Don't forget this video was taken during the military curfew period in Taiwan. If it was not Tom Jones as a GI stationed in Taiwan anybody else took these films most likely will be arrested and in deep trouble. That makes this film more precious as a Taiwan history video.
@myhoneybee3 жыл бұрын
但是這不是名歌手 Tom Jones 呀!
@terezinhayoung61903 жыл бұрын
@@myhoneybee Yes, Who care about the singer Tom John. We only appreciate this gentleman GI Tom John his film preserves the important history of Taiwan during Taiwan dark period in the 50s and 60s of the last century.
@janneyovertheocean95583 жыл бұрын
That’s not true. I live in Taiwan in all those years. Unless someone is filming military installations, he or she would NOT get into trouble. Camera has become common and popular in Taiwan since the 1950’s and in my family we took photos everywhere in Taipei where we lived, including in front of the Presidential Building (總統府)。I had also taken photos near the runway of Taipei’s main airport of the time Sung-Sang Airport ( 台北松山機場) or outside and inside the Grand Hotel (圓山飯店) (which was owned by Madame Chiang Kai Shek and the premier hotel in Taipei) and never encounter any trouble or inquiry by private security or the police. Taiwan was under martial law for a long time, like 40 years, but the everyday life was minimally affected and there was never actual curfews since I was a little kid (born in ‘50). It’s not that I like or approve of martial law but retrospectively, it was needed in Taiwan to stabilize the political situation after KMT’s retreat from mainland China and under constant threat and infiltration from the Communist Chinese regime. Fortunately Mr. Chiang Jing-Guo lifted the law a few years before his death and paved the path for democracy and freedom in Taiwan.
@janneyovertheocean95583 жыл бұрын
This is not a ‘video’ as we normally know it but a long compilation of many photos taken in different time and locales.
@ysweng86643 жыл бұрын
Young: Thank to reveal the facts, without Tom Jones’ heart/love, these precious memorial histories/sceneries were out of reach!! ,
首先感謝TW Hwang PO video 讓我回憶小時候的記憶,我跟謝長廷先生一樣出生在下厝莊打鐡街(赤峰街),我已經退休老醫師,曾在台南市善化區執業。
@twhwang21514 жыл бұрын
李醫師:謝謝回覆!我們年齡應該相仿。
@susanl16723 жыл бұрын
雖然人在萬里之外,卻常在夢中返鄉。希望明天願望實現!
@zeta73062 жыл бұрын
真是謝謝他了
@le63704 жыл бұрын
太神奇了 謝謝
@沈紹光4 жыл бұрын
想飛美國 當時並無航線 只能先飛東京(羽田) 松山機場 連舊航廈都沒有 畫面相當珍貴
@jen1574003 жыл бұрын
謝謝分享🙏
@joel7585654 жыл бұрын
As a Taiwanese born and grownup here, I thank Tom’s photo sharing, as well as his service to help protecting Taiwan against Communist China
@swallowshyu5459 Жыл бұрын
LOL
@elmerchou59513 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saving those precious photos of Taiwan.
@duckbizniz6633 жыл бұрын
Great photos of Taiwan for 1957-1958. Helps me understand an important period.
@chunghuihsu2 жыл бұрын
彌足珍貴! 但也讓我回味青少年時期風迷一時的英國湯姆瓊斯之歌
@singleyin41243 жыл бұрын
Born in 1956 , deeply touched ... Thanks a lot for bringing me back to those good old day ... :)
@kuo-weilee1973 жыл бұрын
給我太多的回憶了 !
@hunterchen50662 жыл бұрын
讚 美
@shinesun25633 жыл бұрын
感動不已,時光隧道的感覺
@hanshsu23795 жыл бұрын
騎機車環島旅行之祖耶!酷!
@webecruzng3 жыл бұрын
My dad worked at that commissary...memories.
@meekhinglim48293 жыл бұрын
How handsome Tom Jone was during his younger days. He is one of my favourite singer.
@chehaufong9113 жыл бұрын
唱歌的 Tom Jones 是英國人 。。駐臺的是美國人 。。同名同姓的多的足 😯
@nasa1681683 жыл бұрын
照這些照片時的作者應該是位有背景的服義務役美國青年,此湯非彼湯,照片本人跟歌星 Tom Johns完全不是同一人,只是碰巧同名同姓。美軍顧問團就在中山北路旁,淡水線火車就可看到,那是天天看。我民國六十二年在運輸群服役,我們有個汽車大隊支援美軍顧問團,是個涼單位。那時還在打越戰,要等到六十四年美軍才撤退,我那時在想,顧問團不用打越戰,那些美國大兵在南越拼死拼活。民國五十九年時我就看越戰渡假美軍在俱樂部打架,美軍憲兵叫他們雙手趴在車上不動搜身。有位市長兒子就在前述的涼單位,長官不敢管,聽説常常在家裡,市長跟總司令熟啊!我在運輸群,又站衛兵又出勤務,忙的半死。在衛兵班的時候站過二十四小時內,每隔兩小時站兩小時的衛兵,持續多少日子不記得了,有個紀錄可能創下全國站衛兵紀錄,至今無人能破,大門口大馬路旁衛兵,站在固定高立的水泥樁上,連續站八小時,同袍説怎麼看他從太陽上山站到太陽下山啊!
Mr. Tom Jones, did you serve in the Air Force? Drop us a note here? We are all curious about you... Many are thinking you are that singer Tom Jones. :) Thank you for your time in Taiwan!! God bless!!
1957 年, Tom Jones 才 17歲,剛結婚,找了些很普通的工作,看起來,不大可能到台灣。 From Wikipedia ⋯ Tom Jones 出生於 1940年,在英國,他的父親是礦工, 1957 年和他的高中同學結婚,笫一個兒子出世後,在一個做手套的工廠做事,後來又去一個工程公司做事。 Early Years ⋯⋯ In March 1957, Jones married his high school girlfriend Linda Trenchard, when they were expecting a child together, both aged 16. The couple's son, Mark, was born in the month following their wedding. To support his young family, Jones took a job working in a glove factory and was later employed in construction.