Pickles by Brian Crane for November 02, 2023

The ukulele will be so uch easier, espeially on your feet.

Can he sing tiptoe through the tulips like Tiny Tim?

Choose the ‘Gump Hump’, Earl.

Uke can do what you want.

The new Studs Terkel.

Hit the road Earl, don’t cha come back no more, no more

Try Steel Drums mon .

Take a hike, Earl – it’s what Opal would say.

If Earl waits too much longer, he’ll have to take “a walker” across America.

why not both? People love a stranger walking into their town playing the ukulele. And they love him even more leaving that town.

Have your friends accompany you on bagpipes AND accordions! C’mon, you’ll be popular!!

""The worlds longest journey begins with a single step" so best get started Earl!

Go with the ukelele, Earl…it might take you less time…

I’d like to learn to play my late wife’s piano, but my fingers tell me that’s never going to happen.

I know a guy who, with a couple of friends, bicycled across the country, from east to west, coast to coast.

Hmmm… Blisters on your feet or blisters on your fingertips?

For Earl, it’s great to THINK about committing himself to this terrific feat – but DOING it is going to take some time to do (and he knows it!)

I thought the ukulele might be fun as well.

Just because I must: It is not pronounced “YOU-kuh-lay-lee”; it’s EW-ku-LAY-lay.

And you now know how to properly say at least one word in Hawai’ian.

Let’s go with “B”

Nice barn coat Earl! You’ll need that warm coat while practicing the uke in the woodshed after Pearl boots you outside!

Trust me Earl, the trip will be easier and more satisfying. Plus that old Studebaker needs a run.

At my age (77), the ukulele would be my best bet!

He just wants to meet Veronica Lake in a diner.

A little late to emulate Kerouac or Steinbeck, Earl, and Opal wouldn’t stand for you practicing the uke in the house.

These are the thoughts that cross your mind when you have too much time on your hands.

Take the walk while playing the ukulele. Disturb more of the country.

Your feet will thank you. , Opals ears, not so much.

Try something simple like walking across Bakersfield first.

Take the walk. It will be so much easier on our ears.

Such a journeyman should begin before age one with short steps and gradually increase the length of each stride. The journeyman is more likely to arrive at the destination.

Good luck walking across highways

Cello would be my choice of instrument.

This is the same Earl who refuses to leave his “perfect” space in the grocery store parking lot (wonder how much time he spent cruising the parking lot to find that spot that’s 71 steps closer than a more readily available spot.)

And I’d love to learn how to skydive. If only I weren’t afraid of heights.

People often don’t realize how nice an instrument the ukulele can be. It’s a gentler sound than an acoustic guitar, but a well-played uke can still turn out a dynomite sound. Listen to this for example: >

I first saw this comic in the morning newspaper which we get on Wednesdays to get the supermarket flyers. It was in black-and-white and the odd thing was that it looked appeared as though Clyde had no right hand. That’s why a colorized version is better to capture all the details.