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GRETA GARBO ON THE BLACKPOOL BUS
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Elsie Williamson
met Greta Garbo on a Blackpool bus
going to visit a friend
in Poulton-le-Fylde.

"Ee luv, you do look like her;
I've seen all her films, you know;
I think I must be one of her biggest fans!"

"Have I many fans in Blackpool?",
biting her lips at the utterance of "I"

"0 hundreds, luv, and I reckon on
there must be at least a million
in the whole of Lancashire —
will you come to tea with me tomorrow?"

She scribbled her address
on the back of a brown envelope
that had had her gas-bill in;
"Must dash — this is my stop —
see you tomorrow".

George told her she was daft
but enjoyed the ham and ate the cake.

Two weeks later
a letter arrived
with two complimentary tickets
for the film premiere in London.

Elsie wondered
where she could find
the money for the train-fare
GERALD ENGLAND
from
Stealing Kisses
ISBN 0 903610 13 2

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