18 Years Of Sharing A Zip Code Wtih HER ROYAL MAGESTY

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I have a  memory list

of being on the Queen Mary

that is approximately 

as long as the ship

All but one of those memories

qualifies for

second most memorable

moment

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Indisputably, my favorite 

Queen Mary moment

is a response

to the performing duet

of CHALMERS/DECO

A woman in a sheer white dress

 that glowed angelically asked...

"Are you the house band on the boat?"

 

Chalmers replied quickly:

"We will be, starting November 28th"

 

There was no truth to that statement

but the amateur dulcimerian

—better known as Paul Oliverio—

concedes that his most regal

Queen moment

involves a flattering question

by an angelic presence

who was never to be

seen again

 

Flattery will get you

everywhere

 

Thus proving

my vanity is so vast

it could form

a mushroom cloud

over the Queen Mary

 PS

you might recognize

the guitarist as

Raymond Peterssen,

to whom 

the GodFather Trilogy

is dedicated

 

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