Best make that '100 problems'

Another musician in the US was using the name Hugo – and had formally registered it – so he sued Chulachak for “royalties”.
The beef arose almost two years ago after the half-Thai, half-English Hugo was invited to appear on David Letterman’s TV show because “99 Problems”, a song from his debut album “Old Tyme Religion”, created a buzz as part of the soundtrack for the film “No Strings Attached”.
The other Hugo, who our Hugo says “plays in a pub in New York”, sued him for $500,000 (about Bt15 million).
“Well, I haven’t earned that much!” our guy tells ASTV. “The court decided that I could continue using the name but I had to pay him. So my label paid him for me. It’s our fault, too – we should have checked whether anyone else was using the name.”
The label seems unfazed, extending Hugo’s contract for a second album. If it’s a hit overseas, he’ll be staying there. If not, he’ll be coming back to Thailand. He says he doesn’t care whether his fans are Thai or foreigners. “People call me arrogant, and I don’t deny that I’m not. Maybe I’m worse now that I have my wife and kid and I don’t need anyone to pat me on the back and tell me I’ve done something great.”


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Man bites duck
Everybody just calls the chief cook at the Eastin Grand Sathorn “Chef Man”, and man, what a chef he is – too busy, certainly, for TV’s “Iron Chef”.
Since Keeree Kanjanapas opened Chef Man the restaurant early last year, it’s had a steady flow of fans of authentic Chinese cuisine, especially for its yummy Peking duck. Keeree is Thai-Chinese and a good cook too, so he made sure they got the right kind of duck roaster, even if it cost Bt1.8 million.
The investment seems to have paid off, because the place is not only always packed, there’s a month’s advanced reservations.