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Joe_Love, if you wrote a book, I would buy it, the hard=cover edition! You are such a talented writer! You have a God=given gift....LOVE your stuff!
~Mama.Dragonfly487
posted by
Mama.Dragonfly
on August 30, 2005 at 3:19 AM
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what? gramps in tighty whitey's ISN'T hot?
the hell you say?!! lol. You're an excellent writer with a keen eye for the absurd in everyday situations -- writing humor correctly is a hard task to pull off, and you do it wonderfully. I'm in awe of how you've managed to keep the standard of your writing high, while still writing regularly :)
C
posted by
caelia
on August 29, 2005 at 11:19 PM
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Hey There!!
That brought a smile to my face!! Don't you just love small towns?
Schree`
posted by
Schree
on August 29, 2005 at 7:13 PM
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Love
First of all let me say, I missed ya while I was on vacation. Well how did the convesation fly after that? (No pun intended). He probably figures after 80 years-old what does it matter. is your friend going to take the apartment/
posted by
Tweeter65
on August 29, 2005 at 8:55 AM
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oh, ugh! So, I take it these apartments are not in the running as Keesh's eventual domain? Can't wait to hear the rest!
posted by
SilverMoon7
on August 29, 2005 at 4:25 AM
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Joe Love, you've kept us waiting too long. Please post
posted by
Azur
on August 29, 2005 at 12:35 AM
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This post is great.
I can't stop smiling ( which isn't good as the swelling in my cheeks from w teeth removal hasn't quite gone down yet) ha! ha! ha! ouch.
posted by
MsVision
on August 29, 2005 at 12:19 AM
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Good Build Up
Hey, Joe:
You do have a talent of not just seeing the funny side of a situation, but also of being able to write about it in a way that captures the moment in time for what it is, and by doing so, allows the reader to picture it as you experienced it. Good use of characterization and dialogue, too. You certainly have a few gems that would be worth sending out for publication.
Scot
posted by
dog1net
on August 28, 2005 at 1:24 PM
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Great writing ...you're quite talented...
Hope you'll seek out some of those e-zines, maybe Country Living. This would make a great regular feature.
Being born and raised in the south means that you're accustomed to being greeted this way. I hope you can get his near-naked image outta your head someday! LOL!!
posted by
Passionflower
on August 28, 2005 at 6:22 AM
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Joe_Love,
Do you think, he thought that someone had designated that day, as 'Casual Day'? he-ha-ha
Thanks so much for your visit to so many of my posts. I enjoy your comments very much. Hope you are doing well.
I am peachy as always. I am glad my workday is over and that I can be back home. I actually come home sometimes and click my heels together, just like Dorothy, on the Wizard Of Oz. "There is no place like home." I click my heals because, it always makes my husband smile!
Take care and Be Happy. 
posted by
jacentaOld
on August 27, 2005 at 9:53 PM
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Kitty
I just finished writing the follow-up about 2 hours ago. It's one of my funnier things, I think. *grin* I'm glad you enjoyed this entry.
posted by
Joe_Love
on August 27, 2005 at 6:23 PM
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That was a surprise ending if I ever heard one!
I hope he put something on before he showed you the apartments. I think your blog is a great story, and warning to future visitors of Price Place
posted by
Flumpystalls3000
on August 27, 2005 at 6:09 PM
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Joe- My daughter lives in
a seedy suburb of Montreal, and she tells me of the geezers who run to the corner store to buy cigs in their undies. Not a pretty sight.
posted by
Cynthia
on August 27, 2005 at 12:01 PM
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Joe---
But be thankful for small miracles in the form of tightie whities!! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on August 27, 2005 at 10:36 AM
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Yowza
That had to be horrifying!!! Just the mental picture I have in my head of the 80 yr old man is just utterly hysterical. After all that it sounds like you need my smoothie recipe ;)
posted by
RockBitch
on August 27, 2005 at 9:53 AM
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Oh, say it ain't so!
Some things, Joe, can never be unseen. And for that, I am deeply sorry for your gain.
posted by
UsualSuspect
on August 27, 2005 at 9:19 AM
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Vaklempt
At least his Hanes in the singular was on the lower half, instead of the upper half, as my neighbor likes to appear on his portico.
Cliffhangers come to mind.....
Love ya! Mean it! Hope you win!
posted by
KarmaTrain
on August 27, 2005 at 5:24 AM
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Well at least theres something to be thankful for...
Thank goodness the screen door was between you....withouth that barrier it would have been even creepier. *SHIVERS*
posted by
KODACHROME1970
on August 27, 2005 at 3:57 AM
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OMG! I think I would have fled...
posted by
Ca88andra
on August 27, 2005 at 12:58 AM
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LOL... well HELLO.... what a greeting. LOL
posted by
-blackcat
on August 26, 2005 at 8:47 PM
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Dear Lord, Joe!!!
How unsettling! What a weirdo.
posted by
SpitFire70
on August 26, 2005 at 6:02 PM
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Joe Love
Mere bloggers don't deserve you. I hope your writing is appearing elsewhere.
