Big Top by Rob Harrell for March 11, 2010

Wink is buying us breakfast! All we got to do is push.

Good Morning Tribe!

C’mon Wink, you’ve got to try!

Good Morning All

Let’s start pushing then! I’m starving!

Think $20 is enough?

Good Morning Marg!

Good Morning Carmy, Lonewolf and Dry. And all the others latter.

HI, MARG!!!

Good Morning Woodeye

HI JFRI!!

1-2-3, PUSH! ‘Morning Carmy, Terry, and Woodeye!

*MARG, DID YOU SEE MY COMMENT LAST NIGHT? THE NAIROBI TRIO! LOVE IT!*

Hi Woodeye!

DRY, good morning! No, I didn’t see your comment. The Nairobi Trio are among my childhood favorites.

Dry, 20 bucks should be enough. If not, my virtual piggy bank will cover it.

Hi, Dry, Carmy & WoodEye!

Lullaby and Goodnight Dry, WoodEye, JFri and Marg!

I’m sure $20 will cover it if You’re near the front of the line.

Morning TRIBE! Think I can sneak back in bed?

Good Night Everyone

Hi LuvH8 & Lewreader.

GOOD NIGHT, ALL

P&L

Good night, All!

Good morning all!

And Good Night.

Good morning and Happy Thursday!! Wink thanks for the breakfast.

Hi, Akenta!!

hi JFri!! Good to see you again :-)

Good Morning Tribe

Good morning folks. Hope all is well with each and every one of you. And if it isn’t, I hope things get better as soon as possible.

Good Morning Doc & MisngNOLA

Doc, did you pass my message along to Krewd?

Good Morning Everyone!

Hello MsngNOLA, Lonewolf & Doc T

Good Morning LuvH8

Lonewolf ~ You seem to have a lot of messages on the other strips today.

Good Morning Doc T you seem to be very busy lately.

Doc, It’s always difficult just moving pets let alone introducing them to “brothers & sisters”. I’ve been in that position a few times, too!

I’ll check those out LuvH8. :^)

Good Morning All. Okay so when do the snow bunnies come into this here cartoon strip.

Bring On The Snow Bunnies, I Say!!!

Doc T ~ Take care of the important things. Remember that sometimes just being there for a person helps tremendously sometimes.

Lot’s of Luv to you and your family. Be sure to take a little time for the Happy Stuff!

Good Morning Cleo!

Lot’s of rain here today, but at least the temps are in the high 50s.

(((((((DOC & Family)))))))

Good Morning Cleo

Good Night Everyone!

Good Morning All!

Hello Lewreader, Shika. Akenta, MisngNOLA, Doc, Cleo and DFrog! Cleo, you want the snow bunnies to strip?

Good Morning Terry, LuvH8 & DFrog.

We are supposed to get a storm today with strong winds. So far it is pleasant, but the wind is a bit stronger than usual.

Good Morning DFrog!

Take it easy, LuvH8

Cleo, it usually starts with the winds. We’re getting thunderstorms, today and tomorrow.

((((Doc & wildcheetah))))

We’re always there in spirit Doc.

Good morning all! I could go for a snow bunny strip.

For sure Doc.

Hi Johnny

Booker’s a true mood altering elixir.

I’m gone for a large part of the day. I got a call from VA this morning. They could use some volunteer work today and I don’t have any auto jobs scheduled so I said I would. I’ll catch you all later this afternoon.

P&L…. ALL

We interrupt this broadcast to bring you the following Public Service Announcemnt:

MY CROCUS ARE UP, MY CROCUS ARE UP!

Thank you! You may now return to your regularly scheduled program!

Good Morning johnnyd.

See you Terry.

’Morning Johnny and Dry!

So long Terry! Have fun. Dry, what?

Now there’s some good news! Dry, our crocuses have come and gone already!!

;-P

’Morning, Carmy, cleo & johnny!

Crocuses must be a plant of some sort then? We are expected to hit 61 today! (16 for our Canadian friends)

Johnny First sign of spring Crocus (flowers) are up in my yard! Pretty bright yellow little things, and the robins are back! Can you tell I’m happy?

JFri stop raining on my parade, Turd! :-D

Dry, REAL crocuses are BLUE!!!

Now now, let’s not argue and bicker over Crocus coloration.

JFRi, no they AREN’!! Yours are blue because some of Doc’s coffee must have gotten on them!

