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I enjoyed Funny Boys as well when I was there. The mamasan was very friendly and helpful without being overly pushy. There were several cute boys there any one of which would have been fine for me. The boy I selected actually spoke very good English and was a little shy but very sweet.

Last night was supposed to be one of the highlights of my trip...a concert by ModernDog in a very nice venue in outer Bangkok. Unfortunately after they were able to play half a song the plug got pulled on the show. It was a bit surreal. While we were waiting after the opening act finished and MD got set up the big screen TVs in the club switched to CNN with the news of the coup shortly before midnight. The band came out and started but then the club manager stopped them. Very disappointing personally, but even more importantly I hope that everything works out OK for Thailand and the Thai people. Luckily we were able to get a taxi back to the city fairly easily. I had BBC World here at my hotel no problem last night when I got back here around 1 AM and it has been working all day today. They don't have CNN here. ESPN was out last night for some reason. The only effects I have seen here in BKK is much lighter than usual traffic. Suriwong Rd. is eerily quiet. Other than banks being closed and a few more police here and there though things seem to be operating fairly normally. I went shopping at Paragon and Central World and while it was very quiet in both places most stores were open except the higher end jewelry stores.

I wonder how much the film was editted for its US release. The Weinsteins are notorious for butchering films in a way they think makes them better suited for the US market, but infuriates the core of people who would prefer to see it unedited. I happened to see the film on the plane on the way over and I enjoyed it. I'm not sure what sort of expectations they had for its US boxoffice...

I was out with my guide on last Monday 4/9 and had planned to see the sex show at Boys BKK (I think, there are so many bars there I didn't learn all of their names yet), but they told us there was a tip about the cops being around so they had to tone down the show. Just big cocks in their tiny little briefs and then a shower show that was actually pretty hot after the fire guy's show was decidedly less 'hot'. Several very nice looking boys there. Then we went across the street to another bar (Fresh Boys? Future Boys?) and their show was also not so wild but both places had a ton of gogo boys and a fair number of customers for a Monday night I thought. Am in Pattaya now and it has been fairly eye-opening. How do all of these places stay in business since they are all right next to each other with pretty much the same product? In a way I think I understand how the Sunee area bars may be able to do it given what they are doing there. Looking forward to leaving here for Chiang Mai on Monday for some quieter times as my first time Thailand tour continues.