Stuck inside of Taipei with the Manics blues again

I'm not really stuck in TAIPEI -- but my sister is stuck there.
She was supposed to fly from San Francisco to Laos, via Taipei and Bangkok, but protesters have closed Bangkok's international airport. The airline put my sister in a hotel overnight, casting the remainder of her trip in doubt.
While waiting for news from Asia, I have been listening to the MANIC STREET PREACHERS today.
The parents of Manic Street Preachers' guitarist RICHEY EDWARDS -- who disappeared in 1995 -- have been granted a court order declaring him to be presumed dead.
The court order brings closure to one of the saddest mysteries in music.
Edwards befriended Manics' bassist Nicky Wire at the University of Wales, Swansea, and became the band's lyricist and rhythm guitarist after initially serving as roadie and driver.
Critical and commercial success followed, but Edwards struggled with mental-health issues during the band's rise to fame.
He was scheduled to travel to the US on Feb. 1, 1995 for promotional duties, but never took the flight.
Authorities discovered Edwards' abandoned vehicle on Feb. 14, 1995 at a service station near the Severn Bridge, and it is widely assumed he leaped to his death.
On a day I am feeling blue about the Edwards' tragedy, I am also anxious for news from Taiwan.