The Lord Buddha works

Published on September 10, 2007

And everyone's favourite songs-for-life singer isn't actually late getting into the talisman stream of things, either.

Ad has long collected amulets, which is why he's so gosh-darned lucky all the time, and he figured out early on that a Jatukam would be a great way to raise some hefty baht for Don Jedi district in his native Suphan Buri province. He even got Dhanin Chearavanont, the big boss at the Charoen Pokphand Group, to preside over the amulet-minting ceremony, which means you'll be able to buy them at every single CP retail outlet, which means everywhere.

But first, Ad had to be reminded that he'd thought up the idea. He'd told the abbot of Wat Thakum in Don Jedi ages ago about this great notion, but he was, you know, drunk at the time. He always gets great ideas when he's, you know, drunk.

Months went by, and then one day the abbot called him and said, "So?"

Ad, who had fallen asleep under the latest Harry Potter book, replied, "So what?"

"What about the amulet?"

"What amulet?"To put this story out of its misery, Ad found himself last week onstage with his old band Carabao at a free concert, as part of the ceremonial casting of the talisman, which he had somehow remembered to design himself. The fans enjoyed the music and Ad got yet another message across.

He swears this is a one-off deal, though. "It'll only be this model - I won't be creating any more Jatukam amulets."

So, if you do happen to come across another new model being sold in Ad's name, either someone's pulling a fast one - or he's been pissed again and back to see the abbot.

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