tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post8559686052546343970..comments2022-11-03T04:11:14.177-07:00Comments on Bryan Jones' Diary - the ramblings of a menopausal man: Recollections of Amsterdam, 1979Bryan Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-56152854780896482702015-11-20T10:14:31.262-08:002015-11-20T10:14:31.262-08:00Advancing years calmed me down - although I do ret...Advancing years calmed me down - although I do retain a seam that wants to go wild!Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-81280207655265815512015-11-19T14:50:01.318-08:002015-11-19T14:50:01.318-08:00So what transformed you into the man you are today...So what transformed you into the man you are today... or have you changed? :)<br />Oh the memories... Now I understand how you come up with your entertaining stories. Ha!<br /><br />Your son seems to be taking a different route.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-39882776626220674752015-11-16T05:21:27.784-08:002015-11-16T05:21:27.784-08:00The trouble is, Daniel, the youngsters of today ju...The trouble is, Daniel, the youngsters of today just don't know how to behave themselves!Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-70537443298430531562015-11-15T06:38:23.411-08:002015-11-15T06:38:23.411-08:00Those stories are equal part hilarious and terrify...Those stories are equal part hilarious and terrifying. Alas, on my three Amsterdam trips combined I can't boast even half of the craziness you've described. Either I'm traveling with the wrong crowd, or the standards have really slipped.Daniel Nesthttp://nest-expressed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-38854471836873642362015-11-01T02:00:39.357-08:002015-11-01T02:00:39.357-08:00Sodom & Gomorra neatly captures it. And, after...Sodom & Gomorra neatly captures it. And, after benefiting from your wisdom and guidance, your boys will be fine!Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-60452972918401466712015-11-01T01:58:34.837-08:002015-11-01T01:58:34.837-08:00Yes, today's generation often get a bad press ...Yes, today's generation often get a bad press when, in many areas, they are more civilised than their parents were at the same age,Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-6286082980028946282015-10-31T13:08:02.549-07:002015-10-31T13:08:02.549-07:00Holy Sh*t.
This sounds like Sodom and Gomorra.
I s...Holy Sh*t.<br />This sounds like Sodom and Gomorra.<br />I shall tell my boys to NEVER travel there!!!<br /><br />xx<br />My Inner Chickhttp://myinnerchick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-82499466409424984982015-10-30T14:57:31.513-07:002015-10-30T14:57:31.513-07:00I love the cultural crap, actually---I was being f...I love the cultural crap, actually---I was being facetious. I just find it amusing when our kids seem to be more mature than we were at their age. I like to think it's because of my incredible parenting, but I know that that's not really true. My kids just have much better judgment than I ever did when I was young. <br /><br />But that was sure a wild trip you had in Amsterdam in 1979.Margotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-38249675366621123252015-10-30T09:40:31.272-07:002015-10-30T09:40:31.272-07:00Wow, 30 countries in 3 months - that's some go...Wow, 30 countries in 3 months - that's some going. I'm sure it was a wild and fantastic experience. Ah, those were the days!Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-66856881415718201952015-10-30T09:38:57.792-07:002015-10-30T09:38:57.792-07:00I gather you're not a fan of the 'cultural...I gather you're not a fan of the 'cultural crap' Margot? I haven't spoken at length with my son since his return from Amsterdam; when I do I'll find out more about how they actually spent their time.Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-1415328569584252202015-10-30T09:36:30.971-07:002015-10-30T09:36:30.971-07:00Yes, I understand there are a couple of impressive...Yes, I understand there are a couple of impressive art galleries that might be of interest to a fine artist like youBryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-85061902953021832262015-10-30T09:35:07.918-07:002015-10-30T09:35:07.918-07:00Thank you, LBD. Two or three years ago, my son'...Thank you, LBD. Two or three years ago, my son's experience of Amsterdam would have been similar to mine, but he has now settled down with a fine young woman.Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-82289304927146733522015-10-29T20:32:37.918-07:002015-10-29T20:32:37.918-07:00Ahhhhhh..... this brings back memories. I was in A...Ahhhhhh..... this brings back memories. I was in Amsterdam in the summer of 1981 with a group of college grads. We visited something like 30 countries in three months but lordy did we have fun. I drank my way through most of the tour (and lived on chocolate bars) but I met some AMAZING men on my trip.....those were some great times.....menopausal mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058933838070665032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-32667724176744148712015-10-29T16:52:17.792-07:002015-10-29T16:52:17.792-07:00They'll become mature enough one day soon and ...They'll become mature enough one day soon and figure out how you're supposed to visit Amsterdam. Don't worry. They blew it this time around, but maybe they at least got all that cultural crap out of their systems.Margotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-51114990439824778202015-10-29T15:40:47.022-07:002015-10-29T15:40:47.022-07:00Now that Oregon has legalized pot, I can cancel my...Now that Oregon has legalized pot, I can cancel my trip to Amsterdam, unless I want to see Rembrandt's Night Watch again.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053340598207983157.post-48330704992787741072015-10-29T11:19:26.066-07:002015-10-29T11:19:26.066-07:00Heh, heh, heh. Snicker, snicker. LOL. Bwahhaaahaaa...Heh, heh, heh. Snicker, snicker. LOL. Bwahhaaahaaa. Oh my gosh you naughty - and honest - boy!! I remember thinking when I started reading, "His son is seeing the arts and other finer things? In Amsterdam? The sex and drug sin capital of the world? Is he SURE??" Then I realized that yeah, he probably was since his girlfriend went with him. As to your recollections? I laughed all the way through them. That is more what I thought young men visiting Amsterdam were going to experience. A 230 pimp and other strange goings on! Very funny post.LBDDiarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095130599361379113noreply@blogger.com