The following is part of a review by Alaan of 3 clubs This relates only to Dudes.
On the beach I had met a few guys that have been several times to Dudes and stay until daylight. That is not my scene but I was getting bored with the places and bars I usually enjoy and probably have spent too much time watching the Olympics. They were taking some bar boys after work for a session and I said maybe I would join them. The instructions on how to get there were simple enough for me to find with no hassle. Walk along South Road , cross the intersection of Third Rd another 600 metres to the 7/11 turn left and you are thereOriginally Posted by Alaan
The place is new and looks like a mansion or hotel converted to a disco. The garden and driveway has been converted to parking and there were over 60 cars when I left. There is a garden, it is fenced off from the street and there are benches outside for smokers No door charge, but the sign on the front door NO WEAPONS stopped me in my tracks. My friends had not arrived it was just after 1, but the tables that were occupied all had the large size Johnny Walker and mixes
There were a dozen go go boys on stage not wearing underpants but dressed in smart briefs, all the same colour.
The stage is huge , 3 times that of Wildwestboys plus it had a smaller stage jutting out into the bar area about the size of Copa new stage. The sound was far too loud but I found a place where it seemed to less intrusive. I thought I would leave after finishing my drink but the go go boys looked more stylish than the bars, the waiter frisky in a discreet way and there was the occasional saucy look from Thais who seemed intent on getting smashed.
It is all waiter service,about 20 of them all dressed in white similar to DJ Station. Almost everybody was standing at small tables in groups up to 5/6. I started on table 77 at the back and there was an area closed behind the DJ console half as big again as the main area Probably 120 tables in total.
In the past at discos Thais seemed to dance at the tables,a few got up on stage. I did not see much dancing . Regardless of my original intention, I was still there when to go go boys came back for their next set [2 of 5 ]
My friends arrived as I was about to leave with 4 boys in tow. They hinted they were taken and I was happy with that.The boys on the next table started to flirt some shirts came off and the skinny one with no hips was revealing all his pubic hair over the top of his jeans. I could not understand how he kept his pants up and decided I could not leave until I found out. Cynically I thought that the Thai boys flirting with a farang their grandfathers age was for money or drinks, but was surprised they wanted to shout me a drink. By this stage I had been fondled , had several bodies rubbed against me,front and back, I had flirted with several waiters and had no doubt I could off them without problems.
I asked my friends about the go go dancers and they were 500 baht off fee, the same as performers at most clubs. He suggested they expected more than normal bar boys as a tip. I thought that quite a few of them were worth the extra.
2.30 now and they insisted I stay for the cabaret.We moved closer to the stage.
I am not a fan of lady boys lip synching, but these were very young ,slim extremely good looking and well dressed. They also knew how to sell a song. There were 4 male backing dancers not as good as WWB but they certainly better than anything else I have seen in gay bars. The backing "vocal group" of 4 young slim katoey almost identical in looks and dresses, gave it a real professional look. I was most impressed.
The star as far as the Thais were concerned was a slim, not young katoey who was gulping whisky and shots and getting tips for doing so,which she did my first night about a dozen times. She even reached over to a table ,grabbed a bottle of Johnny Walker and gulped several mouthfuls to the delight of the audience. Suddenly the go go boys were back and I tried to off several but had to make a booking as they already had customers. The boys at the adjoining table were pissed out of their brains and the waiters worked until after 5AM
I was seeing Thai guys in a completely different way. Up to now it had always been either the beach or a bar. I still laugh at the 2 boys who were miming the song being performed on the stage, using coca cola bottles as microphones and being incredibly sexy and outrageously camp
Next morning I decided I was too old for this type of activity, after all there was not a cloakroom for my walking frame.
I visited several bars in Sunee and they seemed even more wooden that the previous visit. I went to WWB just for a change and and thought to hell with it you are only old once. Ill give it another try
My second night I was more aware of other farang. Quite a number by themselves although several arrived with a party of boys . Dude is 90% male almost certainly mostly gay , for those who have not been it is well worth at least one visit.
I did not look for the dark rooms, but will keep that in mind for furure visits.