Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 01, 2024

apparently the dog is deaf already

And before you know it she’ll have a Chest ’er on

Leon doesn’t like that kind of music at all.

She calls her pet with a trumpet? It’s either Dizzy Doggie or Chet Barker.

Kinda hard to blow it, holding it that way, unless….that burrito she had for lunch is acting up.

Marcia adores her wee Beagle,

He has eyes as sharp as an eagle.Her 4th husband Jeff,Claims the poor hound’s half deaf,So mealtime’s announced by a bugle!

It also doubles as a people repellent.

The ♪ Boogie ♪ woogie ♪ bugle babe ♪ beside Ballard Street.

A phone would be better to call with – Chester is with Animal Control (again) for not being on a leash.

“Horns! HORNS! HORNS!”

I see her partner is blocking his ears as he makes his escape.

Picturing her yelling “Chester!” through the trumpet a la Homer Simpson’s “saxamaphone”.

Chester’s a real horn dog.

I once had a neighbor who called her cat in with an old style school teacher bell. When she’s ring it, everyone in the block would hollar, “Tommmmmmmmy.”

Good morning Balladeers!

A Harry James she ain’t…….

Satchmo is whirling in his grave like a dervish.

I did not know what dogs would do when I played the bassoon. Turns out most of them have enjoyed it and the contra. The cats would either run away or be indifferent.

Why doesn’t she just call “Chesteeeeeeeer?”

I do bang two small plates together to create a bell-like sound to tell my cat that her egg yolk is ready to be served.

Chester should use ear-muffs instead of his fingers.

When I was young my brothers and I racoon hunted. We would call our dogs by blowing through the barrel of a shot g*n.

looks like the neighbor doesn’t give two toots…

The bagpipes are worse.

Does she play the song “Chester?” Popular during the American Revolution: Let tyrants shake their iiiiiiiiron rods …

Chester is getting on in years and has been losing his hearing. You can’t call him with a flute.