Papa Sam

 

 

King's Castle Patpong right hand side today (pic not mine):

How long will the deep sleep last? 

Why Not Bar Sukhumvit Soi 4 Bangkok yesterday with the shutters down:

At least it's still there... otherwise: a desolate sight if you remember Soi Nana from before the current pandemic....

Seems that even in Phuket it'll take a while before the ladyboy bars and cabarets will reopen:

"At the Phuket Simon Cabaret, a 600-seat venue that has been closed for more than a year, some crew returned this week to start checking lighting and other systems, while workers spruced up the dresses worn by its transgender dancers, sewing on new glitter and colorful feathers.

“We are entering into this fight wanting to win,” owner Pornthep Rouyrin said defiantly, adding that the cabaret would not open immediately and that its dancers might start with smaller shows in hotels and restaurants until larger numbers of tourists start to arrive."

Source: https://time.com/6077015/thailand-tourism-covid-19/

On 9/23/2020 at 4:38 AM, Pdoggg said:

A good example of this nastiness is the Thai Visa forum whose posters tend to be grumpy expats who delight in snarky comments. 

Was Thai Visa taken over by the group that runs Pattaya Addicts (amongst other forums...) and is now:

https://www.thailand-247.com/ ?

or is TV now:

https://aseannow.com/

and t-247 is a new forum, i.e. they have different owners? 

Don't quite get the difference between the two:

One can only hope for the better...

Can't say I miss TV...

PS: I think here's the explanation:

https://www.thephuketnews.com/thaivisa-rebrands-expands-beyond-thailand-80535.php

Excellent peeing etiquette: 

 

2 hours ago, Pdoggg said:

Can the waitresses be barfined?

Absolutely,,, and since she's also a chef you could ask her afterwards to cook a Tom Yum Goong for the two of you...

... while mamasan June prepares her famous Pad Kra Cib:

6 hours ago, soiboy said:

I wonder if Spit Roast will be on the menu?  Nothing like a traditional Sunday roast...

 

Wondering if they have bangers and mash, Scottish wood cock, spotted dick, and a toad in the hole on the menu? They ran out of faggots, I heard...

Check in Bar is now a "restaurant"...

I would give them ***** (at least for the effort...)

I'd immediately apply for a job as cook (if only I knew how to properly cook...)

https://restaurantguru.com/Checkinn99-Bangkok-2

The picture below was apparently taken within the last few days inside Nana Plaza. I'm not 100% sure (and please do correct me if I'm wrong), but I *believe* it could show the construction process inside what used to be Mercury and - in the background - Mandarin bars. The wall that separated the two bars has been removed. Mandarin's red grandstand type of seats are still there but look now a bit lost inside the bigger bar space.

Mercury was sold to Mandarin last year already and demolishion of Mercury begun in mid-2020. I haven't seen nor heard anything since about the construction progress (or lack) of the new, bigger bar.

Source: anon

Toey:

 

Why Not? and other Nana area bars have now their shutters down:

 

Another version:

 

Fingers crossed, Sith...

Here's a video that was uploaded yesterday but apparently was filmed INSIDE Nana Plaza shortly before the pandemic: at 0:50 and 4:06 (the lovely Faye with the green skirt and the white bra by the way) you can see some Casanova girls waiting for you and me:

At 0:10 on the left hand side it's Mercury ladyboy bar which sometime last year already was sold to Mandarin next door. Mercury can also be seen around the 3:11 mark.

At 0:22 and 3:20: Temptations ladyboy bar, aka 'Temps'. Temps is now also history and will NOT be reopening anymore...

At 1:03 you'll see DC 10. Love them or hate them but it's yet another ladyboy bar that became a victim of covid-19... They too will not open again...

At around 1:40 and 4:55 on the left hand side there's Straps, the post-op ladyboy bar that still exists today. To the right there's Chili ladyboy bar, now a GG coyote club called "Whiskey and GoGo."

