Darksidedude

On 1/26/2021 at 12:08 PM, ExpatOilWorker said:

Yeah, evil monster - all of them.

 

His old house at soi Convent have been demolished.

They found a similar location and most of the scenes from the pool and house was filmed at soi Nana.

The Miami hotel at soi 15 was also used in the TV series. 

cant believe that miami hotel is still there

On 1/26/2021 at 1:47 PM, BigStar said:

Obviously, W’s daughter, a professional engineer working in California, wouldn’t have started such a Gofund me w/o talking to dad first. Again, the idea is to reopen if they can afford to do so, not steal a little money, much as our TVF Proctologists may love to think so. 

 

Yes, ma’am. But I really don’t picture a TQ patron crying over pocket change. You’re probably thinking of the usual TVF whinger crying over 5 baht confiscated by a songtaew driver when on his way to find the 40 baht  Changs. Understandable, given their prevalence.

Now in the very worst case, a TQ patron would probably be obliged to

 
. . . write a suicide note on a hundred dollar bill
'cos if you wanna run cool
. . . you got to run
On heavy, heavy fuel

 

Less drastically, he might perhaps hum some other Dire Straits he’d heard through TQ’s JBLs while ordering another round of drinks for a few hotties:

Sometimes you're the windshield
Sometimes you're the bug
Sometimes it all comes together baby
Sometimes you're a fool in love . . . 

Joking aside, if TQ can’t reopen, then the Gofundme contributions will be used for a worthy cause as stated on the page. That’d still be a good thing, too, so you may save your hankies.  
 

TQ was doing OK pre-COVID and surviving after the first lockdown, so it seems more accurate to conclude it’s you who’s had a good shake and it’s time for you to move on. And thanks for sharing. 

 

Many of our aged posters do find it comforting to project their own obsolescence, their own long-past sell by dates, onto other people and businesses. That said, any business mentioned here, even the mostly beloved 40 baht Chang shacks, will have detractors to offer up doom and sneers, sometimes accompanied with the most pretentious barstool economics blather. Forum cred, I suppose, to seem still relevant in a world where nobody cares to listen to the old fart if they can possibly avoid it.

 
Years ago an interviewer implied a similar opinion to Keith Richards. After all, he’d enjoyed several lifetimes of good shakes and already looked straight out of the Walking Dead. The Keef’s reply: there’s still juice in the old grape. Quite a lot of juice, it turned out, which found a still-appreciative audience.  

 

It ain’t over till the Fat Boy backfires. As many have said, closure may now be inevitable irrespective of Gofundme and best wishes. Otherwise, to judge by pre-COVID and earlier post-lockdown patronage, TQ likely would have continued viable into the foreseeable future.
 

Obviously, W’s daughter, a professional engineer working in California, wouldn’t have started such a Gofund me w/o talking to dad first. Again, the idea is to reopen if they can afford to do so, not steal a little money, much as our TVF Proctologists may love to think so. 

Incorrect, I was informed that Woodys daughter did not tell him that she was starting this go fund me page,

Woody told her its a business not a charity so take off this go fund me page, not sure if its still going is it ?

On 1/26/2021 at 12:48 AM, VBF said:

There was a time when TQ, Nevada, Las Vegas and others on Soi Post Office and Soi Yamoto were great daytime gogos. Sadly, in recent years all except TQ have become incredibly boring and / or closed completely.

to much competition ie boo cow, that wasn't around when the above mentioned bars were great daytime shenanigans,

i do recall it was a dirt road to get from Diana inn to 3rd road and 3rd road was a no go area at night time

On 1/25/2021 at 5:14 PM, crobe said:

If you knew anything about the Patpong family you would know that Varita has had many opportunities to redevelop the site to "maximise the  rental value" - she has been offered major hotel concessions on that site by the likes of Hyatt and Marriot - the original Royal Garden was offered to be where TQ is now. 

She has some affection for the type of business that is there at the moment and has resisted a lot of offers, not only there but the much more substantial offers for Patpong 1&2 - which are now surrounded by high-rise offices and only her sois retain the older shophouses.

It will be seen whether this changes as she hands this over to her kids.

The facts therefore bely your assertions - but then - who would take real estate advice from a monger living in a dingy bedsit off Soi Bukhao?

i just cant believe it wasn't re devloped many years ago when the going was good

On 1/24/2021 at 4:48 PM, kevinsan said:

First they closed the old Thermae.

Alas, Washington Square demolished.

Then they shuttered JP's International Bar.

And now they are gunning for Tahitian Queen.

 

The watering holes are shrinking. Let's keep this party rolling. Best boys club in Pattaya. No pretense no BS. These boys have been burning through cash all year with no end in sight.

