Nightmarch

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Coyotee's get less ugly

 

Regular readers will no doubt have noticed a few names of bars cropping up more often than others in this column over the years. The chief reason for this is quite simple. These places are run by managements who understand the value of publicity and make a point of imparting information -as far in advance as possible- about future events and activities such as anniversaries, birthdays, and dance contests. This column has always had an e-mail address appended to it and anyone who wants to publicise relevant information regarding their boozer can let me know and I will write it up. No one is barred.

 

I have absolutely no financial interest in any joint here in Pattaya, or anywhere else for that matter. With more than 60 gogos and about 800 other varieties of night entertainment places spread the length and breadth of Pattaya and just 14 days between issues of this ezine I would have to go to four or five different palaces of the chrome pole each and every night just to keep a check on all that's happening. That might sound like fun to some people, but I actually have a life outside of wandering around boozers. So, to those who think this column is designed for a privileged few, get your fingers tapping on the keyboard and send an e-mail, you might be pleasantly surprised.

 

An Ace in the Hole: One of the nicest blokes in town, Martin the Elephant Man will be holding what he calls his '40 plus a lot more' birthday party at his establishment the Ace Café on Saturday 17 December. The usual non-kosher item referred to as a pig will be spinning on a spit and a European and Thai buffet will be laid out. The affair will kick off in the late afternoon and Martin says dress is optional. The Ace Café is on the Hanuman statue corner in Jomtien, across the road from the Pattaya Properties office.

 

Hardly a Cartoon Character: ?It's really good in there.? That was the comment passed to me by one of two young guys who were just leaving the Coyotee's gogo ( Soi Marina Plaza ) late one mid-week evening recently. It's a comment I've heard quite a few times from various people over the last month or so and when I went in the place lived up to the wraps being bandied about. There's no doubt this den has come a long way in a short time, despite its relatively poor location.

 

The joint is clean, bright, and laid out in a thoughtful and entertaining manner. There were plenty of dancing maidens cavorting about the place and I was told there are no less than 27 showgirls. By the time you read this there will have been a hot shower section installed upstairs where, no doubt, those damsels who find the task of chrome pole molesting rather sweaty will be performing public ablutions.

 

So much seems to be happening that many of the young ladies are in such a hurry to get on stage they forget everything except their socks. Mind you, I haven't seen anyone complaining.

 

The management have taken up the idea of running regular in-house dance contests (but haven't quite worked out what to do with an e-mail address; see above ), with two being held so far. The next one is apparently planned for some time in January. The foreign manager of the famous Thai rock singer Sek-Loso was in the audience for the most recent dance contest and rumour has it the band might well make an appearance in the den late on Friday 16 December.

 

Definitely a place you should put on your 'must visit' list.

 

Meet Me by the Big Fish: Set on the way to the Fitness Park on Pratamnak Hill, the former Freeway gogo has been re-named the Meeting Club. According to reports, the old swimming pool is now filled with marine life, some of it quite attractive if you happen to be into large aquatic creatures. There are, of course, attractions without scales, in the form of dancing maidens who begin work when the den opens at 3:00PM. There's no draught amber but prices are not outlandish with Heineken at 85 baht, liver wasters (including the top shelf gear) and lady drinks at 95 baht and lolly water just 50 baht. The bar fine is standard 500 baht with lying-in facilities on site.

 

Clock Stopped: About a year or so ago the popular FLB lounge lizard libation room ( Walking Street ) changed hands for a reportedly large wad of the folding stuff. At the time the London Clock continued as manager, a position he had held for more than three years and handled well. For reasons best known to the new ownership, the London Clock's services were quickly and quietly dispensed with in the first week of December, so it will be interesting to see what effect this has on the direction FLB takes in coming months. I'm led to believe the Clock is currently ticking away with plans to launch his own venture come mid-2006.

