Thursday, February 22, 2007
Wish you were here...
So, so you think you can tellHeaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
One night in Bangkok.....
Well, I met some of the locals and the next thing I know it's all going crazy with legs and bodies everywhere.....
One night in Bangkok makes a hard bunny humbleNot much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
Devil? Naaaaah, make that demon thanks!
Friday, February 16, 2007
Jerusalem syndrome?
Okay, so I came across this GI again and this time he's in an even worse state. He even put GI on his seat! Starts spouting off again....'Saigon... shit; I'm still only in Saigon... Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle. When I was home after my first tour, it was worse. I'd wake up and there'd be nothing. I hardly said a word to my wife, until I said "yes" to a divorce. When I was here, I wanted to be there; when I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle. I'm here a week now... waiting for a mission... getting softer; every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger. Each time I looked around, the walls moved in a little tighter.'
Tells me he's heading up river to kill this guy Kurtz (aka Pasquale), a madman who's run completely amok. So, I says to the guy, 'mate, you're in Bangkok okay? Easy bro! How many times have you seen Apocalypse Now?'
He says about 300 times because he had worked in the television industry before he became an assassin. I reckon he has some sort of Jerusalem syndrome effect going on here. So anyway, I wished him good luck and gave him a packet of cashew nuts for the journey up river. Told him if he see's this Kurtz Pasquale guy to say big 'hello' from me.
The horror, the horror, the horror.....
The syndrome:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_syndrome
Banyan Tree bar on top of the world....
Roasted cashew nuts and one of those please...
All the time in the world to contemplate ones naval
Bladerunner experience
Damn fine view
No jumping allowed
Satan on roof top
Just don't have dinner whatever you do!
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