Misc Originals – David Warmke - A Passage With Zale (Guitar)

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It was 84 we were in LA

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The Olympics was the reason

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Staying in Laguna Heights with Gam

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Having one of the best vacations of my life

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Jane and I married since 81

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We were still on the same page

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The year before I ordered tickets from Sears

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We saw Dressage, Cycling and much more

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We had great seats, I got them early

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Uberhuff was shining, Russians were not there

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USA was winning, we were eating at McDonalds daily

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Gold a free meal r, fries for silver, a desert for Bronze

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Just Jane and me, not her family

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Except her grandma Gam

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We were back in 85 me in a UCLA Hospital bed

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That’s another two songs

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Jane I met scuba diving at UT

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She dumped my best friend for me

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That’s another song too

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This one about our boat trip to Avalon

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It was 84 we were in LA

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The Olympics was the reason

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Staying in Laguna Heights with Gam

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Having one of the best vacations of my life

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We were on a ferry ride to Catalina island 

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Jane , me, our bulky scuba gear 

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On the ferry ride an older couple joined us

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We started talking for over 2 hours, the ride was 3

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Me and this radiant lady doing most of the talking

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She loved the sea, knew how to dive, she knew the 

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Olympics and much more

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She had an aura about her, elegance and beauty 

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A star quality a delight to see

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Been 2 hours I had to pee, Her husband said I will go with you

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In Texas the women do that not the guys but this was California

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I was not sure what to expect

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Do you know who you are talking to he asked

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It was 84 we were in LA

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The Olympics was the reason

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Staying in Laguna Heights with Gam

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Having one of the best vacations of my life

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No I said, He said Zale Parry, Who’s is that 

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He asked me if I ever watched Sea Hunt.

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WOW a kid in the 60’s my favorite show on TV

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Lloyd his boat and scuba adventure in the sea

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She was the lady diver on the show

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Many cameos, Wow but little did I know how much more was she

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A pioneer Scuba Diver who built the first civilian hyperbaric chamber

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Deep dive record holder in 53, then her screen debut in              

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Kingdom of the Sea

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A lady of many accomplishments in r film and scuba diving

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In 55 the year is was born she graced the Cover of Sports Illustrated

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Now the grand dame Scuba and under water film

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An amazing a Hollywood star she was not just a facade

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On the way back I wondered why she had not told me

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I knew it must have been a reason, probably tired of being the show

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A photo and autograph would be nice

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I did neither, we just talked the rest of the way on the sea.

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It was 84 we were in LA

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The Olympics was the reason

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Staying in Laguna Heights with Gam

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Having one of the best vacations of my life

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When we docked we parted ways

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We lugged our gear to the Casino on far side of

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Avalon harbor

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Our gear mostly on, about to get in the water

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Who showed up, Zale and her husband came to us bid farewell

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He helped me don my tank , they wished us a good dive

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Never saw her again this story much better than an awkward photo

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Thinking what she needed not me, gave me this special story

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 Simply loving my neighbor as myself, not understanding 

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that was my agnostic time