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From: takin&kanoknuan@stuck-in-a-wheelchair.org
"nurk_fred2000" wrote in message
> January 8th, 2004
> Chaing Mai, Thailand
>
> Chessy Bob (local expat), CEO, and Yougurt/ Pickle King purveyor had
> his CM corporate offices "Pearl Harboured" by none other than Steve
> Kombat Kraven Krammer...Seems "the Kraven" sent none stop faxes to the
> Pickle King offices round the clock and was immediately slapped with a
> "cease and dissist" order by the Thai Govt according to Cheesy
> Bob...When the faxes continued unabated "the Kraven" was ordered down
> to Thai Police HQ where the now infamous picture was taken of "the
> Kraven" in his smelly Indiana Jones Safari Camera Garb...Didn't even
> bother to obey the local customs by removing his pork-pie from his
> chrome dome upon entering the station; guess it didn't matter as his
> bald head would have screwed up the pic anyway...
>
> On Jan 8th, 2010 The Distinguished Troll Society welcomes everyone on
> UseNet over to Rec dot Knives, Rec dot Shortwave, and/or
> Soc.Culture.Thai to celebrate Kombat's arrest, his life, his legacy,
> and his bull sh%t ...post your favorite Kombat story,
**My favourite is the one that 'Kombat' made in a post on Usenet in which he
claimed to have kicked Charles Bronson's ass!
It's ALL bullsh*t of course; if you're new here and haven't read it, read
it - it'll give you an idea of 'Kombat' and the fantasy play-world that he
inhabits. :o)
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Steve Kramer
May 30 2000, 8:00 am
Newsgroups: rec.scuba
From: Steve Kramer
Date: 2000/05/30
Subject: Re: My voice and opinions are mine.
Rich Lesperance wrote:
> Steve Kramer wrote
> Of course there are the
> > assholes who you do not WANT in your store or business. I've thrown out
> > a couple myself (including Charles Bronson. You wanna talk about a
> > 'real' asshole?)
> You tossed Charles Bronson out of your store? C'mon, there's gotta be a
> good
> story to share, here!
Classic! But first, let me preface it by saying that I truly admire
Charles Bronson as an actor, but as a person, I want nothing what so
ever to do with him. Perhaps it's the same that I may feel about some of
the divers here... Great dive skills and knowledge, but it takes more
than that.
When Bronson first moved to Vermont, I was working in a sporting goods
store. He came in and wanted to buy a 'resident' hunting license. I
refused to sell him one because he hadn't been a resident long enough to
qualify, (6 months needed) and didn't have the required ID (a Vermont
State ID or Driver's License.) I offered to sell him a 'non-resident'
license but he refused. That license was much more expensive, of course,
and as he had just purchased his Vermont home that month, (it was in all
the newspapers,) 'he felt' that he was entitled to resident status.
He went to another shop, bought a resident license, got nabbed by Fish
and Game (who in Vermont, check the registers often,) to the tune of
$5000 and loss of license. He blamed me for turning him in, (he was
simply too stupid to realize that someone of his fame can't NOT get away
with anything in a small 'town' like Vermont!) came back to my store and
started a fist fight, not just a shouting match.
Bronson was a scrappy son of a gun, but small, standing about 5'5" or
so, and powerfully built. But in those days I was about 24 years old,
teaching Kung-fu every night and fighting in tournaments on weekends. I
stopped his attack, and delivered him out to the sidewalk. He came back
the next day and started again. I put him outside again, telling him
that if he tried again, I would call the police and have him charged
with assault. He never returned to that store.
A year later I was hired away by another shop to manage the camping,
scuba, and mountaineering side of their business. Bronson came in with
some friends, recognized me and started mouthing off (only) again. I
ignored it. Then he demanded to be shown a spear gun, telling his
friends that they would use it to spear trout in the river behind his
house for dinner that night. I refused to sell him one, as spear fishing
for trout is illegal in Vermont. He got huffy, and demanded to see the
owner. I brought out the owner, who at first was delighted to have such
a star in his shop, but quickly changed his tune after listening to the
man. Bronson 'insisted' that I be fired on the spot. The owner turned to
me and said "OK, your fired. But first throw this idiot out of my store!
Then go get us some lunch. I'm hungry." I did both. Neither Bronson, nor
his friends, ever returned to that shop. I continued to work there until
I began my own business two years later.
Steve Kramer
Osaka, Japan
One year, nine months, one week, two days, 1 hour, 58 minutes and 17
seconds. 19442 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,402.43. Time used for a
better purpose: 9 weeks, 4 days, 12 hours, 10 minutes.
--
I wish to live my life deliberately, to front the essential facts
of life; to suck the very marrow of life and see if I can learn what it
has to teach, and not, when it comes my time to die, discover that I
have not lived.
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> a Kombat quip,
> or a personal observation about The Man, the arrest, or any inside
> info you might have that hasn't been posted as yet...
>
>
> Everyone is Welcome so drop on by January 8th, 2010...
>
> Kombat said it best...
>
> Troll wrote..."...Jan 8th, 2004 is a day that will live in infamy..."
> Kombat replied "...It sure as Hell will..."
>
> The Distinguished Trolls look forward to hosting the Kombat Krammer
> Bangkok Arrest Anniversary BASH...See YOU THERE!!!!
**You bet!!!! And I hope 'Kombat' can make it as well..... :-)
>
> ps...If anyone has the famous pic of "the Kraven" can you please post
> it here...thanks
**Try this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28097437@N05/3144643501/
and
http://photoenvisions.tripod.com
and
http://www.takingthepiss.net/stevekramer/index.html
:-)
--
"I'm good, I know it, and I have no need for false humility. I'm proud of
who and what I am. And even prouder of what I'm becoming." - Steve 'Kombat'
Kramer - "award winning" photographer, newsgroup personality, Kung-Fu
master, expert swordsman, expert deep sea diver, expert cook, ex-volunteer
Tourist Police Konstable, ex-Pat Extraordinaire, ex-smoker, Martial Arts
expert, Fencing Master, bullshit artiste, successful jungle safari
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