Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 22, 2015

Well, a vacation to Tahiti springs to mind first… dunderhead.

That’s a thinker.

Himm- Exotic, huh? I take it that cruise to the South Pole is “out of the running”, now… – Frank’s trying to sell her on the fact that if you squint reaaaly hard, and just happen to wake up on the right side of the bed that morning… have an “open mind” about it, and have a nice cup of coffee, before you start, you just might see how romantic and exciting scraping knuckles, stepping into trays of paint and spending both your savings and the bonus of also having someone elses’ investment money could be…. – Not to mention applying new surfaces for the concession areas and the restrooms- “Aah, I just love the smell of tile grout in the morning!”….

There WAS that Viking Cruise…

New poll up: Chances of success?

What would you do if you had an empty warehouse?1) 21 votes – Rent it out to someone else2) 12 votes – Other (a park, arcade, insurance money)3) 9 votes – Sell it to Frank4) 7 votes – Lazer Tag center5) 4 votes – Different warehouse6) 3 votes – Parking lot7) 3 votes – Rave site

Actually, I’d put Brazil right up there with Thailand, the Netherlands Antilles, Fiji, or any island off of the Northwest Mediterranean coast…. – Or any shopping center/mall with a nice beverage and pastry bar that just happens to be nice and quiet on the day that you want to go….and a parking space right at the door….

“This Old Warehouse”“Intrepid, We Trust?”“Make Room For Tool Caddy”“Father Knows Zest”“Mid Life Spices”“Frank Knows Beans”“Zeal Parmigana”“Pie In The Sky A La Mode”“The Quicker Fixer-Upper”“Fables Of The Reconstruction” (♪)or“Bigger Than A Breadbox, Slower Than A Ferarri, And Nothing Like The Love Boat”

Think cruise not warehouse.

With Mooney-Uni nearby there are always going to be PLENTY of Girls who are going to need to “Work their way through School”

“Excedrin Headache #224 – B, The Warehouse Plan”^LOL!!! – Which is why they have that, and also “Forgetitol” in the Mega Case bulk package…Conveniently sold at Home Despot…..

“the where? how? us? plan”

I’m thinking it’ll turn out to be hugely successful as something completely unanticipated. Maybe a wedding destination, a dog racing track, a microbrewery or recording studio. Not at all what they planned, but Frank and Nancy will get out with enough money that they can, umm, go right back to the house they’ve lived in all these years and have enough in the bank to get sucked into TJ’s next dumb idea.

Experience is very expensive to buy.VERY

Tiff’s father might help bank-role it — provided Tiff is the star of all performances, of course. .However that might require sending Luann off to Peru to pick up sticks..But maybe best not have Jonah a key actor at the Theater.Maybe he could be bartender at the Bistro though. Well, T.J. might preempt that..Ox is a natural for bouncer. .This plan might even keep Quill from departing for NY.

Wow! Nancy looks ready for something exotic. Oh well, they’re in the game with a pair of sixes, and TJ – a wild card.

So how many millions of $$$$’s do they have to drop into a bottomless pit?

They need to go one step further. Art, yes! But also performance dancing, roller disco, live music…. all the arts combined in one heavenly place: Luanadu!(But it needs Tiffany as the roller skating muse with leg warmers:) )

Because things were almost not the most ludicrous things ever, this is happening.

Wonder if any thought has been given to the possibilities that there very may be environmental problems with a old commercial property / building..Soil contamination..leaking bad fluids…definitely good chance of lead and asbestis problems that can suck up cash very quickly way before they get to rehabbing the building itself…also the cost of commercial kitchen equipment t.theater expenses..seating , electrical, staging, lighting and spotlights…

Good thing we are talking about a comic strip adventure…In the real world…the $60 thou and their own dollars wouldn’t even come close…I know I am a old grouch with no sense of adventure…

I think this is a great idea and can’t wait to see how it works out. I would do the same if I had the money. This will be fun.

A vacation lasts a week or two, frank wants a change in lifestyle.

Wallthe2Tahiti Springs….hmmmm… Isn’t that located somewhere in Lower Alabama, you know, LA?

Anything that involves TJ is doomed from the start.

“Something for us,” Frank? “More exotic,” Nancy?How about a long trip to the remote areas of Peru, where we can meet up with that nice girl, Rosa, who used to live here in Pitts? And we’ll bring along Luann and Gunther, too! Wouldn’t that be fun?!

errrr….Nancy – I always get exotic mixed up with another word with a different second letter. Do you have that problem, too?

So, all these Years of Frank DeGroot, the Sole Bread-Winner,the Thrifty, Sensible Spender, the Relentless Penny-Pincer,the Crown Prince of Frugal Living, have NOW Been COMPLETELY Tossed Out the Window, in Order to Advance a Questionable Plot Twist.

Giving up a Homes and Jobs, a (Kinda) Sure Thing in favor of something You Know Absolutely NOTHING About, in Partnership with a KNOWN Con-Artist.

What Happened, Frank? Did You Wake Up STUPID today??

