Bob

I've been back for a little over a month and haven't gone to one of the shows up here in Chiangmai yet.....and may not go more than 1-2 times per year. For the most part, fairly boring for me (plus the music's too loud, drinks too expensive, etc., etc.). I've gone to host bars and Soho, though, many times since I've been back and enjoy stopping for a drink and chatting with people I know (or want to know....).
 
Ram Bar (a gay bar on the river in front of River House Massage) is having some kind of "pretty legs" (or something like that) show this Sunday night and, given I already a few of the bartenders/waiters there are cute as hell without showing their legs, I'm going and it ought to be a hoot.

Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway!), a man outstanding in his field....

Thank you, Michael, for decoding the "obscure" (too kind a word, KT!) into something that has a modicum of correct English, spelling, and punctuation.
 
The music, normally spelled "morlam" or "morlum" in English and spelled *********** in Thai, is what one would call traditional music or even folk music that originated in Laos and Isaan. The music partially migrated to the "big cities" when the poor Isaan folk moved there to work and the music apparently tugs at their heartstrings for home. For me, I like it (it's normally somewhat soothing) although much of it sounds the same. Sometimes it's amazing to hear some of the morlam singers "warble" in every stanza similar to the way Aretha Franklin "warbled" in soul music. (I don't think "warble" is the right word but hope you get the drift).
 
Edit: * (I'll try one more time to have this software recognize Thai): หมอลำ

Good job (voting three times, that is). You must be related to Richard Daley, Sr. (prior mayor of Chicago who allegedly had many dead people vote for him on election day).

I don't know what you're smoking, Michael, but unless something radically happens in the next 4 weeks, there's no possible way for either candidate to win by a landslide. Some external event (Israel hitting Iran?) or internal event (Romney puking on the debate stage?) could change things a bit but still a landslide is really impossible under current circumstances.
 
P.S. I and Khun Khortose have already signed our ballots and sent them off. Michael, have you done so yet?

Only an outfit like Fox News would provide this bimbo a regular platform to spout her views. She fit's in well with the Fox News mentality but, to me, she's vile, devisive, and disgusting.

One would have hoped that mechanism of evolution would have assisted human beings to think a bit more logically over the ages but that doesn't seem to have happened all that much. Ignorance has bred strange beliefs from the beginning of time. Whether it's the god of thunder, Buddha, Mohammed, Christ, Joseph Smith, or Jim Jones, it's pretty much all the same to me and I don't see any benefit in either promoting or criticizing one brand of insanity over another. And, unfortunately, what we do know always seems to get trumped by what we don't know (but which we know for "sure", i.e., religious faith).
 
If there were alien societies out in the heavens (correction - other galaxies) that have studied the evolution of humans on earth, I'd pay a pretty penny to read their analyses. Probably pretty damn funny and pathetic at the same time.

Just noticed that Scooby and/or the gods have added a "Like It" button to the posts. And also noticed I had a PM that told me that TJ (bless his soul) liked something or other that I posted.
 
Because I think it's rather silly (and I also forget about it because I'm old), I don't use the feature. So, I suppose I ought to announce:
(1) To posters I like (you know who you are): Just imagine I pushed the "like" button.
(2) To posters I don't like (you likely have no idea anyway): Just be happy they don't have a "fuck off" button!

If/when the love attains biblical proportions, please promise us you won't post the video!
 
You two somewhat remind me of Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. GB's still using the telegraph (and/or pony express) and you've got the lastest country-club app installed on your mega-pixil-byte I-Phone VII.....