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Battle-Scarred Heart - A Brit's Witty Look At Lost Love by Rainbow

Originally from London, England, Rainbow

thought he had met his soul mate online and eventually transplanted to the U.S.A. to marry her. Unfortunately, she was not the soul mate he thought she was. The tragic story of this ‘Lost Love’ and yet more ‘Lost Loves’ he has experienced whilst on this side of the pond includes two experiences which show some of the inherent perils of Internet dating as well as the unfortunate results of some of his more usual, though unusual, boy meets girl, boy loses girl sagas. They are all true, autobiographical stories written in both story and verse.

Anyhoo, back to the plot! Rainbow had come to a crossroad in his life. His marriage of 3 happy years, not bad out of 12, was virtually dead on its feet no matter how or what he tried to rekindle the flame. Suddenly the thoughts, hopes and dreams that been with him for so long had a chance of coming to fruition. What he interpreted at the time as being ‘signs and omens’ led him to attempt to materialise his ‘Rock and Roll Dream’ and embark on what he looked upon as a great adventure in lands across the sea.

Quite by chance, after having been royally screwed by his company, where his earnings over 3 years dropped dramatically the impending financial crisis (due to the large house, big mortgage, large car and all the toys the material world could offer) loomed large and it was looking grim. Then, out of the blue, he was offered a new job, which got him back to the level he was at 3 years earlier!

At a business exhibition with the new company he met a young lady at a restaurant sitting at the next table. Still excited about the new job and the success of the exhibition, he looked at her and said, ‘You’re pretty! Will you sleep with me? No! Not sleep, if we stay awake we’ll have more fun!’ To his utter amazement she said, ‘Yes!’ He nearly fell off his chair! (Note: that line has never worked since!)

Anyhoo, he called her a couple of days later, repeated what he said and told her truthfully of his situation and she said that her situation, although somewhat different, was similar. They arranged to meet and long story short…Well, that was one of the ‘signs and omens’ that convinced him his ‘Rock and Roll Dream’ could be transmogrified into magnificent reality. Other ‘signs and omens’ seemingly came thick and fast.

His accountant uttered the immortal words (when discussing his impending tax bill) ‘You can fight this, or hop on a plane!’ He believed that was a sign! Here’s comes another! After their first ‘meeting’ when, for the first time in many years he felt like he had been touched in and on the deepest and every level that he could never, ever conceive, his brain was in a whirl. After walking his dog in the early hours one morning he made a call to a guy in America! He’d met him 3 or 4 times when he visited England. Rainbow walked into a Police Station at around 3 in the morning and said to the policeman on duty ‘I’m at a crossroads in my life and I need to make a collect call to America!’ Without a word he simply handed him the phone! Another ‘sign and omen!’ His friend offered him a job with the immortal words ‘Come on over Brother!’ Yet another sign!

Even with the job offer, his accountant’s advice, (mind you he was sure he thought he was joking about the plane) and a young lady hot to trot, he hesitated for a while until eventually a month or two later, he decided it was Now or Never and NOW won!

In Story and Verse, he proffers to you the Tale of how this ‘Rock and Roll Dream’ shattered into a zillion pieces. For your further delectation and edification some other selected Absolutely True Tales of his Spectacular Lack Of Success In Finding His Other Half begin within these pages…It’s been one heck of a ride so far! Enjoy!
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