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Another Song I Heard

"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" Rupert Holmes Lyrics "I never knew" That you like piña coladas and gettin' caught in the rain There's a line in the song that reminds me of an attempted birthday surprise I was planning for my wife. I was scheduling 'a massage', a Christian one I might add, but later had to cancel because 'I never knew' that my wife loves massages, but only ones done by me. Thereafter, I started scheduling 'massages by me'. The song has a story line with a twisting plot; a pleasing discovery that's not likely to happen in reality. Though rare, it is an intriguingly awesome saga. I heard the song again today, and each time I hear it, my recall button quietly takes me to Half Moon Bay, where I heard such a beautiful song over the radio for the very first time more than 30 years ago. The song had nothing to do with me or anyone I knew. But I was arrested immediately and captured by the story. I have learned well that my bride likes Caramel Iced Coffee. But I must say that after 49 years, there are yet 'discoveries' of things about my bride that 'I never knew'. My wife and I have had 'Escapes', but not of the 'surprise variety'. I nor my bride have ever had a piña coladas nor do we like getting caught in the rain; but I have always feasted from the creativity in that song. 073021PS

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