O'Connor & Quinnell Abroad (What really happened !)

November '96 - During a drunken cab ride in Dublin the seeds were sown.

March '97 - Five months later and myself, Pete and the brothers O'Connor are at Gatwick Airport, about to kiss England goodbye for a full two weeks of chaos in Pattaya, Thailand.

Suffice it to say that everyone had the time of their lives, and none of us will ever forget those days and nights on the other side of the world. Can't hope to do it justice here, but due to popular demand, here are a few choice shots from our holiday. Sorry they've been a while coming. I had all sorts of problems getting access to a decent scanner and then getting my photo's back! Now stop pestering me Tom.

Somehow we quickly found ourselves in the seedy part of town where we seemed rather popular with some of the locals !

Outside the Blessing Bar where we watched the world (and women) go by, played Jenga, and drank until sunrise. Several times. Top place, top people.

Bleedin' paradise !! The beach behind our hotel.

Three wise monkeys.

A rare sight of a bar with no sign of Sean aka "The Drinking Machine". Having a "calm one". Sort of.

That's it lad, get it out of yer system !

Pete re-surfaces the road from the back of a taxi. Several local motorists take evasive action, as the other passengers in the taxi piss themselves laughing at their mates misfortune. Must've had a dodgy pint.

Who ate all the pies ?

A fat man with a pierced navel and a skinny boy with no arse taking a shower from a waterfall near the river Kwai.

"Butterfly"

Me with errr.... an acquaintance. Yeah, that's it. Cheers

Everybody Dies !

Sean's shadow Nit (ooooa ooooa) and shapely friend. We thought she was a pain in the arse, but she actually turned out to be a top girl. Just say her name and she appears. Witchcraft.

Not a bad view from your hotel room. Still, I'd rather be in Blackfriars.

O.K. Here's the ones you've been looking for !

Spot the ball competition mk II

This is Dale O'Connor from Frimley Road, Camberley, Surrey, England. A grown man (almost) who is seen here taking great delight in parading around in underwear belonging to two different young Thai ladies with interesting professions.

More of the same

Here we catch Dale sharing an intimate moment with his friend (who had the word "sex" and a scorpion tattooed on her arm, by the way). But he was thinking of Natalie.

They all took the piss but it's a top picture and I may never have been happier

Abbes Bar. The last night

Gutted but happy, the end draws near. But we find time to say our goodbyes and down a few more beers to finish it all off in suitable style. All while they played top tunes in Abbes. It's the only thing these people understand.

P.S. Sean may have AIDS !