Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for February 03, 2023

Yes, all good oboe players give their notes time to ripen.

Alice is noncommital!

Duly noted!

Where is ‘Heenk’ on the scale?

Double reeds are not easy to play. My high school band had a bagpipe core. The oboe players were naturals.

Go for it, Dil. You don’t live with him ; )

Possibly Peter has chosen an instrument that could be dangerous to his health?

I’m gonna save the comment in that last panel for the next crummy performance I see…..

Alice is looking at Petey so adoring.

The speed of sound is very slow in that house.

Since the strip ended, Petey has grown up. Following and expanding on the example of Ian Anderson, he is now the lead oboist for a prog rock band. They call themselves Jethro Dull.

Hey, wait a minute, what are you trying to pull, here? That’s his old note! ☺

Petey’s mastery of the delayed-HEENK-major is just one more example of Mr. Thompson’s genius.

Petey looks like a tarsier monkey in panel 2.

Who stuffed a cotton wad in his oboe?…

Looks like maybe he blew something out the wrong end

Wow! Hard-won success with the heenk! Congratulations, Petey, My Hero!

Yes, Dill. Clap now….

That reminds me, the cats need a good scare. Time for an early morning (about 9ish) contrabassoon concerto tomorrow morning. HONK!!!!!