Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 28, 2011

It’s so distracting.

Yes. But a man has to have a hobby.

Yeah, just hang around instead.

Try the stairwell, better yet try the wishing well out back, Teddy.

The north wall has yet to be conquered

That is sure hard on the ol’ lady, too, dude!

She hates it when her Teddy climbs up.

The dismount may take a few minutes. But is Stelle inviting Teddy for some squeezes?

OMG: Bessetzilla has returned:

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

What does she eat to create such fiery breath? Was it the pizza? The chile? The tacos with da bomb sauce ?

Teddy, of course, will interpret that in his own distinctive way and reply:

“Capital suggestion, my dear, and quite right. Today we work on … … … rappelling!”

You just can’t keep a good monster down!

That’s right… It’s the return of Bassetzilla…

In the January 28th, 2021 “Cleo and Company” on Sherpa.

Oooh.

Now, you guys know I’m a wuss when it comes to scary films…

But I make an exception for old monster movies, as long as they were made before the special effects people filled them with blood and gore.

I watched so many when I was young, and grew to love the obviously fake monsters…

the giant reptiles, out-sized arachnids, rogue robots and antennaed green aliens…

and especially, the touches of humor … on purpose, or unintentional.

This particular film was meant to be scary….

Sometimes it is… but other scenes become almost parodies of themselves, and it breaks the tension.

I think I can handle it.

Montana Lady… We can still sit together in the scaredy cat row, right, even if it’s not totally scary?

And of course, any of you others who’d like to sit there too.

Kibblecorn on me this time!

The Japanese were the first to make a human version … and theirs was meant to frighten, as well.

But if you look at their English language posters

You’ll see that a human actor has top billing… I was corrected once before when I called him American, cos he’s Canadian… right Steve?

With the crowds chattering away in Japanese, wildly mugging their expressions of horror….

contrasted with his stolid acting, as the “hero” …

the adaptation took on a satirical tone that neither neither film company ever really intended.

Take a look!

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QczgM9K9EJM/V46I1zMYM6I/AAAAAAAAEjs/qNushvYgHy0HuvOTpR4jf3YUVT4mtnr8wCLcB/s640/godzilla_1954_poster_06.jpg

Stel Bel’s stirring poster for that classic horror feature, Bassetzilla, can’t help but remind me of a supermarket tabloid cover from their heyday. No specific one, just the medium. Beautiful artwork.

Think of it. A fire-breathing cross between a basset and a giant lizard. It’s almost too horrible even to contemplate. It can turn you to cinders where you stand, or drown you in a river of slobber. Too, too horrible ….

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20210128

Urmele!

I wish you wouldn’t nag tonight.

My Favorite Part™ was Raymond Grrrr.

(or it would have been if Raymond Grrrr had been awarded his rightful place in the poster)

(I don’t blame @StillTheBelle. Raymond Grrrr probably tottered out of the frame when the screen shattered)

Good morning, Ballardeers and Dry and Dusty Q Date: 321.98676.02 Data Privacy Day. Update your i-electronics. Someone left the backdoor open again.

Teddy: “I never get to have any phun!”

Another Stel-lar poster from our fav ‘poster’. Bassetzilla. His breath is worse than his bite.

Y’all check your electronics. (((((HUGS)))))

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

Yes! ’Awesome — and then some! Love it!

I think Bassetzilla had too much hot sauce on the enchilladas. Watch out for the burp!!!

I hope you guys are getting your royalties on these…

https://img.joomcdn.net/4a735e1e24f740e61902469592ccf43fc3cae395_original.jpeg

As I recall, they brought in a giant vacuum cleaner to scare Bassetzilla away.

We got about 3" of snow overnight. 4 of my 6 patients cancelled. I could have stayed home until lunch and played with the dog. Instead I sat at work waiting for my 2:00 patient.