Things are back to pre-Covid (trip report June 2023)

[jason1975]

I wasn't sure whether I wanted to do a trip report initially. I posted my experiences in various bars the past week in individual existing topics but upon reflection, I have decided to combine them so here goes.

My last trip was last December and now I am here for 2 weeks in holiday. Unfortunately, I am staying with family so I only had the first two nights available to bring guys back to hotel room.

Sunday (Day 1) - Arrived at airport at night and only reached hotel at midnight. Thank goodness for Screwboys which is open till late. Guys were in basketball singlets and shorts. I would rather see them in their previously infamous white briefs with blue stripes.

About 15 guys on stage with the rest seated with customers. Party atmosphere with some of the guys dancing to the loud music. Saw a smooth charming twink but I hesitated and he ended up being called over to two German customers who sat next to me. We had some small talk and toasted drinks but inside me, I was cursing myself for not being quicker.

Show started at 12.45am. Lots of ladyboy performances. Only 2 big cock shows and these were not done by Screwboys guys but by freelancers. They came into the bar before their performances, paraded their cocks, earned their tips and quickly moved off.

Show ended at 1.30am and lo and behold, German customers paid up and left. I had expected them to take the twink off. I asked him over to my seat and five minutes later, we were in my hotel room. From Laos. Hardworking fella. After our session, he went to his next job which is at a karaoke bar. He says he only gets back to his room at 7am. Maybe I will ask him to bring me to his karaoke bar one of these nights.

Drinks at 350 baht and off fee 500 baht. I tipped mamasan 100 baht and paid Laos twink 2000 baht for short time session.

Monday (Day 2) - Full house at Jupiter. Mostly Asian customers. Ladies were all seated in front aisle rows. The Jupiter dancers really loved performing for them. In terms of show items, same as last year. No difference. Why change a winning formula after all?

I arrived at 10.15pm at door and told waiter that I would be ordering a bottle of whisky. He led me to a table next to sound system. Not a sofa table but at least a private space and a splendid view of the locker and gym area where the Jupiter guys hang out before they go on stage.

I took a look at drinks menu and ordered one bottle of Johnnie Walker. Mamasan remembered me. "Poppy (the singer) no work tonight. He work Wednesday night." "You come alone? Where your friends?"

Mamasan called over Cambodian handsome model whom I met last December nd whom I had also contacted in advance. He was in red briefs - tonight's attire for first model walk on stage for Jupiter guys. "I have to do model walk 1030. After that, I come to you." No problem, I have all night.

10.30pm - the first model walk started. Quite a number of Jupiter guys working today, easily at least 30. Most Mondays are quiet affairs.

After the first model walk, the show started. Cambodian was with me, now fully dressed. We watched the show until 11.30pm after the second model walk where the Jupiter guys came out in white shorts only. One interesting thing happened. An Asian male and female couple in 30s had come in and they were seated at table next to me. I knew they were from China because they spoke to each other in Mandarin and they spoke to mamasan in English. They were looking for a guy for a threesome. Mamasan called over 8 Jupiter guys to the couple and the lady took some time to pick one tall fair skinned Jupiter guy. All this while, I was sniggering away. I looked at my guy and asked him if he had ever been in a 3some. Cambodian smiled shyly like a schoolboy and shook his head. He need not worry about me asking him for a 3some. I wanted him all to myself tonight.

Still at least 2/3 of Johnnie Walker left. Shall go again another night this week and next week.

Tuesday (Day 3) - I spent first half of evening at Hot Male beer bar downstairs. No lack of customers for the bars in Soi Gay Patpong. In fact many were casual tourists who went inside the bars for the shows.

Hot Male beer bar downstairs remains best spot for people watching as they walk up and down the soi. And of course it's a great spot to perv at the shirtless Dreamboys guys on the balcony. Hot Male beer bar staff are as friendly and chatty as ever.

Freshboys 10.30pm show was well attended - a group of farang tourists comprising one guy and three ladies, a gay Taiwan couple, a big spender with bottle service and two Freshboys guys (who have changed out of Freshboys white shorts) and a mamasan around him and an eclectic Asian group in their 40s/50s (5 men, 3 women). The lead guy was seated with the women and dispensing tips to performers on stage. The other men called down a Freshboys guy to sit with them. Later before second show, two farang ladies came in, with one of them using crutches as her leg was in a cast. She must have heard many good things about the show because she was willing to climb up the narrow stairs to the bar!

