Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 17, 2013

So, Curtis, whaddya think?

Curtis just wants to be a chip off the old block.

Their relationship is set in stone.

Coming up today’s Ballard Bugle.

I’m here, I’m here! I brought the cake, a half warm bottle of beer, and a CD with Louie Louie on it! PARTY!!!

Oh dear Curtis! I hope it isn’t quick drying cement!

Oh wow….it made the paper!Thanks X!

I’m thinking Bob must buy some pretty awful kibble, if Curtis is willing to give cement even so much as a passing glance.

Briatollah…I dunno….I’d say Curtis’ teeth are set in stone…but their relationship may be getting rocky.

Hi Bev!

This party’s been going all day.Rock Around the Clock

X … great job reporting….even an accurate quote from me, Thanks!

But one small omission…the list of party planners is too short…it should include yourself!

You guys did an amazing job.

Hope everybody saw my thanks before the turn….But thanks again, anyway!

And I’m still drinking champagne… Heck, on this coast it’s my birthday for another 57 minutes!

Let’s Go To The Hop

And welcome, Derrick!Thanks for coming!

Susan would care to dance?Ricky Nelson

Unchained Melody

X… I’d love to!

The party seems to be slowing down.It’s time for Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company B

Little Latin Lupe Lu"

Nice music X.

Oh Hi Dog…Funny!

But true…..

Ah Bev, now you’re making me Hungry

Bev…. you sure know how to feed a party….but I’ll skip Derrick’s little snack, if you don’t mind.LOL

She’s About A Mover

Oh yes, Bev….though I gotta be careful of your jello shots!

They’re always high octane!

“She’s about a mover….”what a classic party song, X!Makes me want to dance…like an old fogey… LOL

Hi Red…. LOL…did you see yesterday right before the turn?

JP Steve posted the Irish Rovers version…and I said it was the perfect song for he moment.

Love this version too.

Everybody’s posting music I love.

Aw… you made me blush…

Thank you, Red!I haven’t even had time to ask you about the shelf project.Hope it went well.

Bev…. that’s what I meant…when…. um…X ….er…posted it.

Great dance tune, though…for me anyway.LOL

The last 24 hours…. well…. 25 and a half but who’s counting…will be in my memory for a long long time.

One of the best birthdays I’ve ever had…

Are we supposed to eat the little flowers, Bev?

X … are you still here?

Wild One

Love it…. but… are we still awake enough to dance to it?

LOL

Here’s one you can fall asleep to…Dream Lover

She’s not there

LOL…Like it would take much to make me fall asleep at this point….

But Dream Lover isn’t exactly a lullaby…I can remember kind of line dancing to it….

Line dancing?I Gotta Get Out Of This Place

Going back to California

We don’t have far to go….

Luckily…We’re already there..

Not from this end of Ballard Street.

Oh… wasn’t thinking of that.Need a ride?

For others who may read this the last three comments are out of sequence. S/B

We don’t have far to go…Not from this end of Ballard Street.Luckily…We’re already there..

Comin’ Back to Me

OH!I thought you meant we were at the eastern end ….

I mean… it was a long parade!

Black Magic Women

Oh wow…All the way to California????I drive Elvis most of the time, but sometimes I still take the 67 Ballard Bus….if I want to leave him here overnight, and I’m not carrying too much.

When is the target opening date for the new system?Can I carry 200 pies?

Hey I just posted this on Herman…but you might enjoy it….OLD TV remote

Well it’s still a WIP. Here’s one of favorites of the tunnel rats.Break on through

It’s not music… LOL

Do they have tunnel vision?

200 pies? heck when we’re done you can not only haul pie but you can drive Elvis on board just like a cross channel ferry.That is if Elvis doesn’t mind confined spaces.We don’t have fixed date yet but hope to use some the existing network under Ballard St and Candi’s Mountain.

Wow!Elvis can come too?I’m gonna start crate training him so he gets used to the idea.

I think he IS crate trained, actually…but a refresher course never hurts.

I hope it runs on Sundays!If it’s all underground, it wont matter that the street is closed.

Of course, we all dream of the day the street is open 7 days a week.

Wow…I’ve read a lot of the old stuff…guess I didn’t realise.

Maybe the rents got too high and Jerry had to economise.

