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Let me introduce myself and my partner. I'm Jerry Hopkins, a longtime resident of Thailand, an established bestselling author with some 36 books published, including biographies of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison. (My webpage is jerryhopkins.com.) I am working on a what will be a coffee-table type book about Thai ladyboys with John Wehrheim, a Hawaii-based photographer who has done two such books before, one about Bhutan, the other with a Hawaii subject. We are planning to profile at least 25 ladyboys in our book, both in text and photographs, and by profile I mean really get into their lives and tell their stories both in text and visuals. I am posting this here to ask your help. I'm asking you to nominate people to profile...and I'd like to talk with you, too, either in person, by email or on Skype. I live near the Nana Plaza and a meeting would be easy and preferable. You can find me at jerry@jerryhopkins.com if you are interested. I hope some of you are. Thank you.

Josh's Birthday Party - Good Crowd, Good Times Here are a few of the lovely Jay

Nice, I for one would definitely buy this book, but as a lb admirer still not open about it, I don't think I will be keeping it on my coffee table! Good luck with the book Jerry :thumbsu:

A good night had by all at Josh's birthday party. No party bag at the end of the night (the tight old sod lol) Here are some pix of the shower show. Her next shower show will be in my shower lol

Jerry has been living in Thailand for over 20 years and shtupping ladyboys for a lot longer than that. Guys, let's not preach to the choir. And, if I'm not mistaken, the context of the book has been set, by those involved -- it's to be about sex workers, and that's it. He hasn't told you how to be a squirrel; we shouldn't tell him how to write his book. Welcome, Jerry! You're amongst friends, cock sucker...

A few shots of GATE

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Ex Bar Anaconda, YUKIlooking stunning in her party gear. And other photos ...

Juri took us there the other night. I simply don't know how to put the experience into words..."Surreal"...definitely! To begin...all of these open bars are 100% Arab. The music is by far the loudest I've ever heard in my life (this includes backstage and front row at AC/DC). It comes at you from 3 different bars, all different music, indescribably powerful Arab Club Music. The bar that we settled in I am guessing is Layla Bar #1. There is something about this Arab sound that is truly captivating yet also strangely uncomfortable. It's relentless and unforgiving. The bar is filled with Arab men and staffed with some of the most interesting and stunning LB's I have ever seen. They tend to look a little older with whiter skin and sharper features. You don't feel like you are with farm girls, you feel like you are with something different...a little more professional and kept together. Make up is bold. The clothing is smart. The lines are clean. Since the music is so loud, all communication (ie working the bar) is done without speech...they just know. There seems to be something about the girls that is different, like they might be harder to approach. We were surrounded by Arab men some of whom were drunk beyond belief. I never knew about any interests that they might have for LB's and I never knew about LB's being interested in Arab men. There seemed to be little in the way of chemistry between customer and bar girl. I saw nothing in the way of intimacy. Along the outside perimeter, there were some other Thais, light skinned women and femboys, who seemed to be in their own world. Just sitting there having drinks and sucking on their sheesha pipes. They knew the lyrics to all of the songs and sang along in Arabic. At the bar was a really interesting looking lesbian couple, a tattooed butchy Arab woman and her more feminine Arab gf. Our server was just stunning. Low key, well kept, and great at her job. But it was impossible for me to speak with her because of the music. It is so hard to figure how it works. Do the girls go with anybody? Are they more expensive? What are they like? Almost impossible to answer that night. As I said, there was something strangely uncomfortable about the whole experience. There was just no way that I could see ever fitting-in. I woke up the next day feeling like I was coming off of a long acid trip. Fascinating and a little scary. Yet intriguing. I am curious. As uncomfortable as it was, I want to go back there...kinda like a moth to a flame!

...hmmmm, so some pics how the girls act last morlam.....