23 hours ago, saintdomingo said:

Det 5 being the one down Soi 8.? 

here is det 5 sexy night in its 1997 incarnation

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=982592970542557&set=a.447685437366649

13 minutes ago, madone said:

here is det 5 sexy night in its 1997 incarnation

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=982592970542557&set=a.447685437366649

Unfortunately although I was aware of Buckskin Joe's I never got there. Have been to the Soi 8 place a few times but due to health problems not recently. Thanks for the info.

On 5/24/2025 at 11:49 AM, blaze master said:

 

Do they warm it up in the wave for you too.

They will put absolutely anything in the Wabe for you in Sebb-Benn in Thailand. Not in Jay-Pan though. 

39 minutes ago, hankypankee said:

They will put absolutely anything in the Wabe for you in Sebb-Benn in Thailand. Not in Jay-Pan though. 

 

 

Haha sai wabe.....yes please

The demise of girly bars throughout Thailand has been caused by the incessant need by the bar girls to use their mobile phones . Never had that years ago .  Only seem really interested in capturing customers to drink in their bar and to get bought a lady drink at high prices . Also far to many lady boys .

On 5/21/2025 at 1:27 PM, jimn said:

Nana Plaza is a sh*t hole, why would anyone care what the best bar is.

 

On 5/21/2025 at 1:29 PM, madone said:

because there is a sad, lingering demographic out there that are trying to keep the memory of a long-gone Thailand alive. 

Still drink in the Soi occasionally (Chequers, Bus Stop and still mourning Jools) many years since I've been in the Plaza but I like to see that it's there.

Sorry to see Jimn's comment but madone has a good point.

On 5/26/2025 at 8:28 AM, superal said:

The demise of girly bars throughout Thailand has been caused by the incessant need by the bar girls to use their mobile phones . Never had that years ago .  Only seem really interested in capturing customers to drink in their bar and to get bought a lady drink at high prices . Also far to many lady boys .

 

And here's me thinking that the women and the businesses had become so incredibly mercenary that it is impossible to sit down in a beer bar without getting rinsed for lady drinks that are 3 to 4x more expensive than your beer. 

I had my best Sukhumvit Road experience in After Work, in Sukhumvit Square, but when I went back, it had gone - Sukhumvit Square.  That caused me to build up a resentment against men with sledgehammers, though as one such myself, that is perhaps hypocritical.

 

As you may recall, back in the day, there was a DIY shop just down from Piccadilly Station, and I'd popped in there as I had some fencing to do at the weekend.  They didn't have epees or rapiers, but a sledgehammer was more appropriate for the fencing I had n mind. 

 

It's interesting that you only notice the gaps and errors in your recollection when you put your story to words...

 

I guess I went to Picadilly platfoms 13 & 14 on the way home, and not Oxford Road (that was the gaffer tape and batteries incident....) anyway, as I came down the stairs with my newly-bought sledgehammer, there was an announcement about train delays, and someone next to me looked at the sledgehammer and said "Calm down, mate, its not that bad!"

I like bars with contra-rotating carousels.
I never got into the mechanical bulls.