Go on big brothers! I'm listening!
I knew Bong Yel too. I knew his name, but not his face.
Thavry
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Khoar Chev <[email protected]> wrote:

>   Hi Bros, was thach Santhor who sang that song? I that it was Thach Saly,
> were they the same guy? I used to listen to Malivan sang English song at
> Kanha Tleak Teuk near the building, still remember the building moat tonle?
> I always asked him to sing " Beautiful Sunday "...Hey hey hey it's beautiful
> Sunday when you say say say say that you love me...oh.. oh oh...my my my
> it's beautiful day... . Talked about drummer , my brother-in-law
> was a close friend of Bang Yel ( Sophannarak ), I bet you know him, when I
> was a little boy, bang Yel used to visited my brother-in-law and practiced
> and drank a little together for fun at our house in Ta Khmau.
>
>
> *Khoar Chev* *( Made in Cambodia )*
>
> --- On *Wed, 4/7/10, Neay K'rudth <[email protected]>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Neay K'rudth <[email protected]>
>
> Subject: Re: Making New Friends...
> To: "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" <
> [email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 7:39 PM
>
>
> Hi Chroy Changvar Clan:
>
> Neay Krud'th had three buddies who when to serve in your household
> rockNroll band:
> One was Mom Malivan, playing guitar, he was the younger brother of one
> of the senior commander there, he was as good as Paul McCartney, very
> handsome and popular kid.
> The second was Thach Santhor, playing solo, he was the one who wrote
> one of the song which many of the modern singers still mimicking today
> -  "Beu chea koo, bung soo te neuv troam cham, Beu chea karm, bung
> troam neuv cham tor tuoul...." I thought the kids nowaday don't have a
> clue of where the tune came from. Santhor, Malivan, I and the rest of
> the original "Seila" band practiced in the stair well of the Sala
> Normal behind our Lycee. We recorded that at the National Radio studio
> near Lycee Descarte, I think in 1964 or 1965, forgive my alzeimer
> symptom. I went to the restroom and cried when I heard they sing this
> song in one of the place in LA.
> The third, the most handsome of the trio, Menh Sovannady, a khmero-
> anglais kid, leader of the original "Boys".
> Neay Krud'th was like a prostitute back then, he always goes for the
> highest bidder to play drum for them. Drum player was then a scarce
> commodity.
>
> Does anyone know or remember what happen to these boys?
>
> NKR
>
> On Apr 7, 12:51 am, Perom Uch 
> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> > I'm just teasing you.
> >
> > My friend, Yem Bor Phann in France migh have Yon's picture.
> > Yon and Phann were @ the same Team.
> >
> > Thanks for sharing your memory..Bawng Sihourn is retiring.
> > He plans to visit me in the near future.
> >
> > Later aligator..
> >
> > /Prum
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Khoar Chev 
> > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> > >   Bro Perum, so do you have the whole photo or not? Me? Have ses chbong
> > > Ma's wife picture? Nop, I can't even keep my own naked baby picture
> during
> > > Thom Pot regime, man, how could I have others' pix? Seriouely, If you
> it
> > > please share, be nice to your sailor brother, right? You know what, it
> sad
> > > when i went to Chroy Changwar, I almost could not find where the former
> CI,
> > > L'ecole EOM, I saw one old VP which somebody really used to plan Green
> Onion
> > > leave, no kidding, man, and when I asked the kid said right now we
> don't
> > > need any more river patrol, we have no enemy we need to watch out for!
> The
> > > soccer field was filled up with new mansions, I could not find the path
> > > we used to jok every freaken 4 O'clock morning anymore.
> >
> > > *Khoar Chev* *( Made in Cambodia )*
> >
> > > --- On *Tue, 4/6/10, Perom Uch 
> > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>>*
> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Perom Uch 
> > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> >
> > > Subject: Re: Making New Friends...
> > > To: 
> > > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> > > Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 4:54 PM
> >
> > >  Brodeur KC,
> >
> > > Picture was taken on New Year Day (April 14?-April16?), 1972 @ Takhmau
> High
> > > School:))
> > > If you have Ma Yon G-friend pix? I'll trade with you, no kidding.
> >
> > > Tata Leng just sold his small house @ Diamond Bar, no place to park my
> John
> > > Deer SUV when I visit LA.
> >
> > > Cheers,
> >
> > > /Neay Krouch
> >
> > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Khoar Chev 
> > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> >
> > >>   Dear Bro Prum, are you kidding, It was Ma Yun? when this picture was
> > >> taken, do you have the whole photo with Ma Yun picture I love to see
> it. Hey
> > >> don't tell me you were born on April 9th, too! I also so sense that
> Bro
> > >> Krudth was somewhere not too far from me during that time, what a
> > >> petit world.
> >
> > >> *Khoar Chev* *( Made in Cambodia )*
> >
> > >> --- On *Tue, 4/6/10, Perom Uch 
> > >> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <
> http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]
> >
> > >> >* wrote:
> >
> > >> From: Perom Uch 
> > >> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <
> http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]
> >
> >
> > >> Subject: Re: Making New Friends...
> > >> To: 
> > >> [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> > >> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 3:00 PM
> >
> > >>  Hello Jr. KC,
> >
> > >> It was my late friend Ma Yon, your Math's tutor:))
> > >> I sense Neay K'rudth was born on April like me.
> > >> New Year is my Bday, born to Party huh !!
> >
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> /Prum Krouch (Made from Khmer Angkor ancestors)
> > >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Khoar Chev 
> > >> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> > >> > wrote:
> >
> > >>>   Dear Prum Ta, Nice picture of young Perum! ..." Put your hand on my
> > >>> shoulder.."ha! ha! who was thay boy? Was he your boyfriend
> >
> > >>> *Khoar Chev* *( Made in Cambodia )*
> >
> > >>> --- On *Fri, 4/2/10, Perom Uch 
> > >>> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <
> http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]
> >
> > >>> >* wrote:
> >
> > >>> From: Perom Uch 
> > >>> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <
> http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]
> >>
> >
> > >>> Subject: Re: Making New Friends...
