ProfessorFart Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 What is the oldest independent bar in BKK (by independent I mean not attatched to a hotel) and which bar has had the same owner for the longest time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Offshore bar comes close I suppose; +20yrs same owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 Is that the one near Soi Cowboy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Yeah, around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 I seem to remember that he told me in bought round about 1984-85. Another oldie is /was Bobbys bar in the back of the car park in the Pong which I believe goes back to ' 1972.Bobby gone i think... Used to be good for Sunday Folk and jazz music. Last time i was there it was a MESS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pautai Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 The Kings Castle in Patpong was around in the early 80s so thats preeety old ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Over to you Trink! He must read this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvtDick Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 One of the oldest of all, although not at its original location, is Club 99 on Sukhumvit (previously Club 69 when it was on Silom). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Jean Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 One of the oldies is Goldfinger's on Patpong road. Randy the owner has this place for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 I'd forgotten about Bobby's Arms. I've never seen it full though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buadhai Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 I used to enjoy the old Bobby's Arms when it was in the car park. Used to jump in at lunch for a Guiness and some fish and chips. I believe my first visit was in 1977, but can't be sure.... Now that it has moved it is an empty mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Red Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Wish I could remember the bars back when I was running 30 years ago -- somehow they blended all together then ... I do remember incidents at the Metro Hotel (probably long gone) involving diving into the pool from second stories and such ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Aladdin, Gaslight, Max's and Rome I believe were the only places on Patpong at end of 68. Grand Prex was a little latter and street was wall to wall by 70 so some of the 70's entries are probably still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Safari Bar -if it still exists- must have some claim.It was certainly there in 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buadhai Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Safari Bar -if it still exists- must have some claim.It was certainly there in 1974 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Another fun place to go, especially at happy hour. It's always amazing to see the ladies come in and convert from street clothes to bar attire round back near the horng nam. Then they have this long standing tradition where they start the dancing with everyone doing a disco number to "Get Down Tonight" by KC and the Sunshine Band. Anyone remember what year the Safari burned down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvtDick Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 I have a Bangkok telephone book from 1972. When I get a chance, I'll see what bars are listed in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 The Toby Jug on Silom used to be double the size that it is now and thinking back I sure i was in the Riffii and the Wall then as well. (about 15bt a beer)in about 1983. Going back to my very first visit to Bangers in 1970 (bank Line ship)we used to "hit"some dockside boozers but cant remember any names. Dito for Manila,Cebu,Honkers,Keelung,Yokohama,Singas,Hanoi and a 100 other gin joints.......but I was only 20 years old so...... Old Auz were always a bit weird with the opening times (about 2 hours a day)Darwin,Newcastle and Why-ala....just like LOS might become the way they are going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 I used to enjoy the old Bobby's Arms when it was in the car park. Used to jump in at lunch for a Guiness and some fish and chips. I believe my first visit was in 1977, but can't be sure....Now that it has moved it is an empty me Where is it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Not really a bar , but the Original Thermae used be a crazy place for a late night pick-up and a few jugs. When that moved , it lost all the ugly charm that made it a success. Anybody remember when that den of vice opened? :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pautai Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Safari Bar -if it still exists- must have some claim.It was certainly there in 1974 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i was standing at the urinal in there many years ago and a young girl raped me @ who would have thought such a thing could happen in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pautai Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Not really a bar , but the Original Thermae used be a crazy place for a late night pick-up and a few jugs. When that moved , it lost all the ugly charm that made it a success.Anybody remember when that den of vice opened? :blush: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> according to an ancient guide book i had it was around during the vietnam war era . but yes the old wired door at the back was a treat when you turned up in the small hours down the red walled stairs to pick your delights from the evenings cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buadhai Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 I used to enjoy the old Bobby's Arms when it was in the car park. Used to jump in at lunch for a Guiness and some fish and chips. I believe my first visit was in 1977, but can't be sure....Now that it has moved it is an empty mess Where is it now? