Here I am, after a great absence,
struggling to put into words the
myriad of things that have
happened since my last newsletter.
Suffice to say, I am very much alive
and well as I joyfully continue my
crusade to bring a touch of Love !n”
Laughter to lives of others.
I have continued to work through
the usual hospital and shelter
activities along with [...]
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CHRISTOPHER G. MOORE NOIR AUTHOR EXTRAORDINAIRE-BANGKOK NOIR BY ANTONIO PINEDA Once again in the guise of bespoke noir poet, I cross the threshold of the scene of many a literary crime, the Foriegn Correspondents Club in the noir heart of Bangkok. The venue is celebrating the book launch of, Bangkok Noir. Christopher G. Moore greets me and [...] A WRITER’S PERSPECTIVE ON DISNEY’S GRAND THEFT AUTO DISNEY’S GRAND THEFT AUTO? The current lawsuit by Jake Anthony against Disney/Pixar in the USA for alleged plagiarism of his ‘Cars’, ‘Cars 2’ and ‘Cars-Toons’ screenplays is fascinating the world, occupying page upon page of Google and Yahoo. The story broke in the Hollywood Reporter’ and is currently on more than two and a quarter million Internet [...] DARK CABARET-BOOK LAUNCH WARP STUDIO-BANGKOK The book launch for the Nouvelle Vague inspired photo-cinema book, Dark Cabaret, was celebrated at the Warp Studio in Bangkok. The venue is a converted warehouse hard by the Sheraton Riverside on the shores of the Chao Phraya river. It is situated in a cosy warren of art galleries, antique shops and [...] Boaz Zippor, celebrated Bangkok photographer and promoter of the arts greets me at the entrance to his art studio and private gallery. It is located in a multi level house, the patio grounds have been converted into a bar, the ground floor and upper tier house an eclectic collection of paintings, collages [...] The Thailand premiere of Carmen conducted by Somtow Sucharitkul, was performed with spoken dialogue in French, as was conceived by the composer Bizet. The venue was the Thailand Cultural Center. At the ticket queue I encounter film actor Krystal Vee, she is the star of The Lazarus Papers directed by Jeremiah [...] A NIGHT OF BUTOH, POETRY AND ART- BOKA GALLERY By Antonio Pineda Boaz Zippor greets me at the entrance to Boka Gallery in the Saphan-Kwai area of Bangkok. He lights up a cigarette, as he greets his guests and discourses at length on painting and photography. “My photographic art in this exhibition is as raw as you can [...] Mark Ebner Six Degrees of Paris Hilton SIX DEGREES OF PARIS HILTON I met author-journalist Mark Ebner in Bangkok in the wake of the David Carradine affair. He is a graduate of Bard College. Mark was once addicted to drugs and alcohol, but is now teetotal. His remaining vices are [...] CARLOS SANTANA-MASON RUFFNER THE BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH BY ANTONIO PINEDA Il y ya un temp, once upon a time, back in the halcyon days of the Haight Ashbury in San Francisco, my childhood mates and I organized the Straight Theatre, an old cinema recrafted into a psychedelic ballroom. The Dead, James Cotton, John Fahey, [...] BY ANTONIO PINEDA Boy George affects a spectacular entrance in the foyer of the Sheraton Hotel, hard by the Pratmnak hill in Pattaya, overlooking the cozy cove next to the Royal Cliff Hotel. The Boy is resplendent in makeup, lipstick and a pink hat on which a glam Jolly Roger flies embedded in rhinestones. He is [...] A MAGICKAL NIGHT OF POETRY AND CHANSON A Magickal Evening of Poetry and Music 8pm Mon, February 22nd, 2010 Free Please join Antonio Pineda, author of “The Magick Papers,” in the Clubhouse as he reads from his new collection of poetry, “Poets at the Gates of Dawn.” He’ll be accompanied by the chilled beat electronic sounds of DJ Darryl spinning a fine selection from La [...] LE NOUVELLE VAGUE- THE NEW WAVE OLIVER STONE LIVE IN BANGKOK- Once again in the guise of bespoke poet, the lysergic pirate of Savile Row crosses the threshold of the Foreign Correspondents Club, to attend the gala event featuring 3 time Oscar winner Oliver Stone. Peter Rnic arrives with the film crew for Sawadee Pattaya TV and we set up [...] CHAMPAGNE X- THAI FILM GODDESS THE GOLDEN KINAREE AWARDS The Chatrium Suites, located hard by the Chao Phraya River, is the venue for the closing ceremonies of the Bangkok International Film Festival, The Golden Kinaree Awards. I take the lift to the fourth floor. Nicholas