Dry, THEY AREN’??? Does that mean they really are?? Your reason can’t be right. My state is VERY strict about letting hazardous waste across it’s borders!

Well someone in your hazardous waste department slipped up then!!

Johnny, 62 here for today’s high. Beautiful, just beautiful! It’s supposed to rain hard over the weekend, but still be warm, so that’s okay!

I’d take a warm rain, but I am liking this sunshine right now.

johnny yes it is a beautiful day, so was yesterday. And I’m off today, so I’m not stuck behind a desk on such a goregous day! And we turn the clocks ahead this weekend. Oh winter is just about over! YIPPEE!

I still hold onto the reservation that winter has one more punch left in him. Something isn’t kosher about this winter.

You’re probably right, but at least I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Even with all our big snows, most of this winter has been pretty mild, except for the one really cold week.

Sometimes we get a really big snowstorm in March, and March isn’t over yet. But I’ll take today and weather out the rest, LOL!

I’ll enjoy it whilst I can too. And now I am off, for what should prove to be the busiest Thursday of the semester. That doesn’t mean much, but I’ll be gone until later in the afternoon.

See ya’ Johnny!

Dry, what days are you NOT “OFF”???

SNERK!!!

Good morning, tribe!

At your average ski slope, snack shack, $20 will get you a small hot chocolate and a danish (maybe).

Late morning all I don’t get on this strip too much. Sunny here saw someone starting mowing already. It’s cool today. Hows this for lunch although lite. Sandwich, soup, cookies, fruit. (cookies could be light type). There should be coffee or tea since here legislature is thinking about more taxes on soda. So coffee or tea should be better. All has to make room for dinner later today. Then I’ve got to get ready for my pt job. Right now recovering from sinus problem finished meds. Gotta go eat then change and go. Great day all :)

Good Afternoon, anyone who’s here!

I think the worst of our weather is over (at least for now); it’s only supposed to get better from now until the weekend is over.

Let’s see if this works–I’ll try an image, since many of you haven’t seen me…

Did it work?

It did–but I ain’t gonna touch it, lest I mess it up. Anyway, I noticed some yesterday say they didn’t know what I looked like…

Good Afternoon Tribe.

Hello Bunnyface(bmonk)

Bunnyface(bmonk)–That’s the pic I saw on the COC gallery, right?

Got home only to find out there is a part waiting for me at the dealer. Going to pick it up. BBL

Yep, Terry; got it in one! Not really sure if any other pics of me are online…

Great photo bunnyface! Are beards a requirement for monks? :-p

I like it. You have a kind face, and you do look younger than you say.

It makes me nervous to know that anyone can find a photo of me on line if they try hard enough. I have deleted all I can, but only as a cautionary thing. I think I got them all now.

I have always been leery of the accessibility of info on line, since it is an invasion of privacy. Of course, a public website is another matter. I never would have thought to look there. Thanks for being so generous.

BBL

I have a study to teach tonight. I need (want) a nap. I was up way too late working last night.

Dry I am happy that your crocuses are up. Yellow is pretty too. I saw my first two robins yesterday. One was facing the sun and singing his heart out. His belly was flaming red in the sunlight- just gorgeous.

Hi, SHika!

I spent most of my morning teaching!

Oil tank is in, oil delivery made, furnace started right up and hopefully the line will not need to be bled. Not hitch so far.

Our crocuses have been blooming for sometime and same with daffodils.

bunny looking good mister. You take a nice picture.

No, beards are not required for monks–in fact, not so long ago (as monastic traditions go, ie, about 40-50 years) beards were pretty much forbidden.

The Orthodox monks might be required to have beards, and I seem to recall that bi-ritual priests–those with permission to celebrate liturgy in the Latin Rite and also an Eastern Rite (and likely all priests of certain rites)–have to wear beards.

@cleo and Shika, thanks. Of course, cleo, we do have to wear a bit more clothes than you–but don’t ask what a monk (or nun, for that matter) wears under the habit unless you are prepared to find out…

bunny kind of like kilts and strong winds.

bunny, you posted a photo of yourself once, baking bread I believe, and I think(?) you were wearing glasses?

bunny I won’t tell you how nice you look, because I told them that yesterday, and I don’t want your head to swell! :-D

I don’t recall baking bread, but I might have been running a printing press…

bunny, maybe that was it.

Good afternoon, all!

bunnyface, nice picture!

Hello to Everyone

Just got back from picking up the part. Done for the day…………I think.

why was i not around for woodstock????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello celecca & Terry.

