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Yes Maurice, It was a mystery about changing to straight especially as they were a bit weird. It was certainly popular with a mixed crowd from Hong Kong, Vietnam etc and advertised on radio as "the most popular and famous disco in S.E. Asia "(no orientation mentioned). And yes Peter, it certainly went through a few names though I'm almost sure it was still called Rome after it's metamorphosis to 'straight'. Maybe it was nameless at he time of it's collapse into Balcony. I was referring to the property. I'm sure that Stuart at Balcony would remember clearly all the history of soi 4 from his Telephone and Balcony 30+ years. Now, if only I could remember where I left my copies of Men of Thailand ...................................

I don’t know if this is the right forum to ask, but I would appreciate instructions on how to increase the size of the font and enlarge the appearance of this site. Thank you very mich for your help, guys!

No. Go to the funeral first to make sure he's dead and pay your respects (it's the polite thing to do). THEN go to the bar and celebrate. 🙄

Interesting bit of gay Bangkok trivia @Patanawet. The owners were gay and wanted to change a successful gay-themed disco into a straight one. 🙄 Hmmm, I don't suppose they actually banned gay customers - how would they screen them? - but used themes and advertising that would appeal to straights. Still didn't make sense as according to you the disco was already drawing in straight customers. Or was this during the time when the AIDs epidemic was coming to the surface and seen as the gay man's disease?

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I don't know about Saunas, as I have never been. Not some place I think I would really enjoy. Maybe in my younger days, but way out of my league now. lol. So far, THB 500 seems to be the standard off fee to the club/bar if you take a guy out. The rest is something you negotiate directly with the guy. Others on the forum are far more experienced with the negotiations than I am, but I aim for no more than THB 1500. Most will start at a higher request but seem to quickly come down once they realize you understand the game and are not a newbie...so to speak. Massage rates vary depending on type of massage and duration. In general, I think you can get a 60 minute aroma/oil massage most places for between THB 400-600. I have noticed that some shops even have 'happy hour' prices in Silom. Many of the shops also list a minimum tip for the therapist. If it is a legitimate shop, the tip seems to be very minimal. The S-type or #2 shops seem to post a slightly higher minimum tip. I think it is possible to walk away from these shops easily paying THB 1000 or less. The SS and H type shops (#'s 3 & 4) are definitely going to cost you more. The massage itself might not be more expensive, but tips are higher, plus negotiations take place behind closed doors...so to speak.

So true, that's what killed the remaining inhabitants of the planet Golgafrinchan, simply by deporting all the telephone sanitisers, who, if you believe the story; were the ones that crash landed on and colonised 'The Earth'.

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My memory is slightly different. After it dispensed with the gay label, it soon changed the name from Rome Club. But it never reverted back to it. I believe it had two other names, Roxy being one. I cannot recall the other. I do not recall the joint wall with Balcony being damaged nor of Balcony closing. But the new Rome Club venue was never the same after it changed to a straight disco. Why the owners wanted it to become a straight disco has always mystified me, if only because it as already attacting quite a mixed crowd.

It's a shame that neither of them looks like the real thing! If you hadn't told me m I would have had no idea who these people are supposed to be.

I used to frequent Rome Club in the days. My boyfriend at the time was a waiter there and one night, overnight, all the gay staff were given he sack. The two gay owners decided they wanted it to become a straight disco probably due to it's amazing mixed success and fame all over S.E. Asia. Sadly (for them) it immediately flopped ---- they tried it for about a year but it never recovered. So, they turned it gay again. Only to be boycotted by the gay staff and customers who remembered the way they were treated earlier. The two owners retired to an island somewhere and were both murdered. Later, under new ownership it was being renovated and the structure was so bad, the front and side walls collapsed taking down some of Balcony's left hand wall and stairs. Well, that's what I recall over the eons some of which may have been coloured by last night's Leo, cheese and walnut nightcap and vivid dreams.

From what I understand it seems that when it comes to pricing Saunas- Cheaper option Offing from Bar/Club - a little more Massage - Most?

Pentagon is banning press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Pete Hegseth: report https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pentagon-press-photographers-hegseth-photo-b2936569.html’ photos of Pete Hegseth:

It's not the first and it won't be the last, but a new statue has appeared on the Mall in Washington showing Trump embracing Epstein in a pose similar to that between the two lovers at the front of the movie Titanic. I am sure Trump is delighted that his war in Iran has just temporarily made American citizens forget that his name appears thousands of times in the Epstein files and still no-one American citizen has been charged with Epstein's crimes. Photo: Mehmet Esser/SOPA Images/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/titanic-statue-trump-epstein-national-mall

As reported in the New York Times and repeated this morning in the Guardian, it now seems certain it was a US targeting failure that resulted in the murder of 175 young girls and teachers as a result of the tomahawk missile in Minab at the start of the war. We can be certain Trump and his acolytes will deny, deny and continue denying. But the evidence now seems certain to show these would be yet more lies. According to the New York Times, quoting unnamed US officials and others familiar with the initial findings, the investigation has concluded that the strike on 28 February on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building was the result of a targeting mistake by the US military planners. It is a reminder if one was needed that hasty planning will result in such disasters. In Belgrade in 1999 military planners targetted five guided missile bombs which hit the Chinese Embassy but were suposed to be aimed at the headquarters of the Yugoslav weapons importer 440 meters south on the same road. On that occasion CIA director George Tenet claimed the CIA had "miscalculated". https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/iran-war-missile-strike-elementary-school

bombing schools and hospitals is against international law too, but neither of these countries thinks they will ever face consequences

that happens all the time, for me particularly annoying is when it changes ' boy" to ' buy"

since I was there mid January I can answer - it's like normal hotel room with queen size bed and full bathroom.

yes , have a drink before driving, otherwise it may spill in the car

no harm done, architecture of it beautiful. Eyewitness here

Then I'd go to bar to celebrate , not to his funeral , no ?

Only have experience with a couple as well. If you like the wild and wacky themed rooms, Las Palmas is fun. But for quick and easy clean rooms on the cheap, I like Temptation. Kind of prefer Temptation.