Re: Christmas Wishes
Posted by 8thaero » Fri Dec 23, 2016 5:26 pm
60 years back I needed a pillow to play Santa. Exactly 50 years back I spent it in Bangkok with best friend Geoff now in Sparks NV we visited last Thurs. Both had 6 months at war and looking for peaceful place to meet. Also there from Clark AB PI was a 4th grade school teacher I was dating on a tour. She’d a room at swanky Oriental Hotel we , small hotel Manida was the town O club & BOQ. Geoff and I spent the morning at Univ of Bangkok on a wander round see the KIng and Queen give diplomas and drive off in the canary yellow Rolls gift of QE II. A spirited discussion with a student protestor against ugly Americans, we parted friends anyway. Next we did the river tour in the narrow boats with the 4 cyl motors, long prop shaft. Floating market we sipped some pineapple juice and I bought a few yds yellow thai silk for a dinner jacket I wore for years. Juice from on the the river a BIG MISTAKE! That eve was a dinner party for Caroline’s tour in Oriental dining room. Geoff caught a date as well. ME? too frequent rush trips to the Mens WC under the stairway .Both ends. Got thru that and 12AM went with her to the beautiful Cathedral of the Redeemer just down the river. Over flow so we stood in back, Comb Latin and Thai mass but last choir was Little drummer boy in English and THAT I’d both sang and directed me self. Cool end to a funny day. Next eve we went to see Dr Zivago playing icy gold Russia sittin sweatin in a steamy UN air cond balcony for 3 hours. Nother crazy happening. So is a 50 year old poem of us playing cards listening to Armed Forces Radio the 24th, day before across INtl Date Line.
Bangkok Xmas ’66
Merry Christmas , Harold.
Angels deck us all with holly bright.
I got 3 kings and a red nose Virgin
with a one eyed Jack as the silent Knight.
Good King Bumibol’s no show man,
one horse open straight to go man,
Bethlehem and US Steal
away in a merger experts feel.
Cut the deck, shut up and deal.
Holy Jesus! flush was real!
Merry Christmas and more the merrier to come!
eighth aero