2:17: A GG bar called Geisha. This used to be Cascades / Charades...

This means the only Nana Plaza lb bars that have survived the pandemic so far are Straps and Obsession...

.·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.

Here's part 1 of the movie, also filmed INSIDE Nana Plaza Bangkok before the pandemic:

https://youtu.be/UJX9N7hFb68

 

1:10 Casanova

 

2 hours ago, Quinn said:

Phuket to shut down for ten days, Hua Hin for four days. Whither Pattaya ?

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/04/08/phuket-orders-closure-of-all-entertainment-venues-on-island-for-ten-days-hua-hin-four-days/

Bars, pubs and nightclubs in Pattaya (Chon Buri province) will also have to shut down:

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2096975/pubs-clubs-in-bangkok-40-other-provinces-to-shut-for-2-weeks

 

OMG...

All entertainment venues in 41 provinces, including Bangkok, will be ordered to close for at least 14 days to stem the coronavirus spread in the kingdom. Uncle Tu will sign the order tomorrow 

https://twitter.com/BangkokPostNews/status/1380022532699353090

KC 2 - as in King's Castle 2 on Patpong 1, the GG bar right next to the more popular King's Castle 1, was closed until very recently. Apparently it has reopened a short time ago.

KC 2 - as in King's Corner 2 on Patpong 2, the 100% LB bar, has been closed for about a year now. It was rumoured to become a GG bar.

KC 1 - as in King's Castle 1, the GG bar in the middle of Patpong 1, the bigger sibling of King's Castle 2, has reopened after the bar industry was allowed to reopen last year already, after the first shutdown.

KC - as in King's Castle, previously named King's Corner 1, the mixed GG + LB bar on Patpong 1 closer to the Surawong end, apparently is open again. Until recently I assumed it became a GG only bar. But a Japanese expat punter that I follow on social media recently mentioned in a post something about GG and LB at KC. I'm not sure if he was referring to the past or the present however...

Nana Plaza yesterday evening: 

Soi 4 is dead. Don't know about Why Not? and Chaos 9 further down Soi Nana.

Thonglor, Soi Cowboy, and Ekkamai bars are also dead.

Patpong is still open though, there was even a street festival on the Silom Rd side of Patpong 2:

 

CIB girls

Gigi, Ploy, Dream, Meena, Fiat, Bewty, Metinee, Alice

Susi, Jeen, Opal, Mint, Nutty, Cake, Zaza, Rose

Mimi, Boy, Anna, Bebe

Source: CIB & Sebastian (FB)

Nana Plaza including the outside bars (Big Dogs, Stumble Inn, Morning Night) are closed until April 19 according to Bangkok nightlife blogger "Stickboy"

Seems that for the new gogo bar that took Casanova's place a Thai guy from Chiang Mai is looking for investors on Facebook:

"Want to find a partner to open the best Agogo Style VIP shop in Nana. Model grader.

If interested, contact.

Line ID : roemkaow

Tel: 081-0234517"

https://www.facebook.com/apichart.sudthiviseschai/posts/4098308916858083

Anyone interested?

Casanova's successor, called Club 69, is now open and as expected is a GG bar...

... stars of the early 2010s like Nikki or Amy and probably others I haven't noticed. I wonder if he sells more detailed information such as Line contact or ST prices. (I actually started my VN data base in February 2018 and have reached 261 ladyboy profiles. I am continuously working on it). 

He probably has more detailed information because - for example - on Amy Amore's profile page he lists only her very old Facebook account and not the one(s) she currently uses. I'm pretty sure he once listed them as well....

Wow !! 261 ladyboy profiles!! I assume your vndb isn't meant for the public eye?

CIB's Nutty:

 

 

Thanks for your link to the video Rx. Highly appreciated!

The guy now also posted a video of King's Corner 2 bar:

I assume it's the same guy who runs this fantastic ladyboy website:

https://lbnh.x.fc2.com

?