There may be other factorsballardstreet/2008/04/13

Meanwhile back at the party..,Let’s Rock It Up

Okay, I think I just hurt myself watching this.Be advised.A little BOOGIE WOOGIE

Completion of the transit project has been delayed somewhat…

I think I’ll say “Good night Susan”

Good night Susan.

Wow… some dancers…and they never saw that stuff first time around… even I was a bit too young for it.

Though in my time we did have this…

Danny and the Juniors

If you see it with a non-working link, I fixed it.

Oh… your post didn’t show when I posted (not that you’ll see this.)

But I came back to say goodnght as well.

And once again….

absorbent. don’t taste bad neither

A little Dry…Needs gravy.

Three Hundred Fifty Seven comments yesterday.WOW…

Susan, I apologise that this didnt get posted yesterday evening. Our friend in Colorado…Guido (dont wanna spell it like he does due to go comics possibly not approving of my doing so) sent this during happy hour, but I was offline making my tummy happy with some dinner. SHOOT the messenger…lol…@ Susie, party gal extry-ordinaire

Even though we rarely talk, I am a huge fan since the old days before the crossover. I hope you like the tune we selected. It takes a fine lady’s help to steer me right, y’ know ! As a ghost, I took liberty of “helping” myself to Number Six’s secret Glen Livet stash. Yeah, he’s got one and now that I’ve had my fill… Uurrrppp !  Umm.. nicked a coupla brewskis while I was in there too. Think Um gonna need that hangover truck in a few hours…

Right now, I need a ride in bevie’s Hummer ! Hmmm… Did that come out right ?.. Hi, Bev ! – for both times today.

This is by far the biggest blowout of any kind I have seen round these parts. My kitty loved the shrimp and yelled at me with some well placed tail swishes for not bringing more.

Happy Birthday, Susan and to many more !

Coincidently, they’re pouring cement in my driveway at this very moment! I can’t wait to stick my nose in it!

Do you want some water to wash that down with?

I see the party went on into the wee hours of the morning. I think y’all were going to bed when I was just getting up.

Bev, it’s 5am here in Utah, why would I want beer, loud music, and chiles? Aw, what the heck… bring em out!! Don’t let the party die!!!

“Wanna try it? Its cementy!”

Woo hoo! I’m shaving sooooo mush fun I can’t sstands it! No really. Could somebody prop me up? Woo hoo!

I’ll pitch in with the cleanup after my breakfast. I picked up groceries including eggwhites and soy milk yesterday. Too early to enjoy dancing but the caviar looks good. I don’t need toast points, but I like mine with Greek yogurt and chopped watercress stems (so much tastier than chives). I don’t really even need that glass of ice-cold Stoli!

I hope Curtis gets a quick clean up!

Mmmmm, bet that tastes GOOD!

… some of the prettiest adverts, and most delicious reporting I’ve ever seen. Yay!

from Max:

Can anyone stop by and take me for a walk. Stel’s still sleepin’………..shhhhhhhh!

So’s ah nodissed tath Bob aint gots a poopy skoopy ta cleen up aftur Curtis leeves his cawlin card…A direkt vilashun of BSCC 17.3.3.1a…

an thar aint nary a dout in mah minds eye tath teh evidents wuts layin on teh sidewok tube locks away belongs ta CURTIS….!!!!!

(hill [boB] iz gonna git a city sitashun (biLL) indy male fer $47.72…..)-————————————

You’re replying to Sherif (ah laks pye!!) Munkyblues’s comment:“So’s ah nodissed tath Bob aint gots a poopy skoopy ta cleen up aftur Curtis leeves his cawlin card…A direkt vilashun of BSCC 17.3.3.1a…an thar aint nary a dout in mah minds eye tath teh evidents wuts layin on teh sidewok tube locks away belongs ta CURTIS….!!!!!(hill [boB] iz gonna git a city sitashun (biLL) indy male fer $47.72…..)”-You rock. You know that… right?

Poor doggie!His day is of to a rocky start…or… I guess it’s just that his dinner had a rocky finish.

That reminds me… thanks for walking Max, Bailey….I’d volunteer…. but by the time I can get there from here, it’s always too late to save the carpet.

Wow…. even today…Thank you Baldy!And thanks Linda for yours and the included…

Hey, if our friend writes from his “jail”…does that make him a “pen” pal?

I’m about to go out…. may not be back till the turn….

