6/26/10
Wait…baseball season isn’t over? Sigh. Maybe something ridiculous in Chicago could distract us from this fact…
How about a cameo by everyone’s favorite band manager, Geoff Harrison? Who, you ask? Why, he’s the manager of BACKYARD TIRE FIRE of course. In addition to always emailing the band in 37 point font, he’s well-known for his quirky habit of heating his coffee via desk lamp. Geoff is excited to send BACKYARD TIRE FIRE a video of the most talented musician he’s ever seen.
Unfortunately, the type on his screen isn’t big enough for Geoff to see what he’s doing, so he accidentally sends them the wrong video, a creepy high school production by Slim Pants and his Long Shirts, or something like that. In any case, the softball team DOES THE WAVE! (Geoff feels great shame in knowing this.)
6/28/10
Nothing builds up the drama like a panel of a team waiting. Waiting to see if the third base coach from Valley Tech drops dead from a seizure I guess.
What’s wrong with panel three? If you said “It’s June 28th, and Milford still hasn’t been eliminated for the season”, you’re half right. To get full credit, you needed to add “…and Gil is disturbingly excited about this fact.” Has it been so long since the Mudlarks made any sort of playoffs that Gil has forgotten he’s expected to show up for the extra games?
6/29/10
“Hello, Slim’s House o’ Distorted Perspectives, how may I help you?”
“Hi it’s BACKYARD TIRE FIRE!”
“BACKYARD TIRE FIRE?”
“Yes, BACKYARD TIRE FIRE!!”
“OMG, BACKYARD TIRE FIRE!!!”
“Would you like to open for us Friday, thus creating the first amount of dramatic conflict in this strip since Steve Luhm got beat up by that pizza flipper?“
“Of course! How can I say no to BACKYARD TIRE FIRE? Wait, how did you know about Steve?”
“Because…we’re BACKYARD TIRE FIRE! We know all.”
I’m just hoping that SlimJim and the Losers video was based on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehiVH2duLl4
Gil has been slacking for so long, he’s plumb forgotten that it’s summer.
HEY, THEY’RE OPENING FOR BACKYARD TIRE FIRE!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Comment by Regina — June 29, 2010 @ 9:43 am
Play-offs? Play-offs? Play-downs, bitch. Jesus Fucking Christ, this is still the United States of America, isn’t it?
Comment by Joel — June 29, 2010 @ 10:00 am
In panel 3, Slim is so conflicted that his eyes turn into dots and his hair explodes.
Comment by sourbelly — June 29, 2010 @ 10:08 am
The ultimate awesomeness, and a perfect summary of how this strip has gone the past few years, would be if we simply moved on to football tryouts and completely ignored the resolution of poor Slim’s double date.
Comment by Ian — June 29, 2010 @ 10:54 am
Oh man! Friday! How will Slim pitch in the one-game playoffdown and still make it to the concert to open for BACKYARD TIRE FIRE?! Maybe they can get BACKYARD TIRE FIRE to do the concert at the game, and they can sing the Star-Spangled Banner during the 7th-inning stretch and everything. Or maybe Slim will elope with BACKYARD TIRE FIRE and miss the game and the Mudlarks will lose and be mad at him.
Comment by jules — June 29, 2010 @ 11:03 am
jules,
Better idea: Cassie Corman redeems herself by dressing up as a guy and pitching for the baseball team while Chance the gardner plays in the concert.
Comment by Scott P. — June 29, 2010 @ 11:38 am
Dudes….I kinda, sorta somewhat nailed this plot development after the 6/26 strip, a couple threads ago. Anyhoo, I pounded beers with the BTF boys at one of their gigs, so this makes me one degree of separation from the Thorpiverse. I don’t know whether to say “cool” or be terrified. Wait. Oh shit, my hand is growing freakishly huge and my dog’s eyeball just exploded! Help!!!
Comment by numbskull72 — June 29, 2010 @ 12:07 pm
I really dont care what he does – the priorities of everyone in the strip are the latest activity, with no long-term thought put into anything. Gil again never set the team rules at the start – he allowed this guy to join the team AFTER he found out from his assistant that he plays baseball. So he gets what he deserves – a half-baseball/half musician chamelion who will desert him when he needs him the most. Too bad, Gil.
Comment by Rob — June 29, 2010 @ 6:54 pm
Chief has been influenced by manja comics – 6/29 panel #2 – Derek has that crazed, manja-like look of a vampire hypnotist with lots of back shadowing and spiky hair. Actually, well drawn, Chief!
Comment by milfordian — June 29, 2010 @ 7:37 pm
hey cassie can keep backyardtirefire occipied with oral sex gymnastics to derek shows up .a hundred people read gil thorp and a 100 people like backyardtirefire .no idea how i got caught in this milford universe
Comment by mr120zcan — June 29, 2010 @ 8:27 pm
Either you’re an opening act or you’re not. WTF is an EXTRA opening act? In case the first one gets run over by a combine? Eaten by wolverines? Raging rubber inferno just happens to be playing in Milford?
Comment by Knoxy — June 30, 2010 @ 6:16 am
Ooooo…I’m hoping this results in a throwdown between Tuck and Bryce Larkin.
Comment by JeffW — June 30, 2010 @ 7:47 am
Disappointing resolution today, but I’m sure Bryce will get pissy enough to create some conflict in it.
And the Mudlarks will lose, of course.
Comment by billytheskink — June 30, 2010 @ 7:56 am
Derek may not have to play until Saturday, but he has to get back from wherever. He could spend Friday night – Saturday morning in a ditch under a smoldering van or maybe in a small town jail.
Gil can call his buddy the Milford police chief who must know everybody in law enforcement for several states in all directions.
Comment by dale — June 30, 2010 @ 12:21 pm
“We’re out to win both games anyway’. ????? 1st of all, they have a 1-game playoff. So where does Gil get ‘both games’? Lose the Friday game and there’s no Saturday game for Derek to be ready for. And arent they out to win EVERY game, not just when Gil says so? My head is aching.
Comment by Rob — June 30, 2010 @ 3:51 pm
Oh my God! Backyard Tire Fire! Backyard Tire Fire! Backyard Tire Fire!
I can’t believe it you guys. It’s Backyard Tire Fire, IN GIL THORP! I can’t wait to see Backyard Tire Fire, actually drawn by Rod Whigham. And they will sing a song, like when a band makes a special guest appearance on a sitcom and you see the main characters bobbing their heads and pretending like it’s the coolest band in the world! But this is cool and some of you regulars here drink beer with these guys so Oh my God BACKYARD TIRE FIRE! So stick with Gil, Ed Matt & Tim and you’ll be wearing gold plated diapers!
Comment by Ned Ryerson — June 30, 2010 @ 5:00 pm
[...] In case you blacked out for most of 2010 (if so, good for you!), Slim Pickens and the Rejects were the cornerstone of last spring’s boring-ass plot. Not only is Rubin dragging these guys out of the dumpster this year, but Whigham is already half-assing it too, recycling half of last year’s art. What’s the over/under on the first mention of BACKYARD TIRE FIRE? [...]
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