Melancholy Marvelers Mugs

Trilby - 'Malbrouck s'en va-t'en guerre'.

Pastorius wonders why.

"I've got those 'Don't worry about me, I'll just be here, all alone' blues."

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

"The artist-in-residence is struggling a bit, but other than that we're fine."

"In closing, I'd just like to say you've been a great crowd, folks. Don't forget to tip your waitress, and I hope this final number breaks your heart the way show business broke mine."

The Bar & Grill of Ordinary Men: Quiet Desperation 11 am - closing (Karaoke on Saturday)

Lord Byron

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

'I hate my life.

"Half-full. Those were the days."

'Dreams of how it might have been.'

A depressed artist imagines a drawing, but it turns black.

"Perhaps a dirge would lift your spirits?"

Books: Success stories & Sob stories.

"I asked Bill to accompany this presentation with something in a haunting minor key."

"Our flavors of the day are Prodigal, Importune, and Mal de Siècle."

"I never got a chance to say 'Shut up.' "

"Fall makes him sad."

Tears

Items from the Fall 2018 Melancholia Catalogue.

Bored couple.

Picasso's Blues Period

Sad Songs.

Tailpiece to E Dowson's 'The Pierrot of the Minute'

"I like sad songs."

Where the boulevard of broken dreams crosses the avenue of broken appliances...

There's a tear in my beer.

'Boy...usually it just gently weeps.'

"I'm full of an unspeakable sadness and it goes a little something like this..."

Looking miserable out there today...

'We thought it fit his rather plaintive personality.'