Cleo!! HI BUDDY

Hi Cleo.

I think I am going to try and go to pool league tonight. There are two skill level 7s on the other team. I just haven’t shot much lately and I dislike being rusty in at my game.

Tabby, because you weren’t born yet????

The people I shoot with are very nice people and have quite an assortment of personalities. Many of those friends would get along with many of the Tribe members. I guess I am just a lucky person.

Tabby, even the people at woodstock weren’t really around for it.

Terry, are the skill level 7s the best?

Hi Johnny.

Yes, they are the best.

There are some in the league that just never lose to anyone except another good 7. I guess I can win somewhere between 1/3 an d1/2 the time against them.

Tabby, What brought up Woodstock, or did I miss something?

@Tabby, I was alive (if very young still) for Woodstock, was not aware it was going on, and have never regretted not being there.

Hello Tabby & JFri.

Your pool league sounds like fun Terry. Good luck tonight.

Thanks Cleo.

I catch you all later. Have fun ALL!

P&L

Dry I missed the Woodstock reference too. I didn’t go but I did go to a rock festival in Mission, BC called the Strawberry Mt. Music Festival. I had a great time. I got to see the Small Faces with Rod Stewart on vocals and Ron Wood playing guitar. I saw Quicksilver Messenger Service, Albert Collins, Country Joe and The Fish and many others over 3 days. I was on my way to Altamont and had something happen that kept me from attending and I am glad that I missed it.

Today was a GLORIOUS day! Forecast for Friday, chance of percipitation 100%, Saturday, 100%, Sunday 90%. Flood watch in effect for the weekend! Well, it will stay warm at least, and rain on the roof is EXCELLENT sleeping weather at bedtime! And I do like the rain! And, rain is clear and not white! :-D

Cleo that sounded like a great time. Can’t recall Albert Collins, but the rest I do!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvvf1R_vWo#

Dry Albert Collins was called the master of the telecaster.

Cleo OF COURSE!!! NOW I remember! Thank you!

So Dry, I take it your busy day is at an end?

Cleo yes, it is. I must have one more trip outside sometime tonight to savor the “summer” air before I retire for this evening! :-D

Dry im writing an essay on it just to tick off my teacher. :D

Is your essay on Woodstock Tabby? Why would that tick off your teacher and do you really want to tick off your teacher?

Cleo on ever paper i have turned in i have gotten a 68 f. so he dosent like it when i write good papers, i dont make fs in english, so he gives me fs on the assigned subject im gonna give me a reason to give me an f. i dislike him greatly

Tabby, you need to explain that a little further.

Dry what do you mean? im lost now.

he gives us a chapter to read then tells us to pick a story form the chapter and answer the questions the write an essay on it. so we do that. he grades them about 3 weeks later and gives all of us F’s or D’s sucks! i am sick and tired of him telling me my work is not good of him telling me that my essays that everyone else seems to love is worth nothing more then a 68 F why spend my time writing about something i dont know how to write about when i can spend it making something great and get an F? lol im tired of this class we all are. no matter what we give him its not what he wants. so poo on him

haha someone got hurt in this house and it was NOT Me

its my bro

A bit vindictive are we, Tabby?

jdoc :0)

Everybody, stay out ot Tabby’s way! She’s on a mission, and I sure don’t want to be standing in the pathway! Run Johnny run, age before beauty, so you follow me! :-D

Howdy Doc & johnnyd.

Doc yeah, poo! LOL!

Well, if you have to work tonight, which I believe you do Doc, have a good shift.

Dinner time. Good luck Tabby.

Tabby is on the rampage? Quick everyone pile into my convertible minivan! We’ll make a speedy yet stylish getaway! Actually, I have to head to work for a couple of hours, be back later.

That’s okay, Johnny, I’ll go to work with you! I’ll probably be safer there! :-)

Tabby you know we love you, Girl!

Dry sorry i ran off for food.

I love you guys!!

Doc LOL yes poo on him!!

going do the dishes. bbl maybe

Back again, dinner is done and so are the dishes. Relaxation time.

Oh, give me a home where the toonaholics roam And the comic nuts and the yappy nuts play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day.

There’s no place like home!

Hello, cleo. I got back about an hour ago. Just got caught up on my strips and a few comments.

backish and a new topic bc walking buddy said so

Hello Grog. I am happy that you are back from Dallas safe and sound. You have definitely found the toonaholics home.

