Dear David…I have walked into many adventures in my life, but this cruise ship gig is one for the books. Thank God that I have Alan here to help make sense of this crazy world. With having him here it’s just like old times. I remember how you didn’t quite understand my friendship with Alan, thinking he was a complete nutcase.
Tuesday 20, October 1998. Deck 5- Stateroom 5230- 3:00 am. Alan was standing at the top of a huge golden staircase dressed as Peter Pan in a green sequin gown, crowing with the ocean crashing at the base of the staircase below. Thom was dressed as Captain Hook
Monday 19, October 1998. Deck 3, Aft – Crew Mess. Dear David- as I looked down at the buffet station tray, it was filled with freshly fried fish heads which were all staring back up at me. Well, some of the heads still had their eyes in the right places. I stood for another second as a fish eyeball slowly rotated in the fish broth and stared accusingly at me.
Monday 19, October 1998. Dry Dock – San Francisco. Dear David- as we stared up at our new home for the next year, Alan whispers…”How the hell do we board a ship out of the water?”
Tuesday 22, November 2016, Cotai Ferry from Macau to Hong Kong Central. Well, Sweetheart- today I headed to the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong to meet Benny, the shoe maker to discuss footwear for The House of Dancing Water.
Monday 19, October 1998. Los Angeles, California to San Francisco, California. Dear David- There was a knock at my parent’s front door and when I opened the door I was greeted by a tall blonde FedEx messenger standing there holding a courier envelope addressed to me.
Monday 19, October 1998, 30,000 feet in the air on United Airlines. Location: somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. Dear David- As we reached 30,000 feet and we get the all clear by the pilot to be able to move about the cabin, I push my little button on the side of the armrest and recline my seat to the 2-inch…
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