Last night in Boystown decided to check out the newly renovated "David" bar in the old Star Boys site opposite Dynamite.
What can I say? The renovation gets high marks for effort - if you like the New Orleans bordello feel complete with leather Chesterfield style couches , heavy tassled velvet drapes and over-the top candelabra. The central podium has gone and there's a full length stage down the left hand side with lots of glitter and lights.
I arrived at 10.30 just as the "show" was starting. What they spent on the fit out, they've saved on the show - which consisited of 12 platform shufflers in white and red briefs dancing to a dozen or so tunes, both on the stage and in the main part of the bar. Unfortunately you cant take bar boys , give them a 5 minute dance lesson, some pretty ropey choreography and call it a show. Ok so it was less boring than the previous stage shuffling, but even Lady Ga Ga couldn't illict any rythme or co-ordiantion from them. The boys were trying to have fun - not sure the 3 or 4 farangs watching agreed. Drinks 160 bht - boys run of the mill.
I then moved down the soi to Sawasdee - an old favourite of mine that used to have good shows and cute guys. I said "used to" - now only a few customers down one side - again about a dozen uninspiring stage shufflers and no show. Drinks 160 bt - ordered a Chang beer which tasted crap and turned out to be Chang Light, not regular. I did a dummy spit, paid and left. (translation for the yanks - dummy = pacifier )
