Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 26, 2019

And clean those scuff marks off of the door frame!!!

On my end of Ballard Street, we say “shimmy”.

“Pretend you’re the cat, and you’ll land on your feet.”

Hah! Let the hipsters climb rocks. Mikey is the expert door climber of Ballard Street! (He knows how to go up, but is a little shaky on going down).

Down here we say “shinny”

But then we have an ordnance against dancing except on odd Tuesdays.

Then we all shimmy like there’s no tomorrow!

Down here we say “shinny”

But then we have an ordnance against dancing except on odd Tuesdays.

Then we all shimmy like there’s no tomorrow!

Down at this end we say “ shinny.

We have an ordnance against dancing except on odd Tuesdays. Then we shimmy like there’s no tomorrow!

He was framed.

Much as I admire a nice bit of ombré tie dye and a perfectly folded pair of origami trousers….

That is not a view of Mikey that I really appreciate seeing right before I go to sleep.

In fact, I may have to sit up for another hour and sip a M&S Brain Bleach and Drambuie cocktail before I attempt to close my eyes….

just to make sure that vision doesn’t haunt my dreams.

 

BTW our summer flavors will be available May 1st.

Those of you who get home delivery or who already have Marg and Susan’s Super-Strength Ultra® Brain Bleach piped into your homes have already received notification.

But if you purchase it at a fine Ballard County pharmacy, or by the glass at the Tiki…. do try the Summer Peach®.

 

As for “shimmy/shinny” …. yes…. the Shimmy is an old dance….

or you can shimmy as a dance movement.

quickly shaking your shoulders, alternating left and right , and often your hips, too, so your body shakes.

 

“Shinnying”, though, was originally “shinning”…. and it means climbing a pole or branch by grasping it with your arms and legs…. often your shins.

 

Meanwhile…. this post keeps getting longer cos the site keeps going down….

When I click “Comment” I get an error page telling me it’s under heavy load… and to wait and try again.

 

It happened a while ago on another strip… and when it finally did post, there were four copies.

Luckily, I saw them, so I deleted three.

But something like that may be what happened to Rose.

Or else she’s drunk.

Again? He’s done it before?

Quite athletic, many of these Ballard Street folks.

Immediately, after watching the documentary Free Solo.

Mikey’s Spider sense was left on the dresser along with his web shooter.

Seas Mah Koment under SuSun… (weLL not “UNDER”, but Followin, jus sayin..)

After watching the " Curse Of The Pink Panther" Mikey practiced his Cato moves. Mildred what ever you do, don’t get up from the chair.

He saw Jackie Chan do it, and he loves Jackie Chan (but he ain’t no Jackie Chan…)

Women hit a glass ceiling.. On Ballard St it is the door jamb that limits your way to the top.

We did this as kids but I couldn’t imagine trying it today.

Batman and Robin are planning to sue for copyright infringement.

IF he can do that at his age, I want to know what he eats for breakfast!

Looks like fun. Think I’ll try it….. oops!

Good lord, there are no limits to what this guy does….

Going down is always faster than going up. Get ready for a thud.

I think Clint Eastwood used this technique in the Eiger Sanction.