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Bangkok,
01 June 2025
William R. Morledge


June's Nitelife News
A Smile in the Land of Smiles.
Reader's Corner: Bangkok's First Bar ?
Traces -Nitelife In Old Bangkok
Graffiti In The News #226 - Eye Of The Beholder

            Those following this column will have read of Peter Ducane's passing in our April edition.   Six years ago, in May 2019, Peter asked if he could publish in written form some parts of his in-progress 'Mississippi Twins' documentary.   I was surprised but readily agreed.   He further confided he had had a premonition that the documentary would never be completed.   This, regretfully, may be the case.   Although his written article covers only a small part of the film documentary, it does give some insights into that Golden Age of Patpong.   We have some early runs of the film documentary, which, if published, would greatly expand upon that wilder, unrestrained age.   Regretfully we will not be able to show them.   However, this month we will reprint his May 2019 offering for those who are new to this site.
May 2019 Reprint
            MIDNITE HOUR has, in the past, celebrated some of the Patpongs' seminal venues and their colorful owners, but heretofore we have not featured the real key to the success of the Patpongs - the young ladies who graced those venues and brought the clamoring crowds from the four corners of our planet.   This month, all will change - with a 'thumbnail-documentary' from professional producer Peter Du Cane who was on the scene in the Patpongs' golden years.

         In light of the recent news that the surviving twin of Mississippi Queen fame had also passed away, the following reminiscence is reprinted - with kind permission of the author.
         
Bunkham 'Joy' Intarasuwan    22 Nov 1957 - 3 Apr 2019
Joy in March 2018 with a photo of her twin sister June
Sad news for all those who frequented the famous Mississippi Queen Soul Music Bar on Patpong 1 during the late 1970s and early 1980s.   JOY, one of the spectacular dancing twins that graced the MQ at that time, has passed on aged 61, from cirrhosis of the liver.   Her twin sister JUNE pre-deceased her in April 2000 from kidney failure.

I'm Peter Du Cane from Australia and I first met Joy at the Mississippi Queen in 1979 on my birthday the 14th Feb.   Yes, Valentine's day! I was working for Pan Am Reservations in London at the time and used cheap or free tickets to take short trips to Bangkok.   That night I was on my own and decided to listen to some good music so headed for the MQ.   I usually liked to hide in the small recessed section upstairs at the back, but it was full, so I was in one of the benches facing the bar.   I had stuff on my mind and hadn't really been paying attention to the dancing and other goings on as I normally would have.   Joy told me that it was that quiet distraction that intrigued her.   When she got my attention I was astounded by her lovely personality and stunning looks.   For the next couple of years we would hook up when I managed to get tickets for another visit.   But from 1981 onwards I had left Pan Am and England for Australia (via a year and a half in India).   In the process I lost track of Joy, and soon afterwards the MQ was sold and its name changed.

'When I was young! working at mississipy bar patpong 1rd.   how is wow!....Am I   ?look like a seinsitive or not ?   Sorry my english not so good because l'm a Thai..100% ha ha...'
Joy Facebook Post 12 Aug 2018

Joy at the Nana Hotel in 2004

I know that many have similar fond memories of time spent with Bangkok's lovely ladies and often wonder what happened to them later.   Finding them can be very hard, or impossible, partly due to the complex naming system - many would only be known by their nicknames such as Noi, Joy, Lek, etc., and there can be thousands with the same one.   It wasn't until 2004 that I managed to find her again.   This I managed by asking some older girls around the rails at the Beer Garden on Soi 7.   One called Toi realized who I was talking about.   She had worked with the twins at the Butterfly Bar in Patpong.   Even better she still knew Joy and was able to get in touch with her.   Joy was a bit confused as she knew a Peter from England but not Australia (I had failed to explain this to Toi)!   Fortunately she showed up at the Nana Hotel where I was staying and we caught up and later visited her family for the first time.   I am a documentary film maker and over the succeeding time, especially since 2015, I have been interviewing Joy (and others who knew the twins and their times) about her life through conversation, correspondence and on video as well as collecting photos and other items from the 1970s Patpong era.   Gradually I have been able to piece together much of the essential Joy & June story.   Although the work is incomplete this seems the right moment to share some of what I have learned.

