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Having been to Rio on multiple occasions, I have to say, I love venturing out into the wild unknown. One of my favorite places is the Rio Scenarium. It is such a cool place where you can dance and eat and relax in the midst of antiques and clocks and sofas from years gone by. The place is charming and on one visit, my friend from the USA told me it was his favorite place on earth! Check out this list of fun places to see when in Rio! http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/14/travel/rio-lapa/index.html?hpt=hp_c6

On this episode of So you Think You Can Dance, I loved the group of 4 hot black guys dancing. When they got the judges (2 women) up on stage I thought of some great times back in NYC at Stella's. Those moves captivated me 20 years ago and still to this day, I think of those great days when I would tip a hot hunky thug boy and then take him home with me. One of the guys looked like a guy I took him one night. He was black, thin, ripped abs and a 9 or so inch dick. I was in law school and had a straight roommate. He woke up and found this sexy stud in the kitchen totally naked cooking some breakfast for me. He asked me later, "was that thing for real?" I said oh yes. The night before, this skinny little thug had picked me up (big man) and bounced me up and down on this big cock. It was delightful. (back then I was a bottom) and I never really knew where he got the strength from. Back then, there was no facebook or social media and no way for me to keep in touch with some many I met and would love to connect with again. Watching these 4 dancers really got me in a old memory mode from the great dancers in the basement of the fine 47th Street heaven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-mULtmf-1M

Thanks. I thought there was a thread but could not find it when I posted. I did a search but I guess I spelled normal wrong as zero results came up. Is that normal? Anyway, thanks for pointing this out. I am glad others saw this and liked it.

American has lost one of the true artists. I remember reading I know Why the Caged Bird Sings back in undergrad school with a class full of females. I was the only male. It was my first introduction to her work and I have loved reading her works for 20 years. I also loved listening to her. What an incredible voice. RIP

I got an alert from Thai Visa that Facebook accounts are being shut down. Some say the site is not accessible at all. I still have it here in Bangkok. Not that I can't live without it. But, is anyone seeing issues with this?

Giovanni would be proud.

Did anyone else watch this? It was very moving for me to watch as I had friends that lived through that in the 1980's. Also, the scene with Matt Bomer's ass was delightful. However, his transformation at the end was chilling. I was in tears more than once. Some great performances in this.

I have noticed a few hotels I stay at have specials going on and actually booked a nice place for the weekend as a get away from BKK. But, I found this article and it has some decent prices. The Blu looks really great! http://bk.asia-city.com/city-living/news/5-bangkok-staycation-deals-courtesy-coup

Tom, you are an amazing person and are a true asset to this forum. You are also a great friend and travel companion. You are truly a world class person! You are in my thoughts!

I went to Soi Twilight tonight and ate at Dick's Cafe and then went to 3 bars. All the drinks are same prices as before. LOL No special prices. Dream Boys is 400 baht. I went to X-Size and they had a very nice selection of boys. Something for a bit of everyone. Drinks were 350. Boys all said it has been slow and they need money. I went to Hot Male. The place had 4 customers. More than any bar so far. They had a nice selection of boys but they all said things were slow too. A friend from the USA has a BF there and since I was in the area I thought I would drop by and buy him a drink and give him a tip. I bought him a drink and gave him 500 baht (15 US) as I know things are slow for all the boys now in Bangkok. All bars and the boys were saying they will be open till 12 midnight. They said there were there last night till the same time. The Soi was very slow and quiet. I sat at Dick's for one hour and saw one customer go into Dream Boys. I took a Tuk Tuk back and he said he was told the 12 AM curfew is in place and he is staying out to work. Just a bit of an update from the Soi Twilight gay bar area.

I didn't see Chiang Mai in their plan. I did see several big Asian Cities. I saw that on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/noh8campaign

I went to Soi Twilight tonight and ate at Dick's Cafe and then went to 3 bars. All the drinks are same prices as before. LOL No special prices. Dream Boys is 400 baht. I went to X-Size and they had a very nice selection of boys. Something for a bit of everyone. Drinks were 350. Boys all said it has been slow and they need money. I went to Hot Male. The place had 4 customers. More than any bar so far. They had a nice selection of boys but they all said things were slow too. All bars and the boys were saying they will be open till 12 midnight. They said there were there last night till the same time. The Soi was very slow and quiet. I sat at Dick's for one hour and saw one customer go into Dream Boys. I took a Tuk Tuk back and he said he was told the 12 AM curfew is in place and he is staying out to work. Just a bit of an update from the Soi Twilight gay bar area.