Hemlocker
posted by
Hemlocker
on August 26, 2005 at 1:11 PM
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Joe
People are cranky and mean around here, how about writing something? YOu always make me smile. Tell us how the Monster manage to take you captive and drag you out to the Acres!
posted by
Bel_
on August 26, 2005 at 11:59 AM
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Excellent
Joe, thanks for the props at my blog -- and now that I've seen yours, I'm doubly flattered. Funny, I tried so hard to get away from that but it still has its grass-stained fascination.
And omg. Peanut butter pie. Yes, yessss.
posted by
curator
on August 26, 2005 at 10:19 AM
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LOL......great post
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 26, 2005 at 9:59 AM
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Thank God for tighty whities, Joe_Love. If not for them you would have been facing a loosey goosey.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 26, 2005 at 9:29 AM
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As hilarious as ever JoeLove
posted by
Katray2
on August 26, 2005 at 9:19 AM
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ROFLMAO, Joe!
I can just see that.
"You that thar city boy what wanted to look inside h'yar. Well come on in, then." Then a couple of good scratches and a skein of tobacco juice in the corner sums up the visual. I know you didn't write that part, but the movie trailers in the basement gutter theater of my mind conjured that one.
As always, wonderfully descriptive, hilarious, dead-on writing! Can't wait to see what happens next!
posted by
strat
on August 26, 2005 at 6:08 AM
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How funny! I'm looking forward to the rest! I would love to have seen your
face!
posted by
muser
on August 25, 2005 at 9:04 PM
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Oh my!
ummmm LOL...maybe he doesn't have an air coditioner...snicker. You have a way of setting a scene that makes it so vivid...too vivid.
posted by
Whacky
on August 25, 2005 at 8:50 PM
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joe
lmao........maybe it was his birthday and he was dressing for the occasion?
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on August 25, 2005 at 8:31 PM
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Joe--I'm really LMAO here. You are so good at capturing scenes. I can
only imagine the look on your face...
posted by
Renigade
on August 25, 2005 at 8:21 PM
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Joe Love
Thought you might like a Twinkle of your own
posted by
mysteria
on August 25, 2005 at 7:41 PM
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That must be one of the joys of getting old - just not giving a shit anymore! I wouldn't even answer my door in shorts earlier.
posted by
Holy_Grail
on August 25, 2005 at 7:14 PM
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Enjoyable post! I think I'd die of shock .
posted by
Original_Influence
on August 25, 2005 at 7:01 PM
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'Course, your mouth hanging open
would indicate your shock.
The guy probably figured that at his age, he was entitled to a few eccentricities - including not having to wear clothes on a scorcher of a day like you described.
posted by
word.smith
on August 25, 2005 at 6:56 PM
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Hi....Great post as always.
Thought you might want to see what's going on in the Road Trip Sagas. Just posted Episode 21.
posted by
Passionflower
on August 25, 2005 at 6:45 PM
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haha, Factor!
Come on down here with your camera. Plenty of remote places for you to shoot. lol
posted by
Joe_Love
on August 25, 2005 at 6:28 PM
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Well, I'd hope the rent was really cheap... <<shudder>>
posted by
FactorFiction
on August 25, 2005 at 6:25 PM
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another great post
keep up the good work Joe
Tissi Blake
posted by
TissiBlake
on August 25, 2005 at 6:21 PM
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Joe
Ha! Great bookends to this story. First the hilarious description of the arrival of Wilma, then the laid-back lead-up to the shock ending. Loved it. Thank God for that screen door, eh?
posted by
Lensman
on August 25, 2005 at 5:57 PM
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naked as a jaybird
is one of my favorite all-time sayings.
posted by
mikebrown
on August 25, 2005 at 3:53 PM
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Joe, I'd say that that was a rock-bottom Price.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on August 25, 2005 at 2:48 PM
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Oh LOL!!!
That's a nice shocker in the middle of a day!!
posted by
ginnieb
on August 25, 2005 at 2:02 PM
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LOLOLOL!!!
Oh honey, you have been traumatized.
Soorry, I'll offer more sympathy as soon as I quit holding my sides and laughing.
posted by
Bel_
on August 25, 2005 at 1:51 PM
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Hi, Joe,
Hank Price sounds like he could be a clone of my dad, who once, several years ago, emerged from his bedroom donned only in his tidy-whities to shake his finger at my then, teenage brother and a group of his friends and tell them to pipe down or he was gona call the law. They all went into shock and had to have years of intense therapy to try and get that image out of their heads. ...........LOVE your stories!!!
posted by
Jaxson-Pete
on August 25, 2005 at 1:47 PM
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maybe it was laundry day?? :)
now i'm dying to see inside one of those itty bitty apartments...
posted by
Dreyma
on August 25, 2005 at 1:37 PM
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Joe, who was more scared you or Hank Price? LOL
posted by
Ariala
on August 25, 2005 at 1:26 PM
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*grin* Medusa
I'm glad it made you laugh. This is the halfway point of this story. I found it was too long to get in one post.
posted by
Joe_Love
on August 25, 2005 at 1:22 PM
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Sh..t, Joe Love...How can this funny funny stuff be true?!!!!
I can't stop laughing with the old man in his white briefs. You make me laugh on days I'm not laughing. Thanks.
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
on August 25, 2005 at 1:19 PM
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