The twins were born in Saraburi, north east of Bangkok on 22nd Nov 1957 (Thai year 2500).   Joy was proud to point out they were Scorpios from the Chinese year of the Fire Rooster.   June arrived first followed by Joy 55 minutes later.   Their father, Narong Intarasuwan, was a policeman who later moved to Udorn Thani in the Isan Region of North Eastern Thailand, and they went to Junior High School there.   At that time Udorn was the site of a large Thai/US base for the Vietnam war effort.   The family was neither poor nor well off and Joy & June led relatively normal lives, their ambition to finish school and go on to University.   Joy wanted to emulate an elder sister by becoming a nurse or doctor.

Father Narong, June (Left) & Joy (Right) at school aged 16, at school in Udorn, Joy's first ID Card photo at 17.

For the twins everything changed when their father died whilst they were still at Junior High School.   Their mother, Tongmak Intarasuwan, moved the family to Bangkok.   Overnight they were suddenly poor because there were 7 children (the twins were the two youngest), with all but two still needing education.   Somehow they managed and Joy & June went to High School in Bangkok, from the age of 17, for a year and a half before they both (deliberately according to Joy) became pregnant at the same time aged 18 and a half.   Their baby girls, Poupée and Lu Ket were born 12 days apart in March and April 1977.   Joy put the events down to 'puppy love' and they both chose not to ask help from the young Thai fathers involved.   Instead they taught themselves English from a large conversation book and, in search of badly needed extra money, eventually found their first work in a bar in Patpong.

The Mississppi Queen exterior in 1970s Patpong and twins' mother Tongmak babysitting her granddaughters Poupée and Lu Ket

The bar that hired them was already quite famous for a number of reasons, including having just been used to represent a Saigon bar in the Oscar-winning film The Deer Hunter.   It was the now-legendary Mississippi Queen Soul Music Bar at number 60 Patpong 1.

The MQ's iconic Sign & the matchbox Joy gave me the day we met in Feb 1979

The MQ had a unique history.   Until sold in late 1972 it had been the Patpong Café, a hangout known for high stakes gambling and also for hosting the Foreign Correspondents Club.   Australian Tony Douglas, the new owner, completely re-designed the interior to have the look and feel of a Louisiana paddle wheel riverboat.   But that wasn't all as Tony once explained:  "Mississippi Queen was the first to introduce great music - in our case, American soul music.   We were also the first to place Go-Go dance stands over the bar.   In our case, we had no other room.   I believe we were also first with the brass bars for the dancers to hang on to.   And we had fabulous dancers who seemed born to dance."

Joy said she reckons they got the job partly because of their extreme innocence.   But they were also beautiful identical twins, and turned out to be arguably the most fabulous of all the MQ's exceptional dancers.

The dance platform arrangement at the Mississippi Queen

Joy explained their routine to me.   In the day they might sleep in, then do some shopping, maybe get their hair done, before resting again in the afternoon.   As Go-Go dancers at the Mississippi Queen they would arrive for work at 5pm.   They'd change into bikinis or similar and would notionally work through until 2am, for a salary.   Their primary work was as dancers.   This they would do on the MQ's elevated platforms, dancing to Soul, Blues and Rock & Roll - usually not together, only doing a double act on special occasions.   Their personal music favourites included Santana, Bad Company, Jimi Hendrix & Tina Turner.

The twins on the stairs at the back of the Mississippi Queen - can you pick Joy from June?

Bob F from Pattaya sums up the impact they had:  "They were dynamic, especially when they both danced together.   They'd feed off each other and they were little balls of energy, so tiny and so cute and so dangerous ...they had a certain glow about them...and being two of them it was squared, it was four times special because there were two of them....   They were like princesses and they acted the part and looked the part and it was just so much fun to be around them when they were around.   And they were having a lot of fun with it as well, and it was infectious you know - they really were superstars of their time.   There were a lot of beautiful women in Bangkok at that time but wherever they went they'd shine."

