Archive for April, 2011
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The label was inspired by the Pig’s Eye Brewing Company, although they make beer, not “hard liquor.” I was amused by the story of the company, “named after Piere “Pig’s Eye” Parrant, a probably French-Canadian man who became the first resident of Saint Paul and operated a tavern out of Fountain Cave near what is now downtown.”*
The breakfast is inspired because drinking makes me hungry for greasy food.
*Wikipedia
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The music is the replacements “I don’t Know” off of “Pleased to Meet Me.”
And I remember going to a number of dances like this when I was that age, even enjoying the “mosh pit” from time to time. Why not now? I’m not sure, although my bad knee is my best excuse. ;)
The punchline is all good, clever and all that, but the real sentiment I think i wanted to get across was this. I don’t drink a lot, largely because I don’t have the time to drink nor to recover. But sometimes I need to. I need to just stop being responsible for a moment and watch the stars get blurry.
if you pick up a comically confused character and save them from their loops of madness, you should always return them to where they were. No point spoiling the fun.
I had lots of fun during the run of Bruno, writing in this kind of philoso-babble speak (not that I think it’s without meaning), and I’d say this strip is one of the more successful attempts.
This often happens when I talk with kids, I make some surreal play on thought which I think lines up with their thinking and which I think they will be trés trés amused by. They are rarely impressed, but they do often find it somewhat funny. Laughing AT me, not with.
This is something I still struggle with, the balance between feeling good about myself and yet not being or coming across conceited. In other words, not feeling TOO good about myself. Usually it’s just easier to feel lousy about myself.
Good to see that Lenny has her back. And it’s always that guy, who shows up in some special costume, is drunk, and everyone kinda’ knows from ‘around,’ isn’t it.
Btw, in case you forgot, this is a re-run (with comments) of the strip “Bruno,” and the dates don’t really line up, so this strip ORIGINALLY ran on halloween.
Jay is awesome in an ape suit.
