Gregoropolis Bio: BR

 Daddies John and Steve are excited to present the first entry in an occasional biographical series.  You follow their adventures, now get to know a little about the Gregoropolis residents themselves!

Full name: Benjamin Roy Gregor

Nickname: BR-549 or BR, for short

Daddy: John

Style: 1983 School Boy 314 S

Best friend (2-legged): Pete Dakota

Best friend (4-legged): Annabelle

BFFs

Favorite Games: UNO! (Usually wins), Hide & Seek 

Favorite Spectator Sport: University of Minnesota-Duluth Ice Hockey

Favorite Me Time Activity: Tinkering on, and riding his motorcycle

Go 'Dogs!

Role Among His Brothers in the Electric Eight #1: Big brother/conflict negotiator

Role Among His Brothers in the Electric Eight #2: Assistant handyman to Noah Conrad

Role As a Superhero: Aquaman

BR was sent to live with Daddy John, his closest living relative.  His 'adoption' was handled by Archibald Hetherington Nastyface, Esq. of Nastyface & McGurk, Solicitors

BR is the 'oldest' of the Electric Eight, so everybody looks up to him as the big brother. He is the most level-headed and easy-going of the 8.  He can hang out with his brothers, but also enjoys his alone time (usually spent playing with his dog Annabelle).  Loves to play Hide & Seek with Pete Dakota, even though Pete knows all the best hiding spots and BR can never find him within the time limit (and Pete always finds him right away).

Moon Over Stockport

 Date: July 20, 1969 

Location: The Frido factory in Reddish, Stockport, England

The following is a (mostly) true story of the strange effect that the moon exerted over the bucolic Cheshire countryside...

Frank: Alright everyone, we need to get all of these tubes shipped out by the 

end of the day to stay on schedule!  They're going to the United States, poor blighters!

You, lad, into a tube.

Wesley: Oh, certainly.

Holly Belle: Hey!

Wesley: Oh, I do beg your pardon, ma'am!  I thought this one was empty.

Holly Belle: Well, aren't you a pretty boy!  I'd love to invite you in,

but I'm afraid there's no room at all in this little bedsit.

Frank: Now, now, quiet down lass.

Holly Belle: Oh, bite me, shorty!

Frank: Hmmph, that one is going to cause somebody a heap of trouble!

Let's find an empty tube for you me boyo, eh?

Hey, just a bloomin' tic!  Are those lashes I see peeking up above 

those blue peepers of yours?  Oh, assistant foreman! Come here!

We've got an eyelash situation!

Randall: These mistakes have been happening a lot, lately.

Frank: Well, best get Doreen over here straight away.

Randall: She's gone home for the day, I'm afraid.

Frank: What the devil?!?

Randall: Brenda and the big boss lady, too.  

They all wanted to watch the US moon landing on telly.

Frank: Moon landing, aye?  So that's why everyone has been so distracted!

Don't those daft Yanks know that a British chap named Wells went to the moon ages ago?

Randall: They're ignorant folk, I'm afraid.

Frank: No matter.  We'll take care of this ourselves.  

Get me that bucket of eyeshadow paint.

Frank: Now hold still.  There, all fixed.

Randall: Er, it's not covering very well.  And you missed an eyelash in the corner.

Frank: What? Nah, it's fine.

Wesley: I'm ever so grateful to you chaps.

Frank: Another job well done.  I think we need to have tea and biscuits!

Randall: Sounds good to me.  I just hope that crazy moon doesn't cause us anymore trouble.

Editor's Note: This post was originally planned for the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Moon Landing, but we all know that time moves differently in Gregoropolis, so we present it to you now.

A Force of Nature

 

Holly Belle: This margarine tastes just like butter.  

>BOOM<  Holly Belle: It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!  >CRASH<

Oliver: Uh, actually, it is butter.

>BOOM<  Holly Belle: It's not nice to disagree with Mother Nature!  >CRASH<

Holly Belle: Wipe off the table when you're finished.

It's not nice to make Mother Nature clean up after you!

>BOOM<  Oliver and Luke: EEEEK!!!  >CRASH<

Later...

Patrick: That's absurd.  Don't you think it's more likely that she just had

Megan flick the lights on and off and make those noises?

Luke: No! She really can summon thunder and lightning!

Ravi: Well, I suppose if anyone could do it, Holly Belle could.

Patrick: Dear, don't encourage that kind of illogical behavior.

A Sweet Adventure II

 Daddy John: It's summer!  Time for our annual pilgrimage to a favorite emporium.  

BR: We're all buckled up and ready to go!

Can you guess where we're headed?

Pete Dakota: Hurry up, Daddy John!

BR: Wow.  I mean, wow.

Pete Dakota: Nicholas and Scot-Michael weren't kidding about this place!

BR: So. Many. Pop Rocks...

We had to investigate all the props too!

Pete: Too bad the England Festival is over. 

We could have called our friends from a real British telephone box!

Pete Dakota: Seaweed flavored chips?!?

No thank you!

Speaking of telephone boxes...

BR: Did Daddy John go in and flip all the switches and press all the buttons?

Of course he did.

Pete: This place smells amazing!

BR: But I'm sure these pies aren't good as Uli's.

Pete: I bet it's a close thing, though.

BR: It's going to be a great summer.

Pete: The giant jellybean said so!