Because of the energy they were expected to put into their dancing (a far cry from the desultory shuffling now the norm), each girl would dance for only 3 songs.   They'd come down, usually dripping with sweat, towel off, and then normally talk to the bar's customers.   The MQ didn't feature sex shows or similar like many other Patpong establishments of the time.   It had paid staff running the bar and music and paid the dancers salaries.   However, the girls were still very much a part of the main bar girl economy.   The twins were popular enough to pick and choose, but nevertheless relied on the extra income gained from going with male customers.   Their income was also augmented by a share of the bar's take on 'lady drinks' bought for them by those they interacted with.   Joy says that the split was a straight 50/50 at the MQ.   Unlike many girls their strategy was not to ask to be bought a drink but rather just to initiate conversation.   They found the drink offers eventuated naturally from there.   If they wanted to go out with a man prior to closing at 2.00am he'd have to pay a bar fine in the usual way to compensate the place.   They didn't encounter too many problems with the clients but did have a minder to offer them some protection.   Joy said they also learned to be adept at turning potentially nasty situations into something harmless.

Many consider the 1970s & early 1980s the 'Golden Age' of the Thai bar scene and Patpong in particular, coming as it did before the sobering advent of HIV in 1984.   Of course they had to deal with a common male fantasy - to take them both out at the same time.   This Joy assured me, they never agreed to, despite being offered some significant rewards.  "Never get same guy on bed. Never!"   In her exact words.   In fact she said they never even knowingly had the same boyfriend, however long apart.   It was just a no-no between them.

June & Joy (Right) with author Dean Barrett in the MQ

Author Dean Barrett featured photos of Joy and June in the 'Night Moves' section of his classic photobook 'The Girls of Thailand'.   He was a regular at the Mississippi Queen at that time and knew the twins better than most:  "I remember them well because I was there practically every night.   I got to the point where I could tell them apart.   They had good attitudes and were a lot of fun and I'd buy them drinks and stuff like that but they knew we were local so weren't going to spend a fortune on them.   The Mississippi Queen had soul music and these girls were really good at it and they had their own shelves along the wall, which I think was unique in those days...and there was one girl per shelf and they just danced, wow did they dance, they'd come back down in a mass of sweat, unlike today..., they were really good at what they did and they enjoyed it as well, they loved dancing.   I vaguely remember some of the other girls there but they were really the stars of the show, the twins.   Because they were twins it was unusual but also they really danced, they had talent - soul music dancing, wow, they were fantastic!   You don't see much like that now in any of these bars."

Joy & June with babies Poupée & Lu Ket outside the Mississippi Queen (from Dean Barrett's The Girls of Thailand)

They did, of course, make the most of their appeal as cute identical twins.   If a boyfriend wanted to buy one twin a present, they'd find they'd also have to buy an extra one of the same item 'for my sister'.   The bond between the two was incredibly strong, even for twins.   They didn't just live together, they did virtually everything else together as well.   In the process they were making a lot of money by Thai standards at that time, but it went quickly enough on supporting the large extended family (this was normal and expected) and buying nice clothes, makeup and so on.   One larger outlay was when they became amongst the very first in Patpong to have breast enlargement work done.

They both had passports and occasionally would travel to boyfriends' homes overseas in places like Europe & Australia.   Joy had 5 passports in all and spent two 6 month stays in Switzerland ('f...ing cold' as she recalled), the first time with sister June along as well.   They both had numerous 'fiancés', most or all farangs, but in the end always decided not to marry because they didn't want more children (though June did have another baby, a son, on her own by an American boyfriend in about 1993).

From their start at the Mississippi Queen, which was sold around 1983 or 84, they also worked at the King's Castle, the Butterfly and the Pink Panther.   Occasionally the two would decide to go to dance together at a large bar like the Super Star - they'd ask first but were, not surprisingly, always more than welcome!   And drugs?   Joy told me that to kick back they'd often smoke ganga and occasionally eat small balls of opium.   Fortunately they never got sucked into using smack - the heroin scene that started to devastate many of the bar scene's finest, including several of the top dancers at the MQ.

The twins were inseparable to the last

As the years finally took their toll and the twins' dancing days drew to a close, they considered the possibility of remaining in the Patpong bar business, probably as respected mamasans.   Many of the high profile dancers went on to this calling, but Joy & June both decided to 'kick themselves out' (as Joy put it) and move on to more traditional pursuits.   They did try a Bar Beer (maybe on a soi off Sukhumvit) but despite the loyal patronage of the Dutch Ambassador it wasn't a success.   They bought a small land property together at Prachuap near Hua Hin (possibly with a view to fish farming).   They even tried working a Laundry, but this was difficult work for the two women.   They remained incredibly close, living together as always.   Around this time, in the late 1990s, June started to have trouble with a kidney complaint.   Even before she got sick June had told Joy that she couldn't live if Joy died first, but told her that she knew Joy could manage to go on if it was her that died first.   After June died in 2000 (Thai Year 2543) Joy realized she did indeed have to live on to look after their three children and many other family members.

