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Partying Like It’s 1999

By Jimmy Johnson


This was the first Arlo & Janis of the new millennium, Jan. 1, 2000. That is, of course, unless you’re one of the literalists who insist the first day of the millennium actually was Jan. 1, 2001. I’ll bet you thought you wouldn’t have to go through that discussion for another thousand years, did you? Unlike Arlo, I did a little better that New Year’s Eve. I put on my tux and went out into the world, just like something out of Turner Classic Movies. Yes, I actually own a tuxedo, but, assuming the moths haven’t reduced it to a collection of holes, I suspect it is dreadfully out of style. Maybe not, given my conservative sartorial tastes. I own a tux, because I am a cartoonist. No, that is not the non sequitur it would seem. The National Cartoonists Society’s annual awards dinner, The Reubens, for years was strictly black-tie. I haven’t attended an NCS annual meeting recently, but I did attend on a semi-regular basis when I was starting out. I actually purchased formal wear to save myself the trouble and expense of renting a monkey suit every year. I think I’ve worn it twice since that famous New Year’s Eve. I should check and see how much the moths have left me.
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36 responses to “Partying Like It’s 1999”

  1. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    I hope Jimmy shows us Arlo’s “surprise”. It sure seems to have made an impression on Ludwig!

  2. emb Avatar
    emb

    Kenya, Impala. They’re also at another nearby site. Scroll.

    https://explore.org/livecams/african-wildlife/african-animal-lookout-camera

    Peace,

  3. emb Avatar
    emb

    Two bison & a prairie dog in Canada. Most prairie dogs are in hibernation by now.

    https://explore.org/livecams/bison/plains-bison-grasslands-national-park-cam-1

    Peace,

  4. Ruth Anne in Winter Park Avatar
    Ruth Anne in Winter Park

    JJ: Great color job on the moving cat. I can’t imagine that would have happened if you weren’t doing it yourself.

  5. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    And the red eyes, too!

  6. TruckerRon Avatar

    Touching scene with Prince Harry, his wife, and some very cute kids in Oz:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEjs9uNBZM4