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12/19/2007: ""

I had a couple of nights off at home. Last night I did three shows at a holiday open house in my neighborhood. This morning, I got up at 3:15 am to make a 6:00 am flight to Atlanta. I connected there for Grand Cayman. I am on the Carnival Inspiration for two shows tonight. I will be on this ship for the end of this cruise and the start of the next cruise before I fly back home from Grand Cayman again. So I get to do six shows in five nights on this ship. If you count the three shows from last night that is nine shows in six nights. It seems like about 1.5 shows per night is average for me while I am on the road, or at sea as it were.
Here is the sad news. My grandfather passed away a few days ago. The Greek word is 'Papoo'. That's what we called him. His name was Thomas as well, he went by Tom. He was a very funny person and great with kids. He was also a huge flirt. I learned a lot about talking to women from watching him when I was a kid. He lost his wife, my grandmother (Yia-Yia) eleven years ago and was never really the same after that. The last few years his health went downhill and he was experiencing some dementia so he wasn't all there. I don't think any of us are going to remember him like that. I am going to remember an attractive older man with a handle bar mustache, a vodka martini, and a cigar. He made it to his early 90s, I think he was 92. I should start drinking martinis and smoking cigars.
I am missing his funeral today. I feel very guilty about that.