Tongkoon 'June' Intarasuwan (22 Nov 1957 - 19 Apr 2000) in her early days at the Mississippi Queen

Three Generations - Lu Ket (June's Daughter), Poupée (Joy's Daughter), Joy, Tongmak
(Joy & June's mother, 90 years old), P'Dang (Twins' elder Sister by 4 years) 20 Feb 2015

Joy as a Grandma with daughter Poupée and granddaughter Sprite (SP) March 2018

More recently the extended family had started to pay Joy back for all the years of support and, in turn, to look after her.   She enjoyed the advent of Facebook, but her 'friends' were family and friends rather than ex-bar scene colleagues.   She liked to drink (Hong Thong in particular) and smoked heavily but chose to accept the growing damage to her health with a defiant good humour.

In one of her last messages on Facebook she posted a photo of herself I had recently scanned for her.   It was one she had given me the very first time we had met at the Mississippi Queen.   The bright eyes and amazing smile capture her perfectly.   Her accompanying comment with the post said much about the attitude and spirit of this wonderful lady.   "Hello friends of the earth, all lovely people.   Here is a photo of Joy not yet drunk on Hong Thong for you all to enjoy....I love all you lovely people of the world."   I'll miss her a lot.

Joy at the Mississippi Queen 1979


Postscript

Celebrating my birthday with Joy in 2015 & Joy with the draft Photobook of her story

Joy's trust in me with her story and photos meant a lot to me and as I progressed with my work on them I decided to put together a present for her.   It was a somewhat 'instant coffee' photobook of pictures of her and June's story with brief linking text.   The cover was titled JOY & JUNE - Bangkok's Dancing Twins and I put it together through an online system and ordered 2 copies (one for each of us) as I was about to leave Australia for Thailand.   As it happened, the draft turned out much better quality than I had expected and Joy loved it.   As I went around seeing as many people as I could find who knew the twins and their times, I showed each the photobook and asked if they wanted to write something to Joy in a couple of blank pages at the end. I am glad to say that the last time I was with Joy I was able to show her my copy of the photobook and the list of messages and comments from what amount to a veritable Who's Who selection from the era.   Those that know the ex-pat history of early Patpong days will no doubt appreciate the list and understand how much it meant to Joy, who was deeply moved by it.   Joy also added a comment, as did I.   I attach the handwritten text as is.




Writings in the back of Peter's copy of the Joy & June draft Photobook

Joy enjoying a quieter moment at the MQ


May your song always be sung.   And may you stay forever young. -Bob Dylan

The author of the above 'Mississippi Twins' retrospective is Peter Du Cane.   The text and photos in this work are Copyrighted by the author, Tony Douglas of the former Mississippi Queen bar, and author Dean Barrett.   Prior permission for use having been obtained by author Peter Du Cane.   Materials may not be reused without the permission of the owners.   Bangkok Eyes republishes this narrative with permission.