Snow and his associate Natalie are interviewing film actors Rachel Nichols, [...] Jim Belushi: Steal my show! by Joel Gershon In town for the Bangkok International Film Festival, the sitcom star shares his impressions of Thailand’s food, football access and bootleg DVDs Jim Belushi on the red carpet at Thursday night’s opening for the Bangkok International Film Festival Actor Jim Belushi recently arrived in Thailand to headline the Bangkok International [...] THE BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL I consult my vestuary and select a black 3 button suit with slim lapels ,constructed by bespoke tailor to the stars, Lucky Ricky. A crisp white cotton dress shirt with French cuffs, is complimented by a skinny black tie emblazoned with Jolly Rogers, and initialed [...] CAMERON DIAZ – MAN, WOMAN, FILM THE MOTION PICTURE Pearson and Diaz Producer, actor, director Cameron Pearson invites me inside his well appointed penthouse in a trendy area of Bangkok. In 1999 he shot Man Woman Film on location in [...] FLAMENCO ODYSSEY The flamenco odyssey has traveled overland and by sea for over a thousand years to Iberian shores.The gypsies originated from India, and their exodus via Eastern Europe and the Meditteranean, culminated in its evolution when Andalusia was the center of Moorish-Arabic culture. It was highly evolved, [...] Juan Antonio – Flamenco JUAN ANTONIO DE LOS REYES-FLAMENCO AMBASSADOR I met Juan Antonio De Los Reyes in Madrid. He was the only other dancer in the dance studio at El Amor De Dios with long hair. He was a hippie during the dictatorship of Genarilissimo Franco which took a lot of bottle. His [...] PETER RNIC CHARACTER ACTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE
THE HEAVY The Heavy stars Gary Stretch The Heavy, stars the former glamour boy of British boxing, Gary Stretch. Written and directed by Marcus Warren, it is a thriller about the sibling conflict and betrayal between two brothers, set against the backdrop of the London underworld. Stretch [...] :: SEEKING :: AFTERMATH – DAVID CARRADINE MORGUE PIX Fools rush in, where angels fear to tread. I stride across the opulent lobby of the Swissotel Nailert Park, take the lift to the 5th floor, where investigative journalist Mark Ebner admits me to his suite. He has had dinner with Dr. Pornthip, the famous Thai forensic scientist [...] Ebner drops the bomb. He researched the scenario. His research brought him to an actor- film director in NYC. Here is the game plan. The dominatrix shows up at his fashionable penthouse on the Upper East Side. As the door closes behind the actor – director, the dominatrix punches him to the floor , and demands him to grovel before his lord and master. The sexual pathology is one of transference of power. The dominatrix binds him by rope in the same intricate fashion as Carradine. He is then taken to the bed where the dominatrix jams a wire up his urethra. The dominatrix engages him in wild aberrant sex, at the moment of orgasm, the erotic asphyxiation element is played out. In NYC an hour with the dominatrix costs 350 US D an hour. The same service can be had here all night for the same price. Ebner has done his research, and we are all in tune with his [...] BANGKOK BABYLON, DAVID CARRADINE RIP I wander by the old Madrid pub in Bangkok. Set in the heart of Patpong, the oldest entertainment area in Bangkok, the Madrid and Sarika steak house were once the watering holes for CIA spooks back in the day. I ascend the stairs of Sarika , Joe Cummings, editor [...] David Carradine was murdered and there is a cover up over here in Bangkok. It was probably done by a ladyboy, either on purpose or accidently. The ladyboy would be strong enough and big enough to pick him up and place him in the closet. I want to see the tapes from the hotel’s cameras. Please try to get your hands on them and check them out as they may have been tampered with [...] Winters talked with Chuck and Tiffany, the agents for Carradine. The actor was lined up for work years in advance. People of a certain social class always have the obligatory gold Rolex watch, diamond ring and gold chain plus the mandatory roll of mad money in their billfold. No mention was made of this by police. David produces the wild card from the deck. He contends that a katoey, ie a ladyboy or transexual, could have easily possessed the strength to murder Carradine. Katoeys are part