That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for February 22, 2019

“Do we have to tip him if we don’t like the music?”

“Let’s kick the singer out, but we keep the dog.”

As Gunter charms the women, Hans is busy checking out the rears.

Hey, he says he has another instrument and he can teach us to play it.

“Tell your boyfriend there’s no “take your dog to work day” and he’s going to get us busted by the Health Department.”

Says the woman sporting the Princess Leia buns.

Unbeknownst to all present, the dog was a well-respected music critic for the Appenzeller Times. His review would not be favourable.

Karaoke Night at the Dew Drop Inn. “It’s my turn. Now give me that microphone!”

I think we outta let the dog sing, it’ll be an improvement!!!

So tonight we gonna party like it’s 1699.

“You should see what he uses when he plays bottleneck!”

Helga Haymaker warning barmaid Brigid to stop trying to harmonize with Luther the Lutist.

“No. You don’t smell like garlic at all. I’ll be your wing-girl. Get ready for a hot night in the cellar.”

Although their circumstances were humble, in peasant cottages, “girl-on-girl” action was usually accompanied by live music..

If we have to let him ‘sing for his supper,’ I say we should ruin his supper like he’s ruining that song.

I thought you hired him.

Look at those pants. I told you not to use the Cotton/ High setting.

C’mon, Woman; it’s traditional!

Those blue socks scream radical!

Group in a Tyrolean Tavern or Minstrel: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernst_Hildebrand_Gesellschaft_in_einer_Tiroler_Gaststube_1859.jpg

(best viewed by Google Chrome, with Google Translate added to chrome://extensions, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this painting.

https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=6579 

https://gallerease.com/en/artists/ernst-hildebrand__9605f216662e 

both have sparse info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. This is the first work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2144 (February 21, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

@Bilan.

Hence the expression ‘Hans off’!

“I took the strings off and he hasn’t even noticed.”

I won the toss fair and square. You take ‘skull cap’ guy.

O.K., Greasy Joan, keel the pot, and we’ll serve lutefisk to pair with his performance. That’ll be the end of his career!

oh! come on Hilda just one more dance while these guys are playing.then we go to bed.

Let me bring you songs from the wood:to make you feel much better than you could know.Dust you down from tip to toe.Show you how the garden grows.Hold you steady as you go.Join the chorus if you can:it’ll make of you an honest man.