JPs what a wild bizarre place that was in the we hrs, frequented many a time 

On 1/24/2021 at 1:07 PM, GrandPapillon said:

in the late 90s, I heard it was 250,000 THB per month, back then it was a lot of money

It was a lot of money and 250k per month was correct so i believe however the Asian crisis USD was 50+ baht to the dollar and the TQ was at its peak, Pattaya was at its peak awesome time to be in Thailand , they would have made 250k for rental real quick

nothing

1 hour ago, AndyFoxy said:

My first experience with the TQ was in Angeles City in the late 90s. Even bought the T-shirt. Later went to the Pattaya TQ. Nothing beats that time in the TQ in Angeles though. 

yes i had gone there but had nothing to do the pattaya TQ

Others used mobile phones to say their last farewells to devastated relatives on the other side of the world.

<deleted> surely they could have informed authorities and got signals tracked

4 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

My eyesight, even with reading glasses & a magnifying glass had trouble reading the white on green illuminated sign ????????

i just knew the bar as soon as i seen the sign without reading it, its been there for ever

some good tunes but as for both of these guys hated them, just total tossers in general

Mega more live in poverty, and they use migrant labour should no be allowed especially now with this Covid around.

18 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

Surely there must be some good Nigerians over here . I know good news rarely makes the headlines

but one or two must be ok surely .

no ha ha

On 1/14/2021 at 5:23 AM, carlyai said:

I was having a Margarita with Father Ray (now resting in heaven ) at the Pattaya Orphanage a while ago now.

He was telling of the time they used to row out into the bay and fish. The water was so clear you could see the sandy sea bottom. This is only going back 20 odd years, so 30 years ago ...

No it was not, the water in pattaya bay got destroyed when big hotels started popping up in the 1980s

loved the night stalker series from the 70s 

8 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Best news of the day...so far.any sicko taken off the streets is good news.

regards worgeordie

for sure agree

On 1/8/2021 at 1:17 PM, Leaver said:

 

I would buy a bar here tomorrow, if I got the alcohol for free from the supplier.  ????

 

There is also a compounding factor.  On day 1 of a 30 month, say there is only 6 guys in the bar drinking 2 beers per hour for the first 4 hours of trading.  For the second 4 hours of trading, you need 18 guys in the bar, drinking 2 beers per hour, for the last 4 hours, in order to keep up with your figures.  However, the bar only sits 12.

 

So,  for every hour, of every day, of every, week, for the month, you don't have 12 guys in in the bar, for 8 hours, drinking 2 beers per hour, you are losing, because in order to meet sales targets towards the end of the month, you may need 100 guys in the bar, for 8 hours, drinking 2 beers per hour, but that's not going to happen when your establishment can only sit 12 customers. 

 

Then, out of what is made at the end of the month, after all other expenses have been deducted, the purchase price of the bar, plus key money, for the duration of the lease, has to be accounted for in each month's profit, if there is a profit.  

 

Many of these bars are just expensive hobbies.      

no point in tying to work out how to make a profit, unless you own the property and dont pay rent thats the only way you will make any sort of living out from running a bar

Why are they even considering migrant workers, Thais are starving lining up at food lines they need to be doing this work

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Love the fact the perp is hiding and the guy behind him has a t-shirt saying 'guess'

And they are all wearing copy t shirts, we hear about mass destruction of copied brands absolute laughing stock the police force 

2 hours ago, asiasurfer said:

Must be so much fun going out these days. No thanks, I pass. I prefer to drink my beer at home. 

aye make a pole in the middle of your loungeroom all set, your own private gogo bar

3 hours ago, AlQaholic said:

The first bars in Pattaya are named after U.S. Navy stuff, like "P79" = torp boat or "Marine Bar".

marine that was wild man back in the day

I will only believe this when i see bob, woody and tom stripping the place out of its fittings

14 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

We all need a laugh right about now. ????

LOL real loud ha ha

On 12/29/2020 at 11:31 AM, Londinium said:

On my way to Tesco this morning I thought I would drop by my local Amphur office to apply for a yellow book. I took my blue book, passport, deeds of my condo etc and, following posts I have read here, thought it would be a simple matter.

 

Three local govt. officers scrutinised my papers. I have lived here for most of the years out of the previous fourteen since I bought my condo and have a current extension to my non-immigrant O visa (for retirement),

 

I was told that I needed to go to my embassy (British, in my case) and have copies of my passport verified and then translated into Thai. Then I should need to bring two Thai witnesses to sign various documents.

 

Have others had this experience or a different one?

 

Best regards.

 

 

did not have to have certified copies of passport or translated, my wife done the whole lot with 2 of her relatives involved it was a huge run around but she got it in the end, for what its worth i wouldn't bother i told her that but she was adamant i got it