Happy Birthday, Bil!
Hey comic haters! Just a warning: posts may possibly be few and far between over the next few weeks. The baseball playoffs have begun. Now I have more things to do with my leisure time, and, shockingly, my leisure time has not expanded to meet my leisure needs. This strange thing called "work," still takes too much time.
It's OK; I am a Braves fan, and once they are eliminated, my "need" to watch the playoffs decreases. They are my team and I like to be supportive and all, but, let's get real . . . I'll probably be back here blogging full time by the weekend.
OK, so not much to say today (the game starts in 14 minutes), but I would be remiss in not wishing a belated happy birthday to our very good friend, Mr. Bil Keane. Bil turned 83 yesterday.
I know you are shocked! 83!!!! And, yet, his brand of humor is so hip, so relevant to today's life. It's like he (and his sons) are keenly (hehe -- puns are fun!) tuned in to life in America today. It's uncanny.
Let's look at today's strip, shall we?
Well, looky there: Billy is talking about baseball, just like I was talking about baseball!!! See what I am saying about Bil Keane and his hand on the pulse of America? Yes.
Who are these embarrasing players Billy refers to? Kent Tekulve? Don Mossi? Willie McGee? Wait. . . no . . . those are just ugly players.
How about Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson? They are the Yankee pitchers who swapped wives! Dude, you just know that wife swapping is a kink that Keane tries to hide.
Or, Rafael Palmeiro, former Viagra pitchman, current steroid cheat and teammate tattler? Daryl Strawberry? Dwight Gooden? Jose Canseco?
Whatever, Billy. Be happy you have a signed baseball. Don't you remember who signed it for you???
Braves-Astros in 3 minutes. Adios.
It's OK; I am a Braves fan, and once they are eliminated, my "need" to watch the playoffs decreases. They are my team and I like to be supportive and all, but, let's get real . . . I'll probably be back here blogging full time by the weekend.
OK, so not much to say today (the game starts in 14 minutes), but I would be remiss in not wishing a belated happy birthday to our very good friend, Mr. Bil Keane. Bil turned 83 yesterday.
I know you are shocked! 83!!!! And, yet, his brand of humor is so hip, so relevant to today's life. It's like he (and his sons) are keenly (hehe -- puns are fun!) tuned in to life in America today. It's uncanny.
Let's look at today's strip, shall we?
Well, looky there: Billy is talking about baseball, just like I was talking about baseball!!! See what I am saying about Bil Keane and his hand on the pulse of America? Yes.
Who are these embarrasing players Billy refers to? Kent Tekulve? Don Mossi? Willie McGee? Wait. . . no . . . those are just ugly players.
How about Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson? They are the Yankee pitchers who swapped wives! Dude, you just know that wife swapping is a kink that Keane tries to hide.
Or, Rafael Palmeiro, former Viagra pitchman, current steroid cheat and teammate tattler? Daryl Strawberry? Dwight Gooden? Jose Canseco?
Whatever, Billy. Be happy you have a signed baseball. Don't you remember who signed it for you???
Braves-Astros in 3 minutes. Adios.
posted by big al at 7:41 PM
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Horray for poorly typed spam emails! Haha, your blog is 'exelent'!
It's a sly comment on the pain that accompanies illiteracy. Because if Billy could read, he'd know who had signed that baseball!
Oh, be kind to him. He only learned how to untie his shoes in a strip a couple weeks ago. Give him time.
Not sure how long this is going to be up for, but the Fresno Bee finally got around to running one of their "which comics need to be replaced?" surveys that they run every few years or so...
http://www.fresnobee.com/home/story/11305088p-12047740c.html
If anyone on the internet is interested in this even at least a little, I know it's Big Al!
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