I think that was my lone spoken line from "H.M.S. Pinafore," in my heart-stopping role as Cousin Hebe.

"Damme ..."

Not even a full 15 minutes of fame.

And John, I prefer my interpretation, too. The world is too much full of hate, soon and late. The guy ended up being my kids' dad and even though we divorced years ago, the memory of those hall-of-fame eyes can make me retroactively weak in the knees ...

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