As for Freshboys guys, mostly twinks and some twunks. Many familiar faces from last year. Mamasans and waiters also same, including one lanky handsome waiter with a number tag. Show was same as well. Mix of ladyboy lip synching, shower show and big cock show (4 of them). Drinks at 400 baht.

Wednesday (Day 4) - I met some fellow forum members for dinner at G Bangkok. We had a great time chatting about our recent experiences. At the same time, we were ogling a hunky Banana Bar guy standing outside his bar with an umbrella (it was raining for a while).

After dinner, we went to Jupiter. Longtime singer Poppy is back singing. He wasn't there on Monday and in fact, he doesn't sing every night at Jupiter nowadays. Only certain nights.

I had reserved a sofa seat at the back for our entourage. Quiet night. Only 14 guys working tonight - fellow forum member actually meticulously counted them!

In terms of customers, only half full compared to Monday night. Many ladies. There was in fact one group of ladies on 2nd floor looking down like fangirls and they remained there until the show ended. VIP table near the stairs was reserved for 2 very well dressed ladies. Midway during the show, they asked mamasan to arrange some guys to stand in a semicircle for them to choose.

First time customers would only be able to choose them during the 3rd model walk when they finally wear number tags on their jeans. During the 1st and 2nd model walks, they were in briefs and shorts but no number tags so it was quite difficult to call them down to your seat unless you have mamasan next to you and you inform him.

Cambodian handsome hunk whom I took back on Monday night was not working today. But I spotted a Laos guy who worked at Banana last December and whom I met. So surprised that he's working at Jupiter now. Happy that he haf cimbed the gogobar ladder. I wanted to get reacquainted with him. Unfortunately, another customer had arranged to off him in advance.

I told mamasan that we would not be offing any guy tonight but I asked mamasan if it was possible to send over some guys to our table who could drink and he helpfully found some from those who had not been offed. We played card games where the loser had to drink half a shot of whisky. Some guys barely lasted a few shots while some guys could really drink and lasted all the way till we eventually ended at half past midnight.

Thursday (Day 5) - Visited Dreamboys and out of 30 guys on stage, I would take half of them. Yes, many are old timers but they are keeping themselves in shape. Music was not that loud. I found music at Jupiter to be louder. 10.30pm show is more or less the same but opening coyote dancing is not done by professionals anymore. It's now in-house with 11 of the Dreamboys guys on stage dancing. Unfortunately, most can't dance. Kudos for effort. Rest of show was entertaining enough. Quick transition between performances. Just the right balance of drag queen diva lip synching and other performances including two big cock shows with sucking. There was a Magic Mike style dance where two hunks in police uniforms danced and e eventually stripped down. That was the highlight for me and it was comparable in standard to Jupiter and Moonlight. Macho guy in high heels dancing was there as well. Many customers and had to squeeze. Main difference is no ladies in crowd unlike Jupiter which had many lady customers. I have visited 3 out of 4 bars on Soi Patpong. Left Hotmale to visit on another night.

[jason1975]

Friday (Day 6) - Dinner at G Bangkok with fellow forum member followed by visit to Banana Bar. Surprise find at show - a Russian aerial dancer! (I Googled the term because I know I can't call him a pole dancer!) He did acrobatics using a long rope suspended from ceiling. And he had a fit body to ogle at! Very entertaining and it was another innovative way to bring in the tourist crowds. There was also one solo dance number where the professional dancer danced to K-Pop music, which is the latest in-thing. 

I could see the logic of including such performances to draw in tourist crowd. When a group of tourists (and they are mostly ladies) come into a bar, that's 4 to 5 drinks straightaway.

The rest of the show consisted of ladyboy diva lip synching, some dancing and shower and big cock show. I saw a Laos guy I knew and asked him to sit with me during the show. Bought him a drink (300 baht) and also tipped him afterwards. If only I could take him back to hotel room, I would have done so!

After leaving Banana, fellow forum member and I went to Foodland Patpong where we met his regular (and very handsome) guy. Reminded me of my ex-boyfriend who has gone back to Vietnam permanently.

Overall an enjoyable night. Drinks at Banana are 380 baht.

[Londoner]

A few words about Banana would be appreciated. I sat for a drink there a couple of months ago, just to watch the Soi4 drift by,  and didn't get the impression that there were hosts, shows...or anything much. Perhaps I was too early?

[vinapu]

Thank you for excellent report Jason and even more for inviting me to be part of your fun night at Jupiter on Wednesday. I was one who counted boys , Lol.

