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Me too. Saw them live in 1969. I was still at school. Hot Rocks? That album was only released in the US. It was their first greatest hits album & Mick & Co didn't want to call it 'Greatest Hits'. What name was it called in the rest of the world? Should be easy for the fans. (Not so easy for JaiDee.)

I know the guy but it's a long time since I read his name & I am also struggling to recall it. Thanks to the initials you provided, I remember his first name is Andrew & I remember he has a hyphenated surname. He was 16 or 17 when he became the manager of the Stones. He had great chutzpah to do what he did & he was gone before he was 21. Or very young at the least. I might recall his surname but that's all that comes to mind at the moment.

Based on your clues, I'll guess Marilyn.

Thanks BB. I didn't want to sound like another of those bar room experts who claim to know everything about Thailand. I know enough to know I barely understand the place, hence my reluctance to make claims I can't substantiate. FAAARRRK. Don't do that to me PD. The thought I might have children back in Issan is something that could haunt my dreams. Where do we imagine all the farang/Thai babies come from? They are the inevitable result of holiday romances between holiday makers & local girls. And they are the children most likely to turn out katoey. Think about it....

He could have said say hello to his own children. Condoms were rarely used & the number of girls who fell pregnant was vast. Bangkok had a VD clinic on every corner back then. As I wrote in a trip report many years ago when reminiscing about those days - "We (a few farangs I met up with) must have fathered entire villages with our exploits." A thought that sends a shiver down the spine.

Run? As for the southern boundary of the Caspian Sea, is it Iran? (Otherwise Iraq, Saddam Hussein had his personal yacht parked there somewhere.)

1976 was my first visit to LOS. I had such a good time I was there twice that year, both times for a month. I have read that katoeys have been around for hundreds of years. They hold some special position in society. Or they did but I really don't anything about their history. I will leave it for someone better qualified to comment about how long they have been around & their place in society.

Looks familiar. Couldn't resist also. (Am I that predictable?)

Act?

Thanks RX. It's logical & it works.

Correct Sam.

Syria?

Marilyn Manson?

Not Black Sabbath thanks Willie. And IMO they (Sabbath) are a much better band than these guys.

Tibet.

Obsessions is the only place I know of in LOS where every drink order is signed by the customer. If there's any dispute they will show you the order & where you signed for it. It has stopped 1000 arguments. Plus it is owned by a farang who does everything possible to stop overcharging including the installation of a computerised till that tallies exactly with the signed-for orders. The one thing he can't do is to step inside his own bar & oversee it himself. As he owns the last major parcel of land in Pattaya not held by a Thai, the police will arrest him & seize his property if he even so much lifts up a glass. They ever installed a camera on a pole outside the entrance so they could monitor him 24 hours a day. The reason for the camera was given as 'street security'. A good idea except it is the only one anywhere in Pattaya. In a quiet soi, not on Walking Street, just the place you need extra security.

I stand corrected. Thanks...

Love it Sam. There's hope for you yet...

Yes, a band member was suggesting "in the garden of eden" as a name for new track but he was drunk & that was the best he could do. C'mon Hefe, you'll kick yourself if you don't remember their name. Goddammit! I thought I had seen all the episodes of The Simpsons but I haven't seen that show. Thanks, I will look out for it. Without doubt The Simpsons are the cleverest, most ironic satire on television..... EVER! And so many people just don't get it.....

They? I don't know of any "they" but Murray Head sang it, I think he wrote it too. I did look at his background once, he never had another big hit like One Night In Bangkok. But in its day, it was HUGE!!

Angels Disco, yes, that the place. And as a 21 year old back packer who never went there sober, I thought it was one of the best bars in the world. And I can imagine hearing the clip for the first time, you may be wondering what the fuss is about but every year or so I will chance upon it on some oldie radio station & I am instantly transported back there. I won't blame you for switching off half way but imagine it really loud in Angels with the dance floor full of local girls dancing. And it is dark & hot & there is sex hanging in the air, that's the memory it brings up whenever I hear it.

That's the story I've been trying to remember. I vaguely recalled it was the slurring of someone's real name. Speaking of strange names, who or what is Innagadadavida & what's the story behind it? And who is the band? And for bonus points, who is the band named after?

Isn't her middle name Louise?

I think that's Alice Cooper.

Now you've given such a major clue there is no challenge left so just to get this thing wrapped up, the other island nation is Iceland. You gave me that one BB but as for battle towns, I dunno, is it Hastings? And how come I don't remember these names after hearing the song so often?