Chaingmaipast

I have now read through the complete Page of Rememberance .

Many names I am aquainted with, some better than others.The fond kind way that many of these people are remembered is very touching.

As mentioned ,I first arrived early 92,and started increasing my time there each year.

Eventually I ended up living there for 5 years returning to Canada late 2001.

Events and circumstances left me(I left myself?) in a most precarious situation,culminating with a business partner(Steve Shaia was his name) leaving me high and dry in C.M monies owed not forthcoming.

It was an exhilarating,dangerous,precarious situation which I ultimately survived...an amazing learning experience.

I was not really part of the established Falang ex pat community ..but many were in need of a particular plant,a business I eventually was obliged to undertake ,that of marketing special herb which I used to go get myself up in the Mts on my trusty Honda Dream.

In this way I got to know many people.Wonder if anyone still remembers me.?

Something Blinky Bill said triggered a thought in my mind about all the drinking mates that I have known and remember since being in Chiang Mai, specifically those who have passed on

I would like to start a list of those I remember here in Chiang Mai and would like all other local members to chip in and add the names they remember. Just add them onto the list and in this way maybe all of us together or by ourselves can have a drink and say salute, salude, old buddy, I remember and miss you.

Here is the start of the list I would like to remember, add to it if you like and see how many we can remember.

Salute Good Buddies

Skipper

Andy the Scot

J. B. Gross

Jeremy

Roger Morton

Allister the Scot

Jack Wall

Rick Cherry [ Dr. Lic ]

Crickett ........ way before her time

Andy "Mao's" drinking buddie Ronnie from England

Martin West

and what of "Abe" last I heard old Bill(known long ago as Avocado Bill ")and others were looking after him.

Rudi

I went to CM first in 92,ended up living there for a few years .It was interesting times and I learned a lot about life there(often the hard way).I remember Skipper very well.... I liked him.

And what has become of Max(Moon Garden Max a long time ago)?

There were so many colourful charachters around then.

Thanks for this thread ..it was a great memory jolt.

I'm still kind of connected to the place as my wife is from Mae Rim,living in Canada now over 6 years...time flies.

Hope to visit early next year

Cheers

add on guys and gals