Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 24, 2014

Rosalyn has been reading too many Calvin & Hobbes strips.

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Best wishes and all that, Storm.

HappyBirthday Storm

Happy Birthday, Storm!!

Is everybody ready to go out to the lighthouse to look for Storm?

Oooh they got dressed up!

Who wants to ride in Elvis?

Beautiful work, Stel and X!

Don’t your turkeys get dressed?

Ok, let’s go… Hang on to something … it’s a windy road.

As in winding…then again, Storm sometimes makes it windy, too…. as in stormy.

Lighthouse ahead!

Watch out for turkeys…the wild ones fly, the others don’t…but they can be fierce!

Storm!!

Can you hear me?

We’re comin’ in….call off the turkeys!

Give ’em some Cheez-Wiz….

Bev & Stel if there’s not enough room in Elvis I brought along the XTI Mobile Tomato Harvester and Land Cruising Resort & Casino.You too Susan. It will also strip mine potatoes and turn them into home fries or fast food fries, so we’ll have snacks on the way.

Ok, we’ll switch vehicles….Thanks X….And don’t worry Bev….I brought some just for the turkeys…it’s their training food….

Happy Birthday, Storm!

Heeeere turkey turkey turkey…..

X! Not you!Don’t eat that!

I’m here too! I’ll sit in the back too. No way I’m getting near BEV riding shotgun, no matter how she pretends it means no shooting turkeys.

I made some deviled eggs to sustain us until the cake gets here….

Love all the Stormy pictures. STEL, you always outdo yourself when you think you can’t get any better.And X_TECH, what a dark and stormy night you have there. Gothic!

STORM!!!!

Where are you?

Bev…there will be cake…but not at the lighthouse…unless we find Storm…

Do you think she went to the farmhouse?Should we go there?

How about if Elvis stays here at the lighthouse looking for Storm, in case she needs a ride to the farmhouse…and the rest of us head over there…

I bet Bev has a snack or two set up…right?

I just was ribbing you BEV.

That video about the Turkey is hilarious. Do you think it was the day after Thanksgiving? You ate my Momma! I’m going to kill you for that!! Gobble, gobble.Don’t mess with turkeys, reporters or not.

If she’s already over there, I can call Elvis and ask him to come on over to the farmhouse.Or I’m sure X would give me a ride home in the tomato harvester…

I’m for that!

And I’m sure you don’t mean a s***g*n blast.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STORM!!!

Gosh, what a beautiful Farm House BEV!!And the food. Gee whizz, I mean, cheese whizz! Yum!STORMY will love it.

May I have some champagne to toast STORM when she gets here?

Wow… so beautiful out here!Should I bring in the cake?

You’ve done a lot with the place since I last saw it!

Shika, 2Old… have you guys been out here?

I know Stel has, and X, cos he built a huge closet.

I love that song, “Stormy Weather”.But I am getting sleepy, and I have a big day ahead. Someone prop me up here.

Ahem…again…should I bring in the C-A-K-E, Bev?

Shikamoo! GoComics PRO Member said, less than a minute ago

ER, BEV, do you want that Turkey for a pet? (Don’t scare him!)

Hope you can stay awake to see it Shika.

IF Bev says I can bring it in here.

Sheesh Bev…REFRESH!!

Can’t see your video Bev.

Psst!Did some one spell C_A_K_E??Mmm. YES!

The Wild Video dance, BEV. It said the owner of the video wants us to watch it on youtube.

Um…. Bev…what about… you know… saving some for… maybe…. Storm??

It’s the one with the turkeys dancing…. supposedly.It says you can only watch it on YouTube.

If you refreshed more often, you would have seen my answer, lol! Just sayin’, BEV. :-)

Anyway…. I’m bringing in the cake….Whether anybody’s refreshing or NOT…..

Happy Birthday, Storm!

Ta dah!!

OHH! STORM will LOVE that cake, SUSAN! It is a masterpiece. I hope we don’t Gobble it all up!

Nice music, BEV!!

I think I am just about to conk out. Could I have my cake and eat it too SUSAN?

Is there Cheeze Whizz in the cake? Just wondering…

ZZZzzzzz….!Er, pardon me! I guess I had better say good night. It’s been fun.I hope that STORM shows up soon!NIGHT BEV and SUSAN.

Sure, Shika…on Ballard Street, you can eat your cake at least 3 times and still have it!

And it has NO calories, and won’t spoil your appetite.

And on Ballard St, Cheez Whiz actually tastes like food!

