Keith summers could not understand why we wanted to interview him, and thought that nobody would want to hear what he has to say. That’s just Keith, a modest guy. He had plenty to say, and most of it was entertaining stuff, I thought.
Myself and John picked up on the comedy genius of the Great Galt early on, when he first went on line with Notstickman. In our opinion the Tom Cruise Effect is now a modern day classic. My favourite quote from that article was this little gem:
We were almost stunned. Was it really him? Could it be? Yes, without a doubt, there he was, there was John Bon Jovi.
Those who get his humour won't be disappointed by the interview.
You will also see a genuinely compassionate side to Keith, and a real appreciation of Thai culture and his life here. Like me, he knows he’s blessed to be living in Thailand.
Having first settled in Pattaya (or Hell as I now call it), I now live in the northern town of Pai. I live with my beautiful, seven months pregnant, wife, Dar. I’ve left it a little late in life to be starting a family, I know, but I had to wait this long to find the perfect woman first; or find a woman who believed I might be responsible enough to father her child. Dar’s cool, and I know she’s going to be an amazing mum. She’s funny, she’s cute, she’s caring, everything you want your wife to be.
We run a guesthouse here, and Dar’s older sister, Youey, has just moved in to help out now that Dar’s getting close to the pregnancy. Her parents and cousins will be joining us next month. Just as peak season’s coming all our rooms are going to be filled with the family. Never mind, it’s all in a good cause.
John’s disdain of the "I Love Farang" gif is obviously misplaced, and I’m sure most people would agree that it make’s a cool welcome sign for the site. In fact, I’m thinking of getting some t-shirts and mugs made up with it on and opening a little on-line store, and then later branching out into tea towels and key rings.
Look at those cheesy "I Love New York" t-shirts. How many of those have sold? I’m onto a winner, I’m sure.
Keith Summers seemed a little disappointed that we hadn't constructed a Thaivisa style website within a matter of weeks. This site has no intentions of being an information site, with reviews of bars and clubs. Nor is it specifically going to be about the saucy side of Thailand.
It’s mine and John’s final memoirs, if you like. We'll be seeing out our remaining days here in Thailand, and are using this as a platform to blog about ourselves.
I'm sure it's going to be interesting. It always is here.
Friday, February 9, 2007
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