Patpong comings and goings

[daydreamer]

7 hours ago, mauRICE said:

Old hands of "gay Thailand" might remember My War bar in Patong, Phuket. It was the biggest gay go go bar along the strip...... 

In the 1990's, there were three My Way bars in Thailand.  One was in Phuket, as mentioned by @mauRICE, another My Way bar was located in Bangkok, on a small soi off Rama IV, near to the Surawong intersection with Rama IV Road.  The third My Way branch of the business was located in Chiang Mai, in the northern part of the city, in the Santitham area.  

The three bars not only shared the same name, but all three My Way bars appeared on the same business card.

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, hank75 said:

 

Remind me which one is Alex? The muscular Burmese who was ex Jupiter?

yes

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, jason1975 said:

I applaud these bars who show loyalty to such long-serving employees! It's true that such employees will always have a place in the shows.

yes and no. Bars are not post office or store where slowing employees can be assigned back room duties by firm out of sense  of loyalty. In entertainment business they need to measure up  if even most successful employee of the past is still pulling in clients or pushing them away.

We all miss certain boys even if they are losing bit of their  shine but I'm sure we have also  those who are not interest us any more and still when we show up they try to  stick to us immediately, effectively pushing other boys away .

I'm trying to be polite and not name anybody but there are guys for whom for this or that reason ( lost looks, greed , unreliability, lies etc. )  I lost hots for completely and don't want them to plant beside me and ask for drink and tip which happens with certain regularity. 

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, jason1975 said:

Freshboys management wants guys to be available on stage for customers when bar opens doors at 8pm hence it mandates 7.30pm reporting time. Guys who do so receive 200 baht. Those who report after 7.30pm receive no money and have to depend on boy drinks, tips and offs.

makes sense and i think it's good business practice

[vinapu]

25 minutes ago, daydreamer said:

 another My Way bar was located in Bangkok, on a small soi off Rama IV, near to the Surawong intersection with Rama IV Road. 

not long ago there was faded old sign still hanging there , good 10 years after that bar closed

[hank75]

7 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Freshboys management wants guys to be available on stage for customers when bar opens doors at 8pm hence it mandates 7.30pm reporting time. Guys who do so receive 200 baht. Those who report after 7.30pm receive no money and have to depend on boy drinks, tips and offs.

I used to have a guy from a different bar that had the same policy but for a slightly later time, I think it was 8 or 8.30. I honestly don’t remember which bar anymore. Well this boy was never on time for work. I remember having lengthy debates with him that he could wake up an hour earlier or finish his gym time earlier, and earn that extra 200 baht per day. With 200 baht, his basic daily meals would be covered and then he only had rent to worry about. He just never saw it as money being taken out of his own pocket. Without sounding harsh, I eventually realized it was sheer laziness and also arrogance of assuming he would always make 2000-3000 (or more) each day, would always have soft hearted punters like me on the hook, and 200 baht was insignificant. I dropped him soon after that, for various reasons but also because I did not admire his personality. 

[jason1975]

11 hours ago, vinapu said:

makes sense and i think it's good business practice

In the past, before the current 7.30pm rule, many guys would only turn up at 9pm.

Customers who arrived early at 8pm and saw that there were only 3 or 4 guys would make a U-turn and exit.

Hence, the boss implemented the rule to ensure at least 7 or 8 guys are available when bar opens officially at 8pm.

[spoon]

Its extra incentive to come early rather than punishment for coming late. For popular guys, 200baht might not be enough for them to sacrifice their "me time". Who knows, they have customer from apps already from 7-9pm lol