Guy sitting beside me was not a drinker so he asked me to gulp few of his half shots  for him when he lost.

Glad you liked  Dreamboys, I was there few days before and for me it was very disappointing. I guess one of us had good or other bad luck as our taste in boys ids not that different.

I returned home last night and my heart is bleeding that I missed that gymnast show at Banana which Lucy or not, is fast becoming my most liked bar. Boys may not be my type bodywise but they are as friendly ad Tawan ones but not even close as  pushy for drinks and tips .

Yes that hunky barker with umbrella we ogled on Wed is big part of that attraction, he, he. He was not reluctant when I did trademarked vinapu tuck on him two nights in row, even it it was outside bar. But I was fast  (experience counts) and discreet.

have fun and continue reporting.

[vinapu]

3 hours ago, Londoner said:

 Perhaps I was too early?

yes, most likely, boys start showing arround 7.30-8 and you can have drink with them outside until their shift inside starts

[Lucky]

Gosh, sitting in an all-male go-go show with a bunch of women can't be beat! Or can it?

[jason1975]

Saturday (Day 7) - Hotmale is last bar in Soi Gay Patpong that I haven't visited so tonight was the night to visit.

Surprisingly few customers for a Saturday night. Fewer than 20 customers. About 25 guys and many have good bodies. Not as handsome and well-groomed as the guys at Jupiter but I would rate the Hot Male guys higher than the guys at Dreamboys, Freshboys, Banana and Screwboys.

10.30pm show was performed entirely by their own guys. No ladyboy diva lip-synching. Just dancing with a lot of cocks on display. During the big cock show at finale, there were 9 guys with really long and big cocks available for tips. Drinks fee is 400 baht.

[floridarob]

2 hours ago, jason1975 said:

I would rate the Hot Male guys higher than the guys at Dreamboys, Freshboys, Banana and Screwboys.

Was the better of the bars for me too on  my last trip.

[TotallyOz]

Jason, sounds like you had a packed holiday. Thank you for the reports. I really enjoyed reading your adventures.

[JackR]

Thanks for your reporting Jason. Great info here. I'm booked back to BKK later in the year, after a long hiatus, and very excited.

You mention that on Monday night Jupiter had a surprisingly large amount of guys, and yet much less on Wednesday. It would be interesting to know if there are "good nights" for certain bars. I've seen this kind of discussion on the forums about the saunas in Rio and Sao Paulo (I have never visited Brazil), but never about Bangkok.

Do you think it is just totally random, or if there is some particular reason for this?

[vinapu]

7 hours ago, jason1975 said:

 

Not as handsome and well-groomed as the guys at Jupiter but I would rate the Hot Male guys higher than the guys at Dreamboys, Freshboys, Banana and Screwboys.

 

word for word I'd say the same , specially that my last off of recent trip was from there

[jason1975]

2 hours ago, JackR said:

Thanks for your reporting Jason. Great info here. I'm booked back to BKK later in the year, after a long hiatus, and very excited.

You mention that on Monday night Jupiter had a surprisingly large amount of guys, and yet much less on Wednesday. It would be interesting to know if there are "good nights" for certain bars. I've seen this kind of discussion on the forums about the saunas in Rio and Sao Paulo (I have never visited Brazil), but never about Bangkok.

Do you think it is just totally random, or if there is some particular reason for this?

I was curious about last Monday's turnout and I asked about it a few days later. It was a public holiday on Monday hence more customers and more Jupiter guys on duty.

But generally Monday to Wednesdays are quiet nights.

[jason1975]

1 hour ago, vinapu said:

word for word I'd say the same , specially that my last off of recent trip was from there

Happy to hear that you managed one more off before your flight back. And I knew it before you wrote here thanks to info from another fellow forum member!

Actually Hot Male should change its name to Big Male or Long Male. Their guys have such big and long cocks!

[jason1975]

Sunday ( Day 8 ) - Moonlight was choice of venue to visit. 450 baht entry for one drink. Payment at entrance. I paid with a 1000-baht note and the staff returned 550 baht in the form of prepared neatly folded 50 baht and 100 baht notes. Very clever and thoughtful way for customer to be ready with 100 baht notes to give tips inside the bar.

