Archive for April, 2008
The Songkran madness has not infect New York. The only water splashed on the streets of Manhattan are from the Street cleaning trucks sluicing down the gutters, however the festival gathers its strength for its inevitable end in Pattaya this weekend. so far there have been 3,537 road accidents resulting in 276 deaths and 3,992 […]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 in Traditions by Pete | leave a comment
I’ve been back in New York two days after 5 years in Thailand. Culture shock has been minimalized by my refusal to leave Andrew Pollack’s $3 million Ft. Greene brownstone, however on Tuesday I rendezvoused with my biographer to recount the circumstances of my exile from the Land of Smiles.
“Come meet me at Lucien’s on […]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 in Drinking by Pete | 1 comment
On my flight back to the States the China Airlines’ 747 stopped in Anchorage, Alaska. Two middle-aged men stood in line for passport control. They were wearing shorts and smiles. The older returnee from Paradise, an overweight teamster, said, “That was the best vacation of my life. I don’t want it to end until I […]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 in Asian Babes, Travel by Pete | leave a comment
The other day a blogographer caught Dick Cheney with his sunglasses reflecting what seemed to be a naked woman.
Dick Cheney Wyoming conservative with a naked woman?
The power of the blogosphere was never more apparent than when the Vice President’s press flak replied that Cheney had been fly-fishing on the Snake River and the image was […]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 in Sports by Pete | leave a comment
I drove a stolen car from Boston to New York in 1976. It wasn’t really stolen. A Back Bay lawyer paid $300 for the disappearance of his Olds 88 and I left the Detroit gas-guzzler by the Christopher Street pier. It was after midnight. I switched the plates and left the keys in the ignition. […]
Posted on April 15th, 2008 in Fiction, Bet On Crazy, Diamonds by Pete | leave a comment
I drink beer.
It’s one of the seven natural male pleasures. The others are uninhibited scratching, the canine ability to possess no thought, a total lack of concern for appearance, sleeping late, and eating without manners. Actually they may number more than that, but beer drinking tops the list, especially in Pattaya where the beer is […]
Posted on April 15th, 2008 in Driving by Pete | leave a comment
Here’s a quandry from Big Al
Please read the entire thing for the correct impact ….
You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:
1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to […]
Posted on April 15th, 2008 in Humor by Pete | leave a comment
Didn’t Harry Belafonte sing, “C’mon Taliban, gimme me banana.”
10 SIGNS YOU MIGHT BE A MEMBER OF THE TALIBAN
#10 you refine heroin but object to beer.
#9 You own a $300 AK-47, but can’t afford shoes.
#8 You have more wives than teeth.
#7 Your vests come in two styles; bullet-proof and suicide
#6 You can’t think of […]
Posted on April 15th, 2008 in War by Pete | leave a comment
Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties & local pubs to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink from any woman.
Many females use a date rape drug on the market called ‘ Beer ‘.
The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from […]
Posted on April 15th, 2008 in Drinking by Pete | leave a comment
My old mistress, Mrs. Carolina, used to say about blacks weekending in her home town, “They’re either drinking, fighting, or fixing their car.”
It was a particularly racist thing to come out of the mouth of my lover, however the statement is very applicable to Thai men on this Songkran festival, despite the government’s media attempts […]
Posted on April 13th, 2008 in Traditions by Pete | leave a comment
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