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| This is the CBS Radio story I filed. I bought one of the bar stools and set it next to the telephone in my Bangkok home until I returned to the States. |
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| The late Tiger, with wife Lucy and daughter Patty, outside the bar in 1982. (From: "The Tiger of Bangkok" by Tiger Rydberg with Alan Dawson) |
RIP, Tiger. Memories of long ago ... :)
ReplyDeleteA fine person. Tiger. Taught me many things. Great bar. I have two of his bar stools bought at this last night for Baht 1500 each. Still strong but recovered. Bob Ressequie bought the last plate of beans at the closing auction. Baht 1500!
ReplyDeleteA fine person. Tiger. Taught me many things. Great bar. I have two of his bar stools bought at this last night for Baht 1500 each. Still strong but recovered. Bob Ressequie bought the last plate of beans at the closing auction. Baht 1500!
ReplyDeleteA fine person. Tiger. Taught me many things. Great bar. I have two of his bar stools bought at this last night for Baht 1500 each. Still strong but recovered. Bob Ressequie bought the last plate of beans at the closing auction. Baht 1500!
ReplyDeleteThanks for adding your memories Underthehill. It all adds to the legacy of a good man nicknamed Tiger, and a fun bar named after him.
DeleteI went there orininally because he had a drink that was guaranteed to cure even the worse hangover. Amazingly, it worked. I was a member from 84 till it closed, if I recall. The annual meeting was the best.
ReplyDeleteWish I'd known about the hangover cure. I could have used it. First, they GAVE you a hangover, then they CURED it. Good marketing! Great memories from the Tiger Den.
ReplyDeleteI knew tiger very well. I saw 10 or 15 times on various vacations from Vietnam Saudi Arabia and other places. The 4th floor was a favorite on Saturday night. He kept a filing cabinet behind the bar and when people came to party they gave him his valuable and they lock them up. He never failed to recognize me when I came in the door and poured me a beer. A really great guy and I enjoy his company immensely.
ReplyDeleteDidn't know there was a 4th floor, unless you meant the 2nd floor mezzanine. Great memories!
ReplyDeleteArriving from a conflict in another country, Tiger saw I was in pain from broken teeth and immediately arranged for me to see a dentist 15 minutes later. A mixture was handed to me to drink and when I regained consciousness, my teeth were drilled, filled and capped. Wonderful man “Tiger” was, a gem in the rough and a Great Man to have known.
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