Originally Posted by
Captain Swing
LMTU was one of only two posters on any of these boards that I ever actually met, as far as I know. I had occasion to describe the meeting in August 2006, in a thread about hydras and multiple identities (some things never change). I'm taking the liberty of pasting below my post from seven years ago. I only met the man that one time--I always expected to run into him again but never did. I liked him and I think many of his critics would have liked him too if they met him in person. I'm sorry he's gone, but apparently he was suffering a great deal so at least that's ended. I'm glad he had some good friends to care for him at the end. R.I.P. indeed.
From August 2006:
Last month I visited Monty's Pool for the first time and after a few drinks fell into conversation witth several pleasant farang gentlemen. I asked them if they were regular visitors to this board. Both knew what I was talking about but denied any familiarity with it. One man pointed to another fellow who was, shall we say, dominating the conversation at a nearby table and said "He's the head of it; that's Pearl." Needless to say, I was shocked to find myself in the presence of such a luminary, but somewhat confused, since Pearl, for all her celebrity, is not exactly the head of this board, And it was impossible to reconcile the gentleman in question with the image of Pearl I've formed from reading her posts.
A few days later, my last day in Pattaya, I got up the nerve to ask the gentleman in question if he was really the famous Pearl of the Orient. He was as shocked and amused by the question as I was by his answer. He said he was, in fact, Let Me Tell U !! I thought he was pulling my leg, but as the conversation went on I realized he was telling the truth. He said he was acquainted with the real Pearl and joshingly chastised my informant for spreading false rumors. He also proved to be friendly, witty, good natured, and good-hearted, not entirely as i might have expected from his posts. Part of the fun of this board is trying to figure out who's who and, if you have the opportunity, pinning board names on real individuals. Beware: you never know who may be lurking at the next table.