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CLOD Studio 33 Brings You The Ultimate Halloween Movie: Count Rockula’s Theather for the Insane – Halloween Episode

Admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:01:43 +0000

Enjoy a SPOOKY Halloween! From *The CLODS*

Pete Seeger enters 9th decade as an activist

Admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:03:20 +0000

NYC Police Say, “Thank you, thank you! This is beautiful!” to *Occupy Wall Street* movement protesters.

CHRIS TALBOTT From Associated Press October 24, 2011 11:42 AM EDT

Tao Rodriguez-Seeger was halfway through Friday night’s march down Broadway to support the Occupy Wall Street movement, a guitar strapped over his shoulder and his grandfather Pete [...]

Legacy of a Legend: Steve Jobs

Admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:38:48 +0000

During the days of our youth while living in Saigon many of us were part of a group known as The Clods: non-conformist who thought differently from the masses.

Our idols were James Dean and Elvis – the rebel non-conformists of our time who thought differently.

Years later, after we had all left Saigon [...]

Passage Eden Cinema Now Playing: The Poetic Geography Of Saigon

Admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:27:02 +0000

The Poetic Geography Of Saigon

Written and Directed by: Richard Turner (Clod Rique)

Presented by CLOD Studio-33 Turn your speakers up

Best Viewed In FULL SCREEN Mode

Ode To The Horror Movie

Admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:07:20 +0000

Broadcast from CLOD33-TV a subsidiary of Clod Communications Conglomerate.

Halloween Thriller Tribute

Go ahead

Click the *Play* button

IF YOU DARE! Have a spooky Halloween … Saigon Kids

Bob

PS: What was your scariest Halloween while in Saigon? Tell us your ghostly story in the Comments below [...]

Radio CLOD33 Coming Soon – Maybe

Admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:16:45 +0000

Quite some time ago I had this idea to set up our very own Saigon Kids Internet radio station.

Unfortunately, right about that time is when all the problems surfaced about *artist copyright* infringement. The recording companies and the artists decided they wanted to be paid *royalties* every time a song was played on [...]

Where Is Jack?

Admin — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:32:17 +0000

(Broadcasting from CLOD33-TV a subsidiary of Clod Communications Conglomerate)

Jack’s video footage was found in the rubble of a burned down warehouse building in New York (See news clip of the fire in video below).

Firefighters are still searching for any trace of Jack.

Firefighters seized the film canisters which were found in a [...]

The Gecko Project: 1964 Gecko Yearbook

Admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:35:18 +0000

I now have the American Community School 1964 Gecko Yearbook in digital format, which I’ll be adding to the Photo Gallery as soon as time permits.

We can thank the American School Vientiane Laos Alumni Association for there kindness in contributing a copy they had of it.

So, everyone please give a BIG [...]

Yes Brooks there really is a Jane T. Flowers

Admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:31:18 +0000

Well, Brooks it seems you don’t have an *imaginary* friend.

This was left on the Blog today.

Bob,

Jane Flowers married Paul Christensen. I visited them in 1962. They had a young child. They’ve long since been divorced. I think that Paul is in contact with her and their son. She certainly would [...]

Name These Saigon Kids

Admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:50:51 +0000

During the *Clod* era in Saigon (late 1950s to about 1961/62) it was common for The Clods to have special names for various Saigon Kids.

Below is a list of some of them.

What are their real names?

Pear Shape Little Mike Mouthless Wenie brothers S’Ellen Skanky twins Cowlegs Garage Mouth Peter [...]

CLOD – RITE OF PASSAGE

Admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:11:50 +0000

A RITE OF PASSAGE IN SAIGON Published in The Connecticut Review in 1991.

In the old days, back before the American war broke out in Vietnam, there was a small American community in the heart of old Saigon. The year was 1960, and I was seventeen years old. The kids all attended a [...]

The CLODs Shall Rise Again – Mike Parker joins Blog

Admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:00:09 +0000

Look out people more and more of the old “CLOD” gang are showing up and reconnecting with our Saigon Kids family.

Clod Mike Parker reconnected with us today. Mike was in Saigon from 1958 to late 1961.

I just hung up from a wonderful phone call with Mike. He is doing great. He is [...]

CLOD Magazine Speical 50th Edition featuring James Dean In Saigon – The True Story of the Clods

Admin — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:00:11 +0000

Once again Clod writers have ‘gotten the urge’ … and, published the Special 50th Edition of Clod Magazine.

This issue features the story of Clod idol James Dean In Saigon (The True Story of the Clods). Travel with The Clods as Rique takes you [...]

CLOD Magazine – Available at a Blog near you soon

Admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:50:13 +0000

While the ‘establishment’ powers of ACS and Saigon did execute “Operation Clod Eradication” effectively ridding the school and community of Clods … little did they know The Clods lived on. The ‘establishment’ powers divided but they did not … conqueror the Clods … they simply went into exile where they seem to have prospered.

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CLOD Removal – End of an Era

aliceahlgren — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:32:30 +0000

Well, once the CLODs were all deported… and Vietnamese-American relationships were “normalized”…things got very proper in Saigon. A new high school wing – Kennedy Hall – was dedicated in January 1964. Upon the completion of this 3-story!!!! building, high school students had to get up at 6:00 AM to get to school. There were [...]