Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for April 03, 2021

The $9 roadster, a nod to Smokey Stover, and 1936! Maybe we meet Nina tomorrow (or Monday). I’m liking this little story greatly.

Gideon works to hold onto a key employee, but is it too late?

Meanwhile Judy is thinking of the road not taken in life, where she moved to California and eventually beat out Carol Merrill for the “Let’s Make a Deal” job, 51 years ago today in the Alley:

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If Walt’s whole life is passing before his eyes before he dies, then what a sweet and clever way to send him off.

Now Skeezix has jumped to 15 years old/teenage!

So is this Walt-daVision now?

This has turned into quite the original little story arc, super cool! Jim’s new take on a walk down memory lane is refreshing, clever and, best of all, FUN! Just one more reason to love Gasoline Alley. It’s been around over 100 years and it can use that powerful advantage to create fun, new ways of doing things.

Long live Walt and the Gang!

Skeezix is aging fast. He’ll be 100 by next week end.

That’s a young-looking 15 yo!

walts life is passing by doubt its his end just another bait and switch but its nice to see a walt story

Would you like them here or there?

I do not like them here or there.

I would not like them anywhere.

I do not like green gams to stand.

I am embarrassed, Pesky man.

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BSR: September 9, 1945

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Lily sends Manuel to take care of El Fido, whose plan turns out to be sending El Fido to Lily, so she can take care of the revolutión.

A woman’s work is never done in the Old West (or is it the OId New West?)

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ROS: January 9-14, 1961

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Hi, “Poore.ronnie.” I put the question you asked to Jim Scancarelli, directly, and a few minutes ago he sent me a Text Message with this response: BEGIN QUOTE: “How many of us think of ourselves as being the youthful entity we once were and, as we stare into the mirror, an aging parent’s visage glares back. With the passage of time we turn into the parent and, sadly, they become the child. I thought it would be fun to peek in on a crazy dream Uncle Walt was having.” END QUOTE.

Respectfully,

Lew Stern

https://www.facebook.com/Book-on-Jim-Scancarelli-by-Lew-Stern-Fiddling-and-Cartooning-Through-Life-103518338401512/

this is what Jim was preparing during his hiatus last summer. Thanks Jim.

Still a curious deviation from the normal story arc.

Am I early or where are 100, 80, 75, and 60 years ago?

Walt’s life is flashing before his eyes. Does that tell us something?

Classics for this date, annoying people edition.

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1921 – https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyEto6QWgAILFWe?format=jpg

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1941 – https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyEtrHVWUAcPTZl?format=jpg

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1946 – https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyEts75XEAgxT1S?format=jpg

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1961 – https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyEtuuWWYAIdRcw?format=jpg