JohnBarleycorn

I also wanted to mention:

Jeff Beck says THANK YOU in Japanese at the end of his Tokyo performance.

But, I was saddened to see that Jeff did not even take the trouble to say "thanks" in a more appropriate way.

He uses the short form, such a boor.

He should have said:   arigatou gozaima<deleted>a  ありがとうございました

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Or, I suppose he could have just struck up with.....

On 6/15/2020 at 11:48 AM, simon43 said:

From the timestamps on your posts in this thread, your trip seems to have lasted at least 6 hours.  Those are d*mn good magic mushrooms....

Beck is amazing.

Greatest guitar in the whole wide world.

But, he doesn't talk much.

The only thing more amazing might be JS Bach and his Double Concertos.

Taking a bath with a monkey in an onsen 温泉  near Nagano, Japan is very expensive.

I have done so.

Taking a bath with a monkey in Thailand is not very expensive.

I have not yet done so.

Time now for one more shower or bath, I guess.

Very cold here.

Must stay warm...

SPACE FOR THE PAPA, baby....

You better believe.

Tony Hymas

No matter how many hot showers I take....

I never get clean.

I need another hot shower.

Really cold!

Back soon......

Who does not love Tokyo who had been there?

Tokyo is not the same these days.

So sad.

Because..... Japan culture has shifted from what it once was.

Maybe Japan is OK, still.

But, Japan was so much better, years ago.

The noodles were better, way back when.

If you want to take a good and hot bath...

1.  First, take a chicken egg and soak it in your bath water.

2. Second, crack open the egg and check the yoke.

3.  If the yoke is runny, then your bath water is not hot enough.

This reminds me...

If you want a good and hot bath, then...

Go to Japan.

So, anyway....

I just took a very steaming shower.

The pouring hot water reminded me of Japan.

My skin turned red, but still not scalded enough, if you know what I mean.

The temperature is good and cold.

Almost 19 degrees.

And still falling.

If I had my wish, then I would have it snowing in my room.

It's so cold here.

And, it was only Jeff Beck who saved me from further insanity.

I MISS Tokyo....the way it was back then.....!

Last night, my entire body was covered by flying ants.

Did you hear what Mama Said?

So then......what do you think?

I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is something fairly profound....

Lance Bombardier Des Bettany depicting the futility of attempting to having some peace and quiet in the crowded library at Changi prison camp in Singapore

9 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

Everyone has his own tastes..

 

Van Gogh, although he painted peaches, never painted pussies.

Also, I would be surprised if your submission were not taken down.....very soon.

Still...art is art.

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Of course, your submission should not be taken down without a good reason.

Music is the best of all arts.

Music also came first.

Even before there was painting, there must have been music.

For example, the Rolling Stones music is basically 50,000 years old.

Mick Jagger, even today, looks 50,000 years old.

He should stop hobbling around on stage.

I hope he doesn't.

Also, for that matter, what is the cello without Rostropovich?

My love for the cello is surpassed only by my love of JS Bach, which is almost equaled by my deep respect for the erhu, a Chinese string instrument with that many strings.

Er = two

So, erhu must mean a two-stringed instrument.

So many days has it been that anyone has played my poor instrument.

This is why, these days, I just like to listen.

I just wish that I could, again, have some sort of cello between my legs.

Unfortunately, due to my age, I have given up cello playing, and also twiddling.

I no longer expect to twiddle women.

They, also, have no interest in twiddling me.

By the way....

Vincent was heavily influenced by his love of Japanese culture, and maybe Chinese culture, since Japanese culture derives from Chinese culture.

But, anyway, being in Asia, then I thought that you might appreciate Vincent, all the more.

The reason I am posting this link to be read by Farang in Thailand, especially during this time of the virus, is that I feel for them, just as Vincent was such a compassionate man.

If you follow this link, and drill down, then you will find some very amazing things, including extreme closeups of the painter's work.

When I was your age, I just wish that someone had provided me with such a link, had it existed back then when I was your age.

Enjoy if you will.

But, who can not love Vincent?

Here is the link:

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en

This is truly one of the best presentations by any museums of art.

Here, you can explore the collection:

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/search/collection

My favorite, probably, is the painting of the peach tree....and there are many paintings of peach trees to see.

MAGNIFICENT!

And, you can see every brush stroke on this website.

MAGNIFICENT!

1 hour ago, daveAustin said:

Op, you're skipping over the heads of most niks on this site. They're a bunch of thickie bogans .

Pollock awesome, btw. 

Strangely enough......And in fact.......I have spent many, many hours staring at Pollock Paintings.  I find them beautiful and amazing. The painting I posted above is one of my favorite.

Anyway....what is life without both music and art?

35 minutes ago, Damrongsak said:

This past winter, my wife spent about a month visiting old Thai friends in Florida, mostly right by Tampa.  Asian farmer's market with all kinds of fresh and cheap produce, Thai temple with a community center that was hopping, selling food, etc.  Really neat.

 

As for other exact same things, we imported my wife's younger brother with his wife and two kids, and her sister with a daughter to the U.S. 10 years ago or so.  Only took 10 years to do it legally.  An older brother came before with a tour package and jumped ship.  I may have to move to Loei to get away from Thai family I've known for 40+ years, 555.  Famn Damily!  But, since I'm the oldest, they will mow my lawn, rake leaves, fix my car and cook stuff.  All I do is occasionally loan them $5k - $10K USD for various endeavors. So far, so good.  I can't imagine any of them want to go back except to visit, or retire there if funds here run low. 

 

 

 

It's only money.