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The actual quote I am looking for, which I misquoted above, is some sort of US Marine quote about "men like us" from the film Gardens of Stone. Men like us? TV Men like us? I will watch the film, one more time, and then report. Great quote, in fact. Enjoy the film, men. I am surprised this film is somehow available on YT. This guy, James Caan, has a haircut that seems similar to what we see today. Maybe the world is going to heck.

Let me please pursue this thought a bit further, though I don't mean to begin foaming at the mouth about this, overly much. I am just a guy who has spent significant time with bar girls during my life. I would say that, at least, 20 years of my life have been spent with bar girls, conservatively. Maybe my time with bar girls was somehow due to my straightlaced upbringing. My mother had always believed that consorting with sinful women before wedlock was a sin. After leaving home, arriving in Asia, and seeing the sights, especially at such a young age, I found it difficult to contain my former religiously-based restraints, and thusly went hog wild. I met so many good girls in Hong Kong, topless and beautiful. Most of the girls I met were living in the KMT's enclave on Taiwan. Those girls were so nice. At that time, the girls were not hardened and tough. They were, most of them, angels. That was a bygone era. I must have had about 28 angels during the short span of time before I found a girl that I loved, just another bar girl, but special. She was smart and intuitive. Yet, she and I were never able to share much meaningful common ground. And my point is this. During this past decade, it truly is the ThaiVisa Forum which has gradually supplanted my original needs for an Asian GF. Here is why. Intellectually speaking, ThaiVisa is smarter than any GF I have ever had. Also, TV is up 24/7, except for the short hiatus of service we experienced last week. TV always is willing to listen to me speak about thoughts of import to me. As long as, and providing that, I remain civil, and do not overstep any clearly demarcated boundaries, TV will always be my sounding board for expression of thoughts and feelings dear to me. There is always somebody here willing to listen. You know, TV is so great that, if I were ambitious enough, I might even be able to start some topic which might seem meaningful to some. You might have heard that TV has been recently branded as ASEAN NOW, which means that we can now post topics outside those normally pertinent solely to Thailand. TV is getting better, while thoughts of my former GFs are now nothing more than distant memories. I still have about 150 Topics, fresh in my mind, and ready for posting here. I will post them if my NOTE4 can endure for one more year. You know that, in most cases, I find stream-of-consciousness writing /posting intolerable. Yet, as seems to be true, this was the subject of this post. I remain satisfied and, nare I say, almost in love with TV. TV provides all of the best aspects of a girlfriend, with very few negatives. You can count on me to voice my opinion, in no facetious way, whatsoever, that, in Thailand, and in SE Asia, TV has grown on me. Might I also honestly acknowledge that TV has, during the past two years, become a revamped and even better example of what it once was. My GFs and bargirl aquintences never seemed able to improve and up their game, yet, TV has. All I can say is that the world needs more of us, people like us.

Dear Friends, (I try to shorten Topic Titles. In EVERY Case. But, try as I might, I just cannot abbreviate this title, and still be able to ask the same question, in fewer words. Verbosity in the Title, I admit, is a sign of both stupidity and poor writing skills. However, in this topic, I am mentioning Ken Kesey, and stream of consciousness.) I always hate to write long topics. Especially on any given Sunday. Therefore, in this instance, can we let the Topic's Title speak for itself, with no FURTHER words from me? (I have noticed in my research that some guys spell FURTHER as FURTHUR. Such a crime.) Did Ken Kesey, in any way, influence you to come to Thailand, or other SE Asian countries, or India, or East Asia, when you were younger? And, what do you think of the stream-of-consciousness style of writing? I have never seen a hippie I liked. Are you conservative, a Mr.-businessman walking down the street? Are you much more laid-back? Now that we are becoming very old, then what can we do to move forward into the land of being more "out there", and less blah, blah in our old age, and sort of less tied to the real world of today, while we still have a few years to make some sort of hippie-like final statement? Are we now no more than old has-beens? Are we just dinosaurs having zero relevance to our world, a world we see as dying? Talk about a has-been. I hate the stream-of-consciousness writing style. Please, again, do not read anything here but the Title of the Topic, in order to reply to this topic, in case you might. If you don't like Ken Kesey, or Tom Wolfe, and I do not mean the other Wolfe, Virginia, then feel free to ignore this post. Best regards, as always. May you pass the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, in your sleep, And wake up refreshed, which is a rare thing, at our ages. I rarely feel refreshed. G. Licious