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Patpong 3 I think? The soi with all the boy bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 (edited) Not really a bar , but the Original Thermae used be a crazy place for a late night pick-up and a few jugs. When that moved , it lost all the ugly charm that made it a success.Anybody remember when that den of vice opened? :blush: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> according to an ancient guide book i had it was around during the vietnam war era . but yes the old wired door at the back was a treat when you turned up in the small hours down the red walled stairs to pick your delights from the evenings cache. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Happy Daze , I once had a prolonged stay at the Miami Hotel , from the balcony outside my hovel , you could view the goings on around the rear courtyard/wired door of the Thermae It made me wish I had a decent camcorder back then , the things I saw......ooh Missus!!! :blush: Edited January 22, 2005 by chonabot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Happy Daze , I once had a prolonged stay at the Miami Hotel , from the balcony outside my hovel , you could view the goings on around the rear courtyard/wired door of the ThermaeIt made me wish I had a decent camcorder back then , the things I saw......ooh Missus!!! I wish i had had a video camera when I used to go to the old Thermae to remember what I did. Was always way too far gone by the time I got there to remember anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pautai Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Not really a bar , but the Original Thermae used be a crazy place for a late night pick-up and a few jugs. When that moved , it lost all the ugly charm that made it a success.Anybody remember when that den of vice opened? :blush: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> according to an ancient guide book i had it was around during the vietnam war era . but yes the old wired door at the back was a treat when you turned up in the small hours down the red walled stairs to pick your delights from the evenings cache. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Happy Daze , I once had a prolonged stay at the Miami Hotel , from the balcony outside my hovel , you could view the goings on around the rear courtyard/wired door of the Thermae It made me wish I had a decent camcorder back then , the things I saw......ooh Missus!!! :blush: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ***************************** yes indeed ! makes you realise just how sanitised and normal BK has become , not much real naughtiness around these days , its all now very tame . to think i once spent ALL NIGHT at the Thermae and got kicked out in the morning at 6 oclock !!!! by that time there were some VERY rough looking women around ... and rough looking farangs come to think of it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 It seems that a fair few have lasted the test of time. I'm glad to hear that Bobby's has moved from the car park. It used to feel like a tomb at times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEAtramp Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 The Madrid bar in Patpong has got to be one of the oldest bars. Lucys Tiger Den used to be the haunt of GI's. Jack Shirley ran the place, he died in Pattaya in the mid 80's. The bars in Washington Sq. go back a long while. Silver Dollar, Cats meow, etc. Or bars gonebye like Browns. Tryining to think of the bar that was owned by the black GI that had the bar in Cowboy! He used to ride his horse there (thus Soi Coboy) he later openen onother bar in Washinton sq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEAtramp Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 BTW. Bobby of Bobbys Arms, prior to opening the pub, used to sell hotdogs on the corner of the same Soi. Thats where his funding came to open Bobbys Arms. He now sells packaged meals to certain schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 What about "Cheap Charlies"? In Sukhumvit Soi sib-ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 BTW. Bobby of Bobbys Arms, prior to opening the pub, used to sell hotdogs on the corner of the same Soi. Thats where his funding came to open Bobbys Arms.He now sells packaged meals to certain schools. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Correct.Bobby Dee is still around (and rounder than ever).One interesting fact is that Bobby would not tolerate the sex trade on his premises though I expect some of the waitresses(very pretty in some cases) had assignments on the quiet.But Bobby would not go along with ladies drinks, bar fines and all the paraphanalia of the Patpong bars outside.In other words he was a farang barowner -with a Chinese/Portugese admixture- who didn't want to be a pimp.He earned a lot of respect for this and as I understand made excellent money through various enterprises such as Italian restaurants.All other farang bar owners (I stand to be corrected if there are any others like Bobby) are really just pimping mangda trash despite their pitiful claims to be "in the entertainment industry" or "supporting the local economy".They are scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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