Monthly Archives: August 2006

Future of Flying

August 13, 2006 – 11:07 pm

Terrorism has cost us freedom in the air. First it was Xray machines. Then it was taking off our shoes. Now it’s no hand luggage. It’s easy to see the future in this instance. We will be flying naked within the year. And considering the shape of most Americans that will be scary than any [...]

By Peter | Posted in Travel | Comments (0)

Grace Jones Goes Nuts.

August 8, 2006 – 10:07 am

Grace Jones went postal in London at Patrick Swayze’s opening night in the West End. At the aftershow party in Soho the singer/actress slapped a paraparazzi and then embraced him kissy face-huggy bear. The London Standard said she’s 41 and engaged to a viscount 17 years her junior. And what did Jones make of Swayze’s debut? [...]

By Peter | Posted in Nightlife | Comments (0)

Breathalyzers Hit Babylon

August 5, 2006 – 9:54 pm

Yesterday was a sunny day in Pattaya. I woke before the rest of my family and noticed that I had run out of dog food for Champoo, my little dog. The dog store is close by and I got on my motorbike to fetch him some tins. Upon reaching 3rd road, I was surprised by a police [...]

By Peter | Posted in News | Comments (0)

Forever Changes Arthur Lee RIP

August 4, 2006 – 10:17 pm

I’m listening to Love’s LITTLE RED BOOK (written by Burt Bacharach) having learned from the BBC News that Arthur Lee passed away yesterday in Memphis. I am a child of the 60s. A hippie punk. Not a Deadhead. Love was our group. He was the ‘black hippie’. Maybe Love would have been more of a [...]

By Peter | Posted in music | Comments (0)