> > >>> To: 
> > >>> [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> > >>> Date: Friday, April 2, 2010, 10:08 PM
> >
> > >>>  Thank you, Old Timer Neay K'rudth for sharing your story.
> >
> > >   However, there is some disconnecting between the old and young
> > > generations. In order our Cambodian Legacy value to survive for many
> years
> > > to come; we need to bridge our legacy to our young generation.
> >
> > >  It is our challenge to move forward to on a new day, at a new time,
> with
> > > a new viewing experience. It’s all about our exciting future.
> >
> > >  Long live Cambodian Family Legacy.
> >
> > >  Attached, please find Sopheap Boross picture when I was 20 years old.
> >
> > > Cheers,
> >
> > >  /Perom
> >
> > > On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Neay K'rudth 
> > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> >
> > >> Dear Youngsters:
> >
> > >> You all brought up a nostalgia which I could not resist:
> >
> > >> I am one of the survivor hippies of the era, which started in 1962
> > >> when I entered 6 grade in Lycee Sisowath, when the Beatles came out
> > >> with "I Saw You Standing There", and the Rollingstones came out with
> > >> "I Can Get No Satisfaction", and the long haired hippie named Scott
> > >> McKenzie was singing " If you're going to San Francisco.... Be sure to
> > >> wear a flower in you're hair......". Oh, the Animals were singing "The
> > >> House of the Rising Sun".
> >
> > >> Neay Krud'th was playing drum for the original band "Seila", and on to
> > >> play drum for the Boys (the Khmero-Anglais H.S. kids behind our
> > >> school), then went on to play professionally for the Khmer National
> > >> Radio and TV Band in the Rock'n Roll section of the band with young
> > >> and sexy Var-So-Vy as the singer. Our usual hang out location was on
> > >> Rue Pastor between Lycee Sisowath and Khmero-Anglais, or Phsa Chah
> > >> were the old Majestic movie house was, were we use to congregate to
> > >> watch all the beautiful and wealthy girls go shopping, and when time
> > >> to eat there were tons of good old authentic chinese of all varieties
> > >> you can order from, goat noodle soup anyone?
> >
> > >> 1970 the war came and our funs and laughters ended. Neay Krud'th was
> > >> shipped out to war fighting VC and KR south side of the City such as
> > >> Saang, Koki Thom, Neak Lueung etc, as a young/green/scary platoon
> > >> leader, leading untrained, inexperienced troops into firefights with
> > >> VC, NVA, and the latter part KR.
> >
> > >> One fateful night, KR attacked in the middle of the night, raining
> > >> RPG's on our defense post to dislodge us from the wooden bridge we
> > >> were tasked to hold at all cost. What funny was that one of the troop
> > >> was listening to the US Army radio, and as he was rushing to man his
> > >> machine gun, his transistor radio fell to the ground inside his
> > >> trench, and the volume for some freakish reason got louder. I was
> > >> manning the mortar, and talked to the gunship overhead, but the radio
> > >> kept belching out " Bridge Over Trouble Water" by Simmon and Art
> > >> Garfunkel, then "Let It Be" by Paul McCartney, we couldn't do a thing
> > >> about it so we just enjoyed it, and what a party we had! I could not
> > >> tell what other song came on after that because was my ears were
> > >> bleeding and clogged up from the continuous blast of my mortar tube.
> > >> My eyes tears up everytime I hear the song plays on the radio here in
> > >> the US.
> >
> > >> Yes definitely, we salute the memories our brothers whose idea of
> > >> freedom and fun are always something worth dying for.
> >
> > >> I am so impressed with you youngsters for your passion in seing the
> > >> homeland move past these pains and sufferings toward happiness,
> > >> freedom, peace, prosperity, and security.
> >
> > >> May the spirits our our ancestors assist us in this endeavor.
> >
> > >> MAKE PEACE NOT WAR! (if we can avoid it)
> >
> > >> MKR
> >
> > >> On Apr 2, 1:26 am, "sacravatoons" 
> > >> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>
> <
> http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]
> >
> >
> > >> wrote:
> > >> >                   My dedications to Khmer-Hippies who died in cold
> blood
> > >> during
> > >> >                   KhmerRouge's era
> > >> >                   Cheers,
> > >> >                        Ung Bun Heang
> >
> > >> >                  Psychedelic rock-n-roll, long hair, and bell bottom
> > >> pants were some of> the other "trademarks"
> > >> > > of the hippie culture...or shall i say subculture. I remember my
> older
> > >> > > brother who was a
> > >> > > big time hippie...he literally worshipped Jimi Hendrix and Carlos
> > >> > > Santana. Ahhhh those days. There were
> > >> > > some happy times until the Year Zero!!!
> >
> > >> > > You are right, Lok Bong Sacrava, they were harmless to the public
> as
> > >> > > far as I can remember. Furthermore, their fashions, values, and
> > >> > > practice, rapidly influenced popular music, television, film,
> > >> > > literature, and the arts, and especially the promotion of
> > >> > > multiculturalism particularly in the US of A. Even though their
> > >> > > culture and values spread out like wild fire to the 'old' worlds
> such
> > >> > > as Cambodia, there was quite a resistance from traditionalists.
> > >> > > Speaking from experience, my parents never approved of or accepted
> my
> > >> > > older brother's idea of hippie-ism.
> >
> > >> > > -Bora
> >
> > >> >  Hippie's Slogan 500.jpg
> > >> > 140KViewDownload
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