This little December series from 1993 appeared in Beaucoup Arlo & Janis, but I thought I’d show it to you again over the weekend. This was only the second appearance of Mary Lou, the little girl from the beach. Did I know when I drew these cartoons that she and Gene would get married some day? Get real! Of course not! I’m going to repost the “Team Cul de Sac” information below, for those of you who might not have made it yesterday.
Did you draw a cartoon lover’s name this year? Are you chafing because your plan to give everyone on your list an Arlo & Janis t-shirt fell through? Well, I have a suggestion for you. Check out “Team Cul de Sac.” Cul de Sac is the engaging comic strip drawn by Richard Thompson, the talented artist and illustrator whose blossoming career as a comic strip creator was cut off by the progression of Parkinson’s disease in 2012. The TCDS web site has for sale two books, and a portion of the money goes to The Michael J. Fox Foundation and to TCDS, both of which are dedicated to publicizing and funding the fight against Parkinson’s disease. One of the volumes is a collection of the work of various cartoonists—giants in the trade—assembled especially to benefit Thompson and the TCDS effort. Another is a beautiful collection of the work of Richard Thompson himself. Either would make a great gift for anyone who loves cartoons. It would make me feel better if you took some of that money you had set aside for A&J t-shirts and spent it one of these great books.
32 responses to “The Christmas Caller”
Yep, used to be down South raw fish was the bait for catching bigger fish! I still have never tried sushi, but I’ve had cuttlefish on pizza while eating at a Shakey’s lunch buffet in Yokosuka. Wasn’t bad, but chewy.
You’re welcome, Jackie. Maybe one of the Villagers could use that story as the basis for a mystery novel for real. And you are right, that solving the mysteries is what makes it fun and interesting for me. I enjoy looking at old photos and old buildings too, and wondering at the stories behind them.
“Billy Joe Bob’s Sushi Bar and Fishing Supply House: Today’s Plate is Tomorrow’s Bait!”
Indy Mindy, tell your annoyingly unhelpful, pregnant, assistant that the name you meant is Harley Quinn. If she’s a Batman fan she will understand. 🙂
Or Joe King always works for me.
Good morning Villagers…
Good morning Indy Mindy….I always go back to the previous retro comments if JJ posts a new retro…..ya never know what ya might miss. And yes, I’ve had some of those same young women work for me as housekeepers….I blamed it on the cleaning liquids 🙂 And I could tell you stories about the ones who came into my Mom’s bridal shop…as moms to be and brides to be, as one person.
“Because nothing says Happy Birthday to the Prince of Peace like explosives.” Only you could come up with that GR 😉 , I’m still laughing. And the Emily Lou Harris “Noel” was beautiful. Saw her in concert too, she opened up for the Eagles some 30 years ago. And Joe Walsh was with them then too.
Mark, you may want to check out the link that GR posted to U tube, on the side was an album with Emily Lou Harris with Mark Knoepfler, this old Dell couldn’t download 58 minutes of music….I’d be sitting for an hour or so.
It’s Caterday, and I’ve got the teens today. Got much needed work out of the two last week, I’m hoping for the same today.
Jackie, I’m so glad you got your autographed copy……
today’s grin: http://cheezburger.com/8400175616
ya’ll have a blessed day
Oh…..we got a Christmas bonus on our checks yesterday……and it was very much appreciated and I will tell The Boss that today.
Ya know, I learned something from today’s real time strip and one commentor’s comment on the solar sun. Sure enough, I went to check out the sunrise and sunset times over the next week, and Arlo is right.
Debbe 😉
Jean dear, next time you’re in Houma LA, you must try the Blackened Cajun Sushi. You’d been so quiet lately I were afeared you’d gotten aholt of some bad eggnog. Since you seem to like “non-traditional” Christmas carols, here’s one I believe I posted for you a Christmas or two ago.
Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., an’ Kalamazoo!
Nora’s freezin’ on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo!
Don’t we know archaic barrel
Lullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don’t love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!
Bark us all bow-wows of folly,
Polly wolly cracker ‘n’ too-da-loo!
Donkey Bonny brays a carol,
Antelope Cantaloupe, ‘lope with you!
Hunky Dory’s pop is lolly gaggin’ on the wagon,
Willy, folly go through!
Chollie’s collie barks at Barrow,
Harum scarum five alarm bung-a-loo!
Dunk us all in bowls of barley,
Hinky dinky dink an’ polly voo!
Chilly Filly’s name is Chollie,
Chollie Filly’s jolly chilly view halloo!
Bark us all bow-wows of folly,
Double-bubble, toyland trouble! Woof, woof, woof!
Tizzy seas on melon collie!
Dibble-dabble, scribble-scrabble! Goof, goof, goof!