Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 11, 2016

Y-people? That’s an ’80s expression I somehow missed out on.

Mike and JJ were real urban pioneers. Avenue B isn’t the East Village: it’s Alphabet City and it was at least 10 years away from gentrification when this strip was originally published.

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The image of the Twin Towers – even in a cartoon – stirs very strong feelings inside me.

So many references ………. The WTC towers, Fat Freddy.

Have they acquired a roof?

Oak is good!

I restore 19th century wood railroad cars. Believe it or not in the 19th century oak was considered undesireable. It was frequently painted and faux grained to look like mahogany. The Craftsman movement came along and turned oak into a desired finish….

Fat Freddy got a job? Owns a deli! Freaky. I bet his cats happy with a deli.

hope the paint’s been tested for lead.

welcome back

Thank you for: Bach’s “Erbarme dich, mein Gott” .

The major plus factors, when we restored my railroad apartment in the West Village in the early’60’s was that underneath the threadbare, ratty carpet, was tongue and groove maple wood flooring,

It also had the only working fireplace in the building – very handy when the landlord’s crazy son, occasionally turned off the heat, in the dead of winter !

And a brownie for dessert…

I don’t care to go anywhere east or south of Chicago.

Yuppies!

One of my favorite Furry Freak Bros sayings: Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope.