See? I do tie things in… you have to pay attention! And they’ve even been to California where they probably not only learned how to surf but heard the “cowabunga” expression popular with surfers in the 60s/70s… long before Bart Simpson made it famous (once again). Snoopy used it as well, but I digress…
Toon in tomorrow as we find out where and how Robyn lands. Fun for all, except Robyn.
“Who’s Next” not only is one of the best damn rock albums ever, it is also the best damn pun in the world. The four members of the Who having just pissed on a big concrete pillar and of course they’d say “Who’s next?” Damn it all, I love this album. When we launched our close-circuit radio station in my High School in 1973 (I built the HUGE speakers for use in the cafeteria) it was “Won’t Get Fooled Again” that was the first song played. What else? So, let’s Go Mobile with Robyn today! Enjoy!
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I was expecting a Beach Boys tune to go with the surf theme … but The Who works (always!). Going Mobile has to one of the 30 or so of their songs that fall in my Top Five Who songs of all time. 😉
Love how Robyn is able to think on her feet & improvise under panic conditions. *sigh* Amazing gal, that Robyn! 😀
Really … she thinks & reacts as fast as any superhero. Could be interesting chemistry there with Jeff’s alter ego. A nemesis in the making?
Just realized that her hands have no trace of icing by the final panel. The song for today could also have been Lick Your Fingers Clean. Not that I wanna start a flame war over cartoon physics or anything …
Well, she *does* enjoy cake… 🙂
I try not to go with the obvious song title… that would be too easy.
Had to throw that Tull tune your way; a certain line came my mind as I envisioned Robyn cartwheeling through the air at the end of this ride. From the category, Best Advice Ever: always *be sure to leave your underpants with someone you can trust* hmmmm, seems the mystery of teh ladies always going commando has suddenly deepened.
The more I look at Robyn’s pose in the final panel, the more it strikes me as a classic Silver Surfer moment.
Diggin it. Who’s Next is one of my favorite albums, and as a long time motorcyclist, I relate big to Going Mobile.
Y’keep me coming back to the strip with your story and art. Rock on.
Thanks Rob! Glad you’re along for the ride, man… 🙂
Also a fan of the “Who’s Next” album. And a salute for using “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. That’s one of the songs that automatically make me crank the volume up to max (others are “Separate Ways” by Journey, and Bob Seger’s “Hollywood Nights”).
The opening bars of “Hollywood Nights” is an immediate “crank it to 11” for me as well. The synth opening of “Separate Ways” followed by the chainsaw pounding guitar pretty much has the same effect.
Saw both Seger and Journey in the early 80s at an outdoor concert facility here in Chicagoland known as Poplar Creek. Had season passes to the rock series so we had the same seats each time. Nice. Seger had the place on its feet all night long. I have photos of Journey around here somewhere, along with Jefferson Starship and Moody Blues. I hid my 35mm camera and lens in the calf area of my pants taped to my socks. Bellbottom pants had plenty of room back then… so they didn’t look out of place.
I did some strange stuff as a younger man… 🙂
And the winner for best line goes to:
“Mom’s gonna kill me if I die naked!”
I was wondering if anyone was going to pick up on that. Laugh my ass off every time I read it!
Thanks for liking it too! 😛
Still, better than dying in dirty underwear.
Land on something soft? That’s what she said! Sorry I’ve been getting into those jokes a lot lately. D’ Oh!
In that case, “she” has obviously led a life of disappointment.
Re: “Cowabunga!”
Don’t forget that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles used it as well, dude.
Not my favorite Who song, but oh so appropriate.