Dear Friends, If one is to consider only solid-color sense, then Nancy comes out the fashion winner. Nancy loves solid colors, be they yellow, blue, or pink. She inevitably prefers primary colors, obviously. Throughout the years, she has become a fashion icon by gradually learning how to mix yellow and blue to get green, for example. Why would anyone, almost exclusively, so prefer solid colors? This is a good question for further research and comment. I would bet that there is fertile ground for research at the psychological level concerning this love of both solid and primary colors. And, I think no one can deny that this fashion sense is just a bit jarring to those who may not be used to it. Tina has her own style of dress, too. And Tina can wear almost anything with aplomb while meeting heads of state. It is doubtful that Tina has ever worn anything that most of us disapproved of. This is because Tina does not dress like Nancy. However, Nancy just does not seem to have the same sense of fashion when meeting any personage of import, unlike Tina. Nancy is fine with some sort of pink jumpsuit, as you may have recently noticed...Maybe sort of like a Disney princess. And so, if one were to judge, just solely based on fashion sense, who should visit Taiwan these days, I would have preferred to see Tina Turner meet with Madame English. Personally, I have always loved Tina. Maybe it has been a combination of her fashion sense and her innate inner loveliness as a person which has always made my heart pound anytime I see her on stage. Here is what I am talking about: (You decide. Who has the better fashion sense? Tina or Nancy?) Somehow, I have never received the same vibes from Nancy, no matter how many solid colors she tries on. Please do not misunderstand me. Nancy, in my eyes, this day, can do nothing wrong after her jaunt to Formosa. However, I still question her fashion sense, as well as her sanity, after seeing her appear in Asia in a Disney bunny-rabbit suit. And, from watching the news, she did not even think to change this suit after she had, most obviously, slept in it, overnight. Sure, you might say that one should make allowances for anyone over the age of 80, fashionwise. But I don’t think so. I do not think so because I have seen Tina dressed to the nines, looking great, attractive as anything, even over the age of consent. Man, I surely would like to get me a piece of that Tina. But also, mostly due to fashion sense, I would do almost anything not to get hired by anyone dressed like Nancy, if I were a money boy. I realize that most of the young people here are unable to appreciate this topic. They might say, for example, why is Tina so HOT, and Nancy NOT? I really don’t know how to explain it to you. Tina has always been super hot. Although I do not know her, personally, I am still in love with her. What’s love got to do with it? For me, it’s all about legs. Regards, G.

Dearest Friends, I am feeling in a subjunctive frame of mind. What about you? For example, I often say to myself, I wish the virus had never happened. I say this in the subjunctive sense. What about you? Are you also feeling a bit subjunctive, these days? For example, you might be in the subjunctive mood to say: "If this virus had not happened, then I might be healthier in body, mind and spirit, these days". This might be, just, a result of your subjunctive mood. So, you see, my friends, that when we express wishes that might have been, then we are always in.... A New York State of Mind. Who does not love it? The New York SUBJUNCTIVE State of Mind.... It might have been better if..... Or, not... Who knows. There is always the subjunctive mood to keep you wishing for the greener grass of what might have been. I know you don't know what I am talking about. But, I really wish you did. Take care, men... Best regards, G.

Dear Friends, Nostalgically speaking, Hawaii was once the epitome of romance and luxury, sort of an exotic dream for many, a place of pineapples and volcanoes and missionaries. These days, you can go anywhere you like by hopping on a jet plane. Therefore, why do you choose to live in Thailand rather than to live in Hawaii? Is it the present-day culture of America that causes you to steer clear of these magnificent volcanic islands? Or, is it the culture of Thailand and the SE Asian food that keeps you here in one of the longest countries, north to south, on Earth? Thailand, these days, is not the same as it once was, 50 years ago, and therefore, much of the allure of Thailand has become diluted due to ever-intruding influences from the West. If Thailand, as is true of other countries, is becoming evermore westernized, then why not just live in Hawaii, an equally exotic place, at one time, which has now become totally taken over by western culture? As you can see... The guys above are very western. BUT, in Hawaii, the food is terrible. By contrast, the food in Thailand is AMAZING! And so, my friends.... In my opinion, one should come to Thailand, instead of Hawaii, if one wishes to witness a still-vibrant culture with amazing food from all around the world, a gastronomic delight, and an amalgam of all possible flavors and spices. What is your opinion, comparing Hawaii to Thailand? Is it not like comparing Pablum to Stir-fried Pumpkin? Even the lowliest dish in Thailand is worth two conch-shell-blowing guys in Hawaii. If you love Thai food as much as I do, Then, leaving Thailand is unthinkable. There are many other reasons why Thailand is far better than Hawaii, except maybe for just a short island hop. What are they? Other than the weather? Regards, GammaGlobbulin (sp)