The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for April 23, 2023
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Transcript:
Man: Howdy, Dusty. Dusty: Well, Ah'll be a spooked mustang! Mah old friend, Phil! What brings you to this neck of the Pecos? Man: I came to say goodbye. I sold the ranch and now I'm off to see the world! Dusty: Ya surely deserve the break. Yer th' best rancher Ah've ever seen and an inspiration to cowboys everywhere! Man: Thanks, Dusty. Well partner, I should be off... you stay outta trouble! Dusty: You too, Phil! Dang. Ah'll really miss that guy. Professor: He was a close friend? Dusty: Yeah... and he just took mah favorite hat.
Perhaps a tribute to Phil Frank the original creator of Elderberries (and the long running very excellent Farley which satirized San Francisco politics) Unfortunately if so Phil is neglecting to mention that he stopped the strip due to ill health, cancer I believe, and died soon after. He is certainly greatly missed.