Jambo Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I would like to think some of the hotel Thai staff would be employed once again. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike56 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 19 hours ago, Mr. Smooth said: Do you remember Vic's Beer Bar, on Beach Rd, maybe about the area between Soi 3 and 4, or 4 and 5? It was a double shop house wide place, had seating at tables just outside so you could enjoy the breeze coming ashore and watch the old dudes walking the beach side holding hands with a girl that could be their granddaughter. Was my intro to Pattaya about '94, '95. Miss many of those beach road beer bars, must have been about 100, including the many multiple clusters of them in one area, from the Soi 1-2 area, down to the WS entrance. Great bar, great girls. Used to sit there in my first trip, tad later than You, Mister. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 There are some builders in the old Retox location 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Tahitian Queen on Beach Road 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 22 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said: There are some builders in the old Retox location Not on Lengkee so I'm guessing you mean Soi Honey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said: Tahitian Queen on Beach Road Woohooooo! The kee nieow corner will be shaking their piggy banks in anticipation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 20 minutes ago, Derek Dangleberries said: Not on Lengkee so I'm guessing you mean Soi Honey were on Lengkee yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 18 minutes ago, Yesitisdakid said: were on Lengkee yesterday Perhaps I was too early for the builders to start work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike56 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said: Tahitian Queen on Beach Road Great News. Only I don't know if I will be there ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBC Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said: Tahitian Queen on Beach Road That will please many people, assuming it will be under the same management as before..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 5 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said: Perhaps I was too early for the builders to start work! At this is Thailand maybe they change their mind🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 9 hours ago, SteveBC said: That will please many people, assuming it will be under the same management as before..... Had a few incredible afternoon jam sessions in there a couple years ago. Some of my best memories from Pattaya. Would crawl back to my hotel on Soi 13, happy as a I can ever remember. I sure would like to one day have another go at it. Time will tell I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Living in a Pattaya Wonderland.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, fforest said: Living in a Pattaya Wonderland.... Blaming it on Covid is bollocks! MIT was something , then it became bars and it will again be something in future. At least they admitted at the end that it was part of the normal business dynamics of Pattaya! To put this in perspective, the same thing happened to soi 2/3 bar complexes years ago but nobody blamed it on SARS/Thaksin/Economic crash/whatever. Somebody bought the land and decided to do something different with it! Simples. As an aside.I have a niggling memory in my head that says that the Scottish bloke was involved in the "On the couch" football chat show on Star sports from about 20 to 25 years ago. Anybody know?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Derek Dangleberries said: Blaming it on Covid is bollocks! MIT was something , then it became bars and it will again be something in future. At least they admitted at the end that it was part of the normal business dynamics of Pattaya! To put this in perspective, the same thing happened to soi 2/3 bar complexes years ago but nobody blamed it on SARS/Thaksin/Economic crash/whatever. Somebody bought the land and decided to do something different with it! Simples. As an aside.I have a niggling memory in my head that says that the Scottish bloke was involved in the "On the couch" football chat show on Star sports from about 20 to 25 years ago. Anybody know?? Well Pattaya needs more Condos or Hotels like the Eskimos need more snow... That whole complex had been looking more and more shabby for a very long time....But I liked the sleazy low rent feel the place had.... Edited October 28, 2021 by fforest 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Just now, fforest said: Well Pattaya needs more Condos or Hotels like the Eskimos need more snow... But that whole complex had been looking more and more shabby for a very long time....But I liked the sleazy low rent feel the place had.... Hahaha totally agree but we aint the ones shelling out billions of Baht. Talking of "sleazy low rent feel" , look what happened to soi 6 ... which will soon be going the way of MIT IMHO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, fforest said: Well Pattaya needs more Condos or Hotels like the Eskimos need more snow... That whole complex had been looking more and more shabby for a very long time....But I liked the sleazy low rent feel the place had.... I liked the sleazy low rent feel of the pace too, but then it became an expensive sleazy low rent place to drink at. Then on top of overpriced drinks for beer bars, they started playing shitty music. Other than Danny's Sports Bar, haven't spent a baht at any of the other bars in years. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said: Blaming it on Covid is bollocks! MIT was something , then it became bars and it will again be something in future. At least they admitted at the end that it was part of the normal business dynamics of Pattaya! To put this in perspective, the same thing happened to soi 2/3 bar complexes years ago but nobody blamed it on SARS/Thaksin/Economic crash/whatever. Somebody bought the land and decided to do something different with it! Simples. As an aside.I have a niggling memory in my head that says that the Scottish bloke was involved in the "On the couch" football chat show on Star sports from about 20 to 25 years ago. Anybody know?? They are a couple of drama queens , cue the sad music and slow montage...555 that bar area has been quiet for years and it won't be much of a loss imho plus there didn't seem to be enough girls to "staff" all these places around town before Covid ... with Tree town there would be even more demand you mentioned Soi 2 , but there was also a thriving bar area where Central Festival sits , before someone decided that a shopping centre made more financial sense ... Edited October 28, 2021 by Stillearly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I'm unsure where to post this but I reckon here would be best in case a bar owner is reading. I've been sitting down with a bunch of mates having a good drink and a laugh when his young daughter turned up with a singing cactus in a pot plant.. It played music but it had another setting that repeated whatever it heard! A bunch of drunken blokes with a multilingual (not really!) cactus plant had us rolling around taking the piss out of eachother. The most common attempt was a drunken Thai version of "Ole's at the wheel". Forget connect four etc ... get one of these !!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said: I'm unsure where to post this but I reckon here would be best in case a bar owner is reading. I've been sitting down with a bunch of mates having a good drink and a laugh when his young daughter turned up with a singing cactus in a pot plant.. It played music but it had another setting that repeated whatever it heard! A bunch of drunken blokes with a multilingual (not really!) cactus plant had us rolling around taking the piss out of eachother. The most common attempt was a drunken Thai version of "Ole's at the wheel". Forget connect four etc ... get one of these !!! Back in the day my best buddy had a McCaw bird. Wonderful creature. When I'd go to visit my buddy the bird would mimic our laughs perfectly and often some things we said. I am sure that I have never laughed as hard and as long as those days I stayed at his place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 A new counter front and top at Kiss Food and Drink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 It looks like Serenity A Go Go the old Oasis go go are calling it quits 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 30 minutes ago, Yesitisdakid said: It looks like Serenity A Go Go the old Oasis go go are calling it quits A prime location. No doubt someone will put that building to good use. It'll be interesting to see what rises from the ashes. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 The Arcade running from Second Road parallel to Sri Diana, is one an area with a relatively low concentration of bars; hence most places, including many food outlets are open. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Well I guess Jan 15th is the new maybe open date for bars...I will bet when bars can open will be even longer.... Face it they want tourism in Thailand dead.....First line of defence to keep tourists out is people are scared to travel because of covid.... 2nd line of defence is the complicated and confusing Thai pass mess..... If tourist break through to the 3rd line of defence they will find the entertainment industry closed in Thailand... All this should deter most all tourist except the hard core Thailand farang lifer tourist..... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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