One particular video from this show has made the rounds among western social networks. One of my students introduced me to this show, and we watched a couple videos at the end of class. The injured guitar man is amazing. The young girl's rendition of "And I Am Telling You..." is incredibly annoying. Maki sent me this link and I checked out all the rest. The kathoey (lady-boy) is definitely worth watching, and one can see how it became circulated so widely. So enjoy.
Thailand's Got Talent
BTW, the whole Charlie Sheen debacle had me thinking about the 24 hour internet "news" cycle and how quickly things have changed. I was abroad in 2003, and would check email and NYTimes every other day or so, but felt nicely out of the loop. Now with not only internet access at home, but the development of facebook, blogs, etc., I might as well be in New York as far as pop culture consumption is concerned. I recognize this as a negative generally, especially in preventing me from more fully embracing my Thai environment. Its sad to realize how hard it is to backtrack on roads to life before certain technologies (even ones that have existed for only one, two, or five years).
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