I am interested in updates on the state of the Bangkok bar scene "post troubles". What are the soi Twilight bars and the Tawan etc like in terms of the quantity and quality of the boys and the number of customers. Comments appreciated.

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-- You might like to look-at the flg. web-site:
> Shamelessmack in Thailand and around <
- It is quite informative.

-- Maybe a week or so ago I walked through Soi Twilight - off Suriwong rd. - and noted that FUTURE BOYS seemed to be MORE SHUT than usual.
- Little if any life seen outside of any of the four massage parlors in the soi.

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Future Boys is 'finished', a former staffer told me last week.
Consistent with other posters reporting details of it being for sale.

So, one less go-go makes the soi a bit quieter.

I had 2 visits to X-Size over the last couple of weeks. They seem to be doing OK, I thought. Loud and smoky inside. A fair number of go-go boys, and a show featuring a range of acts, some 'erotic'.
Good numbers of customers in the bar during the shows, and these seemed to be mostly Thai customers. They are there to socialise, I suspect, and not to meet new friends.
The go-go boys dancing seemed to be very alert to any sign of possible interest, and I fear 'offs' are hard to score.

Did not visit the others, so cannot say. I don't go into X-Boys, as I wish to retain my hearing ability.
The soi seemed not to be filled with a lot of people.

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I visited X size last night, loads of boys, seemed to be a lot more bigger / more masculine boys than my last visit perhaps 3 months ago, good shows, many customers, very few offs, lighting is awful, many customers smoking.

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Last night (Wed) I popped into My Way, but it was more sedate than normal, if that is actually possible.
2 farangs were deep in loud conversation by the bar, maybe 10 boys or so in varying states of drowsiness, lounging around, mostly fully clothed. The other thing plainly obvious that, being a non smoker, I was very much the odd one out.
After several swigs of my 150 baht soda water, I decided that the dank fug of smoke was not making it a pleasant environment so I left for Solid Bar.
There I found the usual clutch of boys in briefs, but sadly, once again, not the one I make the regular pilgrimage in the hope to see. One other farang was entertaining 3 boys at his table, but generally things were quiet. I had a 120 baht G&T, tipped an old friend and left.
I noticed a new bar next to Solid (between Mango and Solid) called something like 'Hot Male Station' but the doormen were clearly on their break when I passed as they never even lifted their heads so I cannot report more.

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-- Several forenoons ago I looked-in at HOT MALE STATION. - loc'n. as described above - on my way to SILOM COMPLEX SHOPPING PLAZA; at that time it appeared to be in the hands on the int'l. decorators still - but with enough laid-out for me to gain some slight idea of what might be in the owners' minds.
- To me it looked like it would be an UP-mkt. & non a go-go bar: MORE for drinks & for meeting others, possibly? - I'll make another check-out whenever I'll be passing-by again.
-- E&OE.. --

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-- Today, (04th - "Happy Indep'ce. day to all Americans!"), as we were passing-by and the door was open I looked-in;
- Phew, what a smell of fug, cigarette smoke and so on;
- Outside is a notice in Thai wch. tee rak told me shewed it business hrs. as 20.-06.oo.hrs.;
- Talking with one the staff, who looked like some maint'ce. person, I was given to u'stand. that the Karaoke starts from 20.hrs..; in wch. case, and if true, I'll give that place a miss.

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