Of course as we heard later Saigon was a living hell for the people as well as our own troops. ARVN troops, as I heard from General Brown later, did o...ne hell of a job fighting the VC entrenched in the streets and shacks throughout the outskirts of the town. Knowing what I knew and my experience with them over three tours this was one hell of a surprise to me. Other than that my team's experience in the whole Tet Offensive was dull and boring as hell. We mostly slept and ate the great food. The few reais Papai gave me went for food and to make the payments he 'forgot'.So here I was, on my way to Help, to meet Barbara and see if any of the turistas I used to laugh at would pay to have sex with me.I suppose I could have taken a bus, or even a frescão (air conditioned bus), but I needed time to think, and there was no better place to do that than Arpoador, surrounded by the pounding surf.It was only November so not many gringos were about, though we never seemed to be. I was sick of all da crap already, so I split. I don' know nottin' else."There was the usual cop bullshit, but my lawyer knew how that game was played and stopped them being excessive."What about the white guy?" one of the cops asked."What white guy?" The one in the alley." I didn't see no whitey. I left when I saw da fightin'." Why did you leave?" (Cops have VERY short memories.)We played the usual game of ask and ask-again for ten minutes, then I said, "I don' have 'nuf money to pay fer my. You could come with me this week if it's OK with your...Daddy." "That would be great, " I said, "Stephie could use a little salon time now and then." "It's a date then, " Shawna said, realizing how she had phrased her statement, "I mean..." "I know what you mean, " said Stephanie. "She is only twenty though. I don't know about the champagne thing. She might lose her inhibitions." I laughed. We all laughed. Shawna was now all set up to start the inking process. She warned that she may only get.