About 30 customers for 10.30pm show. Group of 6 Koreans had a bottle of whisky to share drinks among themselves. Front row had two pairs consisting of farang customers and their Asian guys (from other bars) and also one pair of Asian customers in 50s whom I saw at Hotmale the previous night. At back seats, there was one pair of European male customers and 3 separate small groups of Chinese/Taiwanese customers (about 3 or 4  each) all with individual drinks. Only one other single punter like me - Asian in 60s and seated near me at back. All were here for show and no one invited any guy down from stage for drinks despite mamasans encouragement to cajole us.

About 25 guys in black topless Moonlight T-shirt and black sweat pants on rotation on stage. Red number tags on their pants. Some are really handsome, most are next-door-types who have been dolled up. Not as model-looking as Jupiter but also not as rough as Hotmale and not as old as Dreamboys. I noticed one tall guy previously from Jupiter.

Show started late at 10.45pm. Only 3 Moonlight models performing tonight- Tam, Nut and Mark. Tam had an impressive James Bond performance involving green lasers. Nut and Mark did towel number and there was slight glimpse of their pubes at finale. Nut and Mark also did matador and bull erotic dance. A lipsynching diva ladyboy also performed, alternating with the models. During model presentation after show, Jack and Jar came down with Tam, Nut and Mark. And there was a 6th model - a farang with distinctive tattoos on the entire left side of his body but no tattoo on right side. Muscular body and defined abs. His name was Mr Ryan. Awkward moment when the emcee asked whether anyone wanted to give 1000 baht garlands. Two mamasans went around holding garlands to ask customers. Unresponsive crowd. Finally one Chinese customer passed a mamasan six 100-baht notes to give to each model on stage.

Models did get their tips eventually at last performance - the Boom Shake number where they danced close to customers. Customers freely gave out 100 baht and even 200 baht tips to models when they were up close to them. I think they preferred to pass them the money themselves. However, only 4 models appeared and did the dance - Tam, Nut, Mark and Jar (even though he seemed self-conscious of his dancing). Jack didn't dance and neither did guest model Mr Ryan so no tips for them.

Show ended at 11.45pm. One hour as advertised. Two singers (one male and one female) started singing and the non-model Moonlight guys stood behind them and smiling to customers. I like this format compared to making them just stand and move in rotation like in other gogo bars.

Close to midnight, a group of 3 male and 3 lady young Asian customers came in. They were here to drink only and listen to singers. They ordered bottles of wine and invited two Moonlight guys to drink with them. They left after half an hour and most of the customers had gone by then. I was second last to leave and only a group of 3 Asian customers was left at 12.30am.

[vinapu]

20 hours ago, jason1975 said:

. I was second last to leave ...

empty handed ?

[jason1975]

Monday (Day 9) - At famous forum member's suggestion/insistence, I visited Tawan. Before that, I met another fellow forum member who had just arrived in Bangkok. We had dinner, walked up and down Soi 4, said hi to Hotmale beer bar downstairs staff and ended up at Tawan for 10.30pm show which started at 10.45pm.

About 20 customers including an Asian lady with her two Asian male friends. She was squeamish when the Tawan guys with big cocks went around customers for tips. But other customers were old timers, including owners of Coffee Grndr who were there showing a friend around. About 25 Tawan guys and it was a cramped affair because they are all so big sized and take up space! Two Tawan guys were actually playing chess on one of their phones. They finished their game when more customers came in for the show. I would not mind offing one of them just to play chess!

Show started with 3 ladyboy diva lip synching performances then it was all Tawan guys all the way - big cocks, fuck show, SM show (curtain at stage opens up to reveal a wall showing SM tools and equipment!). Finale was 2 Tawan guys jerking off while a bucket was being passed around for tips. First Tawan guy to cum (and he really let out a spray!) took the bucket of tips. Runner up couldn't cum in the end but he still got some tips.

Tawan guys remembered fellow forum member and me from jockstrap night last year. I got to know two of them better. One is half African and half Thai and speaks in a low sexy American accent while the other has a Tiktok account showing his gym routine! Both are classic bodybuilder types and my fellow forum member's favourite.

4 twinks by Tawan standard but I would describe them as average next door types going by the standard of other gogo bars. Fellow forum member knew that I had been eyeing twink with glasses and he asked twink to sit and keep me company for the rest of the night.

Entry to Tawan is 500 baht payable at entrance. Drinks for guys is 400 baht.

[jason1975]

Tuesday (Day 10) - Spent close to 4 hours chatting to fellow forum members at Coffee Grinder Silom from 11am to 3pm. It opens early at 9am. The owners, who went out to the bars (Balcony, Tawan, Banana) the previous night, hardly had time to sleep. They were back only at 4am and they had to start baking at 7.30am.

