Frazz by Jef Mallett for January 26, 2024

Our “General Science” teacher gave tests that were impossible to answer. We called it “General ESP” because he gave tests with answers that made sense only AFTER the fact. E.g: “What causes water to come out of faucets in the second floor of a house?” on a test about the water pressure chapter. Answer (the ONLY right answer): “Turning the handle”. I claim that a wrong answer on one of his tests was at least PARTLY his fault.

Caulfield can’t fool Edwin “Frazz” Frazier?

What people are going to like ahead of time is a guess. Sometimes a hit, other times a total miss. For a song writer, the song is his/her personal expression of an emotion. Acclaim is just the icing but not necessary.

Sounds like an interview with Billy Joel. Some songs grow up to be doctors and lawyers and some songs grow up to be bums.

Comparing a work of art with a school math problem? No wonder this strip does not compute.

You can’t please everyone

Your poker face hardly compares to Lady Gaga’s, Caulfield.

Mark your calendars, kids. This is 2024’s Mention #1 of Frazz’s supposed lifetime devotion to music. You know, the thing that makes him all his money and supports his lifestyle. If this year is like all the others, we may even get up as high as 3 or 4 by the time we hit Dec. 31.

“Once I put it out there, it’s no longer my song.”

Don’t let any lawyers hear you say that, or you’ll never collect another penny in royalties. You might actually have to live on your janitor’s salary.

(Everyone should give a listen to Gillian Welch’s “Everything Is Free Now.”)

It cannot be a part of me for now it’s part of you…

Nah, he’s good at reading the minds of people he’s known a long time. Songs go out to strangers.

Good talk.

If Frazz thinks that it’s no longer his songs, why is he collecting royalties?