SUMMER ROMANCE!

Bogart & Bergman: Magic in "Casablanca"!
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Everyone seems to have covered the topic of Summer Love from Neil Diamond (yes, the song "Summer Love" from his soundtrack of "The Jazz Singer") to Gordon Lightfoot ("Romance" from his CD "Salute").

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From the time I blogged here about the note I had a bartender take to a couple from Finland on a date at a local Ruby Tuesday's restaurant, I've wondered if the marriage had already taken place? At last check, the guy took my "advice" and proposed, and the girl accepted and was carrying my note in her purse! At any rate, I'll digress for a moment. My long-time CPA has also been a wonderful friend of mine for years.

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A group of his friends had set him up without his knowing it. He arrived at a casual summer party and was sitting on a patio chatting it up with everyone. Those multi-colored plastic Chinese lanterns were hung and plugged in and my CPA said that in retrospect, he noticed two things. A card game was going on, and one woman in particular was "beating the hell out of everyone". So, one by one these poor souls would "fold their cards" and drop by his table for some passing chit-chat on the way to the bar (inside the house). Oh, these guys were great actors--a smooth move! After some time had passed, everyone had folded up and the woman collected her winnings. Eventually, only she and my CPA friend were left alone outside on the patio (as the conspirators had planned). They started in with some small talk and became friends. He wasn't even looking to get hooked up with anyone. But over the next week came a first date and the rest--as they say (remember, we all presume to know who 'They' are) the rest is history. So, for Wednesday, may you find Summer Romance --if you haven't already! I have a cool movie ready for tomorrow's "Friday Movie Suggestion Night."