Dear Koreana,

Yes, Bangkok of yesteryear was very sleazy and almost out of control. Some aspects of the go-go bars is still the same: soap shows, candle shows, etc.

My first visit to the bars was nearly 30 years ago, in those days most of the go-go bars were in the Balcony/Telephone bar soi, including one place (can't remember the name) which probably had 200 to 250 boys dancing every night, continuous sex shows all over the venue, all night. A few go-go bars in Soi Saladaeng, a couple in what's now the DJ station soi, most noteable was Harry's Bar, for a decade or more a cruising bar with many many hot money boys who wrote the book on how to entice 'shopping' etc. Much later it became a go-go bar for a few years then disappeared. Only one go-go bar on Suriwonge which was Twilight in it's first location, it was also a very sleazy venue with lot's of nude shows, and I guess this place started organized big cock/erection shows. Super A was already open but in it's original downstairs location (downstairs from where it is now), this was a real sleaze joint, many very young boys, every night you could see numerous farang sucking nude young boys, and a place where you needed to watch your watch and wallet like a hawk. One sauna off Sukumvit (just past Soi Nana) had many hot young men on staff and you could select one or a few boys for a small tip to do go-go, or to go to a room. Stockholm bar was near the corner of Soi Chidlom and Ploenchit, here you could select 2 boys to go to a private room to do a fuck show, most boys hovering around 18 years old, but must have been quite a few who hadn't yet turned 18. Perhaps 5 or 6 go-go bars already opened in Supan Kwai area, mostly above age, mostly Thai customers (this was perhaps 15 years before the famous/infamous Apache bar). A couple of go-go bars located way down Sukhumvit including own venue which always had very pleasant young men (above age) opposite the side of the Ekamai bus station. A few years later Tawan opened in it's first location on Suriwongse, opposite Tawana Ramada hotel and it's 'stock' was all very young smaller boys (probably 18 plus 1 day) where they danced fully nude but always with one hand over their plumbing, no bigger/muscle boys at all, that came later when the owner (same owner as today) totally changed the format.

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