Movie time.

Enjoy, cleo, and thanks!

dear bed, im sorry i left you this morning, take me back? ):.

Good night, everybody!

Back momentarily while I await my wife and her essential phone calls.

Tabby your bed is always forgiving until it becomes old, then forgiveness begins to dissolve and you cast aside the old and embrace the new. We did, a year ago and bliss is the result.

dholway1, good night to you as well.

sooo how does something to do with blues sound to u all?? ugh! walking buddy said so she scares me. lol

Anything that has to do with the blues sits well with me Tabby.

Cleo good then help me out PLEASE!!! anything u know about it and who is the famouse one still new and aournd??

oh it was blues and jazz! ah ha i remembered

Tabby, B.B. King is probably the most famous living blues musician. He actually came to a party at my house in Vancouver, BC in the late 60s. He plays a guitar that he has named Lucille. The town of Clarksdale, Mississippi is the home to the delta blues. The delta blues museum is there. Son House, John Lee Hooker, Sam Cooke and a non stop group of talented musicians are from there. Highway 61 crossroads are just outside the city limits. Bob Dylan name one of his best albums after this crossroads. The blues varies, depending on where you are from. Chicago, has it’s own style, New Orleans has another. Jazz and blues intertwine themselves together in the south.

Mississippi John Hurt, Little Walter, Brownie Magee & Sonny Terry, Lead Belly, Etta Baker, Big Joe Williams, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy Bo Diddly, Albert Collins, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and Earl Hooker are some fine examples of blues musicians. Blues varies depending on what part of the country it emerges from. Chicago, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana all have different types of blues music.

Cleo you are a Genius! OMG would u like to write my essay for me? wow! u know alot!!! you so totaly rock dude!

cleo, looks like you knows the blues. My collection is not strong on the blues or jazz, but I’ve got some King and some Cooke some Sachmo and a fair bit Clapton,

New blues musicians are often white including Kenny Wayne Shephard and Johnny Lang.

Jimi Hendrix got his start as a blues guitarist.

Even Led Zeppelin’s first album was heavily blues-influenced.

Once again Movie time.

Good evening, tribe! Whew! I just got caught up on reading the BT comments. After the storm last night, our internet has been very intermittent, basically worthless, in other words. My hubby suggested I reboot the antenna, and thankfully, that took care of the problem. I haven’t time to read the comments on any of the other strips, so let me know if there’s something I really ought to read. Time to head to bed for the night! Oh, BTW, bunnyface - very nice picture! (I’m 50, so I’m pretty close in age, too.)

Grog!!!!!!!

Happy Dance!

Good Evening Rmom!

Good evening, LuvH8!

Hi Tribe!

I am stopping in to say Good Night, Shika-style.

JFri What were you teaching this morning?

Tabby Poo-poo to you too! I wouldn’t want to be that teacher when you are mad at him.

bmonk I never knew that beards where once verboden for monks. I like you brown robe. I’d love to not have to think what to where. Maybe I should become a nun. What colour nun should I be?

:-D)

I am so sleepy, I can’t spell anymore..

Well, I just did spell “anymore.”

You know what I mean.

Hi rmom I will do a quick tour of the toons now and go to bed myself.

Peace and Love.

LuvH8!!!!

Here’s a song to dance to. The first “hit” Johnny Fever played on WKRP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoJNCk6Zudk

shika hey u i love u

Hello, Rmom!

Hello, Tabby & Shika

Yes Tabby anything you want to know about jazz and blues, Cleo* is DA’ MAN! Great sounds from both genres, and all those artists as well, but Cleo can give you the real skinny on it! I just enjoy the listening!

hey grog for some reason i thought u went to bed. :0/ sorry. my mind is not here.

Howdy Grog, rmom and Shika!

Howdy, doo, doo, doo, Dry

Tabby, I probably should have gone to bed an hour ago. But I’m waiting for the pounding in my head to stop first.

Hey Fellow Baby! How was the trip to Southfork?

Good evening all!

Dry, it was very busy, but it was nice going back to a former home that I really enjoyed living in in the time I was there. If given the chance, I’d move back in a heart beat.

LuvH8, I couldn’t drop a line without everyone else seeing it. My PC was connected to a projector both days.

Dry, even my boss would move back, which I was really surprised to hear, but Houston’s appeal has worn itself out on me.

Back again, the movie has ended. Good night to those heading that way, which I will do soon.

