He’s the future!
Is “chicken in a basket circuit” still a relevant term? I’m not sure that the circuit was in such rude health when I was a teen, let alone now. It was where stars of the fifties and sixties performed to dining audiences when their careers had lost their sparkle. Chicken still appears in baskets, of course. It’s more popular than ever, with Amelia Dimoldenberg just one of many jocund poultry advocates. Ironically, its star has never waned.
Oh, Lottie! Done dirty while decoyed by a delightful doggie! Dastards!
Good work sliding a lot of D’s in there.
That’s what she said!
Alas, I couldn’t fit in any of Dose.
“Duck eggs”! Lottie is pulling out strong insults. Next she’ll be calling someone a hockey puck!
Whoa whoa whoa, peoples. Let’s remember this here’s a family strip.
I’ll say what i melon farming want!
(gasp) This IS the Good Place!
As long as it’s not the H-E-double-hockey sticks.
Waterman has a watery hand! I bet Desmond has a firmer handclasp than that Loathsome Impresario!
Well, this collapse of Lottie’s managerial career is happening faster and less ceremoniously than expected.
Some serious Palpatine vibes in frame 3. “Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational representation!”
That may be the best handshake I’ve ever seen.
Looks to me that Nero is not fully on board with the Solo Career idea.
Also I think Lottie must have forgotten one of the basics of pop group management – get them to sign a cast iron contract – in blood.
Yeah, Lottie! Classic rookie mistake!
So who do you think was the ‘one’ vote? Pretty sure it wasn’t Nero.
Gizmo. I can’t believe he betrayed Lottie, not after writing songs with her.
Pretty sure it WAS Nero. Look at the ominous silhouettes in panel 4.
I too seriously doubt Nero was “the one”,
Not that it makes any difference, Lottie is ousted.
If her contract was at all good she should be able to slurp up future royalties nonetheless.
Sigh.That slimy warlock used his magic. I’m afraid Nero alone doesn’t have the strength to carry on, it was probably an even worse betrayal for him than for Lottie. All the others had been friends with him, maybe for years.
That’s show biz, as the saying goes.
I like how the warlock tendrils have been converted to 8-bit chicken circuit tablecloth for the last panel. Good vibe shift.
Gingham Tetris
Waterman may or may not get much out of D-Slide, what is certain however, is that Lottie isn’t getting anything out of them…
Reason you have to be careful, guys like Waterman have nothing to lose (he didn’t have D-Slide before, if he doesn’t have them after, he’s lost nothing…)
Gotta love the overly literal visual representation of “handshake feels like a cold fish”!
Not cool, D-Slide, not cool! That kind of loyalty will get them everywhere in show business.
Those boys are dumb, though. Giving up Grote? Mistake. BIG mistake.
Flash forward three months: each of the D-Slide boys looks 90 years old. Waterman is in the full flush of youth.
Wonder how far they will get without Lottie’s re-written songs.
I’m sure The Waterman can hire some successful songwriters to write songs for them.
Four of them forgot their ABCD’s: Always Back Charlotte, D-Slide!
Don’t know if I’ve heard “chicken in a basket circuit” but here in the US they still sometimes refer to the “rubber chicken circuit,” which is the same thing. You would think it refers to vaudeville or low comedy, but it is in fact a disparagement of such venues’ cuisine.
The rubber chicken circuit is an activity of politicians, something that they engage in when they are politicking. They travel from town to town in their ridings, enduring poorly-cooked meals in the company of local community group after local community group, in an effort to garner votes.
Apparently it’s purgatorial.
I have been on this circuit. It is purgatorial in every sense except, apparently, spiritual.
Also, j’adore the limp fish handshake indicator. John continues to delight.
This can only be karmic retribution on Lottie for misnaming. Remember, it’s Donnie THE Dog.