European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Columns barrels of fun photo by ferry Are Sweet dreams really made of this i be been out of sorts lately. I did t notice it but the symptoms were the inv i quit singing Blue suede shoes in the Bath. My wife made my favorite dish Fatback and Fried tomatoes and i nibbled at it like it was health food. I forgot to laugh at the Boss s jokes did t flirt with his Secretary. Finally Abdul my favorite moroccan bartender suggested i go to a head Mechanic. You got a screw Loose Abdul told me in his colourful arabic manner. Maybe you should get your brains  so 1 consulted a psychiatrist. He asked me about my childhood my secret fears and my sex life. Then he went and looked me up in a big red  s your dream life he said. Ii s not Rich and varied enough. You re losing your Edge you re getting  can t become Dull i said. I m a  is that so he said wiping off his glasses did you Ever read William Buckley that Shook me up. I recommend you get yourself a new dream life he said writing out a prescription. I m going to get you into the next Steve Canyon  could t i just take electric Shock treatments i said. Steve Canyon s dreams Are Bone crushing. They last for months and All kinds of horrible things happen. The last time i read that comic strip some girl was tied up in a torture chamber and this sadistic Vamp pulled her by John Windrow staff columnist Teeth out one by one and then tied a bag of spiders Over her  that was years ago the psychiatrist said soothingly. Since then the dreams  become much More conventional. Of Steve managed to get himself tied up recently and the domineering woman you mentioned beat him with a whip for a while when he was out in the desert looking for Pant to Villa but things have been much Calmer lately what s going on in the strip now i asked warily. Well Steve and his Wie summer Are both dreaming the doctor said. They re in London and Sieve is Sherlock Holmes. Summer is a Domestic  great wild Blue vendors i said. This dream could last the rest of he Century. I la have turned into a senile toothless Moron before they Start the next one. Could t you gel me into a Blondie dream Thal d be a Nice easy Way to Start  mow so he said. Well nothing new has happened to Blondie in 30 years. There would t be any surprises. Maybe i could even get to eat one of the  the purpose of this therapy is to liven you up the pry Hia Trist said. Not to turn you into a Hen pecked Middle aged accountant who is too stupid to get to work on  How about Beetle Bailey i said with a Leer. Maybe i could have a dream about miss  miss Huxley is rapidly turning into a feminist he said. Do you want to be in a dream with a woman who berates you about sexism in the funny papers doonesbury i said brightening up. I m  not that hip he said. Maybe Snuffy Smith i m from Tennessee. I la fit right  that he said wearily is a major part of the problem. That is exactly what we Are trying to  it s too bad Pogo is out of business t said. I used to love it when they Sang deck us All with Boston Charlie " yes he said with a sad smile Pogo belonged to a More refined romantic gentle age. But you must face modern life in All its debased sordid reality. That Means Steve  of i said. Ill do it. But i have one More  what s that he said. How d Steve Ever make colonel when Alt he docs is sleep sepre a bar 72, 7935 stripes Magazine