Jimmy Cargopants

Quinn is very self-effacing. I asked him if he'd worked for the top end papers in the UK. He said nope, just a bit of computer skills and his own imagination. I still think that his best work easily matches the work of some of the most famous illustrators in the world. We're lucky to have him.

I don't know if this will show up, taken from Sunny's FB page. It's pretty damn funny... Sunny Maxim is feeling silly at Katty Bar & Room For Rent. Yesterday at 12:17 AM · Pattaya, Thailand · listen to me Please You not scared colona I have cock lona for you Don't worry

It's the best picture I've seen of Teya yet. Is she only 22? She'll keep blooming until at some point no guy with a pulse will be able to take his eyes off her.

Studley or Brian? I knew him as Brian. Sadly we never met but planned to and chatted many times by PM. A bit younger than me and passed away way too early... There's no fairness in life. Grab it with both hands while you can.

Like Kev at the end of the video I felt choked up and teary too. 5.8 million raised in six years .. that must have made a difference to the people for whom it was intended. Rossco deserves a ladyboy knighthood!

I bide my time, I bide my time ...til I might do the same to you! (unfortunately no one's as daft as me)

My favourite. Very classy. The extraordinary thing is that it really looks like Teya .. She is so very cute!

An Englishman, Scotsman, Irishman, Welshman, Frenchman, Russian, Spaniard, Mexican, American, Norwegian, Swede, Albanian, Italian, Indian, Moroccan, Dutchman, Brazilian, Kenyan, Kiwi and a Belgian walk into a Pattaya bar… The barman tells 'em: "You can't come in here without a Thai."

Pissed posting! I kept looking at the turd word, thinking that can't be right ("Shurely shome mishtake!?"). Couldn't figure it out then thought to hell with it Post away! 55

What did I say .. and what's a pee between friends 555

Agreed. Only today caught up on the thread.. To clear something up - Sunny is "Rabbit" because she was born in the year of the rabbit. I also like to imagine she's a rabbit! A darn sexy one at that!! Envy everyone who have trips coming up soon and urge anyone to stay at Katty (first floor room highly recommended). The place next door does breakfast and a half decent coffee. A nice thing you can do for yourself in the mornings is go for a very long walk up Beach Rd. See how far you can go! Emmy goes for runs apparently .. most of us would be happy enough with walking! At a certain point in the walk you come across local fishermen and it's fascinating to watch them at work on their boats - an activity stretching back to the dawn of time. You can jump on a baht bus to get back. Teya (I assume) still comes down in the early/mid afternoon and always good for a laugh. The sunsets are brilliant. Jomptien is so laidback and quiet. I don't understand why anyone wants to stay in Pattaya with its noise and crowds, but it's only 15-20 minutes away... always a doddle getting in and back (although Grunt had to explain the route to me about ten times before it sunk in 55). Direct bus to and from the airport at Jomptien.

The single interaction I ever had with Lily was on my first visit to TJs... I'd just arrived and she was off for a ST. She said "I come back for you!" Never saw her again. Her boobs are superb .

I thought it meant something like "gimme some sugar baby" .. sugar meaning money, gifts, or even love. I suppose we can do it back to them right?

How common are separate bedrooms in Thailand? I'm curious to know if one was living in a small house (or even a condo) and on fairly modest means, would you have to live in a room which served as both the room you slept in at night and where you spent the rest of your time ... (I think it would drive me crazy to live like that and give me 'cabin fever'. I would need a separate bedroom!)

It's very clever Rom... I regret to say I've never owned chaps but (totally true story) I once bought a light top en route to TH which I didn't realise had a see through mesh back -- It was awesomely gay 555. It became one of my more successful trips as I recall, and I had a number of more aggressive lbs all wanting to "root" me (had me running for the hills with my hands covering me bum 555). I hope you keep drawing... cartoons don't have to be particularly sophisticated to work. It's the idea and satire behind them which makes it work. I think you could easily match "Viz". (If you can't draw BMs anymore, maybe favourite lbs you've known??) All the best, James.

Wickedly funny Rom. It's the details that get me - a wrinkled arsehole, the exaggeratedly large phallus on every lb. 55. Even your critics (and I've been one) wouldn't deny you have real talent at this.. Have you ever heard of "Viz", it's an adult cartoon magazine (UK) which has been around for ages. Google image it, I think it may appeal and inspire you to get drawing again!

I think the Katty playlist would be in safe hands with you there QG.!

Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) tells a funny story - late seventies and Pete Townshend staggers blind drunk into a London night club and abuses every person he sees - demanding 'who are you? who are you?!!' .. hey we've all been there 55 And some Oz flavour -

I have heard different things about Thai rural life - some say they hated it (boring, dreary), others enjoyed it (the peace, nature).. what was your experience Annat?

The jumpsuits were ridiculous but you can't keep a good song down (and good audio - f*ck it, music's supposed to be listened to - not looked at) ...

This is seriously good ... I love the early Rod stuff. No original video to this, but one of the best lyric songs (IMO) written last century. The writer described it as "saying to a teenage girl that the way to happiness is not through being trendy. There are deeper values." It was recorded it in '69 on Rod's first solo album. It was much later heard in a new version as the song played over the end credits of the UK The Office ... And... No video but good audio and a great vocal belter by Steve Marriott (much missed) -

Agree with PD above that it would be good to choose music that might appeal to the girls as well... I just can't think of any at the moment. Especially if the mission is to get them to peel off their kit, drop their knickers and spread 'em . One more for the playlist, and ok this is just a private joke between bbg and me - although I can hear myself serenading Sunny with it ...as she sobs uncontrollably ...then puts me in a headlock (serves me right for being a twat 555) - .

Still on a US Indie theme... Down under we were following the US and UK trends closely. This was our classic garage rock (our Louie Louie) - Thirty years ago I was schlepping around the north of England. Saturday nights at the only disco in town which played pretty awful music (same any nightclub in the world so that's not a dis) ... except when they played a total gem like this one -

and some other personal faves - Trying to pick those with good audio as well the visual... (If you think these are too obscure, frankly you need to get out more 55) - Alright this is a bit obscure (and weird!) .. great US indie band the Pixies. (Bowie loved them). Always want a lb and me to listen to this and scream in each other's faces "Wanna grow up...grow up to be...a debaser!!!!!" 555

I should apologise or at least explain the obscure stuff - many of us (incl. duke and bbg I'm sure) have been listening to music all our lives and have heard certain songs a million times (I know I have). It follows that we don't want to hear Stairway to Heaven or Candle in the Wind again ...ever!!! 555. Once you've heard new music a couple of times if it's good you don't think of it as "obscure" anymore ... you just think to yourself that's bloody brilliant. I like mainstream, I like indie, and music from the fifties right up until about 10 years ago (I struggle to find anything really contemporary that excites me) ... and I like the history of music too, which is why I'm likely to bang on about the background to songs, and where they fit into the culture. (My thread --- suck it up !) Received wisdom is that America was in the music doldrums before the Beatles arrived. Not true of course (wit early Dylan) .. and like John Lennon often said, the best music is often the most primitive... this was a #1 in the States just before the Beatles arrived, and IMO knocks the pants off I Want to Hold Your Man (sic). And it doesn't get more primitive --- add it to the playlist!!