I just saw it on gaybutton. Eros has finally closed.
That’s most probably the end of Sunee. Surely it can’t carry on.
Unbelievable.
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I just saw it on gaybutton. Eros has finally closed.
That’s most probably the end of Sunee. Surely it can’t carry on.
Unbelievable.
Eros has opened and closed for years. It's demise, if it is such has no bearing on the other go go bars in Sunee. There's still 3 others plus the new Goodboys.
I took a walk around the area in early June and it was almost deserted. It doesn't mean that the go go bars weren't doing well of course. To be fair, Boyztown was just the same until the straight party-goers arrived at LCR after midnight.
My question is this; can individual, even isolated, gay bars survive in the New Improved (sic) Pattaya? I suppose that a bar with a loyal following such as Nice may still be able to attract punters but I recall what happened when the hugely-popular Throb became Birdcage (was that the name?) in Day/Night; punters weren't prepared to travel.
Something indefinable is lost when a soi becomes mixed- the sense of being in "our" area when lifetimes are spent in other peoples'. It's too early to say whether the relocated gay venues of Silom/Surawong survive in a stridently straight environment but it may be that the days of gay areas are over. Amsterdam, Manchester's Canal Street, Soho have all lost their identity in the last decade. More widespread acceptance of our sexuality has perhaps made them out-dated.
I regret it. Soi Twilight, Sunee and Boyztown afforded us the opportunity to sit with boyfriends or just friends and watch the street the gay world saunter by. I regret its passing....if indeed it is over.
Yesterday was fairly busy in Sunee later at night. Quite a few farang were to be seen in the bars and the streets.
The new Goodboys is rarely open.
Awful news that Eros closed. Truely the end of an era and I suspect as a447 we are seeing the end of Sunee now. Eros was an institution in Sunee. New bars like Enjoy music and Dragon 789 looks to have failed and not even open daily.
Of course, there’s always the possibility that Eros and Goodboys are just waiting for the high season.
But that appears to be quite short these days, so who knows?
I live in hope.
The LGBT lobby is becoming a victim of its own success. When it was fighting for an oppressed minority, it's participants had common cause, made the effort to congregate in the same places, and in the early days even developed a covert language, Polari.
It is far more acceptable now to be openly gay in venues that are not sexuality specific, with the result that gay bars, and gay hotels in particular, no longer have a monopoly on the pink pound, dollar or baht.
All to the good in one respect, but there will be plenty of nostalgia amongst those who forget the homophobia of old.
Going forward, the solution is to re-think the model. Replace grimy bars with brain numbing muzak and disinterested greedy boys with clean elegant classy establishments where the boys are made to feel like professionals, encouraged to learn the techniques of both erotic dancing and servicing their customers as an art form to be perfected..
The majority of boys already service their customers very very well.
What you're talking about is available in Japan but if you want classy and elegant bars you're going to lose the fun.
And to those who swapped their licences to party for a civil partnership, a couple of IVFd surrogated sprogs and the weird notion of both saying 'my husband'.
WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING?
Lol
Probably too soon to burn them anyway - they need time to dry out.
And what about those sofas? Are they planning on putting them up for sale? Eeeeew!!
Or worse still, will they reappear in some other bar?
Since finding my regular guy (in Eros, btw) I haven't spent much time there for years, apart from a few quick visits to see my favorites there. Unfortunately, they had mostly moved on and the new guys were not my type.
Still, it's sad to see them lose their jobs. Maybe some can look for openings, so to speak, in Nice Boys.
And remember where you heard it first , here, by MFAS just a few short months ago.
Think Beer has plenty of mouths to feed now.
When I went two weeks ago, it was business as usual in Eros (I went in) and 789 Dragon (I walked past). Sorry to hear of Eros' demise, even though it doesn't directly affect me (it's not among those bars I visit every time I'm in Pattaya), I hope it will open again.
But I'm not looking for "clean elegant classy", I'm looking for sleaze!
I'm not looking for dancer (I would go to a ballet if I were), I'm looking for prostitutes!
"boys are made to feel like professionals" well look into Moonlight and Jupiter in Bangkok, who think they are models, with according prices and attitude (no personal experience, from reading others' reports).
Like the closures of Eros and Dragon bar werent enough bad for Sunne - Winnerboys have raised the price for a boydrink with 4 baht!
I am planning to come to Thailand, Pattaya, specially for Eros. Any bar in Bangkok to is comparable to Eros? Thanks
Try Golden Cock.
Super A and Nature Boy (is it still open?) are also options.
They are all hands-on.
https://sawatdeenetwork.com/v4/showt...nterest-(2019)
All three still open.
https://sawatdeenetwork.com/v4/showt...oys+fresh+meat
you just posted in Apriil they got fresh meat?
"Last night there wee 18 good looking guys on stage with everything on display with several new boys. In the many times I have been to N.B. I have only had good experiences and yes they were all Nice Boys however, if your taste gravities to fem twinks this gogo is decidedly not for you!"
A realistic proposition would the for Bir to move Nice Boys to the Eros location. She knows how to get plenty of boys together with plenty of customers. Despite MFAS current grumpy mood she's provided him and I with considerable amounts of entertainment over the years.
And MFAS. Even in low season there's always new straight boys showing up in BT and Jomtien..Go take a look. Motorbike parking is easy and a drink can be had for 80 baht.
I read it somewhere comparing gogo bars/sunee to the Internet cafe phenomenon. I still remember spending an hour or two in the Internet cafe was crucial throughout my trip before, and now an iPhone will do the job right if not better. However, in Tokyo, Seoul or Hong Kong, I start to notice a come back of Internet cafe. It transforms itself to a venue to play those online treasure hunt games in groups or even professionally in tournaments internationally. I guess if the gogo bars can do the same maybe they will be around much longer. No Grindr or Jackd can replace the fun of going to place where group of sexy boys are on display (preferably as much flesh as possible and not in jeans)
Dimsumbear wrote.
"No Grindr or Jackd can replace the fun of going to place where group of sexy boys are on display (preferably as much flesh as possible and not in jeans)"
Especially if one in instrumental in removing said clothing. Most common at both Nice Boys and Eros but also at X-Boys and Dreamboys.