Nancy, if EVER there was a Time for YOU to Impart Some of Your ANNOYING Wisdom, then THIS Is IT.

[With a robust, dark Egyptian Roast coffee beside me, and a bowl of dark, cherry tinctured burley in my pipe, I sit back and try to analyze the following quote:“Isn’t it time for something for us?”Uh, ok. Let us examine:1) Well, I can see making a bistro for who knows who to hang out in is for “us” (sarcasm).2) Well, I can see making a theater for Quill, Tiffany, and Jonah to act in is for “us” (sarcasm, again).3) Well, I can see where making a club for all the Moony and Pitts CC kids to hang out in is for “us” (coughing fit).4) Well, I can see how making an art space for Luann, Jacque, and Emo is for “us” (rolling of eyes). I truly cannot fathom how Frank can be seriously contemplating this venture. Nancy, you seriously need to reign this in and save your husband (not to mention your future retirement funds) from himself. I have no idea what is going on in Frank’s head (mid-life crisis?), but he is clearly going off the deep end! Nancy, be a hero…. stand up for what you know is logical and important! It may be hard to have to crush this pipe dream of Frank’s but….. in the long run, it will be benefiting both of you.

In 1997, three young men, ages 19, 20 and 21, opened a store in Davis, California and named it Ground Zero Clothing and Board Shop. The 19 year old was bought out, but the other two learned from the hard work they put into it and became very successful. I am sure Frank and Nancy have more experience and knowledge than they realize. If two college age men can do it, so can Frank and Nancy.

Lets hope this “crumbling” old warehouse does not fall apart. Plus I hope TJ does not take advantage of Frank & Nancy.

Northeastern Brazil is the most relaxing vacation I ever had: primo beaches!

somebody better have deep, deep, deep pockets, or a huge grant from the government; right now? neither

What’s more exotic than a crumbling old warehouse?… Uh, a scorched old “Roach-Wagon”?

Frank has been watching gay porn if he thinks that crumbling old warehouses are exotic

Experience is a dog chasing its tail because that’s all it knows..F******* EXPERIENCE!!!!!!

Great! Now just raise about $1.5M to $2M more than the $60K that you’ve got, and you’ll be ready to start!

-No, Frank decided to let him sleep late! ;o)

LOL!!! Good one!!

Set up for Luann and Quill.

They could have Crystal recite her poetry. Gunther could dress up and do his magic tricks.Luann could sing the song she recorded with Quill. Zebo could lecture on fine art, with a jug of water in hand..Who would pay to listen to those ?

SueB1863 said, Also, partnering with “Insurance Fraud” TJ wasn’t the best idea either. I’d worry a lot more about trusting him. Brad should tell them about his suspicions that TJ torched his own truck for the insurance money, because he likely wouldn’t hesitate to do the same thing to the warehouse if it doesn’t turn a profit. . . . "-——————————-To begin with, there was no insurance fraud..T.J. only recouped his investment, and was happy about it (since he was tired of a business that was going nowhere). That made Brad suspicious, but we know better.,However, I do predict that at some point the warehouse will burn down. .That may, of course, be a couple years away, even in Luann-time.

LOL, it’s either "Louvre’… or “Haterade”…..

Or it could just be that he decides to leave "with his ‘fair share’ " if he feels the urge to “open the escape hatch” on the whole operation….leaving Frank and Nancy to “right the ship”…

“No, Frank decided to let him sleep late! ;o)”^Ha ha, good one!!

The Wildcats had better be careful- Too much “squeezing” on the squeezebox, and all the feet will start tapping. Before you know it, there’ll be (gasp!!!) people going around doing the Batman Watusi. If they’re not careful, someone’s gonna “Polka their eyes out” (♪)!

Or “Zero For Zebo”?

Yep, how Brd said it is definitely the way to go….

“This Old Warehouse”“Intrepid, We Trust?”“Make Room For Tool Caddy”“Father Knows Zest”“Mid Life Spices”“Frank Knows Beans”“Zeal Parmigana”“Pie In The Sky A La Mode”“The Quicker Fixer-Upper”“Fables Of The Reconstruction” (♪)or“Bigger Than A Breadbox, Slower Than A Ferarri, And Nothing Like The Love Boat”

How about:

“Zero Tolerance for Zero Experience”“How The Other Half Lives”

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what you think of “The Where? How? Us? Plan”? as title

it’s not what’s thereIt’s what you see

“♫ There’s a fascination frantic in a ruin that’s romantic…♫”

Found your message back to me from June 22, interesting ideas…little soap opera-ish, though, no?

SPOILER ALERT

No question about it. Frank is definitely having some kind of crisis. Maybe not midlife. Maybe just life in general. I mean, what other reason would anyone be thrilled about applying for a permit? (Speaking as someone who works in a guvmint office…)

Well, hope you aren’t envious of me … that was a list of places I’d like to see… – Besides, NY, LA and Colorado are nice places to see/have seen… definitely nothing to sneeze at! Except for any allergies, of course…

“Let’s Get Ready to Crumble”^Ha ha ha!!!!

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