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I am your host, Michael Coval.

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That's my passion.

I heard that classic kiss song.

That great song from the 70s, so much energy. The first thought that popped to my mind.

The film, The Hangover Part 2, played out in Bangkok, Thailand. Now, by no means, what I'm about to say is not some slant or negative portrayal of Bangkok.

Bangkok is a cool city.

But when I hear that kiss song, and I think of The Hangover Part 2,

let me tell you something about Asia if you've not yet traveled there.

The Hangover Part 2, maybe except for a few things, it's 100% true.

Now look, I'm not about to try and portray myself as some kind of rock star wild man, been there, done that.

But I have been there and done a few things. And I've sure as

hell seen what goes on behind the scenes. It's not my daily life by any stretch, but let's just say,

if you've traveled a little, you've seen a little, and you've lived a little, especially if you've

wandered down the dark alley somewhere in some major Asian city.

That's just the way the world works.

If you don't know that the world works that way, well damn it, that's quite all right too.

I'm just going to kind of give a little bit of an insight from my perspective.

Now, for those of you that have traveled to Bangkok, you probably know there's some

rather seedy locations in Bangkok, and you know, you can go there and have fun, but you know,

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