That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for September 14, 2018

Old man appreciating one the few upsides of losing his hearing.

Peter Ustinov, thinking he isn’t being paid enough for this.

Just request something by The Who; problem solved.

Man thinking If I do a really good job faking my appreciation, I just may get some tonight..

She said she wanted to play tonight, this is not what I was expecting.

Just wait till the giant spider gets him – she’ll whack it with the mandolin

Man glad that we went deaf years ago.

Look out for that giant spider behind you!

Jimmy Page loved playing his mandolin while dressed in drag.

Play “Free Bird”!

Woman conjuring a giant spider to attack unsuspecting spouse

Thats what i think anytime i hear a mandolin

Looks like a lute to me. I’m guessing it’s an Abso.

" Oh gawd " thinks Father, " I spent all that money on music lessons for this ? "

Balalaika.

Uncle Piacsek and Lazarine or Old Gentleman and a Woman with Mandolin: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rippl_Old_Man_and_Woman_Playing_on_the_Mandolin.jpg 

(best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this oil on cardboard, roughly B1 paper size painting. Lazarine was the artist’s wife, not his uncle’s.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rippl-ronai_jozsef.html 

https://www.hung-art.hu/frames-e.html?/english/r/rippl-ro/muvek/index.html 

https://www.wikiart.org/en/jozsef-rippl-ronai 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08/6481760461/ 

https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/r/rippl-ro/biograph.html 

http://mng.hu/temporary_exhibitions/rippl-ronai-pieces-of-art-from-the-hands-of-old-collectors-122426 

all have info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. So far, 2 works by him have been used here. 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2014/06/17?comments=visible 

has the prior, which while my comments are still there, with the line breaks removed, their 19 hyperlinks remain inactive, and the embedded image isn’t shown. &?@#!#%&!

Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2039 (September 13, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

I thought a younger wife would add years to my life, but I didn’t think it through.

Is it hot in here…

My God ! That’s young Julia Child !

This painting is like something out of H.P. Lovecraft. The bucolic village scene, with the Chthonic horror in the background, pulling the man’s strings

Husband thinking he would have been better off getting her a clarinet. At least then she couldn’t sing along!

Old man’s final words: “Excuse me dear, but are you going to eventually play that thing or just continue to wring it’s neck?”

“I can’t wait until that Victrola gets repaired.”

’Oh full the love of……., Maud, we were having a conversation here! Do ya have to bring out the mandolin now?"

“You said I was a good playeh, Morty!”

“Of course I did! To get into that brassiere, I’d a told you you were better than Beethoven!”

“(Sniff) Mom was right. You’re a complete bastard, you know that?” (Leaves the room, slamming the door)

“No respect, no respect around here, I tell ya.”

“I will continue to play wearing the carpet, Gustaf, until you turn up the heat.”

When you finish that little ditty, I’ve got piece of candy in my pocket for you.