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Congrats Jomtien residents. Swedens finest. My sincere apologies.

I mean no argument from me of what you're saying.

No argument there.

Almost. I think my dad had in his office. Perhaps the most beautiful of them all. RIP.

Thailands unconditional welcome to the russkies is being debated in in Europe, and rightly so , imo. I guess money don't smell. Thailand Cozies up to Russia Thailand bucks the trend of sanctioning Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, opting to boost trade and tourism ties with Moscow. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20230130194022610/index.html https://youtu.be/pF99bhX2fik

Oh well. You can lose the masks now, P Diddy , QG, Grunt et al. Now, a new scientific review suggests that widespread masking may have done little to nothing to curb the transmission of COVID-19. https://www.yahoo.com/news/face-masks-made-little-no-001748577.html

Cued it up for you.

Haxor3d?

I'm not convinced, TC. Nick Cave calls ChatGPT and AI songwriting 'a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human' ChatGPT is the latest software generating uproar around AI-generated art, leading to a growing frustration with the way society devalues art. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/17/this-song-sucks-nick-cave-responds-to-chatgpt-song-written-in-style-of-nick-cave https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/01/17/nick-cave-calls-chatgpt-and-ai-songwriting-a-grotesque-mockery-of-what-it-is-to-be-human Nick Cave shared his take on songwriting using artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, a chatbot launched by OpenAI last November. It’s an artificial intelligence chat that has been trained and designed to hold natural conversations. “Since its launch in November last year many people, most buzzing with a kind of algorithmic awe, have sent me songs ‘in the style of Nick Cave’ created by ChatGPT,” he wrote in his response. “There have been dozens of them. Suffice to say, I do not feel the same enthusiasm around this technology. I understand that ChatGPT is in its infancy but perhaps that is the emerging horror of AI – that it will forever be in its infancy, as it will always have further to go, and the direction is always forward, always faster.” He continued: “It can never be rolled back, or slowed down, as it moves us toward a utopian future, maybe, or our total destruction. Who can possibly say which? Judging by this song ‘in the style of Nick Cave’ though, it doesn’t look good, Mark. The apocalypse is well on its way. This song sucks.” In the depths of the night, I hear a call A voice that echoes, through the hall It’s a siren’s song, that pulls me in Takes me to a place, where I can’t begin Chorus: I am the sinner, I am the saint I am the darkness, I am the light I am the hunter, I am the prey I am the devil, I am the savior Verse 2: I walk the streets, with my head held high I’ve got my demons, but I’ll make them fly I’ll dance with the devil, and I’ll play his game I’ll be the one, to call his name (Chorus) Bridge: I’ve got the blood of angels, on my hands I’ve got the fire of hell, in my eyes I’m the king of the abyss, I’m the ruler of the dark I’m the one that they fear, in the shadows they hark (Chorus) Outro: So come with me, to the edge of the night Where the darkness and the light collide We’ll walk the line, between the good and the bad And we’ll see, who comes out on top in the end.

Tom Verlaine. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tom-verlaine-television-dead-obit-1234670298/

OMG, dawg.

.... the golden age

So do I, but at least in Europe everything is moving in the wrong direction with neo fascist states like Russia, Hungary , Poland where queer and gay bashing is the new normal, where people/incels praise assholes like Andrew Tate. Haven't been back in the good ole US of A in many years but I really hope you are right though. Even if , we're on the wrong side of 50 (soon 60) and personally I don't have the drive anymore, you and Rom are obviously the brilliant exceptions. I had a good run during the Golden Age of 2007-2010 though, I'm happy for that. Thank you ladymen of Thailand.

Yeah, all taken by me. Obviously there are more x-rated stuff but I won't post that. Nancy was cool to pose for the photo above, but no nudes. Thanks! Agreed. She's amazingly beautiful. I hear you. It's about timing, right place at the right time. My meetings with her was likely a couple years after yours, I wouldn't call her jaded but she had been around the block a few times for sure. She took me to many places in Bkk ,Tapas in Silom is where this pic was taken. She's a good one alright. Probably the coolest (stage) name ever. It just screams rockstar!

Two of my all time favs: Lyla and Anna Meena (wonder what happened to her).

Vicky, of course.

Amen to that. You can only walk in to Casanova for the first time in your life once. I can still to this day recall the rush! Lifechanging moment!

Thanks, Rom. I had some personal issues that stopped me from going to Los this winter and LBR was one the least things on my mind. I did actually see the gold painted ladyman. Thanks for that! I enjoy your trip report. Your room in Bkk is fabulous, think I mentioned that before. The prices at Check In pust me off, you did right walking out. Thanks for reporting!

USD -32b Wasn't it 38b not long ago? GBP-40b Euro-35b Seriously?

Thats euro prices. Screw that. 2K is fair I guess unless your budget is made of GBP. 800b in Patts is a no go anymore?