I can’t thank you guys enough for yesterday.

It sounds like that’s WHY I’m going out…no….just careless juxtaposition….LOL

Oh… and Veteran…. for some reason your post yesterday showed up late…and I missed it the first time through.so thank you too!Didn’t mean to leave you out.:)

@VeteranHe’s a gonna conffusiions it wid da Alice’s caper.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Officer Obie should know that ! Just ask Arlo.True story, as told to me by the late film director, Arthur Penn who lived in the same town as Alice and Officer O’Brian et al. in Mass.Seems, after the infamous Alice’s Restaurant incident, marijuana was discovered growing in a corn field near town. After diligent investigation, Officer Obie arrested the perp and placed him in the town jail.While the good officer was getting his well deserved rest, someone broke into the jailhouse and sprung the prisoner.After much ado about the jailbreak, it was discovered, much to Officer Obie’s chagrin, that the daring jailbreak was masterminded by the perp’s partner, Officer Obie’s son !

Kudos to you, x-Tech , for your exemplary coverage of the past couple days’ festivities!

Unfortunately, the Pulitzer Prizes for 2013 were just announced on Monday, but I have submitted your articles for consideration next year.

In the meantime, I’d like to present you with the Ballard Award for Excellence in Journalism and Music Selection …. the

inda meen tyme, we gottsta innerview sum peepoles fer a job runnin’ SuSuns new KLPOutlet… sheez purty bizzee an cant be everwares at wunts ya no…. eny sugjektions???

Meybe FKF mite werk thar…. ya nowse cats dont lak pyes… it gits in der furs….. so he wont be snitchin bites…. evin tho ah still dont trustem, as a genral rule…

@X_Tech-

ZZZZZzzzzzzzz…….~And a big thank you to mom and dad, sis, bro and Spot….~

Gosh! What a great party that was! I think I may have slept through some of it though. I woke up to X_Tech giving a thank you speech…..

Was that storm under the table with me? Gee, someone drew pretty pictures underneath….

Prince Mua is still sleeping, but he says he’s like to see susan again, but he’s afraid of Elvis. He has his own car, Kitty-Kitty-Bang-Bang. He’ll pick susan up for a quick spin before his next cat nap.

I would like to thank everyone who used their talent to make this the best darn…ing party around.

Hello

Beviek!

I’m here, but now that I’m up, I’m going to have a shower. Maybe you’ll see me when I come back, lol!

I am still invisible, so I’m going now for sure to wash off the invisible sparkle dust all over me….

Hi, Shika. I see you.

Oh land o’goshen! You guys all restore my faith in the sense of humor that enobles mankind. In other words, you guys rock!! (and make me laugh my fanny off, so thank you!)

Time for me to get ready to turn in.

Unless there’s some medical reason StelBel shouldn’t shouldn’t have a pie, beviek?

Now should I go for that last leftover sausage before I turn in.

Well those sausages & sauerkraut tasted every bit as good as they looked last night, StelBel. Thank you much.

Now I really do need to turn in now. I get up far too early in the morning.

Nytol!

Now if I were so inclined, I’d post the video of Carson playing Malden in that AmEx commercial saying “don’t leave home with out it” and getting pasted by pies

Now I’m really outa here. Good night and may the good news be yours.

Good night, GROG!

(Good night, everyone!)

beviek, I couldn’t find myself! I think I turned into Walso and lost myself somewhere. But I finally got into the super-duper sparkle remover shower and slowly reappeared.

Grog, I missed you here too. And StelBel.It takes talent to miss people on two forums in one night. But after yesterday’s party, my minds all a-muddle. Just wading through all the posts has tired me out all over again.

X-Tech, I’d love the transcript of your speech. Could you make it large print though? I know it will take longer to transmit, but don’t worry. I can wait.If StelBel can wait for a round-up of giant snails to deliver your speech to her, I can wait for a large print copy to be faxed to me.I just hope that I don’t run out of paper….

(ok…now I’m really rollin’…to bed!)

Good night, x_Tech, Bev and Shika!

Grog, I knew you would see me. I hope you show that Carson clip tomorrow night. I love to see a pie in the face.

And now,

Good Night Ballardeers! (Yawn!)Susan, check Prince Mua’s offer above. He is waiting for a reply!

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The hard part will be getting all that gum out of Cleo’s dress and fur…

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Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!