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Old 21-05-2008, 03:24 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Is his wife still Lonnie?
Yes. She's apparently monied up quite well, as you know.

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They ran the Mogambo on Saipan during the early 90's. I think they'd previously run the one in the Philippines. They moved to Saigon in about 1994 to open the one there. They also had something to do with the one in Phnom Penh, but that one didn't last too long.
I haven't been to Mogambo's in years. Maybe 5 years.

I should stop in.
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Old 21-05-2008, 03:36 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Ask about Bo, his old bartender. I'm sure he'll remember me, as well....
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Ask about Bo, his old bartender. I'm sure he'll remember me, as well....
Will do. I'll let you know how Bo is doing by the end of this week.

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Old 21-05-2008, 11:57 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Thanks for the update, M.
Ah, the Rex. The local haunt for all the press during the war, right? Drank there outside a couple of times.
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Old 22-05-2008, 07:45 AM   #45 (permalink)
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I thought the Rex was finished just as the war ended. Wasn't the press hangout the Continental, which is just across the street?
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Ah, the Rex. The local haunt for all the press during the war, right? Drank there outside a couple of times.
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The Rex is still open and operating. It's got that old feel to it, and is done nicely inside. I actually worked inside the hotel, as some floors are leased by companies.

Yes, the Rex is where the "5 o'clock follies" were conducted by the military officers as they pointed to maps with sticks, on national televisions, and explained that the US was doing just fine, and everything was OK.

The Continental is nice inside as well, and I attended a wedding there several years ago.

Yes, the press hung out at the Continental across the street and other places, too.
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OK - Memory lapse - not Concorde but Caravelle!

And it is the Ha Tien - not the Ha Dien canal !

Just checked my files - prat!
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Old 22-05-2008, 02:16 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Used to stop in Saigon ( never get used to HCM!) for a couple of nights each way from Taiwan to the plantation at Rach Gia.
The Rex was good .
Hotels varied - Intercontinental - Majestic and the old Concorde ( the one with a big church outside!) They were all bloody pricey but when you are on expenses you tend not to give sh*t !!!

Majestic was best for food and the Concorde for atmosphere ( all very French Colonial) but I understand it has been modernised- and ruined !!
The Intercontinental could have been an Interconti anywhere in the world - boring

Slightly off topic but may be of interest to all you 'mericans - the plantation ( eucalyptus for paper ) was an old "Brown Navy" dock on the Hat Dien Canal and one day, whilst trying to find real Whiskey in the village 'Mom & Pop' store' Pop produced an unopened quart bottle of genuine Jack Daniels he found in the back of the store .

IT STILL HAD THE PX PRICE STICKER ON IT - 3.50 $ US !!!!!!!!!!

As this was in 1995 it had matured well in the bottle since being liberated when the base was abandoned !!
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Somehow ny correction of ny post has appeared before the post itself ! weird
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Once in the late 80's a friend and I heard there was a "dance" up in the Concorde. They had a big ballroom up on the top floor. We were amazed to find all the "kids" formally dressed, the girls in big chiffon outfits from the 50's with everyone doing the foxtrot.

We found alternative entertainment for the evening.
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old Concorde ( the one with a big church outside!)
Once in the late 80's a friend and I heard there was a "dance" up in the Concorde. They had a big ballroom up on the top floor. We were amazed to find all the "kids" formally dressed, the girls in big chiffon outfits from the 50's with everyone doing the foxtrot.

We found alternative entertainment for the evening.
Same place - same memory loss ! we both knew it was an aeroplane !!!
And yes the ballroom was quite something !
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Marmite - great report.

Pity you didn't have time to catch the 5.55 in the morning flight eown to Ca Mau.

Could have shown you the new storm drains - half-built before the rainy season stopped them (literally - they're full of silt) and all the other exciting entertainment down here. Was in the Mogambo on my last tour in VN in 2002 - good grub, good beer, very friendly. Also liked the Underground for a meal, but never got into the place as a regular hang-out.

I'll have a weekend in HCMC soon - the hydrofoil ride seems to be the daytime entertainment for me - and the local Hash on Sunday - if it still meets outside the Caravelle.
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Also liked the Underground for a meal, but never got into the place as a regular hang-out.
Yeah, we stopped into the Underground for a beer. The food is good and filling. I don't go there much, though.

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The Hash still meets in front of the Caravelle on Sundays (as far as I know).
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Saigon - but Im afraid I drifted off a bit - sorry
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Some lovely sea cucumbers there mate ... bring one back for the girlfriend?
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Great stuff, Marmers.

Enjoyed both the pics and the text.
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