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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-12-08, Page 209;2 , 'Me Groderieh" Signal -Star, Thursday, December 0, 1966 r.0 ar , And Spice By sin Smiley Off On A Day Of His Own In The City It's amazing how much a chap .can accomplish when he gets off on his own for a day. With a shave, a clean shirt and a pure heart, a man onhis own can see more ,and do more in 18 hours than a family can in 18 days. Last week •end, I re- confirmed this theory, which' I have held since I got married. I had a whole day, a wild and wicked day in the city all by myself. No work; , no domestic bliss; not a single crisis to solve depart the kn wild horses or women around old dump I used' to stay at in to drag me into the manic ince• , war -time. Cheap. . riors. . - Picked up hot salami sand- -Somehow, wound up at the wich, `ate it on way to theatre. Got a dandy seat, saw a great Pres Club, where an eloquent show, went back to hotel. Ate -• and learned rdiscussion . was tak- while irig place about. something or huge slice of rare beef watching an entertainer, other. Joined it. Some time lat- atgar closed, entertainer ldiscovered it was some time packed up. Not sleepy. Went later. to coffee house, paid two bucks Whizzed up by cab to.see col- for hat£ -cup of'�lousy, coffee, en- ' lege boy son. Not .at horr�T as joyed Irish singer whining lock. Time along? e in to find a hotel. No rooms any about the wrongs of dear old d to do department stores, recur Ireland. Artist wants owledge there were no where. Bunked into a sordid, sketch of me for six dollars, then three, dollars, then one dollar. Back to hotel, still not sleepy. No TV in this dump, so watched neon signs, read morn- ing paper, went to bed at 4 a.m. Rose at '9 to rumble of buses, elear-eyed, cleansed of sin and feeling about 69. Now, how could you do all those things with a couple of women, or even one, trailing for 24 hours. usual. Now seven o c Last summer, I traveled about 6,000 miles, but I didn't y,..„. ',,g•vr ,f•. ' ;' ^ r 0r , T r •.cx seem to get anywhere. The rea- soli, of course, was that I had along my wife and daughter. Women complicate things be- yond measure, and sometimes almost beyond endurance. In the first place, they never know what they want to do. Before every excursion, there's a two - tour discussion about: what shoes to wear; where to eat; what show to go to; whether we ' have time for both or should we eat later; how much it's going to cost; what time we should get to bed; and why it will probably be a lousy eve- ning anyway. Then, at the crucial moment, when it's time to get cracking, and there isn't a minute to lose, they have to •shave their legs, or paint their toenails, or change their girdles, or put their hair up or down. Last summer, I covered more miles pacing up and down hotel rooms, waiting for them, than I° did on our transcontinental trip by plane, train and car. Now, if I'd been taking my wife ltd., o r daughter with me .last -week rend,-- it would -Have.._.__ .0 been about as simple as setting - up the United Nations. Write and reserve a hotel room. Write and get tickets fqr a show or concert. Make elaborate plans a n for meeting each other for lunch in the city. after our chores were done. But this time it wasdiffer- ent. I tossed a pair of socks and an extra shirt in a bag, and took off with a light heart, but a sober face. The sober fate is essential. Everytime I get away from her for a day, my wife fears that I'm going on some Bacchanalian binge. As a result, I have to lay the groundwork. Serious talkabout business conferences, seeing a - lawyer, . maybe taking in a good show, and getting a good night's sleep in a good, con- servative hotel. "Good" is the key. word. And, of course, I always have to do some of these things,. or I'd never get away. I had two business meetings, one with a publisher, one with a syndicate man. 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