 

Cultural Dancing: The Hot & Cold gogo (Soi Post Office) has been well known for many years for its 'cultural' shows, which usually take place around 10:30PM depending upon how many customers are warming the available seats. The dancing maidens have never been in the Walking Street class but they are generally a friendly lot, with a number prepared to keep their best assets on show from the time they wander through the door until closing; basically a ready-for-immediate-action look. The majority of the dancers do have that be-medalled veteran of many a chrome pole campaign look about them, but every now and again management seems able to recruit a few newcomers to serve their apprenticeship.

 

A major plus are the reasonable prices charged by management. For example, a standard liver waster (admittedly in a small tumbler) is 80 baht, the same price as a lady drink. On a recent visit I was sat with a couple of mates and we had desperate dancers wander over for a sit and chat. Although they did the standard 'Hello, what your name where you come from' opening line, the third section, 'Buy me dlink' was, thankfully, missing. Nor did we get the usual serving wench point-and-bend-elbow salute to indicate we should purchase a libation for the thirsty damsel sat beside us. So, since they did sit and didn't ask, we all asked them if they'd like a drink.

 

Mind you, the price for a short inspection of the upstairs lying-in facilities with the damsel of your unbridled lust is 500 baht for the boozer and 1,000 baht for her to show you her horizontal folk dancing skills. If you'd like the lady of your choice to spend a longer time giving you succour then the asking price for her services rises to 2,000 baht.

 

Before High Tea: Further down the road is the Far East Rock gogo. This has its ups and downs in terms of numbers of dancing maidens and the quality thereof, but in recent times they seem to have recruited a steady team of 20 or more and with draught amber at 45 baht it is a good afternoon den and the music tends to be quite reasonable. It opens at 1:00PM and is usually at its best from around 3:00 until 6:00PM.

 

Gouge Me Till it Hurts: A couple of friends recently went into the Kitten Club gogo (Pattayaland Soi 2) and came out with a bad case of 'cat-scratch fever' after being charged 125 baht for a glass of lolly water and 135 baht for a small bottle of Heineken amber nectar. A top-shelf liver waster retails at 145 baht while lady drinks are anywhere from 140 baht to 215 baht for a cocktail. The joint is now employing a gobble of lady-boys and my friends noted they seemed to be far more attractive than the female chrome pole huggers.

 

Around and About: According to the latest reports the much-vaunted and long-awaited opening of the Angelwitch mega-show den will now take place in the early part of January. The new place is situated next door to the Fantasia and What's Up gogos in Soi 15, just around the bend from the very popular Beach Club flashing palace.

 

The latest large-scale gogo to hit Walking Street should have opened its doors, softly, by the time you read this. I was under the impression it was to be named Dream Girls but in fact it is called X-Zone. Situated in the new Covent Garden complex ( Walking Street ) it boasts four dancing stages.

 

The New Living Dolls gogo ( Walking Street ) is promoting a happy hour on bar fines between 8:00 and 9:00PM and again from 1:30 to 3:00AM for 300 baht. In the first instance the damsels will generally only go for a short time.

 

Carousel gogo (Soi Diamond) have lifted their happy hour prices, but only marginally, with all standard libations just 65 baht between 8:00 and 10:00PM; draught amber fluid is 55 baht all night. The bar fine is now 550 baht.

 

Another 'must visit' place is the Heaven Above chrome pole palace (upstairs, Soi Diamond), with a happy hour between 7:30 and 9:30PM of just 45 baht for all standard thirst quenchers and a veritable smorgasbord of dancing damsels to suit all tastes.

 

Finally, in my last missive I mentioned the Club Boesche gogo ( Covent Garden complex, Walking Street ) and wasn't overly impressed. Since my first visit I've been in briefly once again and noticed management have managed to recruit about another 40 or so dancing maidens and they now run almost continuous shower/soapy shows. These are proving popular, although I noticed the majority of punters I saw seemed to be nursing a glass of draught amber rather than cuddling a liver waster. The draught was then retailing all night at 55 baht, but as of a week or so ago the impost has been raised to 95 baht. Whether this will harm business or not is yet to be seen.

 

Piece of Pith: It is not what you wear, it is how you take it off.

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Great report