Monday, April 21, 2008

Nightmarch by Duncan Stern


Still Cheap as Chips: The Sisterz ogling den (Walking Street) has recently increased its happy hour times from 8:00 to 10:00PM and although prices have gone from an almost unbelievably low 35 to 45 baht, the house liver wasters are what they term 'big shots'. The former Honey is well-run by the amiable Rambling Ricky and, apart from liver wasters, the prices apply to some bottled amber fluid, Thai rotgut, and lolly water. Ricky is attempting to cater to all tastes and budgets and, judging by the customers from the early to the middle part of the night he's certainly doing something right.
The dancing damsels really are a mixed bunch, from ageing veterans of the chrome pole market to a few nubile young ladies, and everything in between. The dress code, or more correctly, the undress code, features a different style of 'uniform', one that suits some of the better-proportioned dancers, but on a few of the others it looks like a slingshot on the slack.
One big improvement from its early days, at least as far as the first part of the night is concerned, is the better quality of music coming out of the speakers. The soap suds and les-be-friends and mix and match show that takes place in the glassed booth at the back of the den is well worth a look.
In Second Place: While the above-mentioned Sisterz has its crazy hour, just down the street the New Living Dolls 1 ogling den (can I respectfully say that it's about time the joint had a name change to something a little more simple) offers an 8:00-10:00PM happy hour with most libations at a mere 39 baht. The place is absolutely awash with ladies of dubious virtue almost dressed in the standard g-string and boots, and the shower tub at the entrance is fairly well used all night.
I've never seen less than 30+ dancers in the den in the early to middle part of the evening so for a choosy customer there really should be a good chance of finding someone who takes your fancy in the collection. While I'm not wrapped in the music, the den is usually well-patronised and the overall ambience quite good.
Trainee Firemen: One of the best dens of the chrome pole away from the central fleshpots of Walking Street is Sexy Girls, located at the Second Road end of Soi 8. It's been an ogling den for many years and has changed styles and ownership a few times. The current management have worked hard at improving their little niche and pretty much have the concept right.
The music is good, if a little loud, draught amber fluid is 65 baht all night while house liver wasters are 100 baht. The dancing damsels are an athletic and very clean crew: there's a well-used bathtub at one end of the long stage and girls waiting their turn at hugging a chrome pole go upstairs and slide down onto the stage, fireman-style.
As far as the quality and number of dancing damsels is concerned it rates as the best of the four dens situated in Sois 7 and 8.
Overpriced and Overrated: The two Silver Star ogling dens, one in Soi 8 and the other in Soi 7, are run on pretty much the same lines and although they are good for indulgers in draught amber fluid, with glasses of the murky froth retailing at 65 baht all night, the prices of their other libations leave a lot to be desired. 130 baht for house liver wasters in an off-Walking Street den are ridiculous, especially as the joint in Soi 7 is populated by damsels of rather inflated girth.
Around the Poles: Yet another den of the chrome pole is set to open its doors on Walking Street. This is to be another one upstairs in Soi Diamond and will be called Locket so I'm led to believe. It's due to open in mid-February and will have one of Pattaya's most experienced managers attempting to draw punters up the steps.
I certainly hope the new place will be better than the Tiger Club and Shark Club dens, both situated up the stairs at the Walking Street entrance to Soi Diamond. While the barkers at the bottom of the stairs do their best to attract customers, handing out little paper vouchers offering a buy-one-get-one-free offer on house liver wasters and Thai rotgut, both places looked pretty desperate. Tiger Club was full of cats while Shark had only five or six dancers, although one of the serving damsels claimed a whole swag had been bar-fined.
Away from Walking Street, Club Oasis (corner of Soi Buakhow and Soi Chaiyapoom) continues to do pretty good business and its most recent line-up featured a mixed bag of some real stars, a number of average lookers, and the regulation porkers and aged veterans. In other words, something for everyone. The top-shelf liver wasters retail at 125 baht while the house liver destroyers are 100 baht.

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