Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 16, 2013

Veteran says: “Send a drink up, getting pretty dry here.HEYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!They promised drinks ON THE HOUSE!!!!!Oh there’s one. Thanks!!!!”

Thank you, beviek, for blowing up the ribbon yesterday! It is a bit hard to read as an avatar.

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Thought you might enjoy some magazines and a couple of short clips.And if you like those, here are some more magazines…

( Veteran said on 6/4/13) “… reminded me of my old Army training in camouflage. Instructor held up a maple leaf going now you see me now you don’t. It was a funny routine. Of course it cannot beat Monty Python’s ”How Not To Be Seen".

@ veteran

and on 6/6/13, Veteran said: “Not a bad day. Only 90 with 60% humidity. I am 61. The guy next to me on the assault is 25. He fell out. I just refused to. That is our SRT rig for working with the Rangers on dangerous entries and assaults. The Rangers always back us up. They are taking care of the ‘horses’.”

I wonder what products Nelson sells?

@Veteran

for your birthday, we all chipped in and got a new cruiser for you….

@Veteran

…or perhaps you’d rather have one of these?

Sorry I’m late, you guys!

Veteran remarked on 6/4/13 “Apparently you have never been to roller disco. Talk about the glitter men there.Liberace had glitter. So does Elton John (early). I am not so much into glitter as bright clothing. Always been a fan of the mods from the 60’s. Bright colors just no plaids. Never was a plaid fan.”

Well, then…how about a trip down Memeory Lane with a gift certificate to StelBel’s WWOI and Costume Annex:

And Veteran…..

Best fishes on your birthday.

Montana State Trooper

In most of the United States, there is a policy of checking on any stalled behicle on the highway when temperatures drop to single digits or below.

About 3 AM one very cold morning, Montana State Trooper Allan NIxon #658 responded to a call that there was a car off the shoulder oif the road outside Great Falls, Montana. He located the car, stuck in the deep snow and with the engine still running.

Pulling in behind the car with his emergency lights on, the trooper walked to the driver’s door to find an older man passed out behind the wheel with a nearly empty vodka bottle on the seat beside him.

The driver came awake when the trooper tapped on the window. Seeing the rotating lights in his rearview mirror, and the state trooper standing next to his car, the man panicked. He jerked the gearshift into ‘drive’ and hit the gas.

The car’s speedometer was showing 20-30-40 and then 50 MPH, but it was still stuck in the snow, wheels spinning.

Trooper Nixon, having a sense of humor, began running in place next to the speeding (but stationary) car. The driver was totally freaked, thinking the trooper was actually keeping up with him. THis goes on for about 30 seconds, then the trooper yells, “PULL OVER!”

The man nodded, turned his wheel and stopped the engine. Needless to say, the man from North Dakota was arrested and is probably still shaking his head over the state trooper in Montana who could run 50 miles per hour.

Who says State Troopers don’t have a sense of humor?

X … I thought maybe you were thinking of Annabelle-Marie’s store on Pine Street (The street with all the cedars and oaks) just off Ballard….

That one is “Makes no Scents.”

She’s allergic to perfume, you know…. but she loves scented candles. If they’re unscented.

So she developed her own line of nonscents.In fact, I sell a few of her odorless eau de colognes in my shop.

OTOH, maybe you did mean THIS shop…the good thing about a description of it is that it really doesn’t have to make sense….and shouldn’t.

Stel…. it makes me feel so old when the clothes of my era (not that I wore anything so awful as those two guys!) are now considered appropriate for costumes.

It’s right up there with the first time I heard Beatles tunes on Muzak….sigh….

(classic verse from Veteran , 6/13/13)“By the light,Of the slivery moon…….I will go blind…..Before I finish this toon…….I have to look……Towards his colorful balloons….Too late now…….I have seen the FULL moon.(I think I will now go lay down for a while. It will take a lot of self medication to get that image out.)”

“Hey Monkey,His butt will make a good Taser target when we zap him!!!!”

Mine is on the way!

Poor guy…. just wanted to wear his birthday suit to the birthday party.

Ok…. are you ready?

…….….

catchin’ the speed demon…

at the ready to chase him down…

smart car done a stupid thing,,,

Of course, now I need to put the candles out and re-light them when the Veteran shows up.

Unless we really ARE going to leave him just a trail of crumbs!

Aw, thanks Stel….

Twarn’t nothin’….as they only say in old movies.

Especially not compared to all the stuff you’ve been posting!

Um…. Bev…..

Assuming you meant the troopers….do they have a special sideline I don’t know about?

Cos you said "They do have touch jobs "….

and that sounds a little… welll…. you know….

Troopers move to contain Ballard Street party.

(I dearly love picking on typos….. bwah ha ha…. )

Rats you caught it first……

Uh oh!Cheese it…. the cops!

Um… sorry…just a reflex reaction from the 70’s…..

I mean…. not cos I ever….Really.It must have been somebody else….

I’d love to stay longer, but I have to be up in 5 hours, so it’s bestI be heading for bed now. Everyone have a great time, and, again @ Veteran….. A HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY!

Stel…. it’s way way past your bedtime!You can’t wait up for the Veteran.We’ll save you some of BOTH cakes….

G’night Twinkly Lights….Can you sleep with them on, or do you turn them off at night?

G’night Stel, g’night Bev…..

@ SusanSorry, I dozed off a sec…. my ‘twinkly lights are on a timer… don’t think I’ll need a book to drift off tonight, er this morning, that is…G’night Bev……….

Yak ribs in the smoker….side dishes on the bar….

