Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for October 18, 2012

The guy in the uniform is Chuck the “Bear”. ;)He frequents the leather bar a few blocks away.(I’m not going to explain it.)

@briatollah…So who’s the guy in the Bear suit?

Captain Stanley was demoted from Major General. (Gilbert & Sullivan reference.)

But he IS the very model of a modern Major General!

Ok, I couldn’t resist my cue.

I’m not supposed to be here anyway…. ssshh…I’m actually peeking in from far away…

making sure all is well on Ballard Street, via super-spy smart phone.

A banana daiquiri, please, barkeep… and you didn’t see me, see?

Which is which?

Take them into the woods and see who s#$ts first.

Collin has traded his beaver mask for a full blown bear suit, good dang deal, I’ll say. Capt. Stanley has traded his riding crop for a cane after that bit of nastiness in the garage last week. Go ask Alice, she’ll tell.

At last we are to meet him, the famous Captain Spalding. From climates hot and scalding, the Captain has Arrived! Most heartily we’ll greet him, with plain and fancy cheering, until he’s hard of hearing. The Captain has arrived! At last the Captain has arrived!

Hooray for Captain Stanley.I hear Chuck likes to play the games down at the bear arcades.

That goofy Chuck teh Beer had his streat venders lysense suspended jus lass weak fur cawzing a safety hazerd to pedestrienz…. looks lyke he’s taken up wit anuther streat perve performer that weave had problums wit befour… Mean Batpug gonna keep an eye on ‘em… (ah don’t trust ‘em… kinna lyke dem cats…. just sayin’)

NOOOOO! Oh nonononono. Please! Don’t pay any attention to those two. Pretend they don’t exist! I invited them to the lighthouse once. Very nice. Very polite. Chuck wiped his feet and used a bib and everything. We had a nice conversation and then I asked them if they would like to spend the night. I gave them the best guest bedroom. I even made sure Chucky had a night light. Then I went to bed. Suddenly I was awoken…..awaken?…..I woke up…to find Chucky drinking the last of my 12 cases of the finest Tequila all the cheese whiz and that Capt. Stanely tore up my good silk sheets, dressed in a toga and was standing on my coffee table reciting The Jabberwocky…backwards!! Chucky got scared, thought the Capt. was possessed….( I agreed) and ran around the place breaking everything trying to keep from being eaten by a crazed toga wearing idiot. I finally maced the man, calmed Chucky down and kicked them out. To this day! I can not get that stain out of my carpet. Poor Chuck.

The Riverbottom Nightmare Band, also known as “The Nightmare,” is the last-minute addition to the talent show in Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas. The band members include:■ Chuck Stoat on keyboards (performed by Frank Oz) ■ Pop-eyed Catfish (performed by Dave Goelz) ■ Stanley Weasel on guitar (performed by Jerry Nelson) ■ Fred Lizard on drums (performed by Richard Hunt) ■ Howard Snake on bass (performed by Jim Henson)

The Riverbottom Nightmare Band’s repertoire includes the self-referential “Riverbottom Nightmare Band”.

When not performing on stage, the band members enjoy breaking traffic laws, riding their snowmobiles, and destroying merchandise<imgsrc=‘http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u485/LadyLavender13/ChucktheBearsm_zpsa4390547.jpg’width=’200’>

…..Brought to you by the makers of “Cocoa Wheats” ! ! !

I think that’s Simon Smith:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpDkKEuqfAk

Apologies to The WhoTommyCapt Stanley didn’t come home his unborn child will never know himRan off to the circus with a number of mendon’t expect to see him again.(The bear got hungry)Watch Madagascar 3 The triste between the bear and King Julian is the funniest thing I have seen in some time.

StormMace won’t work on crazies.Use a Taser.I have one. Been shot with too so I could carry it.No ill effects…………………dozed off for a bit.Can be useful as defib device too.“Hey he’s in cardiac arrest!”“Let me in I will give the gift of electricity!!!!”Light em up like a Christmas tree.Find U-tube stuff on that. I mean it does work.The best is “Don’t tase me bro!”

@beviek…bit early in the day for me…9.42am here… aw, what the heck, splash some ot that tequila into my orange juice!

@beviekYES…Walk This Way!!!… nothing like a bit of Aerosimith first thing in the morning to really wake one up.

I’ll have another glass your your special OJ now please.

I remember years ago seeing Desi Arnaz on TV reciting Jabberwocky. “Beware the Habberwock…”

I think “Blabberjocky” would make a great name for a cocktail…..there probably already is one called the Jabberwocky.

Nice movie – but I prefer the original book in this case. Or the spoofs of the movie.

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Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.