4/27/11
…and with that, the Parker Brothers (built off Whigham’s same generic brunette guy template, oops…) force me to retire the ever-clever name of “Alpo.” Instead that odd guy with the folk singer names should now be known as “Kra-beez” (because hey, it’s funnier than “Kra-Baez”). If only Kra-Beez’ mom knew she had given birth to a boy, she’d have given him the much more appropriate name, like Justin Tim-Bieber-lake.
4/28/11
Batting practice! A school board meeting at the crazy M.C. Escher table! Possible budget cuts! The melting, pupil-less head of Fat Albert! How dare I give this post a “Boredom in Milford” tag. Ease up, blogger!
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Nothing to add, except I went first. I will say nothing first.
Comment by Rob — April 28, 2011 @ 2:46 pm
Down boy, #1 Rob. Ease up.
Fat Albert’s dad, Captain Picard, Mr. Drysdale from the Beverly Hillbillies, Marty Moon in drag (that is his drink cup on the table), and financier Carl Icahn make up the Milford school board finance committee. That’s some board!
Comment by Milfordian — April 28, 2011 @ 3:12 pm
Oh, and speaking of a little odd Mr. Jeff Karoub in 4/27 panel #3 – what the h*** are you wearing? A rollerball costume from the classic 1970′s movie and some kind of ridged helment?
Is that supposed to be catcher’s gear?
Comment by Milfordian — April 28, 2011 @ 3:17 pm
Or is that a “Logan’s Run” costume? Damn – I get my classic ’70′s movies confused!
Comment by Milfordian — April 28, 2011 @ 3:19 pm
All will be forgiven if the school board decides to resolve the budget dispute with a Fat Albert vs. Hobart Death Match. Otherwise, gaaah. Only in the world of “Gil Thorp” would we depend on the School District’s Budget Task Force to liven things up.
Speaking of lifelike… Nice trio of freak hands in 4/27 panel 1. And a truly odd “baseball” tableau in 4/28 panel 1. Hey, Whigham: the caption says “Milford’s hitters take their cuts.” So why do you show a batter calmly staring at a passing ball, conspicuously NOT taking a cut?
Comment by John S. Walters — April 28, 2011 @ 3:59 pm
Perhaps jeff and parker might relax in the woods sometime ,
with a chainsaw.
Comment by exmiscellanea — April 28, 2011 @ 4:44 pm
One can only hope that a way for the school board to raise money would be a benefit concert with Al-Jo, Slim Chance & the Longshots, Backyard Tire Fire and Gail Martin. If that doesn’t bring Mr. Baskt back, nothing will.
Comment by Swayback — April 28, 2011 @ 5:35 pm
Gail Martin?! She’s the rock and roll Carole King! Check it! Count it! Bonk! HRONK!
Comment by Don, the Rebel without a Blog — April 28, 2011 @ 7:07 pm
Ease up, Don…
Comment by vaganova — April 28, 2011 @ 9:42 pm
School board cuts baseball and softball funding. Al-Jo and Slim Chance raise the funds playing Ball-Aid at the Coffee Cantina. It’s coming like a Micah Huang hanging (Huanging?) curveball. Count it!
Comment by delvaldawg — April 29, 2011 @ 4:44 am
Hey, just realized that I got the origin of the “-Jo” part of her name right. The Alison Stern part, not so much.
Comment by delvaldawg — April 29, 2011 @ 6:57 am
That’s actually a meeting of the Tribune Media Services Board of Directors.
“Ambiguous report here, fellas. You mean 23 people read Gil Thorp because it stinks?”
Comment by Dood — April 29, 2011 @ 6:58 am
I was all set to be offended on Alison Krauss’ behalf, when I suddenly realized that she really is old enough for a high-school student to be named after her. Apparently, in an effort to forget that I am rapidly approaching 40, I’m also forgetting that famous people my age are rapidly approaching 40. Not that there’s anything wrong with 40! *hyperventilates slightly*
Comment by jules — April 29, 2011 @ 7:36 am
40 is way, way in my rear view mirror. Sure enough! Count it! Bonk!
Comment by Don, the Rebel without a Blog — April 29, 2011 @ 7:48 am
Bryce Larkin is on the school board?
And look, another plot that Huang Young gets to simply be a prop in. He’s either the Asian Steve Rosen or the Rock N’ Roll Charles Bloom.
Comment by billytheskink — April 29, 2011 @ 8:14 am
Micah Huang is either the Zelig or the Forrest Gump of Gil Thorp. Run, Micah!
Oh, yeah. Hronk!
Comment by Dood — April 29, 2011 @ 8:43 am
Did no one else notice that little was spelled “LITTTLE” in panel three? Simple spelling errors- A sure sign that not even the editors care about this comic anymore.
Comment by Ian — April 29, 2011 @ 9:54 am
“Listen, Maytag. Maybe Hobart’s right. What do you think, Whirlpool?”
Comment by Dood — April 29, 2011 @ 11:01 am
delvaldawg — I had it wrong. I thought it was a shout-out to Al Jolson.
dood — Actually, I think Micah Huang is the all-purpose ethnic sidekick of the strip. If he were in the original “Star Trek,” he’d be Ensign In Red who gets killed in the first scene.
jules & don — Hey, I’m old enough to remember when Gil Thorp actually won championships.
Comment by John S. Walters — April 29, 2011 @ 12:23 pm
Knowing that Alison Krauss will turn 40 this year and that 40 is also in my rear view mirror not helping matters much this afternoon. Heck, I don’t even recognize catcher’s gear anymore!
John S., you’d think Gil could still win a few. It’d at least explain why Milford keeps him on.
Comment by delvaldawg — April 29, 2011 @ 2:21 pm
…Aaaaand there’s another typo in the 4/30 strip. Sad.
Comment by John S. Walters — April 30, 2011 @ 7:54 am
Delvaldawg, if it makes you feel any better, I spent several minutes yesterday trying to figure out why that kid was wearing a catcher’s mask and a NASA space suit.
Comment by jules — April 30, 2011 @ 8:18 am
Jules, I was confused by that get-up, too. At first, I thought he was dressed as a medieval knight. Then, I thought it was some kind of welder’s gear.
Comment by J.D. Springer — May 3, 2011 @ 8:56 pm