{"id":5196,"date":"2020-03-08T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T22:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/?p=5196"},"modified":"2020-03-08T18:34:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T22:34:15","slug":"star-of-pacific-thailand-september-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/star-of-pacific-thailand-september-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Star of Pacific<\/em>, Thailand, September 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/5fdf4816-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-cover-1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/5fdf4816-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-cover-1080px-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"Star of Pacific, Thailand, Sept 1981 cover\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/5fdf4816-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-cover-1080px-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/5fdf4816-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-cover-1080px-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/5fdf4816-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-cover-1080px-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/5fdf4816-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-cover-1080px.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Times Square<\/em> opened in Thailand in August 1981, but here&#8217;s a Thai magazine celebrating Robin in September. This was followed by <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/vol-1-no-6-thailand-october-1981\/\"><em>Filmstar<\/em> Vol. 1 No. 6<\/a> that featured a Thai translation of an interview with Robin that had appeared in <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/seventeen-magazine-vol-39-no-10-october-1980\/\"><em>Seventeen Magazine<\/em> in October 1980<\/a>. Did <em>Times Square<\/em> play in Thailand for three months?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Star of Pacific<\/em> has no article, but page 49 features Robin on one of a number of full-page color celebrity pin-ups.<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/8307ceee-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-poster-scan8-1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/8307ceee-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-poster-scan8-1080px-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Johnson poster on p. 49 of Thai celebrity magazine &quot;Star of Pacific&quot; Sept. 1981\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/8307ceee-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-poster-scan8-1080px-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/8307ceee-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-poster-scan8-1080px-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/8307ceee-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-poster-scan8-1080px-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/rjnet-wordpress\/2020\/03\/8307ceee-star-of-pacific-sept-1981-poster-scan8-1080px.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> The main image was used in <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Times_Square_UK_lobby_card_series_1_11_1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">the first set of UK lobby cards<\/a>, as <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Times_Square_Mexican_Lobby_Card_1981_1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">the Mexican lobby card<\/a>, and in <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Press-Book-Japan-1981_6_1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">the Japanese souvenir program book<\/a>. The inset was also used in <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Press-Book-Japan-1981_20_1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">the Japanese program book<\/a> as well as on <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Japanese-Times-Square-promotional-flyer-back-auto-1-crop-1080.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">a promotional flyer<\/a>, and was also <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Times_Square_UK_lobby_card_series_1_16_1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">a UK lobby card<\/a>, printed in <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1981-01-Film-Review-Vol-31-No-1-p22_1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><em>Film Review<\/em> Vol 31 No 1, in January 1981<\/a>, and was one of the shots used for <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Times_Square_Movie_Poster_Mexico_1981_1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">the Mexican movie poster<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My copy would appear to have been printed at the same facility that produced my copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Times_Square_one-sheet_Australia_1981_1080px.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">the Australian movie poster<\/a>, in that the color registration is off, producing an annoying out-of-focus effect. Most annoyingly, this is the <em>only page<\/em> suffering from this defect. Fortunately for us all, there&#8217;s been a properly printed copy at <a href=\"https:\/\/defeatedandgifted.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/19\/robin-johnson-pin-up\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DefeatedandGifted&#8217;s Times Square Fandom<\/a> for ten years. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Would you like to know more?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/times-square-uk-lobby-cards-1st-set-post-3-of-4\/\">Times Square UK Lobby Cards, 1st Set (post 3 of 4)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/times-square-uk-lobby-cards-1st-set-post-4-of-4\/\">Times Square UK Lobby Cards, 1st Set (post 4 of 4)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/film-review-vol-31-no-1-january-1981\/\">Film Review, Vol. 31 No. 1, January 1981<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/times-square-program-book-japan-june-1981-post-1-of-5\/\">Times Square Program Book, Japan, June 1981 (post 1 of 5)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/times-square-program-book-japan-june-1981-pages-20-24-post-4-of-5\/\">Times Square Program Book, Japan, June 1981, pages 20-24 (post 4 of 5)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/times-square-promotional-flyer-japan-1981\/\">Times Square promotional flyer, Japan, 1981<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/guerreras-de-nueva-york-times-square-lobby-card-mexico-1981\/\">Guerreras de Nueva York (Times Square lobby card, Mexico, 1981)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/guerreras-de-nueva-york-times-square-movie-poster-mexico-1981\/\">Guerreras de Nueva York (Times Square movie poster, Mexico, 1981)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/times-square-movie-poster-australia-february-1981\/\">Times Square movie poster, Australia, February 1981<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:left\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:85%\">\n<em>Star of Pacific, September 1981, pp. 1 and 49 (magazine (periodical), AAT ID: 300215389)<br \/>\n29 x 21.5 cm. (work);<br \/>\nStar of Pacific Sept 1981 cover 1080px.jpg<br \/>\n1080 px (H) x 796 px (W), 96 dpi, 515 kb<br \/>\nStar of Pacific Sept 1981 poster scan7 1080px.jpg<br \/>\n778 px (H) x 1080 px (W), 96 dpi, 439 kb<br \/>\n(images)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:85%\">\n<em><strong><\/strong<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:85%\">\n<em><strong>Times Square<\/strong> \u00a91980 StudioCanal\/Canal+<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Times Square opened in Thailand in August 1981, but here&#8217;s a Thai magazine celebrating Robin in September. This was followed by Filmstar Vol. 1 No. 6 that featured a Thai translation of an interview with Robin that had appeared in Seventeen Magazine in October 1980. Did Times Square play in Thailand for three months? &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[128,59,62,41,243,196],"class_list":["post-5196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-times-square","tag-128","tag-magazine","tag-poster","tag-rickenbacker","tag-star-of-pacific","tag-thailand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5196"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5221,"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5196\/revisions\/5221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robinjohnson.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}