and parcel of the Bangkok scene. They blend into the fabric of the demimonde. They are often indistinguishable from the real [...] I am a blogger on the scene in Bangkok at the hotel where Carradine died and am blogging about this on http://magickpapers.com/blog ICON OF AN AMERICAN FILM DYNASTY The announcer for the BBC breaks the story on TV. David Carradine was found dead in the Swiss Hotel on Soi Nailert. The film star was [...] Bookmark, Share and Enjoy: excerpt from People Magazine After a maid found David Carradine’s body in a closet in his Bangkok hotel room, police called it a suspected suicide. But the actor’s manager refuses to believe it. “I can tell you 100 percent that he would have never committed suicide,” Tiffany Smith, who along with Chuck Binder managed the Kill Bill [...] David Carradine dies in Bangkok David Carradine, died in Bangkok on Wednesday, was a sly, devilish, and at times downright freaky, movie presence who, when he appeared onscreen, automatically made matters twice as interesting. Carradine’s dramatic skills were recognized by such directors as Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, and Hal Ashby who cast him in, respectively, 1972’s [...] DIRECTED BY LAB KY MO Lab Ky Mo, director of Monks and Mamasans, strides impatiently and Brendan is an Irish-Brit whois [...] CONFESSIONS OF A DAY PLAYER PART 2 The Furama Hotel is the venue for the shoot for Dark Bridges, directed by Marcelo Von Schwartz. It is a boutique hotel situated next to the prestigios Siam Society in Bangkok. Attired in the guise of bespoke poet , I join my accomplices in [...] from the organizers of BarCamp Bangkok We still have a lot to do because we are making this Barcamp a truly awesome Barcamp. We need people to jump in and make things happen. Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009 Action [...] Just a quick note to let you know that Barcamp Bangkok 3 dates have been Barcamp Bangkok 3 will be held on May 23-24, 2009 at Sripatum University. We will have more details and open registration shortly. We will send another For more details on why Barcamp Bangkok 3 is going to be even [...] STRIPTEASE AS AN ART FORM Once upon a time in America, the striptease was elevated to an art form. Ecydiasts were trained in classical ballet. Their acts were superbly choreographed and contained elements of the theatre. Unlike the lap dancers of todaywho perform buck naked and leave little to the imagination, the strippers of [...] Bookmark, Share and Enjoy: Palin Vs. Palin on SNL Posted in Funny Videos And Random Thoughts | Bookmark, Share and Enjoy: DREAMSCAPE THE LABYRINTH Attended barcamp Bangkok. As I entered faculty of engineering an arrow pointed to barcamp and undeneath were the words “geeks this way” I registered got a t-shirt . As always, my topic got 3 votes so i was not invited to speak . Lunch was bangup . [...] received from Richard Rubacher Rubacher has been studying people who have learned to “be alive, [...] Are You Ready for Barcamp Bangkok 2? This is a reminder that Barcamp Bangkok 2 is coming up this Saturday and Sunday August 30th and 31st. Register for this event and hear the author of this blog talk about “Blogging the Film and Nightlife Scene in Bangkok” A Few Things You Should Know: We have some awesome international guest [...] LE SALON DES TANGO The motorcycle taxi whips down soi 49, winds past Samitivej Hospital and deposits me at the entrance to a small sub-soi. A plaque against a wall marks the residence of His Excellency Don Felipe Frydman, Argentine Ambassador to Thailand. Felipe greets me at the door, a mirror by the entrance [...] Synopsis The death of the Spanish dictator Generalissimo Franco in 1975 ushered in extreme changes in society. The political compass swung from extreme right to left, and from the ashes of fascism emerged the phoenix of a new art movement, La Movida Madrilena. This glorious epoch intrioduced new faces and injected modern values in Spain. The premier [...] BY ANTONIO PINEDA I lord it up at the wrap party producer Raine Grady hosts at Ali Baba a hip venue in Pattaya. The shoot by award winning British director Lab Ky Mo has gone down a storm. Locations varied from the fashionable Peppermint A-Go Go to the Orchid Massage Parlour and the sexed up strets [...] Tony on flickr on SaffronSicko’s photostream. Bookmark, Share and Enjoy: |
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