what a great drawing Tom! you're rejuvenated! It reminds me of a story by Dominic Dunne (gossip columnist and celebrity chronicler - but he writes like literature - got time? It seems a waiter in New York was so good at his task, he kept getting better and better gigs. Eventually, he was a regular at the catered dinner parties of the 400 New York social elite who essentially go out to dinner every night. After some time at this, when one socialite fell ill, he was invited to actually fill in for the missing one and become a guest rather than a servant. "Because, he had a good dinner jacket, he could keep up his end of the conversation, and he didn't have to be whispered to by the waiter to remove the finger bowl and doily so that the creme brulee could be served." He performed well in his new role and was one day promoted to the head table where he sat (wonder of wonders!) next to the Grand Dame herself! (Lady Astor - I believe it was) she had fallen on relatively hard times - cont.
...and had been forced to sell her ocean liner sized yacht. The former waiter was flabbergasted to be in such elite company and stammered as he tried to make conversation. "I was so sorry to see that the 'Astro' had been sold. Do you miss your boat?" sez he. "Why yes." she replied, "Do you miss your tray?"
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