Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 04, 2012

Martin has a kind of laid-back reading style.

To All my BALLARD STREET friends: Have a wonderful and safe Fourth of July !

See you all tonight at the fireworks.

Mary realizes that she wants to get to her chair, she’ll have to take steps.

Beviek …. Sure! It does sound like fun.Can we wear flamingo costumes too??

X! .. .I just said thanks over in Crustwood for making the brain bleach dispensers look so great!

Remember, folks…. most of our fundraising tonight will be for the MonkeyBlues for Sheriff campaign….

We’ll have at least three booths along the parade route, selling “MonkeyBlues” balloons, buttons, decorated hot dogs, MonkeyCola, monkey cupcakes and a host of other delights… Please help … : the election is only a month off….

And …. in the midst of celebrating the independence of our great country, working hard to get the Monkey elected, AND, dare I hope, enjoying the special whimsicality that Wednesday brings to our fine street…. We have yet a FOURTH project that tonight is meant to aid, and that’s the still-important “Find Essex60 Mission.”

We can’t stop looking till we find him…. so PLEASE, all who care about Ballard County, enjoy some fabulous goodies, and in the process, help elect our next Sheriff, MonkeyBlues….And then, please open your wallets a little wider, and have another hot dog (Hey, anybody can eat two hot dogs!)….. or protect your brain with a large cup of Marg and Susans SuperStrength Ultra Brain Beach …. or both…. at the Find Essex60 Mission table under the grandstand!

Happy Fourth of July!

As for Martin…. my sister used to do exactly that,when we were kids.She also used to read with her top half hanging down backward off the couch…and worse, lying on her side, propped on one elbow, with the opposite leg draped over her shoulder from behind….

OK, you try it.

College days.

It seems another national trend has gotten its start on Ballard St……

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Somehow, I expected Martin to exhibit a more novel position.

(oh, well…3 out of 4 ain’t bad! - after 5 tries)

Happy 4th!

I think Future Sheriff Monkeyblues would know better that I that other bird costumes are allowed at the initiation and installation ceremonies of the Fraternal Order of Sunny Fellows STAFF (Swinging to and fro forever) , since he is a member, but I had always heard it was strictly flamingos!Of course, there are orange flaming os…

@SusanSunshine

“…with the opposite leg draped over her shoulder from behind….

OK, you try it."+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++No, thanks! One knee replacement is enough!

I won’t go into the particulars as to why I have an Owl Costume by never the less I do have said costume

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Always wise never to explain why we have or where we got our costumes from ( unless purchased from StelBel ,of course ).It takes a brave man to wear pink or a golfer.See you tonight. I’ve got cannons to load, right now.

Martin is just a speed bump in the road of his wife’s life.

Owwwww….. mah head….. (shhhhhh)

Maybe it’s my PD training, but I’d check a pulse

Tip-toe through the window…

https://cleoandcompany.net/july-4-2022/

Happy 4th!

Good morning Balladeers, ((((( Plods))))) and Miss Susan.