Nice gay friendly place to hang out and the three local male staff are also yummy eye candy. Throughout my 4 hours in the cafe, I observed different types of customers from curious tourists to local office workers who dropped by after lunch. On the topic of lunch, I made observation that some of the male massage shops in Soi 6 opened at 11am and one fellow forum member explained that there were local customers who go for massages during their lunch break!

I went back to hotel for afternoon nap. Met fellow forum member at 9pm for dinner at Circus at Soi 4 before we entered Jupiter. Given front row left aisle seats. About 25 Jupiter guys. Not as many customers tonight but there was one big spending trio of Chinese tourists consisting two ladies and a guy at VIP sofa table.

After the show and 3rd model walk, the singers came on and the VIP customers really went wild. They were hopping up and down half drunk surrounded by Jupiter guys. They started dishing out 100 baht tips to models, mamasans, waiters and singers. The other table with bottle service was Yours Truly here. We had six Jupiter guys with us and while our table was not as wild and crazy as big tip VIPs, we had an equally fun time. Fellow forum member who was with me did the @vinapu tuck many many many times. At 12.30am, we left, happy and with memories of another unforgettable night.

[vinapu]

10 hours ago, jason1975 said:

At 12.30am, we left, happy .....

empty handed or with handsome boys in tow?

[jason1975]

Wednesday (Day 11) - Wasn't planned but day went similar to Tuesday. Day was spent at Coffee Grinder with fellow forum member from 12pm to 2pm followed by chilling in hotel room. Night was spent at Jupiter as fellow forum member wanted to meet Laos handsome hunk who was working tonight. Unfortunately there was little chemistry so fellow forum member went instead with another Jupiter guy (handsome smooth Thai).

Before going to Jupiter, I hung around at Hotmale Beer Bar downstairs. Saw staff receiving message on phone, then change out of uniform to go to Sukumvit to meet customer. Very popular fella. I also bumped into the owners of Coffee Grinder who were with their two French friends visiting Bangkok and showing them around the nightlife.

ln addition, I squeezed in a quick pop-in at Banana Bar. Banana Bar has the earliest show among all bars. Show started at 9.30am while most bars would only start their show at 10.30pm.

Since I already reported on the shows at Jupiter and Banana Bar, I won't repeat them. But I will share this hilarious quote from bar tender of Hotmale Beer Bar downstairs - "I am very open. I have open friendships and open relationships. Open friendships means we are friends but no sex. Open relationships means we are friends and we have sex."

 

 

 

[ichigo]

1 hour ago, jason1975 said:

Show started at 9.30am

That is quite an early show!

[jason1975]

3 hours ago, ichigo said:

That is quite an early show!

Oops! Sorry, should be 9.30pm

[vinapu]

7 hours ago, jason1975 said:

But I will share this hilarious quote from bar tender of Hotmale Beer Bar downstairs - "I am very open. I have open friendships and open relationships. Open friendships means we are friends but no sex. Open relationships means we are friends and we have sex."

 

sounds like Alex, lol

[vinapu]

7 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Banana Bar has the earliest show among all bars.

correct but their last show is the latest and goes on till 1 am. Few times waiting for guys to end their shift in other places i killed time by attending that late show

[vinapu]

7 hours ago, jason1975 said:

fellow forum member wanted to meet Laos handsome hunk who was working tonight. Unfortunately there was little chemistry so fellow forum member went instead with another Jupiter guy

That was very wise. Even if we dream about guy and he is in attendance if we sense he is not interested for any reason it's better to kiss good bye to our dreams and look for replacement as chances it  will work are close to none. It 's why I always advise  - pick up guy who is smiling at you 

[jason1975]

Thursday (Day 12) - Once again, I spent the morning with fellow forum member at Coffee Grinder. Sad day at Coffee Grinder as one of the staff had to abruptly leave because of personal family reasons. Owners interviewed someone to take over him tomorrow onwards. As it was his last day, I gave him a tip to wish him well in his future endeavours. Hopefully, he can come back to Bangkok to work again in future.

Quiet night at Hotmale Beer Bar downstairs as it was off day for many of the staff. I went to Freshboys and surprise surprise, saw Laos guy who just one week ago was working at Banana. I called him over to chat. He said he didn't have many customers for off at Banana. Whether he was told to leave or he transferred willingly, I couldn't understand through Google Translate. Maybe other forum members can provide insight on why and how guys change bars.