Sunday, 28th
(The last cookie in the jar.)

You behave yourself, Monkey, while I go grocery shopping. And keep out of those cookies!

Monday, 29th

Monkey loves Carmen Miranda, by the way. Who wouldn't love a person whose business is bananas? Monkey grows the best bananas because he has a green opposable thumb and plays Carmen Miranda music to the plants.
[music file is 158k file]

"It's beter than talking to them," he explains, "because I turn it on and leave and everyone thinks I'm still there working."

Tuesday, 30th
Carmen Miranduck

In fact, there are those who suspect Opice is taking his Carmen Miranda interest a leeeeetl too far. I mean, a "tutti-fruitti rubber ducky"?!

Wednesday, 31st

It all started the first time Opice watched "The Gang's All Here," an Edward Everett Horton film. You know what a big fan of his Monkey is. And of musicals, especially Busby Berkley musicals.

Well, I'm telling you; it was love a first sight when out came the Queen of Fruits, Carmen Miranda, during the Big Banana Ballet.

Thursday, 1st
Ape Fools Day

Opice's worth a thousand words.

Carmen Miranda even more so.

Ok, I lied. But I was just trying to keep the story moving along. I skipped mentioning that Monkey was living in Murphysboro, Il (He was young and needed the money for Grad School.) when he discovered "The Gang's All Here." He loved the movie so much he rushed out to buy the Record. (He pirated the video, of course.)

Murphysboro is not too far from Metropolis which is only a hoot 'n holler from Paducah, a town made famous by Benny Goodman & Carmen Miranda in this film. (So don't pooh-pooh Paducah, ok?!)

Key to Map:

U.P. = Upper Peninsula, shown here because people never remember to show it on maps.

K = Kalamazoo, because it's a wonderful song.

M = Metropolis where Superman lives.

P = Paducah "if you want to you can rhyme it with Bazooka"[music file 66k]

Key to Map:

S = Sacramento and Northern California, Monkey's major hangouts. Next week he takes you rock climbing in Davis!

G = Cornfields-Ganado-Nazlini ruralplex in Navajo Nation. This is where Hago lives and where Monkey will take you in May.
Native American arts, beautiful landscapes, archaeology, and wireless networking!

Saturday, 3rd

Stand by for action cuz it's Travels with Monkey!

It's more low adventure with Opice. He takes you places others avoid, places where no one goes.

"And I'll show you why!", he boasts.