Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Peas And Love

Ed, yesterday.
Readers with the strength to fog a mirror (getting fewer every day) may have been alert enough to notice the recent low profile of Ed, our long-time Editor-In-Chief here at Th' House O' Foam©. In an effort to put this to rights, I paid him a visit yesterday in his luxurious Dumpster Duplex in the back lot.

 FMF©: Hi, Ed!
Ed: Whoa! Didn't see you there, Farq! Creepin' up on a guy ...
FMF©: How ya doin', bud? Long time no see!
Ed: Yeah, I -
FMF©: Hey - isn't that a Whack-A-Mole [Whac-A-Mole - Ed.] arcade machine you got back in there?
Ed: Oh - that? Is that what it is? [uneasy laugh]
FMF©: I had one just like it!
Ed: Hey! Lookee here! I found some albums for the blog! They're swell! There's this one by Food, and this one by Green - I thought you could call the piece Green Food? You know? Like organic veggies?
FMF©: Those original Aaron Fechter arcade machines are pretty hard to come by.
Ed: They're beautiful albums, and not many folks have heard of 'em. Both from '69, one-offs. Take 'em! G'wan! Take 'em and go home before I change my mind!
FMF©: Thanks, Ed! Oh - just one more thing - where did you get your Whack-A-Mole?
Ed: I forget. No - wait - some guy in the street gave it to me.
FMF©: Just - gave it to you? Like that?
Ed: Wouldn't fit in the trunk of his car.
FMF©: Oh - okay. Thanks for the albums - I'll work up a piece around them tonite.
Ed: Eat yer peas, man! Peas and love!

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11 comments:

  1. FiveGunsWestMarch 3, 2020 at 5:12 AM

    I have neither of these, nor have I heard, or heard of, them. I just bought a barely used Whack-A-Mole set from some guy named Hed. I'll trade ya for the link!

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  2. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIMarch 3, 2020 at 5:58 AM



    Sweet coupla albums for ya today!

    (Anyone following the Mrs Nussbaum Murder Mystery as closely as I've been writing it? Whodunnit? Hoo hah!)


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  3. FiveGunsWestMarch 3, 2020 at 9:07 AM

    Things thus far are looking a little shaky for Ed. But, there are other looming possibilities. Thanks for these treasures.

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  4. B.B.March 3, 2020 at 9:24 AM

    Just remember: Soylent Green is People!!!!!

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIMarch 3, 2020 at 9:30 AM

      Seen "The Big Bus"? One of the great stoopid movies. There's a line in it where a busdriver accused of cannibalism (duh) says "One lousy foot doesn't make you a cannibal!" (or something like that).

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    2. B.B.March 5, 2020 at 12:32 PM

      Thanks for the tip. I think. "That's what she said"?

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  5. Bob W.March 4, 2020 at 1:26 PM

    Have they arrested Ed yet?

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    1. Farquhar Throckmorton IIIMarch 4, 2020 at 2:10 PM

      There's a clue - more of a blatant give-away - embedded in a piece some time back. The murderer - in time-honored fashion - is someone we've already met, but will come as a surprise.

      If you find out before the reveal, keep it to yourself!

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  6. MrDaveMarch 6, 2020 at 7:34 AM

    Thanks Mr. Ed!

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