The Delicate Genius is being squired around the set of Good Morning La Jolla by some guy who likes to give advice. Les’ interviewer (is that Colleen Dewhurst?) is unprepared to the point of not even recognizing her subject. Didn’t she skim through the book while driving in?
Given the way he carries the torch for his late spouse, and that he’s there to talk about the story of her losing battle with cancer, Les’ “this is my wife” wisecrack is disconcerting indeed.
Why must Cayla answer Nate’s question with one of her own? Is she covering for Les? Is Nate supposed to not know that Les is out flogging his book? Could it be that last time Nate inquired of Cayla about Les’ whereabouts, she caught hell from the Grounded One for spilling the beans?
Rachel is still cleaning up the remnants of Les-a-palooza when in walks the other member of the Wally’s Women Support Group. She has some information for Rachel…who shows her appreciation by stuffing that information into the pocket of her greasy apron, without even “checking it out”. Unfazed by Rachel’s indifference, Becky departs, but not before tossing out a lame comic-book reference.
Remind me to stay the hell out of Westview’s supermarkets at 2 am. I might come around the corner and unwittingly scare the shit out of Sgt. Winkerbean. Sure, they took away his heater, but who knows what this trained killer will do when he snaps his twig? Meanwhile, panel 2 Rachel seems to be having her first inkling that boyfriend’s issues might be more than she’s willing to put up with.
Right. Two sixty- or seventy-somethings give a rat’s ass about “M.T.V.”
The unseen fourth panel depicts Purple Hat Lady and Tony re-enacting the famous scene in “From Here to Eternity“.
Son of Stuck Funky 
