One of the most important status symbols for the Saigon kids was the length of time one lived in Saigon. So back in 1963, the “Old Timers” used to ask “Do you remember….?
1. When there were dances every week-end?
2. When Heather Harris lost her costume during her presentation of the Indonesian candle dance?
3. [...]

Here’s a brain twister for all you Saigon Kids. Let’s see how good your history and memories of Saigon are …
What historic event took place today (November 11th) in Saigon during 1960?
Leave your answers and memories of the day below in the Comments section.
Bob

Ken, I’d REALLY appreciate it if you keep your dang squirrels over there … lol … sending them here where they can chew on my Internet connection cable is really a PAIN to deal with … lol  …  
But, all is well now after the cable company came out and ran a NEW cable [...]

Newest addition to the ACS Library is a 1963 Saigon street map with the ‘OLD’ street names that most of us knew. (ACS Library is located on the site Menu on the right side of this page.)
Since all the street names have changed, I thought this might be of help to some of you in [...]

FILL IN THE BLANKS CONTEST
Sometime during the years of the American Community School, this literary masterpiece was written by a student and published.
A handsome young lizzard named (blank one)
Was inclined intellectually
He crawled into a book
You can now take a look
At << The (blank two) >> who made history.
To win you must fill in ‘blank one‘ [...]

Dear Packrat Jim,
The check is in the mail …..I mean the wine is in the box and on its way to the Carmel post office. (Did you know Bill Benson and I were voted “Most Dependable” in 1963?) Geeeeeeesh…what an honor. Fortunately, as I informed Bob, I was also peppy so [...]

NAME THIS NEWSPAPER CONTEST
Alice - in Wonderland - holds in her lovely hands the February 22, 1964 issue of a newspaper published weekly for the Armed Forces in Vietnam. The headline reads:
Terrorist Bomb at Movie Kills Three;
Heroic Marine Capt. Saves Many More.
What was the name of this weekly newspaper?
The Prize
The first person to name the [...]

NOTICE
This is NOT a polictial announcement.

You older Saigon Kids will undoubtedly recall the somewhat eccentric beatnik non-conformist group known as “The Clods”. You’ll also recall The Clods were renown for their unconventional wisdom and practical simple solutions concerning worldly affairs.
I’m sure you have all heard about the Financial Bail Out (how could you not, [...]

“When I’m not marketing or blogging …”
In case anyone was wondering why I haven’t posted on the blog for several days …
I’ve been taking a break from the computer while enjoying indulgence in one of my many and varied interests and passions … namely, making custom furniture. Yep, I’ve been out in the wood shop [...]

Frank has made a set of 3 CD’s which he is making available to ALL REGISTERED MEMBERS of our Blog … F.R.E.E. …
For those of you that don’t know, Frank is a history and old music nut. For lack of a better name he calls this set of 3 CD’s “ERA #1,#2 [...]

Mimi wrote these Comments under another Post on the Blog which will probably get buried in the Archives. But, her comments cover several other Posts with information that I think will be of interest to all … So, I’m Posting them here as a separate posts for all to see …
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“JEAN” in french is a [...]

Kathy asked this question about Ba Muoi Ba beer …
Question: I remember being told that Ba Muoi Ba beer meant 33 in Vietnamese, and that number represented the percentage of formaldehyde in the beer.
Do you know if this is true?
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Kathy, the original Ba Muoi Ba beer’s actual name was “33 Export”. It came in a [...]