Remember how gently dogster comforted Gpanda?

<i>Oh, gawd, my friend - this is a tough one. How scary this must be right now.

Just know that this network of distant friends is with you, sitting through this long, difficult night with you, hovering gently not far from your side. Feel it? That's us.

Watching and waiting with you, my friend...

My prayers, for what they're worth, go with you too. Hang on tight. </i>

Hope dogster too felt the warmth of his distant friends.

Marija: Very nicely said.

This is so sad, he is way too young to leave us, may dogster RIP!

I wish I knew how to go out and retrieve that segment of my BKK trip report of about 4 years ago, when I finally convinced dogster to meet me at Haagen-Dazs at Central World Mall. He had never met face to face with any of us fodorites before, and I think that others who posted on that thread convinced him that I was probably the most non-threatening fodorite he could meet! So he decided to 'come out and say hello'....

If you go back and read that report, his version of our meeting was something about someone "impersonating" the dogster, sitting at the table with me, at Haagen-Dazs, while the "real" dogster was overlooking the whole thing, from the balcony above. He was truly unique!

I'm going to guess that it was a holiday trip in maybe 2008? After we met at Haagen-Dazs, I convinced dogster to come meet my husband and my son (bradinbangkok)and have Christmas dinner with us at the 'old' Pickled Liver. Such fond memories!! He came to dinner that year, and then came back the following year for Christmas dinner at the PL.

My son found Nigel on the internet that night after Christmas dinner, so we've known the secrets of the dear dog for nearly 4 years.

He'll be missed!

http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...days-again.cfm

This is a long link. Hope it works. This is the trip report when I met dogster. You need to start reading on Dec 19th, when dogster first chimes into the conversation.

Marija, that brought a tear to my eye - thanks for reposting this...

Thanks for the link. It made me smile, laugh and also tugged at my heart.

Dogster made my first solo trip to SEA so much easier. His encouragments and observations were very unique. Though we never met in person I feel I have lost a friend.

I hope your passing went easy.

How sad. He was truly one of a kind....at least I got that sense from his colorful posts here. I've always wondered who he really was....strange to see his guise revealed here today, but then find out he's gone off now to his next great adventure.

thanks, marija, for your wonderful memory and memorial.

Dog,

The most naturally talented fodorite....Andy was right....so were you, sometimes....

The last words you wrote to me were "Kissy, kissy HT"....

Kissy, kissy Nigel..... Aloha Oe!

I am very shocked and indeed saddened by the loss of our Dog. And yes, Don, his "appearance" at the Boston GTG a few years (perhaps 5 now) ago was funny and a nice way for us to keep our pal's personality with us that weekend.

Gpanda had actually revealed Nigel's real identity to me. Dogster had to have been one of the most entertainering writers I've ever known, even if I only knew him in cyberspace. Somehow, I have a mental picture of him, in heaven, with Andy, a drink in one hand, speaking with Andy about SEA, and chiding him a little for never getting to Tibet.

RIP, Dogster.

BC

So sorry to hear about the dog. Hopefully he is up there designing a stage set and has fabulous dancers to entertain him. RIP and know you will be missed here.

Here's a great (long) article about dogster that I found many years ago when we played the "I-don't-want-you-to-know-who-I- am-but-here-are-your-clues game."

http://www.bargainshoes.com.au/barga...nted-triffitt/

DH and I were privileged to attend the Christmas 2010 dinner at Pickled Liver, and enjoyed Dogster's stories more than I can say. This is truly a loss for Fodor's and the arts.

Sandra

You will be missed Dogster.

I enjoyed reading your posts immensly.

I can almost hear you telling more stories up there !!

bob voyage, crazy man

bon not bob

I signed on today specifically looking for his old posts on India and am sad to learn of his passing...RIP Dogster. My condolences to his friends and family.

<i>dogster on Oct 26, 09 at 10:01am
Ah, Marija, who knows where the Dog will end up?

They seek him here, they seek him there...</i>

Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
Is he in heaven? Or is he in hell?
That damned elusive Pimpernel!