Bev does great appetizers

Hot dogs, hamburgers, yak steaks, sausages and chorizo on the big grill out back…..That oughta do it!

By noon or so the grill oughta look like last time we did this:

And for all you vegetarians and those of us who just happen to love vegetables, too…..

Hi Red…. if you haven’t left already.Long time no see.

By the way, you guys really tied one on last night. I believe this will be the 90th post already.

Nelson perseveres.

g’mornin’ VET….. (YAWN*)looks lak ever buddy got a jump on us this mornin’…..ah wuz hopin’ it wuz gonna be a quiyet day an all, but them wimens bin itchin fer a partee an looks lak cause its yer birthday, well… tehy jus mite drag you into it…BTW ol man…. congrats on stayin topside of teh dirt fur anuther year….. !!!Luks lak everthings loded up at the tiki… includin teh wimmens…. wander over layder fer sum coughy, brekfas sausage an toast….. when yer a wake…

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Sorry, I could see just stealing from X was not going to work so I tried setting out on my own, but got an extra < in there. Happy Belated Birthday, anyways, VET!

Now I can go squeeze my juice!

Two miles down from I have No Clue Uni.

Im not only late posting, I’m late to Veterans late birthday party.I hope you had a good one, dude.Hoppy, hoppy, hoppy, BIRTHDAY!

@Susan, I just read today’s Six Chix and since we were recently discussing hair styles (and your profession) – -

Im sure i left someone out.If i left your countries cent/penny out, please post it.

Due to my internet connectivity problems, I am really late in expressing my birthday wishes to Veteran bit I do sincerely, wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and may the eyes of Texas smile upon you.

Like the TEXAS birthday cake… Fantastic Day Veteran.

I’ll have to come back later. Looking at all those cute little animals falling asleep made me feel…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

It’s my birthday soon and I want NO FUSS WHAT-SO-EVER. I’ve had loads before and will probably have many more. I stopped caring after I left school at 15.

Good Lord.Ya’ll just got me all flustered up.Tear coming to eye right now.I cant name you all but thanks to every single one. Stelbel that job description was prefect. I made a larger copy and it graces my wall now.I am in the Class of 81 B school. I know many of Troops from that 80 A school. 32 years on and still going.Happy, how did you know I like to collect coins? I love loose change, have always loved to hear it jingle. The patrolman on the horse. He has an advantage. One year we did a big wheel with DPS logo and Christmas lights.Munkey always makes me laugh at his antics. How he can type like that amazes me. And the sleepy animals. Just love ’em. My pets will do that. I love to just tweak the tips of their ears making them flinch till the wake up and give me a dirty look.Many thanks to you all. May Health and good cheer follow you and yours always.Vet got work to do now. Even if old still got to do Cross Fit. Later folks be safe.

Or you could hear yourself eat it, bev. that may be worse for someone who’s bending the elbow all night.

Who’s been bending the elbow all night.

In my younger days we’d always go out and get some KFC the morning after a party. Of course we made sure to get an hour of sleep before heading over there. And yes we walked.

CHAIRSS uhhhh…. (hic*)ummmmm…CHEEERS to ya vEt….!!! xxxo..O

hic*……ware mah grinder…..???hay……. ow mah hed…… snik*BBBRRRRRRRrrrrruuuupppp….. ooops sari ms bEv, at lease ah mist ya….. haw!!!!

par TaY peep holes!!!! (hic*)

Mmmm! Sure looks extra crispy. Reminds me of some fried chicken I saw on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives last night.

Shicka shikka shikka…. !!! (moo moo?)ahm sari ah mist yer burp BRrrrrrrf day…. (sniff)hic*ahm so bad…. CHEEEEERs Tew SHIKKAMOOMOO an Vet…!!!! (wuz tehy borned together… or wut? (hic*)

Oh, Happy! That looks refreshing, but I was rather liking that you used my little bunny as your avatar (we all like appreciation of our work).

Sometimes (like above) reading Munky is a little like reading Mimi on Rose is Rose. I agree that it would be difficult to write that way, but it IS fun. Looks like everyone may have left and I don’t want to be the one to close the place down. Happy’s iced tea looks good so I think I’ll nuke myself a pot of tea to take up to my bath (I save the lime for morning tho- in icy cold water with 4-5 drops of Stevia).

CHEEEEERs Tew SHIKKAMOOMOO an Vet…!!!! (wuz tehy borned together… or wut? (hic*)+++++++++++++++++++Munkey, Veteren and I weren’t even near each other when we were born, although we are close in age, by about 6 years or so, if that is close.We just have birthdays close together. Now have some more coffee and wait for your food to come.

Mmm, that fried chicken sure looks good. Could I have some, please? Now I’m hungry for green bean casserole too. And cake. Mmm.

Oh right…. The Monkey doesn’t like to party…. only us “wimmens” … right, Monkey?

Um…. who, pray tell, was at the grill this afternoon?

Not many of us have brown fur…. or for that matter, hang by our feet while we brush on barbecue sauce….which even monkeys shouldn’t do when they’re full of the sauce…

And I don’t mean barbecue sauce!

Meanwhile… Vet…. we were glad to do it!

Bev! That corn looks great…. I’ll have one, please…. or three…..

Not sure you should call them “grilled ears” when a certain … um…. was gonna say person…..when a certain furry barkeep is in this condition.

He tends to be literal….don’t need to have to calm down a simian freakout.

I’ll turn the lights down. Sheriff may need a little ‘night light’ to see his way around all the party left overs. Was a swell party, glad I was able to make it. Nite y’all.

Night all.

Happy Birthday Veteran!

Typical Cleo.

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Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!