That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for March 31, 2022

My original post back in 2016:

He was told the ladies love musicians, but it didn’t work out for him as he expected.

It’s the big scarf that makes it look so small.

Rodrigo had enough confidence in his manhood to play a tiny instrument.

Cowboys did not have space for a guitar in their belongings when they were on a long cattle drive, but most just opted to bring a harmonica instead. But not Henry.

The guitar is not actually tiny – Enrique is just 12 feet tall.

Small hands, big… Ummm… sombrero!

/// An enormous sombrero’s his lid.

Perfect English is not what he did.

Never played the head honcho,

Carrillo (Leo) was “Pancho,”

funny sidekick— rides with Cisco Kid.

Because he was sunbathing daily/

Enrique doid not “loiter palely”/

Nor did the guitar/

Which made him a star/

But has shrunk to a mere ukulele…///

In the Plaza each afternoon/

Enrique would tootle a tune/

And do marvelous things/

Though those shortening strings/

Meant disaster was coming – and soon.///

Now Enrique’s existence is drab/

And he’s added a few layers of flab/

He’s in need of a diet/

And the Plaza is quiet:/

Enrique is driving a cab.

/// Ukuleles, he plays, fingers flyin’—

so, (all jokes aside), no use denyin’

he may seem Chicano,

or pure Mexicano,

but this Troubador is a Hawaiian.

And now here’s another little song. It’s short because I cannot remember all the words.

What about these stains on my scarf? Let’s say that the last one suggesting that a man’s guitar was an indication of his… didn’t said it twice!

“I don’t think I know this “Free Bird”."

Doesn’t anyone recognize me without my Donkey?

it’s just small ‘cause it’s cold out…

Tiny Timoteo: Tiptoe through the Tulips

It was originally The Four Musketeers but Enrique never quite fit in so he traded his long sword for a short guitar, funny hat, and a solo career.

It’s pronounced oookuleles

Reminds me of Poncho (Leo Carrillo)…https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042093/?ref_=ttqu_ql

Little-known factoid: Jackie Gleason got his start in a Mariachi band.

Juan Valdez, (El Exigente) not only takes a sip, then nods and smiles – he actually plays a song in praise of the coffee.

Yes, baby, I have a twelve inch instrument…

You lookin at me?

Tiny Tim’s Hispanic ancestor, Pequeño Pedro.

“No, I don’t know the way to San Jose. OH. The song! No, I don’t know that either.”

Wanna strum my instrument?

Kinda different then the past painting!

Beau Brummell says that a gentleman should spend an hour every morning on his cravat.Henrique is somewhat more casual.

Enrique is the love child of Kirk Douglas and Joan Baez. (Get it?)

….“if I gave my love a cherrreeeeey”

Kolomona: Hawaiian Troubadour: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"File:Hubert Vos (1855-1935) - Hawaiian Troubadour, 1898.jpg" site=commons.wikimedia.org 

(syntax supported by the Google and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and chose the first File: link found for info and links that point to more info about this painting.

 

Again, a slightly larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1421 (4/1/16) (March 30, 2022) 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 (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here (2 times, including this Throwback Thursday repeat). The April 1, 2016, strip has its first use (the 20 hyperlinks in my comment there have been deactivated, and the line breaks removed, but perhaps the text remains informative).

Damn! That changes everything…

just as ZORO was about to attack, Poncho decided to take of the ukulele

Where the hell’s Holly Lokie, Arthur??

It’s Jackie Gleason getting set to accompany his Big Band on Rhythm Ukulele.

That is for when he wants to play a little music!

Pinche pendejos!