Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 29, 2015

Neal Neeley thinks he is Al Hirt,,,,all that Hirts is our ears.

Neal has a fine ear for music, and a fan belt isn’t music…..It does, however. sound better than his horn.

Elizabeth and Maude have no ear for music, however.

Unfortunately it is Neal’s trumpet…

Marcia fancies herself Alice Hirt. Stephan’s ears hirt.

VeteranLooks like you and I had our 10 minutes of fame on MC. It was a blast. Thanks.

Right, Bev… we have a few special booths for customers like Herman….

The two in the back, closer to the kitchen, even have padded walls….especially good for musicians…noisy families.. (like…. shhh … when a few of you-know-who’s monkey relatives gather….)and… um…for a few of our bouncier regulars, who might otherwise make a nuisance of themselves.

No, not that kind of “bouncy” .. we do NOT allow that in the Tiki, I assure you.

And when a couple, or a group of business associates, have that look on their faces…as though an argument is brewing… we try to gently steer them back here.They appreciate the privacy; we appreciate the quiet.

Is it the ooms or the pahs you don’t like?

This isn’t the first time that Herman has been asked to leave a restaurant because of his attempts to create an oompah opus..Last week he was thrown out of Dale Evens’ Rodeo Restaurant, Tea Room & and Tack Shop.

As for practicing at the Tiki, don’t forget Munky’s prohibition on tubas and accordions unless they are being played by members of Mad Manual’s Mexican Mariachi Marching Band, who are the Sheriff’s favorites.

Good morning.

“Oh, well I’ll just de-compose, then…”

It sounds more like he’s decomposing.

Please check out the comic Looks Good on Paper, and scroll down for Jimmy Kimmel’s comments on this horrible and sensless “hunt”.

Looks like the tuba has a clarinet-style mouthpiece.

Oh come on leave the old vet alone.He’s the Boogie Woogie Tuba Boy from Company D.And that is one of those rare reed style tubas. Gives it that jazzy bass N’oleans style.Of course it sounds like someone is trying to pinch a piggy but he does well in keeping to the beat.

If you think a reed sousaphone is rare, try to find a double-reed hookah. I believe PDQ Bach is the only musician known to have written for it.