Turning in early, cleo? It’s only 9:10 where you are isn’t it?

Hi Johnnydoc5! Long time not typing your name.

Grog you still could of (Blows Raspberry), I am sure the other people wouldn’t have minded. (Hee~hee~hee) I am sorry your head is bothering you. Hot bath with ice bag on head, beer in hand. You’ll be fine. Stil downloading. Nice song though, I used to watch that show but don’t remember much of it.

LuvH8, neither my boss nor the room full of Japanese contractors in the conference room would have understood or tolerated it. I’ll being going back again in the first week of May.

i changed my topic again hehe bad tabby but thisone i can right about! go me

However, I went for a couple beers in the local bar last night and ended up talking to an IBMer from Colorado. We ended up talking about toons toward the end of the night. I may have turned him on to Dog Eat Doug.

Grog, I was saying goodnight to those east of me.

Grog, I was saying goodnight to those east of me.

Well, I was planning on staying up later and chatting, but I am too tired, so I am going to hit the hay. Peace and love all!

Tabby, you must be sleeeeepy. I’m sure you meant write, right?

CLEO I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME!!!! I AIN’T DEAF YET YOU KNOW! CRAZY MAYBE BUT NOT DEAF! :-D

Grog okay I won’t try to make you be not tolerated. The song just finished, it’s all cheerful.

I tried to be funny yesterday, but Lonewolf didn’t think it was funny for you to be eaten by a dinasaur (T-rex?).

Phoooey!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you going to try to sleep? Or relax? Or stay around for the new strips?

Good night johnnyd.

Good night Johnny!

Dry, you’re sounding like one of those patients on that Star Trek episode who were only 27 years old, yet died of old age (Fellowbaby)

grog im falling asleep doing this. UGH!

LuvH8, I didn’t realize the song would take so long for you to download, otherwise I would have just copied in the lyrics.

I forgot to check yesterday’s toon, but I saw Loneowolf’s comment this morning. I finally understand what he was referring to. Maybe Lonwolf feels the same way I do about Italian. If I’m going to get heartburn, I’d rather do it eating Cajun.

I may stay up a little past the mid-night hour. After all, the week-end is nearly upon us.

Good night, Johnny

Nah, it’s cool I liked hearing the song! It’s been a long time. I just used another window. I have .5 speed dial up. It’s kind of annoying at times, but I don’t get nearly as much pop ups.

LuvH8, my experience with these Japanese contractors I’ve been working with is that they have NO sense of humor.

Grog what’s that about Italians?

Dry wake me up somehow!!

WAKE UP TABBY! NOW GIRL!

I can wake you up the Doc way if you want! Pick, tuba, bells, horn, ice water, you name it!

Dry, I was referring to Italian food. Given a choice, my first will be Cajun, then a very generalized Asian. I also like Greek, some German and my roots bring me back to Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. So get ready for some Irish Lamb Stew, Corned Beef and Cabbage AND Irish Coffee. Yes there’ll be beer, too.

Oooh! They sound scary Grog.

I need to leave for a while. See you all later.

Lonewolf - Hope you enjoyed pool.

Johnnydoc5 - sleep well.

tuba please!

this is soooo anoying im to tired. why did i waite so long to do it? oh bc he hates my topics no matter what

Good night, LuvH8?

Hello Yappers! Welcome Back, Grog!

Grog food! That says enough! The only food I won’t eat or try, involves tree nuts! Deathly allergic, as is, I believe, Goodquestion. Many people think I am allergic to almonds and peanuts but I’m not, because almonds are part of the peach family and peanuts are actually a legume, so I can eat both of those.

If you’re speaking of the heat in cajun food, you should have some of my family’s Italian dishes! Talk of heat!! Grew up as a kid eating hot peppers in many types and forms. Guess that’s why I still can eat that hot stuff!

Dry, it may have sounded like I had something against Italians, but growing up and living in Montreal, I had many Italian friends, and among others, Irish, Scottish and and English descendant friends.

I think the thing about Italian cooking in Montreal, is that it was too bland for my liking, while the masses raved about our Italian restaraunts there.

Hey, Carmy! Glad to be back, thanks

Well Grog you need to have a REAL home cooked Italian meal! Guar an tee, you would love it!

You’re welcome, Grog! Dry, you’re making me hungry!

Dry, Isn’t that gaur UN tee? (snicker)

gaur UN tee? Is that one of those spicy Italian dishes?

Carmy, you crack me up!