IT MUST HAVE BEEN MOONGLOW

                         HE SAT IN HIS BLACK MERCEDES WAITING FOR THE FULL MOON TO RISE OVER THE MOON RIVER IN TITUSVILLE,FLORIDA.  I SAT IN MY WHITE MIATA IN THE NEXT PARKING SPACE WAITING FOR THE MOON RISE.  ISN'T IT ROMANTIC?  WE JUMPED OUT OF OUR CARS TO PHOTOGRAPH THE MOON AS IT APPEARED VERY LARGE OVER THE HORIZON NEAR THE EMPTY SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH PAD LIKE TWO AGING LOONEY TOONS.

                        THEN MR. ROMANCE RUSHED INTO PAUL'S SMOKEHOUSE TO AVOID THE CHILL IN THE AIR.  THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AT THE CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE IN TITUSVILLE,FLA WE OOHED AND AHED OVER THE SUNSET,WARM WEATHER ,BEACH BENCHES,PERFECT WAVES,BLUE AND PINK SKY AND A RIGHT WHALE SPOUTING WATER AND JUMPING STRAIGHT INTO THE AIR JUST AS THE 98 PERCENT FULL MOON ROSE OVER THE ATLANTIC BEFORE SUNSET.  THEN WE WENT TO CRACKERJACKS RESTAURANT ON THE FISHING PIER IN TITUSVILLE FOR CRABCAKES AND TO WATCH THE MOON OVER THE RIVER.  WE MET SHRIMPERS ON YHE PIER WITH LIGHT BULBS PLUGGED IN TO ATTRACT THE SHRIMP.   THEY DO IT EVERY NIGHT.  IT COSTS $6 TO PLUG IN THEIR LONG EXTENSION CORD LIGHTS.
                          SPEAKING OF PAUL'S SMOKEHOUSE RESTAURANT WHICH IS RIGHT ON THE RIVER IN TITUSVILLE.  I HAD TEN ROCK SHRIMP WHICH ARE ALOT LIKE ESCARGOT EXCEPT BIGGER -KIND OF A POOR MAN'S LOBSTER.  IT WS FINGERLICKING GOOD WITH TEXAS TOAST ON THE SIDE.  MR. ROMANCE HAD PAUL'S SMOKED MEATS=HAM.PORK AND BEEF PLUS BAKED BEANS AND FRENCH FRIES.  DELICIOUS.  BUT MR. ROMANCE BARELY TALKED AS HE SAT IN THE SEAT WITH THE BEST VIEW OF MOON RIVER.  HE THE KING OF BUFFETS  COULD BARELY EAT.  IT MUST HAVE BEEN MOONGLOW.

                          SO IT WAS A TALE OF TWO MOONS.  HE WOULDN'T GO THE THE OCEAN PLUS THE US GOVERNMENT CLOSES THE CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE JUST AS THE WINTER SUN SETS AND THE FULL MOON RISES.  I GUESS THEY ARE AS ROMANTIC AS MR. ROMANCE.  ACTUALLY THE US GOVERNMENT BESIDES NOT LETTING US VIEW THE MOON OVER THE OCEAN WILL NOT FLY US TO THE MOON AFTER THIS YEAR.  WE HAVE TO USE PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION.  THE JAPANESE ARE FLYING EQUIPMENT TO THE SPACE STATION AS WE SPEAK.  GOT TOYOTAS?

                         TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO DAYTONA WHERE THEY STILL LET YOU STAND BY THE OCEAN AT NIGHT.  UNFORTUNATELY WE WON'T SEE THE MOON AT 6:45, IT WILL PROBABLY BE TOO CLOUDY.    LAST NIGHT WAS PICTURE PERFECT.
                              SO I'LL TAKE ROMANCE
                               WHILE MY HEART IS OLD AND WILLING TO DANCE
                                  I'LL TAKE ROMANCE

                                          FLY ME TO THE MOON
                                          AND LET ME PLAY AMONG THE STARS
                                               SHOW ME WHAT IT FEELS TO BE ON JUPITER
                                                    AND MARS
                                                  BUT AS WE ALL KNOW- ESPECIALLY SINCE THE US                          WON'T                  LAND       THERE                     AGAIN:

                                                   IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON

                                                    APOLOGIES TO  GALILEO!

THE FULL MOON

                                                             The Full Moon rose quickly
                                                             Like an orange

                                                              Across the Indian River
                                                              From Titusville

                                                               The Full Moon was right
                                                               Next to the Vehicle
                                                                  Assembly
                                                               Building.

                                                                The Kennedy Space
                                                                    Center's
                                                                     Moon
                                                                 Return has been cancelled

                                                                 No vehicles will be
                                                                      assembled
                                                                  There for a long time

                                                                 Perhaps that orange globe
                                                                  Was the Moon's party
                                                                              lantern

                                                                  Celebrating that man won't
                                                                   Plant another US flag on it

                                                                   No astronaut will hit a
                                                                    Golf ball there-FORE

                                                                    The Moon's glow reflected
                                                                     Across the Moon River

                                                                     Moon River for you
                                                                      And me

                                                                      FLY ME TO THE MOON
                                                                       AND LET ME LIVE
                                                                            AMONG
                                                                          THE STARS

                                                                       IT'S ONLY A  PAPER
                                                                             MOON
                                                                        BUT IT WOULDN'T BE
                                                                         MAKE BELIEVE

                                                                         IF YOU BELIEVED
                                                                            IN ARES III!