Monthly Archives: October 2006

Tata Young offered 25 million to star with Nicholas Cage

October 15, 2006 – 11:52 pm

The tantalizing Thai beauty, Tata Young, has been invited to star alongside Nicholas Cage for a Hollywood movie. She has passed the competitive casting gauntlet  for a film featuring a naked love scene with the movie star. Her price for this unclothed appearance. 25,000,000 baht. To pretend to make love.

By Peter | Posted in Movies / TV, Thailand | Comments (1)

CBGBs closes forever Long live PUNK

October 14, 2006 – 9:51 pm

CBGBs is closing its doors October 15 after 33 years. The Bowery bar had been home to punk since 1975. The Ramones were the house band in those early days. 24 songs in 30 minutes. Blondie starred as the sex attraction. Talking Heads brought in the college crowd and the heartbreakers with Johnny Thunders appealed [...]

By Peter | Posted in Nightlife | Tagged | Comments (0)

Thieves like Duh.

October 13, 2006 – 5:54 am

I can’t remember which commandment belongs to ‘thou shalt not steal’. I’ll guess #6. I agree with this rule, for aside from being karmically wrong, the rewards of theft are outweighed by the negatives. Why? Because people make mistakes and two heads are not smarter than one and three are stupider than two. The proof comes [...]

By Peter | Posted in Crime | Comments (0)

Beautification of Pattaya

October 12, 2006 – 10:46 pm

On March 31, 1995 Mayor Guiliani closed the last porno parlor on 42nd Street. Patrons of the peep shows cried on the sidewalk. Drug dealers, hustlers, and whores were evicted from their territory by policemen. Even panhandlers were forcibly advised to find another spot to milk the city’s human kindness. Times Square was exorcising its [...]

By Peter | Posted in Travel | Comments (0)

Axis of Evil Nukes North Korea

October 9, 2006 – 8:27 am

This morning a nuclear bomb was tested underground to celebrate the 9th anniversery of Kim Sung-Il’s appointment as the leader of the Korean Workers Party. International reaction was swift condemnation, especially by the USA, which remains the only nation to have dropped A-Bombs on civilian targets. The UN responded to prodding by the USA with [...]

By Peter | Posted in politics | Comments (0)