Close to Home by John McPherson for January 23, 2025

“No no Henry. It’s just a Hipster Whale who plays jazz on his violin.”

Somebody’s gonna be sleepin’ with da fishes, see?

Youse gonna need a bigger boat, see?

Oh, no! Somebody rescue poor Bleeb! He’s getting washed away.

Good one!

Only, I couldn’t help but hear:

“Moe, look…!”

Wait till you see the killer bees.

Bleeb overboard!

It’s a courier from a music store delivering to a fiddler crab.

egads, it sure looks mean enough at least. :{

And he’s slowly killing himself smoking cigarettes (or cigars).

An all-new meaning to “sleeping with the fishes”.

I dunno — there’s bizarre, silly, ridiculous… and then there’s THIS…

gonna need a bigger boat?

That killer whale looks a bit like Dean Martin.

The shark’s soundtrack is, of course, Bertolt Brecht and Bobby Darin.

When he gets done finishing you off you’ll be lower than whale crap.

He’s auditioning for the Orca-stra.

keeping that cigarette lit takes talent.

That’s a nice boat you got there. It’d be a shame if something were to happen to it.

full steam ahead!

No, Bleeb! Red Bull does not give you water wings!!!!!!!!!!! Get the net somebody! :)

so that’s what they look like….i never knew until now!

And he has the sawed off shotgun in the guitar case I assume.

going to meet his shark friend Mack

Youse didn’t see nothing, okay? :)

Leave the gun, take the krill

It’s pretty rare to see one out in the open. They usually hide out in some dive somewhere.

That’s the dude that fought John wick?

Luca Brasi sleeps wit da fishes.