From Pattaya Secrets

A new disco has opened in the Pattaya Dragon Complex on 2nd Road between Sois 5 & 6. It is reportedly the latest venture from the people that ran the popular but ill-fated Route 999.

It is aimed primarily at Hi-So Thais with two rooms, a DJ Club and Fashion Club.

The DJ Club has a large stage also overlooked by a large balcony. The decor is good and the sound system is impressive.

The Fashion club features coyote dancing and has private booths. The girls are said to be very pretty.

The beer selection is limited to bottled corona at 250 Baht a knock. Lady drink tequilas are also 250 Baht. There also seems to be a very expensive policy of having to order a tequila yourself to drink with the lady. The Thai norm of ordering a bottle of whiskey for a group seems to be the way to go here.

Barfines are reportedly 15,000 Baht but I would take this as meaning the dancing girls aren't barfinable rather than anyone being expected to pay this amount.

Club Oasis A-GoGo is a new, large looking GoGo bar being converted on Soi Buakhao between Soi Diana Inn & LK Metro. A recruitment banner is now being displayed.

The GoGo is looking for around 50 staff so it looks to be quite a large venture. It is being undertaken by the owner of the other Soi Buakhao GoGo, Paradise

From Pattaya Talk

The venue, billed as a nightclub, is located in the Soi Marine Plaza not far from Coyotee's A-GoGo where the soi runs parallel to Walking Street. Club Insomnia is the upstairs bar of the two in the building. The venue was last used as Player's Dance Club

The bar will feature coyote dancing to European dance music and it claims that it has a policy of cheaper drinks than the competing Tony's and Lucifer's.

First impressions are that it is a place to take a lady rather than find one.

The club is dark with laser lighting and the dancing girls on opening night impressed.

The music was said to be harder than the 'hitz for kidz' at Tony's/Lucifer's but not house music.

From Pattaya Secrets

Roxy on Walking Street has now added some nice new bench seating.

More erotic lesbian and oil shows have also been added to the repertoire.

On a Tuesday night visit, XXX A-GoGo was closed with all the girls and staff being moved into Baby Doll A-GoGo nextdoor. It surely made for a more lively atmosphere in the combined bar.

I am not sure if this is a permanent arrangement. Perhaps XXX will be reopened only when the number of customers justify it.

The extra girls meant that Baby Dolls A-GoGo had a bit more bustle and seemed more enjoyable as a result.

There were now a few more pretty girls on hand and they seemed to be getting well friendly with the customers.

Apart from the usual topless dancing there is now a bit of a show, basically an excuse for a couple of pretty girls to get naked.

From Pattaya Secrets

It has been reported that after a successful conversion to a GoGo format, the bar is now up for sale at around 4.5 million Baht.

From Jazz News

The travelling Jazz Royale Festival will visit Horseshoe Point (Bali Hai Pier), Pattaya on December 10-11th, 2006, with more than 100 world-class artists and staff taking part. Led by Kenny G, McCoy Tyner, Nancy Wilson, Chris Botti, Regina Carter Quintet, and The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band.

Part of the proceeds will go to H.M. the King's royal patronage projects.

All the artists will play H.M. the King's musical works.

The latest Pattaya GoGo bar, Tramp's Showbar, has sprung into life next door to Windmill Club on Soi Diamond. It is in an upstairs venue that, if memory serves, was used a few years ago as a show bar featuring girls and small animals.

It is a joint venture between the owners of Windmill Club and Electric Blue and is now in the business of far more wholesome and erotic shows featuring only girls.

The bar is medium sized with comfortable bench along the edges of the bar overlooking a central stage. There is of course plenty of stool seating too.

Shows were alternating with gogo dancing and there were some pretty lithe showgirls taking part. Early days but there were half a dozen showgirls and half a dozen topless dancers.

Drinks prices were 110 Baht for bottled beer, coke and lady drinks. There is no draft beer option.

Early days, but the operation of the bar was not very successful for me. The showgirls were hiding away in the changing room when not on duty and all the dancing girls are dragooned onto stage when there is no show. This leaves the customers totally devoid of female company during the dancing stints and made for a bit of dead atmosphere. The usual Isaan shuffling was hardly sufficiently entertaining in its own right.

