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living above the Lone Staar about 4 years earlier on

Now that I did not know.

George himself was legendary, as he should have been after some 44 years on the ground in Bangkok.

Apparently he and Bourbon Street Doug had a place on Patpong before moving to the Square

Then there was the spice king, German Kurt,

He was darn near mad the last few times I saw him. Even though he was living above Lone Star he was forbidden from entering the bar. Not sure what happened to him since it's all been torn down.

Well-known local writer Roger Beaumont once described Squaronians -- as they call themselves -- as "men with thousand-yard stares"

I lived across the hallway from Roger for a while, which was right around the corner from the Square, but never once saw him on the Square.

one is far less likely to get hassled or ripped off in the Square than he well might in quite a few other places.

That was the attraction for many.

Just a quick drive up Ratchadaphisek gives an inkling of the size of the Thai side of the sex industry...huge multistorey places - many of them wont even allow farang to enter!

I've never heard of a Falahng being barred entry from any establishment on Rachada, but I guess it could happen if they were dressed like a pauper.

Isn't Check Inn the one that used to have the little person out front all the time ?

One of my faves to make on my own is Cashew fried Chicken.

Anything I can stir fry really.

About to make some chicken-fried rice with some leftover brown rice.

"I can do a mean fried rice and noodles"

Maybe I'm missing something, rice and noodles in the same dish ?

"the offer is a little low compared to what I make now"

Not sure why you didn't tell them that when they first made the offer. I would have.

If you don't ask for more money now, at least ask them if there's a chance for a raise in 6 months or so, after a performance review.

I have been here for 11 years and have never even heard of the place.

Well, it was there long before you got to Thailand. I hope you don't mean you live in BKK and didn't know about Wash. Sq., that'd be a shame.

we could really use less of "those kinda farangs" in Bkk

those kind are the ones who started Soi Cowboy. The guy in the room next to me on Soi 22 was a partner with Cowboy, the black marine who opened one of the first bars on that strip between Asoke and Soi 23.

BA in what field? He'll basically need some skill that Thailand is lacking in to get a Work Permit.

You need to put on an old Eagles record, it's called "Get Over It" !

JP = Justice of the Peace ?

not all falang here are merried

Yes, there are quite a few sad ones in Banchang, Rayong, not very merry at all.

I think the majority of those men looking for love in S-E Asia are just trying to exploit the local economy.

Wow, this thread makes me realized why I finally got fed up with trying to earn a living in LOS.

Maybe better off dumping the car and just get a motorbike, but if you can't afford 20-30k for a paint job you can't afford a new bike either.

I'm not sure I would feel like continuing in the current career path if the Thai people in the same job have better cars, LMAO

Spent many a night on 22 and in Washington square hanging out with him.

Same here.

there's more here on TV - TransVestite

Yes, he was.

Here's a video put up by one of his friends.

http://vimeo.com/50151238

I've just read on Facebook that Mekhong Kurt, (Kurt Francis) has passed away back in Texas.

I was looking forward to catching up with him when I got back to BKK. He had a little online report he did about the BKK bar scene called "The Rounds".

Each office you go to will have different interpretations of the law. If at first you don't succeed, just go to a different office.

They were all set to give me a renewal in Au Udom w/o taking any tests, but they were going to do it on a paper license. Their hard plastic card machine was broken. I didn't fancy having a 5 year license made of paper.

I went to Chonburi city and got it done in plastic, but I had to take the test and watch the cautionary video too.

All this was done on a tourist visa BTW.

If you want to give away toys on your own w/o a company logo I'd think that would be fine. Let the wife do her own thing with the company shirt on and you just help out in another location, or help just by re-stocking the toy bin quietly and incognito.

I think if they really wanted to push the issue with the WP it's better to just get deported and be done with a country so stuck on their own BS.

whack him. he won't come back.

Yeah, but don't whack him off, or he'll just be back for more.

Sorry dude, that's just the way I found to pick up chicks in CM.

I hope they start bleaching their pubes too. Ginger pubes does it for me, but blonde is at least a divsersion from the usual black.

A great book, which may enlighten a few people as to why Pattaya is such an attraction to Jimmy Page!

I read the entire book and don't recall any mention of Thailand or Pattaya.