Popular Post Gaybutton Posted 5 hours ago Popular Post Posted 5 hours ago 22 hours ago, PeterRS said: The Barmy Army did indeed exist in Pattaya with @Gaybutton as either its leader or one of its regular members To be accurate you'll have to demote me from ringleader to regular member. I wouldn't refer to him as ringleader. Just the organizer. Some may also remember our "Fine Dining Society". He organized that too. His screen name was Maple. We started dwindling out the very day Micheal (Crabby) and Thomas left Corner Bar. It just wasn't the same anymore and the new owners let the place rapidly go downhill until it failed and went out of business, which did not take very long We also disliked the fact that the day they took over they fired every boy who worked there, some for years. They had been promised they would not lose their jobs. We did not appreciate that they had been flat out lied to. We decided to meet elsewhere, but it just wasn't the same and we began losing interest. Eventually, less than a year later as I recall, it just fizzled out. What became of our regulars? None of us were spring chickens. Some have passed on. Some have returned to their home countries. Some, like me, lost interest in the bars. Some seem to have just vanished from the face of the earth. As far as I know, now I am the last one from the original group still left. "What has always worried me about being one of the few is the way we keep on getting . . . fewer." - Richard Burton (Flight Officer David Campbell), 'The Longest Day' PeterRS, bkkmfj2648, vinapu and 2 others 4 1 Quote
vinapu Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago On 2/13/2026 at 5:55 AM, Olddaddy said: Only you personally can decide if it's worth it Some may be . that's the statement I truly like Olddaddy 1 Quote
vinapu Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago On 2/15/2026 at 4:02 AM, hank75 said: I would never trust gossip from another bar. Just go in person and assess the rate and goods yourself. +1 words of wisdom Quote
vinapu Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago I never was big fan of Jupiter , even if I have habit to visit that bar on my first night of every trip. Post-covid I started to have better luck there and must say my last 5 offs from there were good to very good. For Short Time I was never (so far) asked more then 3000, if that much. my last two offs from there were actually Long Time. One guy wanted whopping 10000 , either sensing I need to see him badly or , as somebody suggested above, that was quote in hope to put me off. Anyways , since I wanted to see him I agreed and paid up. Was it worth ? Not really, while I can say only good things about body and performance, I was disappointed when after all was sealed he told me tonight he can only stay till 6 am. Such antics are things putting me off more or less permanently. Another one wanted 7000 and that was money very well spent, no time issues , quite opposite, he was staying till I told him I'm hungry and time to got eat something. He was not there long and I saw him and offed from other places subsequently . Disinterested , sober look of boys is management mandated - customers are supposed not to be pressed for engagement is logic behind that policy, however misguided. as Olddady said, when comes to pricing , only we can personally decide if whatever is quoted it worth for us. pong2 1 Quote
floridarob Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 29 minutes ago, vinapu said: as Olddady said, when comes to pricing , only we can personally decide if whatever is quoted it worth for us Quoting Olddaddy.... is it a gin and gin night? pong2 1 Quote
Gaybutton Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 34 minutes ago, vinapu said: Disinterested , sober look of boys is management mandated - customers are supposed not to be pressed for engagement is logic behind that policy, however misguided. That is one of the reasons I have lost interest in the bars, which now are host bars in Jomtien Complex. It is not much fun for me when the bar boys are far more interested in staring into their phones than they are interacting with customers. And you are right. That would not be the case without management permitting it. In the old days - which I call "the golden years" when it was mostly Sunee Plaza go-go bars (my favorite was Eros), the boys constantly made an effort to interact with customers and get taken off. The exception was there were also many dancers throughout the various bars, when on stage, rather than overtly trying to attract customers would instead be staring at themselves in the mirrors. And for many, their idea of dancing was standing almost still and just doing "the one-knee shuffle" But in those days there were plenty of boys who were really trying to get customers. And some were so popular that you actually had to make a reservation the day before for the boy of your choice. If you didn't show up within 20 minutes of the arranged time, now the boy was free to go with another customer. And if you arrived late the boy was usually already gone. Being accustomed to the way things used to be, speaking only for myself, the bars have long since lost their magic and appeal. I miss it, but am very grateful for having been here for those times when they existed. pong2 and mauRICE 2 Quote