Given the previous success of Electric Blue and Windmill Club, then an increase in momentum will put this to right and make for a successful venture.

Skip's Mardi Gras Pub on Jomtien Soi 5 has recently become Noy Bar Beer.

A little further up the same soi, Ma La Ba La Bar, has also changed name and presumably ownership to become the IQ Bar. It now looks a little bit more like a bar and less like a generic Thai front room.

Meanwhile on Thappraya road opposite the Jomtien Complex, Pukky's Bar has closed. Perhaps the girls have migrated to the Mermaid Bar which has recently opened a few doors closer to the Hanuman statue

Martin's Bar nestled amongst the gay bars of Jomtien Complex has also been a casualty

I'm always happy to see a bar getting a bit of promotion via a cheap draft beer.

This week I have spotted a sign for 30 Baht draft beer at Star Meeting Point. This is quite a pleasant bar but somehow finds itself off the beaten track even though it is only a 1000m from Walking Street. It is located on the road up Pratamnak Hill just before the new tourist police station.

Meanwhile Broadway Club on Soi BJ off Walking Street is also now pushing a 55 Baht draft beer. The venue has a history of failed formats with expensive drinks so perhaps it is not surprising that a cheaper option is required.

From Stickman

The owner of Blue Lagoon at Center Condo plans to launch a second gogo bar in the same Pattaya Tai complex. Amazon a-gogo, said Rohr, will open on the ground floor of Center Condo - South Pattaya Road. So why add a second venue in the same complex? Look how many gogo bars are in Nana Plaza, reasons Rohr, the Norwegian entrepreneur.

If You Can Stay Awake

Meanwhile banners have gone up announcing a new dance venue in Soi Marine Plaza (near Coyotee's A-GoGo). The venue previously managed a short run as Player's Dance Club. The opening date is scheduled for around November 24th. The new venture is to be called Club Insominia.

The Roof on Walking Street featuring coyote dancing was shuttered as I walked past last night.

Hardly likely to be a reaction to the Queen's comments about coyote dancing in temples. Probably more to do with Pattaya customers preferring less clothes on their dancers. 

Update: Blacked out

The bar has now re-opened with the windows blacked out. Presumably so that passers-by can no longer see the coyote dancing.

Based on an article from the Bangkok Post

The Culture Ministry failed to set a minimum age for coyote dancers at its meeting yesterday which had been expected to rule on the issue.

Culture Minister Khaisri Sri-aroon said she needed to study information from relevant agencies before enforcing any measures to curb the apparent surge in using risque female dancers to promote products and lure customers into bars.

Until then no age restriction will be imposed on the coyote girls whose dance routines have been criticised by nutters as being lurid and an affront to morality.

It is expected that a resolution may be reached next Monday, said Khaisri after the meeting with representatives from a number of relevant agencies.

During yesterday's meeting, it was proposed that alternative careers be provided for the dancers.

Amornvit Nakornthap, director of the Ramjitti Institute who studies teenage behaviour, said coyote girls faced five major risks.

They could become alcoholics as many were asked by guests to drink with them, sexually harassed, lured into the flesh trade, face health hazards (as many work in smoking areas such as bars) and lose their future, she said.

Sermkhun Khunawong, chairman of the Event Organiser Association representing 40 firms, called for social sanctions against companies that hired girls to dance erotically to promote their products.

From David of the Windmill Club

We have our 1 year anniversary party on November 19th.

Coyotees are now longer involved in The Windmill and it is now solely independent following my purchase of the last share of the Windmill.

There are some further improvements due to take place including the installation of two industrial extractor fans on the front wall a blessing for all the non smokers.

From Pattaya City News

From 1st November, a five day event is taking place on Jomtien Beach called Eastern Sound Music City 2006.

It will feature the best local bands and some famous Thai Rock Bands will also perform at the event. Between 3rd and 5th November famous Thai rock bands such as Nui Micro, AB Normal and Fahrenheit will appear.

For those who live in the Jomtien area we must warn you that Jomtien Beach will become a one-way street for the duration of the event to prevent traffic congestion problems.

From the Asia Bugle

The old Nui's A-GoGo in Soi 15 is being reborn as Club 69. Its sister bars, Baby Doll & XXX are next door neighbours. The bar is scheduled to open in early November.