tracy world.
Pequod almost 10 years ago
It’s curtains! Poor Otis, we hardly knew ye. A quick kill leaves an inconvenient bundle for disposal. Window seat? Alley dumpster? Gruesome could learn a few things from Mr. Bribery. He put Nah Tay’s corpse into orbit. No more corpus delicti. What goes around, comes around. Bribery learned the hard way when his stock plummeted.
The over the shoulder view into Vitamin’s mirror (his “vanity”) is terrific. Kandikane’s affection seems quite genuine, yet she calls him “Mr. Flintheart.” An intriguing level of ambiguity. I read his gaze not as back at her, but out at us. Is that the arched eyebrow of a sly old dog? .Thanks to Gweedo, VistaBill, Night-Gaunt49, Sisyphos, Neil Wick, davidf42, Starman1948, Sydney Phillips, Day-Day2001 (welcome back), Morrow, Ray Toler and Jonathan K. for the kind words. Very much appreciated!
abdullahbaba999 almost 10 years ago
Good morning Tracyville…Murder and Mayhem at the Theatre..
tsull2121 almost 10 years ago
that’s ugly Christine with mr bribery right? Dang, Gould could sure draw some voluptuous women!
Can't Sleep almost 10 years ago
We know from Kandikane’s conversation with her sister Margot that she really is excited to be working with Vitamin, and it isn’t just a scam to bilk him.But a real romance between the two? And what expression is being hidden by Vitamin’s mustache?-—I wonder if Mel is next for the window box. He can’t stop calling Christopher by the wrong name. When Mel pays off Gruesome, Gruesome may silence him, too.
Stagger Lee almost 10 years ago
Happy Birthday.
Starman1948 almost 10 years ago
@Gweedo: Thank you my friend.
Chris Sherlock almost 10 years ago
One down, one to go.
stuart almost 10 years ago
“Goodbye Mr. Chips” is about a May December romance. But it’s world war II, and the old don’t always die first.
Elvanion almost 10 years ago
OK, who ordered the preserved ham?
Sopranos almost 10 years ago
It looks like poor Otis may have an appointment with a wood chipper. Or perhaps a shallow grave. Or both.
Sopranos almost 10 years ago
If , as Neil said, Gruesome found a “…some clean way to kill him”, my guess would be with a Stilletto with a nice sharp blade. The quiet killer.
Pequod almost 8 years ago
Otis, the Playhouse janitor, he works with mop and broom
Life peaceful and predictable until he sealed his doom.
Thought he smelled a sweet payout, got up in the wrong face
What happened next to Otis a hideous disgrace.
For Mel O. Dee, serenity, ability to pay
The debt he owes to Gruesome: he’ll live another day.
The curtain’s dropped on Otis, his time on earth a wrap
Put to sleep by Gruesome for a never-ending nap.
Bundled as a stage prop, treated just like trash
Too late he saw the folly of coveting the stash.
Elsewhere, in his dressing room, Flintheart is excited
Basking in the warmth of praise, with Kandi he’s delighted.
To have her here, close by his side, brings out his very best
True love has wiped away the years, erased the need for rest.
Relishing playing Teddy, charging boldly up the stairs
Kandikane relieves all pain, removes worries, fears and cares.