You did a GREAT job, Bev!

I’m impressed!

Harry Belefonte is my idol. Banana Boat! I have the original recording somewhere. Day-O, DAAAY-O Day is done, and I want to go home.To bed…..

Thanks again for the cake SUSAN. And the wonderful music BEV. The cards and everything are great. STORMY will be very happ and surprised when she comes!

Now all we have to do is hope Storm shows up…..

2Old… I think those are Stel’s chickens.They like to visit the Farmhouse cos they’re very fond of McKenzie-Childs pottery.

@BevI love your outdoor furniture. I could sit here all day!

@ SusanI don’t know how you do it, but that cake is gorgeous! The light in the lighthouse and the shimmery water, its a masterpiece!

Bev…

If you click the video, you still get the message “watch this video on youtube. playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner”

But if you RIGHT-click and select “watch video in another window,” you can do just that.

I didn’t know Storm’s turkeys went to ballet school!

Wow… thanks, 2Old.The XTI light-emitting edible glitter does really help!

Yaaawwwwnnn. I can’t hold my eyes open another minute. I hope Storm gets here soon. I’m going to find a guest room and get some sleep. It’s gonna be a long day tomorrow.

Gosh…Elvis and I brought all the party food from the Farmhouse and set it up at the Tiki…

That’s where everybody’s gathering in the daytime, cos some can’t go all the way out to the Ballard County coast.

Bev sure did a nice job… it all still looks so good…and we only cut a little from the back of the cake…

Now I have to go home and sleep.

Rosalyn said I could leave a sign at their house….

So….. there’s just one more thing to set up before I say goodnight:

Good night!

Happy birthday, Storm. Susan, thanks for leaving out some munchies. I’ll take a couple of those turkeys, I have a really cool place to keep them.

Well, where ever you are,

Happy Birthday, Storm!!!

Happy Birthday Storm…….don’t let them wear you out.

Happy, happy, happy birthday Storm!!!

Munky at teh TIKI…. everthing is loaded an heddin to the farmhouse……!!!hopes ah git ther afore STORm duz….

Well, happy birthday Storm, whoever you are! Is this a virtual reality comic? I read all the posts, this is the first time I visited BS, I am afraid nothing makes any sense to me!

@SheMcIt’s a hapening, to use an old term. Ballard Streat is a fantasy place. Read it a few days and you will get the idea.

Thank goodness I like Cheez Whiz ……or there wouldn’t be much else to eat today! Bev….you outdid yourself!!! (I’ll overlook the chicken dishes….just this once, mind you!)

Susan….the cake is…..well… spectacular!! Definitely custom made especially for Storm ! It would be hard to find a ready-made lighthouse cake with turkeys roaming about!! Well done, indeed!

Well, I, for one, am ready to continue to collaborate with you on invitations and cards, x_Tech!

@VeteranI just recognized your avatar…

Ahhhh shux guys! Thank you! You all rock! I mean really really rock…and roll….and…hic….oh boy……

I gots to go out of town today but you are all invited to the light house for the party and the turkeys are cooking a feast! I believe it’s pork…..Oh and don’t mind all the feathers. You all can take them as a party gift…..PLEASE!!!!!

@ BevI just saw the aquarium! Did you dye all those fish yourself?

Thanks for the info, Bev, Perkycat, Happy3 & StelBel! I will be watching a reading, hoping to get into the swing of your lovely lives!!! hope Storm made it, I think the party was/is a great success! PS, I do the best spare ribs in town!!!

Ros is succinct.

Well, this is a first. After many Ballard St. parties where I’ve enjoyed the BD cakes (especially Susan’s) they were after all virtual. Today what do I get? Real, stick your fork in it, cake. Not just one slice, not just one big slice! Nooo, it’s more like half a sheet cake! All packaged in 7oz containers.Now which one of you wise ac smart a jolly jok ah, clever person is going to tell me what I supposed to do with all this cake.

You’re not pleased with the cake, X_TECH? Too much?

I like all the kitty cat’s bed time stories.BOOM! CRACKLE! IT WAS a DARK and STORMY NIGHT!!!!CRACKLE, CRACKLE, BOOOOM!

Glad you like your party STORM! Sorry I missed you. And everyone else at the Tiki.However, my bed beckons, and I heed its call.Coming, Bed, Don’t go to sleep before me.McShe, I hope you understand that I fit right in because I talk like this everywhere, no only on BALLARD STREET. :-)Good Night, Ballard Dears!!

Too early here yet, but why not?

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