0025 - Ray and Pat in, "Road Trip," Pt. 9

Seeing the waves of energy being taken from a crowd at an alman brothers festival in the Everglades on a warm spring afternoon. The energy, Sucked into the band, and blown out the 2 story speaker arrangement. The wind felt like my face was brushing up against baby lambs. The octopus I had painted on my girlfriends arms danced. The trees were on green fire as they danced. The song was Althea by the great full dead and my life started that day.

Colby Francis

It wasn't a big rock on the beach at night, but instead millions of tiny rocks. The cool, wet air and breeze was lifting all the sand into an opaque cloud that was only an inch above your ankle. You couldn't see your feet or the solid ground you were walking on, and it looked like a river of sand banked by an ocean.

Travis Pulley

I was too, but there was a level of sweaty desperation in my life at the time as I clawed my way along the yellow brick highway. Achewood was too good to be true. The strips resonated with me because every day when I woke up, I was bracing myself for the crash, but when it happened (sort of) instead of it crushing me like I feared, I felt a bit better. It fit for me then, like finding the last ocean piece in a jigsaw puzzle of a sailboat. Maybe what I'm saying is I think I got a bit of both sides.

C C

“All Lennon, No McCartny” is some classic Achewood linguistics. I feel like this is going to be a big turnaround for Pat, and like all his pivotal life moments, he’ll stubbornly refuse to acknowledge it

Finbar Clougherty

I remember feeling like some of the material around that time was a little effortful -- but then we also got things like Showbiz on the airport shuttle and Todd Yells Balls, just river-polished gems that could go on any Greatest Hits box set. Either way, I agree it feels like 2020s Achewood hasn't missed a beat, which is sort of crazy.

Oppido

Best on a Fuck You Friday but usable at any time of any day.

Brandon Rahhal

That first panel is going in my “post on social media at every opportunity” file

Chris Gumprich

I like to think it's because Ray thinks Pat has absorbed his constructive criticism from panel 2, and is showing improved cussing-out skills. In panel 4, Pat's sole use of "fuck" has all that other material off of which to pivot, which strengthens both the cuss itself and the overall insult.

2scrogz

I liked the 2016 stuff, but it feels like there's something more happening here. It's more robust now, like we're getting ingredients fresh out the garden instead of the grocery store

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I, on the other hand, was positively giddy at the 2016 return and never felt a false note was struck.

Omurice

I (along with apparently nobody else) have been hoping to see Pat become more of a three-dimensional asshat, and this seems to move in a promising direction. "You emotional thimble" is excellent.

Graeme Anthony

Did you all know that Jim Jones of Jonestown wore sunglasses because he was on so many drugs to maintain his divine image that it really fucked up how his eyes looked? He played it off by saying looking into his eyes would literally incinerate you. Just a fun unrelated fact of the day.

Bungus Bronbo

Ramathustra Ron ain't wearin' no gunny sack

Sedric And Charlie

God bless these idiots.

Omnithea

It's a bar, but we all know Ray only has one Beatle left in the tank now.

Oppido

chubbied

Matthew Harris

I got an instant Tintin vibe from Pat's punching technique

Mark Larkin

it was once like that, in the before times, of Assetbar.

GruntyGinMan

“Spit-once-and-fuck Romeo” is, for whatever records may be kept, absolutely not an exclusively heterosexual thing. I would refer interested readers to the classic couplet “It’s not love if it’s not spit and shove.”

Chris Turner-Neal

3.69? nice.

Michael Akey

That's also what I think of when I hear 'Harry Potter.' 'Yes,' said Ron, quietly. 'We made too much money.'

DOUGLAS URBAN

C.F. FROST

also check out the backdoor fuck you friday

Zen Window

the chochacho medallion clutch makes this entire strip for me

Zen Window

Ron is clearly the asshole in the crew he rolls with. (and I disagree, Pat's share was gut level and needful)

Julie (HiDeeHoGal)

"Damn yeah who would buy Zennis," I say, casually closing the zenni.com tab with a full shopping cart. "That is low class."

Chris

"...all Lennon, no McCartney" is some outstanding scatolinguistics.

blair

Is this what everyone else thinks of when they hear 'Balenciaga' or am I just particularly damaged? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE39q-IKOzA

Tom

An unbelievably evocative phrase. Feels good to say scornfully, too (I practiced on my cat, who didn't deserve it)

Dave Roberts

I can't remember Simon ever being anything but loving and accepting toward Pat, so Pat's right, Ron really ISN'T his father.

Oppido

Heyo!

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Matthew Harris

absolute classic

AR

You know, I really feel like the 2016 Achewood return was sort of a flop. It felt like the 4th season of Arrested Development. Everybody's trying but the groove just ain't right. THIS, on the other hand, feels like it's right back where it left off. Best five bucks I spend all month, and that's laying it against the Banh Mi I get from the fresh bread making Vietnamese spot down the street.

Hector Jimenez

The asshole engine is redlining and it just ran Ron's ass over.

EndgamerAzari

"spit-once-and-fuck" is going to be one of those Achewood lines that lingers in my subconscious forever.

Colin Sueyres

paging Jackie Chiles!

J Hardy Carroll

Ray hasn't been that shocked since he caught Liebot refilling his Ketel One bottle from a handle of McCormick vodka

J Hardy Carroll

“That’s all Lennon, no McCartney” made me laugh so hard I spit out my fruit juice. Nearly did it again with “That’s the detail where you really lose the jury.” Bravo, Onstad.

Walter Biggins

Ray is more scandalized at cheap sunglasses than the entire rest of it

Minda H

Ray and Pat are about to become Better Friends but Pat will not admit this.

Vijnananath

I don't know if this is growth for Pat or just an interesting roadside attraction on a plateau. Brought to you by Zenni Optical.

Dusty Wilson

Does Pat's hair look like an ass, because he is one?

Rob Satterfield

“That’s the detail where you really lose the jury” got me good

Elyse

I’m thinking of the tradition of excellence

Meadow Green

Ray is so proud of Pat in panel 4

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