50 years ago this month

[BeyGon]

My R&R to Penang, snake temples, Huge Sleeping Buddha, lots of good times, a cool place to go at that time. As we got off the plane the people in charge told us places NOT to go to and DON'T smoke the Ganga, my third night there I was in this water front dive on the top of the list. Should have been a Bogart movie scene, scary people, eye patches, old sea dogs. I had a couple beers and looked through a ancient three inch thick book of signatures, nobody I knew. Left with no trouble. Water skied in front of the hotel, could almost pull this boat out of the water. My Tri Shaw driver, almost a body guard, cruised the place drinking greenies looking at women.

[Seahawk]

Bless you for your willingness to serve...those scans are great. if you have more pictures please share them.

Thank you.

[Racerbvd]

WOW!! Thank you...

[KFC911]

Oh hell yeah...post some more if ya got 'em Dean...cool as can be!

I probably would have tried the ganga back then

[BeyGon]

OK, here is The Sleeping Buddha Temple, The Snake Temple, vipers hanging on everything, a place where you really kept your hands in your pockets, then at the end a viper with a red dot on it for you to get a picture with. I declined. got an out of focus shot of it.
The last picture is the E&O Hotel where Somerset Maugham hung out. I have others, from the top of the Penang Hill and city scenes but like these they are a little faded. I don't even remember talking to another guy on R&R while I was there. One plane a week came and went. not over run with GIs. Really an interesting place at that time.

[BeyGon]

yeah, these are the pictures I sent home to the family, library, sure.