GAY sundays in Maggy Choo bar/Novotel Silom/BKK

[pong]

Chosen as one of Bk-magazine's top 5 Silom bars- it has apparently gay themed sundays with bare sixpack-men showing off. The last Issue of Brunch of the BKK-post weekend magazine showed sunday 26/11 was its 3d anniversary-with a cabaret show by a katoey.

Opening times of that bar are from 8.00-till 2.00-but its unclear when the gay thing should happen-some say afternoon, but the show was evening.

Could be a nice spot to meet non-MBs, anyone has been?

(PS; do not confuse with JIMMY Choo-which is in fact an expensive lady-shoes brand).

[DivineMadman]

I've been.  It's a lot of fun and gets very crowded.  It's not particularly cruise-y.  People are generally friendly, upscale and having a good time.  Definitely not a money boy scene.

[Alexx]

Not nearly sleazy enough for my taste, but each to their own.

[jason1975]

Digging up this old thread. Hoping to get some info from forum members.

shall be visiting Maggie Choo next Sunday for first time.

what is a good time to enter? What’s the highlight of the night?

[anddy]

I haven't been in quite some time (almost a year maybe), but as far as I remember from the various times I haven been it gets busy reasonably early (10 or so). The highlights are the drag show(s) and the trivia questions for the audience. The host drag queen asks questions and the person giving a correct answer gets a shot of vodka (or something). It's all done in a high energy kind of way and the host kind of doubles as a comedian.

[DivineMadman]

8 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Digging up this old thread. Hoping to get some info from forum members.

shall be visiting Maggie Choo next Sunday for first time.

what is a good time to enter? What’s the highlight of the night?

If you can plan ahead you can usually contact G-Spot Entertainment and reserve a table.  recent contact info is in the picture below.  For big parties the cover charge is higher.  Chinese New Year it's 500 but you get 2 drinks.

In my experience there's usually a line to get in by about 10:00-10:30.  After 20 years of clubbing in NYC, I quit waiting in lines like this so I usually try to get there earlier.  There's usually a nice crowd for the 9:00 show, so if you do get there at 9:00 it's not like the club is empty with only a few oldies like me.  

But as is so often the case for clubs anywhere, waiting line can be a great place to hang out, smoke and meet people too.

Go.  If you don't like it the next drink is on me.  (Offer limited to Jason1975)

 

[jason1975]

11 hours ago, DivineMadman said:

If you can plan ahead you can usually contact G-Spot Entertainment and reserve a table.  recent contact info is in the picture below.  For big parties the cover charge is higher.  Chinese New Year it's 500 but you get 2 drinks.

In my experience there's usually a line to get in by about 10:00-10:30.  After 20 years of clubbing in NYC, I quit waiting in lines like this so I usually try to get there earlier.  There's usually a nice crowd for the 9:00 show, so if you do get there at 9:00 it's not like the club is empty with only a few oldies like me.  

But as is so often the case for clubs anywhere, waiting line can be a great place to hang out, smoke and meet people too.

Go.  If you don't like it the next drink is on me.  (Offer limited to Jason1975)

 

Thanks for the info and updates. I am pretty sure that I will like Maggie Choo so you don’t have to buy me a drink @DivineMadman 

in fact, I should buy you a drink for alerting me about the queues starting from 10pm onwards.

Actually, I don’t mind queueing but my boyfriend hates waiting so i shall arrange of us to go at 9pm and make reservation for a table.

[jason1975]

I went to gay Sunday night at Maggie Choo one week ago and while I didn’t like the layout (the stage was so small and the audience couldn’t see the divas performing), I liked the vibe.

my Dancer Boyfriend was so excited because the stars of Dragrace Thailand were performing. I had not watched the show so I didn’t recognise any of them. But I must say when they came on to perform, their lip syncing and dance moves were fabulous!

Dancer Boyfriend and I arrived at 9.15pm by Grab car. Driver dropped off by the side entrance of Novotel hotel after navigating some dark side roads and we ran smack into a huge family of tourists from India in the hotel lobby. (Well, luckily they were not from China!) Dancer Boyfriend asked the hotel staff where Maggie Choo was and we quickly left hotel lobby.

past Maggie Choo’s door and down the stairs, we were greeted by two shirtless hunks and very friendly staff. As I had made reservation by Line, we got a small table for two next to a pillar opposite the bar. It had a direct view of the stage which was at the end of the hall but in the end, we couldn’t see much as people streamed in and formed a crowd around the stage.

500baht for two drinks was a reasonable price, I must say. Varied crowd - gay couples, Thais, Asian tourists, Farangs and about 20% ladies. I love the emcee - “welcome to maggie Choo. If it’s your first time, you must do 3 things - intoxicate, donate (to tips box) and participate.”

we caught the 10pm show. There was even an audience runway challenge. 5 participants were invited to do a runway catwalk. I tried to persuade dancer Boyfriend to volunteer. “I shy. My catwalk not good enough.” Nonsense! I have seen him dance and I knew he would win the challenge. Winner of the challenge took back a bottle of whisky. Dancer boyfriend’s eyes opened wide. “Next time we come here, you do catwalk and win that bottle whisky,” I said to him.

Both of us enjoyed the night. I pushed dancer Boyfriend to front of stage so that he could take videos of his favourite Dragrace Thailand contestants. I stayed at the table enjoying my cocktail as well as ogling at the two shirtless hunks on display. They went up to the cage directly above the bar. After the show, it was disco time. We ditched our table and danced with the crowd. Unfortunately, music was too “old” for Dancer Boyfriend. He prefers modern EDM (electronic dance music) so at 11 plus we adjourned for supper. Anyway, by 11, the place was packed.

here’s a photo of Dragrace Thailand season 2’s winner - Angele Anang. Her lipsynch is the best I have ever seen and she has a charismatic stage presence. Even though I prefer gay twinky boys, I must confess to developing an appreciation for the Ladyboy performers. Thanks @DivineMadman for the advice about reserving seats and arriving early.

 

[jason1975]

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