Big players in the 1996 strips about the budding romance of Gene and Ruth were Ruth’s parents, especially her mother. Her name is “Jade.” Actually, her name was never mentioned; I just made the name “Jade” up. But I’m the cartoonist, so “Jade” it will be. Ruth’s father was, of course, the other parent. His role was there from the beginning, too, but as the ex-husband of Jade his was mostly an off-screen presence. Readers liked Ruth, and I did, too. Don’t you find it strange that with the ease and extent of social interaction these days she has never turned up? I do.
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Mark….good song for a set of Boze headphones…definitely..thanks
This is for Willie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdmxszsDM8
good nite…getting ready to hunker down for the incoming storms……
Debbe, look up the full version. On the original LP, it was the whole first side, over 22 minutes long.
Here’s one to laugh at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwqK8OMgT4
Debbe 😉 This doesn’t have quite all the elements of “The Perfect Country & Western Song”, but it did have Mamas and prisons in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKuc4nfJByc
THIS, however, is The Perfect County & Western Song…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWVdrEJIiqs
I love David Allan Coe. Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother used to be my favorite. I am in LA Quinta full of teenagers and small children. In one of most remote places they seem to have put one.
On positive note the bluebonnet and paintbrush are exquisite and widespread this year. I spent afternoon on two lane roads tacking my sailboat by compass to stay left of Fort Worth while still going north. It worked. So, here I am in Josua.
Question, when did bowling make a comeback as social entertainment? Every smallish town in Texas I have been through seemed to have an active alley. Have skating rinks returned?
Ghost, you are only man I can recall knowing who liked both David Allan Coe and baroque music. Of course, you aren’t perfect, you don’t like opera as I recall, nor sail or garden. I guess on a list of 100 you would still score high. I just spent two weeks with several men who mainly JUST sailed or built boats and weRe low scoring, if they ever scored at all! Nice guys but narrow interests.
Oops, wrong outlaw. That was Jerry Jeff Walker, not David Allan Coe. Both were Texas popular, we loved the irreverent attitudes.
Jackie, I might like opera if I knew more about it. Was somehow never exposed to much of it.
You must have missed my posts about me doing some plantings for my mom. My yesterday afternoon of braless gardening produced three 17″ diameter urns each with a tiered arrangement of foxtail fern in back; coleus “Alabama Sunset” in the middle; and Snow Princess in front, spilling over the front edge. I planned and planted it, and a friend to whom I sent a picture and knows about such things said it looked lovely. My mom likes it so, that’s what matters.
Sailing, not so much. But I already know a good bit about navigation and meteorology, so I might not be totally gormless on a sailboat. I’d also be handy if you wanted something shot and/or cooked…in either order.
Yes, I am a freaking Renaissance Man. 🙂
Beginning to look like one in comparison to others Ghostly one. The easiest way to get introduced to opera is find someone whose voice you like and pick some arias and begin listening to those. In your case a female with large chest capacity would be simple.
I have frankly found that plot plays little in an opera so wondering what the words mean or why the singer has a monkey on his shoulder isn’t too important.
Mark
your Autobahn made me think of this
by the Duals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-F2M6CbXvg&nohtml5=False
Good morning Villagers….
Winter has made a comeback here…arrghhh!! Hear the rain hitting my skylight! 33 degrees tonight!
GR 😉 you’re keeping ‘early’ hours…saw you were the first comment on TDS…and a good comment at that 🙂
Old Bear, I remember that song.
Jackie, when I lived in Texas I loved looking at the bluebonnets along the interstates…it was like a carpet of bluebonnets. Texas pride!
ya’ll have a blessed day
GR 😉 ah…the good old days….hope this link works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdmxszsDM8
what a beautiful cat…Mark?
http://cheezburger.com/8762322432
Don’t know if it’s a particular breed, or just a very attractive tabby, Debbe.
What I remember about Texas is yellow flowers as far as I could see.
Just tried to post 2x. See if it works w/ no URL. emb
Didn’t, and I neglected to cc. the entry, both times. Search: Decorah eagle nest north. Peace,
Hi yall