lonelywombat
February 16th, 2007, 10:06
Four times in as many days , expats have mentioned that Krazy is going into decline. The comment was made that no bar can survive on tourists alone and expats have lost interest.
A common topic here is how the exchange rate drop has forced a change of lifestyle for those on fixed incomes, and that Kaos gives better value for their dollar by a huge margin, KD boys have become boring and there needs to be constant supply of new faces for it to survive
Krazy was the first bar I visited this trip but gave up after 40 minutes. About a dozen boys 6-8 customers and no atmosphere. Have been back twice but did not stay long enough to finish my drink
Kaos has an air of excitement, the boys are enthusiastic about rising to the occasion, and are practising 30 minutes before show time. They have no inhibitions performing for the huge standing only crowd. Each boy on stage receives 100baht cash as he finishes his 30 minute show and if they are receiving the minimum wage, have an occasional off and pocket tips for a grope or a drink, they are doimg as well if not better than almost all go go boys in town
From the expats point of view, two drinks plus the collection of 100 baht that is supposed to be for the boys performing is half the cost of a night at KD and more fun
What can Krazy do if things do not improve after Songkran. Maybe a return to the old Crazy Pub shows is at least one suggestion. Im told that Kaos is doing both fuck and candle shows, which used to be the mainstay of crazy.
One sour note from Kaos. Apparently the last few nights, a blonde dyed hair Tom [lesbian] has been in charge of collection the donations for the boys on stage. Not only has a few feathers been ruffled by her attitude but questions have been raised as to what happens to the excess over 2000 that is collected.
A common topic here is how the exchange rate drop has forced a change of lifestyle for those on fixed incomes, and that Kaos gives better value for their dollar by a huge margin, KD boys have become boring and there needs to be constant supply of new faces for it to survive
Krazy was the first bar I visited this trip but gave up after 40 minutes. About a dozen boys 6-8 customers and no atmosphere. Have been back twice but did not stay long enough to finish my drink
Kaos has an air of excitement, the boys are enthusiastic about rising to the occasion, and are practising 30 minutes before show time. They have no inhibitions performing for the huge standing only crowd. Each boy on stage receives 100baht cash as he finishes his 30 minute show and if they are receiving the minimum wage, have an occasional off and pocket tips for a grope or a drink, they are doimg as well if not better than almost all go go boys in town
From the expats point of view, two drinks plus the collection of 100 baht that is supposed to be for the boys performing is half the cost of a night at KD and more fun
What can Krazy do if things do not improve after Songkran. Maybe a return to the old Crazy Pub shows is at least one suggestion. Im told that Kaos is doing both fuck and candle shows, which used to be the mainstay of crazy.
One sour note from Kaos. Apparently the last few nights, a blonde dyed hair Tom [lesbian] has been in charge of collection the donations for the boys on stage. Not only has a few feathers been ruffled by her attitude but questions have been raised as to what happens to the excess over 2000 that is collected.