The 301n.i.b. Mailbag

Here at 301nightsinbangkok we love to get emails, letters, and comments from viewers - asking about updates on previous posts and requesting information on upcoming events. Unfortunately, we can only respond to a fraction of these letters. Here's a sample from the past week -

D. E. Fresh from Stockton, CA writes:

Dear 301n.i.b. -
My family and I were a bit shocked by your video. Kaddi's peformance was truly gripping. Are you sure she's really okay? Was that really 'acting'?

Dear Mr. Fresh -
Kaddi is in good health and being held at an undisclosed secure location. As for her convincing portrayal of a wife and mother who's been brought to Thailand against her will, can't eat the food, has trouble with the smell, and wants to go home as soon as possible....I'm really not sure what she used as her motivation. Some actors are just blessed with the gift of imagination.


Mona C. from Los Cruces, NM writes:

Dear 301nights -
You never mentioned what happened to the bag that the Strate's left in the Sacramento airport. Did they ever get it back? Is it lost forever? You can't just casually mention something like that without following up on it!

Dear Mona -
For a while we were uncertain as to the whereabouts of said bag. We have since learned that it ended up on a Greyhound bus headed for Seattle, where it hooked up with the Grateful Dead and toured for about a week. Three days ago we received a bill of damages (which we're not paying). for a hotel room it had trashed - allegedly - in Columbus, Ohio. Fortunately, the Pennsylvania state police managed to catch up with it in Scranton, PA. The bag was taken into custody and, after paying a large fine, was eventually returned to Kaddi's parents in Sacramento.

Jazzhands from Madison, WI writes:

301nights -
Are you able to communicate with everyone? How's your Thai progressing? Have you started to dream in Thai yet?

Dear Jazzhands,

The language is coming along, although the only people are talk to seem to be taxi drivers. As for dreams, the only one doing any dreaming is Kaddi. Last night she dreamt she was eating a big jelly donut.

Stephen Harper from Ottawa, ON writes:

Dear 301n.i.b. -
Love the blog! It sounds like you guys have a ton of downtime, though. Sitting in hotel rooms, sitting in taxis, waiting at the bank and rental offices. What do you do to keep the kids amused and pass the time?

Dear R. Hon. Harper -
The kids both have gameboys, and we bring books along. But we also play a lot of guessing games as a family. Right now 'I spy' and 'Guess that animal' are the kids favorites. Sometimes they don't go so well. Yesterday when we played 'Guess that animal' and Meg's three animals were: a Butterfly fish, typhoid, and the tooth fairy.

Rock Star from Guatemala City, Guatemala writes in:

Dude - The blog is hilarious! I'm sure the Thai people must love Meg and Jake. But don't you get a little nervous when people touch the kids or try to pick them up? That's more than just being friendly. Looking forward to the next week of posts. GOGOGOGOGOGO!

Dear Rock Star,

I admit I'm very protective of the children and Kaddi. Most Thais are about half my size, so I don't have any difficulty delivering a beatdown to anyone who breeches what I call the 'family security perimeter'. Some people might say that's going too far, that I should be acting like an ambassador to the Thai kingdom. But hey, I didn't come to Thailand to make friends. (And by the way - I haven't!)

Bossy from Winnipeg, MB writes:

The videos and funny stuff is fine - but we want to know if you've found a new apartment! Don't make me come over there!

Dear Bossy-
You'll be happy to learn that today we'll be moving into a 3 bedroom apartment in the very pristine Danicha Gardens complex, in Nonthaburi city. We had hoped to move in yesterday when we closed the deal, but the special generators and electrical wiring we requested had yet to be installed. It takes a lot of electricity to run a crystal meth lab.