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Others were as difficult as the 35 phone calls it took to track down interviewer David Frost, after he had agreed to be interviewed, or getting a chance to talk to fugitive Ab- bie Hoffman, who kept disap- pearing on her. Ms. Markin has become an "unofficial love expert," she said, as a result of her in- vestigations, with a specialty in blind dates and in getting out of bad ones. "There's more than one way to get out of a bad date," she said in a telephone interview from her home in Los Angeles. "Say the word 'we' too many times, mention children at a particularly romantic moment, mention a particular boyfriend (or girl- friend) with a twinkle in your eye." Ms. Markin is now collec- ting tales of dating woe from all walks of life, from vitamin salesmen and coal miners to business people for her next project. "Regular folks often have better stories" than celebrities, she said. Ms. Markin related the tale of the woman who is out on a date with a mortician, who got beeped on his pager dur- ing the evening. "So she has to go with him to pick up a dead body" which slid around the back of the car throughout the rest of their rendezvous, Ms. Markin said. "Then he takes her home in a hearse," she said, "because he has to go to a funeral first thing the next morning." Her book can serve as corn- fort for the single. "For the not-so-single, it's also comfor- ting," she said. "Because "Regular folks often have better stories." — Carole Markin maybe you made the right decision to get married." Ms. Markin is looking for bad dates to include in her next book. If you've ever had an excruciating interlude, send a synopsis of it, along with your name, phone number and address to her at 740 North Hayworth, Los Angeles, Calif 90046. ❑ Singles Over 50 Head For Alaska The Singles Extension Group sponsored by Temple Israel will host a "Classic Alaskan Cruise" for Jewish singles over 50. The June 15-22 cruise will follow the inside passage. For information, call Fran Shusterman, 357-2470. The Continent Makes A Difference Actress Rae Dawn Chong remembered that first appearances can be deceiving. ...I met this beautiful guy in Paris who was fresh off a kibbutz. He was just gorgeous: blonde, curly hair, very Israeli, you know, that Jewish poetic stunner. Dark overcoat, jeans, sweatshirt. Just nice, very artistic. We had espressos and everything was glamor- ous and fabulous and sen- suous, but unfortunately, he was leaving. So we made a date for Los Angeles where we both lived.. ...When he came to pick me up in Los Angeles he was, first of all, driving a souped-up Camaro. He had on platform shoes with three or four inch heels, (This was in the late, late seventies, early eighties, so they were way out of style.) He had on a belt that wrapped around his waist, then around his left thigh, and he insisted that we go to Burger King. I was all dressed up and so disappointed. I just stood there, stunned, looking at this apparition, and decided that this was not for me. I ended a lot of dates at the door at the time, sur- prisingly enough. I don't think he was shocked. Actually I think he felt that the second I laid eyes on him whatever chem- istry that was there in Paris was left in Paris . . . ❑ From BAD DATES by Carole Markin. Copyright 1990 by Carole Markin. Published by arrangement with Carol Pub- lishing Group. A Citadel Press Book.