Here is an interesting article from the New York Times that talks about the "red shirt" professors being summoned. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/world/asia/us-to-halt-military-exercises-with-thai-forces-as-junta-detentions-continue.html?_r=0

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I was not trying to misquote you. I was asking a question. Where did you get the information that the majority of professions were for the yellow shirts. You said that in on statement. I asked for clarification as I have not seen that. So, as opposed to trying to say I misquoted you by saying all as opposed to what you said, Overwhelming Majority, I'll ask again, where did you see this? Again, I am not trying to trap you or anything else. I am only asking for where your information came from.

My god! I was thinking the same damn thing!

I read the full article and I have to say that I am a bit surprised. I didn't think such "editing" occurred. I love what Jimmy Carter said recently, "contrary to popular belief, the Supreme Court runs the country."

Looks great. I think that young handsome lad you are talking about is Michael Cain. He is great and I love his accent.

I am here and not an expert either. But, where did you get your data that all the professors were in line with the yellow shirts? I am curious as I talked to a few today (teachers at local universities) and they are not all for the yellow shirts. There were 4 of them and 3 were for the Red Shirts but they said they would not be open about this to Thais as they fear arrest. They said they know other teachers who have been taken into custody for supporting the red shirts publicly. I have tried to find info about this but have not found this yet. However, if that is the case, I think I'd be quiet also.

I love the beebs and also love So You Think you Can Dance so I love this combo!

Last nights season finale was incredible. It was the bloodiest thing I have ever seen on TV. That is not why I liked it though as I normally don't like those kinds of things. But, the characters in this are really incredible and this season has been great. The ending was one we knew that was coming after seeing the first episode as it showed what happened in bits of this last episode. Truly, this show is bound for greatness.

I wonder if the professors are yellow shirts as most are middle class? In a society that really does not give those that grow up poor the ability to move into another class there must be a reason for this. The main reason is superiority. They believe they are superior to the other class. Even when a poor person has education and a lot of it, they are looked down on by the elite as they don't have the blood pedigree. Yes, the red shirts are often poor, but is there vote not the same as everyone else? It should be and I shudder to think that anyone would advocate that the poor can't vote or should have a say in their government. Paragon, you see Mr. Thaskin as corrupt. OK. The rest of the country may agree with you. But, the people put him in power knowing this. Why? He did things for them, subsidies, free health care, education, etc. that no one had ever done. I don't doubt he lined his pockets like every other politician in Thailand. But, that does not negate the good he did. When Bush was elected to the 2nd term after taking us into war, who do you think elected him? The same segments of society that votes for the yellow shirts in Thailand. The rich, who want to keep their money, and the poor idiots that follow what their preachers tell them. Can you see any similarities? Did Bush's friends line their pockets the same as Thaskin's friends? My two boys are not political. They see the bigger picture as both are intelligent and educated. Still who do they support? Not the yellow shirts. Why? The yellow shirts want to keep the country ignorant and uneducated and it be only those with big money that can afford university. Why? They want to have control and it is easier to control the uneducated than the ones with knowledge. I also wonder how many of your professors that support the yellow shirts are from Bangkok? I bet the vast majority. Lastly, you are right in that those were not my words but they were the words of Miss Thailand. That is how they really feel about the poor farmers. I can't support any system that discriminates so much and they do feel that way.

Coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha dissolves the Senate to take full control of lawmaking authority and sacks national police chief, along with the head of the DSI and the defense permanent secretary. The Senate was dissolved on Saturday evening and more senior officials including the national police chief removed as coup leader Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha consolidated power. The dissolution of the Senate means that all parliamentary authority now rests with the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) headed by the army chief. Gen Prayuth announced that he had taken over the authority of the House and the Senate for the time being in case any actions required parliamentary approval. The NCPO also announced on Saturday evening that Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew had been moved to an inactive post in the Prime Minister's Office. Also moved to inactive posts were Tarit Pengdith, the head of the Department of Special Investigation, and Nipat Thonglek, the permanent secretary of the Defence Ministry. Both men had been seen as loyalists to the ousted government and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. http://bangkokpost.com/news/local/411568/prayuth-takes-total-control