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The REAL problem is that this problem will never be solved to the satisfaction of the majority, or the minority. This is why: I just hope I can live in the woods, some place in the forest, where nobody tells me what to do, and when I don't need to live any longer. There is just too much intrusion of others' beliefs on my life. I guess I will know when I want to call it quits. And, when this day comes, I just hope I will be able to buy a huge helping of Nembutal, which, as we all know, is the drug of choice. Out in the Woods, I wish I were!

Jeff Beck's great interview at Ronnie Scott's. Such sudden sad news, really. He was still going strong.

Yes. I CANNOT believe it. Such bad vibes. Beck was/is Amazing.

To the OP: If you think you are smelly now, at age 50, please hold your nose when you turn 60. My best advice is: After age 49, you should learn how to take a bath, maybe. And, when you get to age 60, take a bath in the morning, AND in the evening. Or, just live by yourself, a solution I highly recommend. You are fortunate if you live in Thailand, because you can find women here who will teach you how to take a sudsy bath, and almost for free. Wishing you well in your new old-age. It's not for everyone.

How's Valley Forge Park these days, by the way? Please note; you can't park in Valley Forge Park, with your GF, after dark. I once got ticketed in my '60 Chevy, in 1970. Nobody there but the park rangers and us in a state of half-undress.

Wes Montgomery. Amazing. But, no Beck.

Pink Floyd, NO! Many Jazz musicians, YES! So, please name your top two jazz guitarists. Wes Montgomery, and who else?

Hank Marvin? Didn't he and The Shadows perform Hawaiian music for tourists on the beach at Waikik, back in the 1970s?

No matter what.... You just gotta admit... There is just NO WAY the likes of Clapton could hold an audience spellbound, without uttering a word... With just a guitar. Nobody can. Only Beck. Beck is legend in Japan. Beck is God.

I will gladly listen to any Jeff Beck that I have not already listened to. And, I used to listen to a lot. In my opinion, besides Beck's Ronnie Scott's performance, which I considered to be sort of a labor of love for Beck, since he knew who was in the audience, at Ronnie Scott's, at the time... I consider Beck's performance, in 1999, in Tokyo, to be his second most exciting (could be wrong). Unfortunately, this YT upload just is not good enough. So Solly, because, we love Beck and we love what Tokyo used to be, too.

If you are referring to the DVD of Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scott's, you will know, as you have stated, that the DVD is quite different from what you get on YT. Very different in sound quality and in other respects. Just not the same. A few years ago, I uploaded the DVD in its full glory to my storage in the cloud. When listening to the DVD, try to keep your clothes on, and turn your mobiles off. (In addition to this DVD, I have also uploaded to my cloud storage the entire series of Dream of The Red Chamber. I consider Jeff Beck's performance at Ronnie Scott's to be the absolute equal in cultural significance to Hong Lou Meng.)

The strange thing about Beck is that he can play anything, in any way, and play it better than anyone. He can play Hendrix better than Hendrix, at the drop of a hat.

Great, but... IMVeryHO, Beck at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club was something special. Next favorite might be Tokyo. It's not so easy to just play nothing but a guitar, with no vocals, and still cream the Cream. Rostropovich owned the cello. Beck owned the guitar. Is Beck as great as Rostropovich? Absolutely!

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Best place to find a GF here is down on the farm. Just don't look your gift horse in the mouth.

Just out of idle curiosity, might there have been even one lucky soul, a member of ThaiVisa, who attended Beck's stellar performance at Ronnie Scott's? If so, I want to know if you were shaken to your root.

Beck makes me cream. I creamed twice at Ronnie Scott's, in fact, listening to Beck sweat over his guitar. Beck must have been born in a manger, half musician and half the son of God. Clapton should fall at Beck's feet, and kiss his footsteps, as Clapton crawls behind, just trying to keep up.

Clapton has always played second fiddle to Jeff Beck. Any takers willing to refute this obvious truth?

Conrad and Melville. I loved them both.

No, it's the sound of the jungle, with men beating on their logs. Reminds me of The Heart of Darkness; Joseph Conrad. The natives become more restless here in the winter months. Please never forget that, here in the Jungle, we live among young people dedicated to the pursuit of a more Dionysian existence, as opposed to the Apollonian existence with which we are more accustomed. Personally, I prefer it when Thai women go wild beating on logs. My favorite author of all time is still Joseph Conrad. Lord Jim;and all that. Yes, Dorothy, we are not in Kansas, anymore. Boom Boom Boom

You guys are all wrong. For many Mainland Chinese, Thailand is just a stopover on their way to Europe, UK, Canada, or, the ultimate prize, the USA. It's my fervent wish that, as the Marxist-Leninist government continues to founder and flounder, the USA will open its borders to welcome 100 million hardworking Chinese families. I started learning Mandarin in 1972. Chinese food, by the way, is second ony to Thai food.

Correct: No need, and no wish to depart. If fully vaccinated, then absolutely no need to worry. Correct?