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   READER :
      His passing so sad and unexpected.   He was a One Off.   Both my wife and I had a great affinity to him and his wonderful film making.   A real shock and we are so grateful you informed us.   We would never have known otherwise.
   MIDNITE HOUR:   
      We received several similar responses to our April edition on Peter's passing.   We had been collaborating for over a decade on various projects, primarily on his nearly completed documentary on early Patpong (working title 'Mississippi Twins').   A good friend gone.
  AMERICAN  BAR -  BANGKOK's  FIRST ?
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   READER :
      In digging back to your February issue I see you wrote the Bamboo Bar at the Oriental goes back to 1947.   That's only two years after the war ended and the Japs were kicked out.   This will also then make the Bamboo the first foreigners bar in Bangkok if I'm not wrong?
   MIDNITE HOUR:
      The history of the Oriental Hotel is as convoluted as it is fascinating - if it weren't for the diligence and perseverance of the Wind 'n' Free Diary (link) it might not ever have been unraveled reliably.   In 1863 two Americans, Atkins Dyer and William West turned a boarding house into the first hotel in Bangkok – the Oriental Hotel.
      In the early 1870's, C. Salje, a Danish seaman (and entrepreneur) bought over the Oriental Hotel, and among the new features he introduced was the American Bar.   Some armchair historians have gone on record saying the American Bar eventually became the Oriental's Bamboo Bar, however the Oriental had undergone a number of upgrades and additions (and a number of new owners) prior to the opening of the Bamboo.   Some time later (May 1947), at the behest of Jim Thompson, Madam Germaine Krull took over management of the hotel, opening the Bamboo Bar in a newer section.   (Having said that, whether the American Bar 'became' the Bamboo Bar will most likely remain a never-ending battle of semantics...)
      But to answer your question, we found out the hard way that stating (with resolve and assurance) which is "the first / oldest bar in Bangkok" is a mug's game.   Someone always comes up with another even older bar...   However, to date in our historical pursuits we have found no earlier mention of an expat Nitespot in Bangkok than the American Bar*.

      *(With thanks to Hanuman who first alerted us to this historical Night Entertainment Venue.)
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Let the Follies begin-

    Vol. XXXIV      No. 6
                           Bangkok,  01 June 2025                         
   Free Distribution

MAP
        The early monsoon rains have chased away the outdoor dining on Patpong 1 Road, however many of the stalls selling copy goods and t-shirts, etc. remain open...
 PATPONG  1 

MAP

         What nefarious rituals, what Voodoo rites and cult activities have been taking place in the stairwell at the old Black Pagoda / Patpong Museum ?!   We immediately noticed a suspicious, totally out-of-place large gold chandelier at the Black Pagoda elevator where last month that space was empty.   (And, mysteriously, a sign saying not to use the elevator - but the elevator is working just fine !)   Then we noticed strange occult markings on the doors of the former Patpong Museum, where last month there were none !!   The markings are on the INSIDE of the locked doors of the long-vacated museum !!

         But to get serious for a moment, undeniably, there has been recent activity in that old stairwell - and we weren't invited...




 PATPONG  2 
       Last month we noted that Virgin was closed down like Alcatraz.   This month, it is not closed down, but it is not open, either.   The lights are on, but there's nobody home.   Sources on the street whisper that the actual reopening is 'any day now', or words to that effect.   A wait-and-see item...
 PATPONG  2 
MAP
            Kazy Kozy, sister bar to the Crazy House, has quite suddenly closed its doors.   We'll need to wait and see whether the closure is temporary, or permanent...   We'll get back atcha next month.
 SOI  COWBOY 

            It looks like the short-lived Vicky's Secret has fallen into the Abyss.   They were never noticeably busy - so it appears this is another Death-by-Darwin...
 SOI  COWBOY 

            The Kana Pure cannabis shop is the second (of two) such venues to go out of business on Soi Cowboy.   We suspect prospective bars would be willing to pay substantially higher rentals than cannabis shops...
 SOI  COWBOY 
MAP
            The heavy rains blacked out Nana Plaza's main entrance signage, but it didn't slow things down within.   In fact, quite the opposite - when the monsoon shower hit, folks out on the Soi were crowding to get inside under the Plaza's giant awning/ roofing...
 NANA  PLAZA
               A For-The-Archives pic of the Soi Nana - Soi 6 junction showing (left to right) the Kicking Donkey, the Bangkockney Pub and Champs Bar.
 SOI  NANA  -  (SOI  4  SUKHUMVIT)
               The much-publicised periodic crackdown by the Men-In-Too-Tight-Uniforms on ladies-of-the-evening in the lower Sukhumvit-Soi Nana area very clearly noted that most of the lawbreakers were foreigners - Vietnamese, African....   Apparently they forgot to crack down on the ladies from the Middle East, who were on-station at their usual spots...
 SOI  NANA  -  (SOI  4  SUKHUMVIT)
               The long-standing bar beer that used to call itself Heaven@4 now appears to prefer Moxy Bar.   If it works for them, then it works...



 SOI  NANA  -  (SOI  4  SUKHUMVIT)
MAP
            We noticed no changes in the bar inventory on Soi Katoey.   However we noted a distinct drop-off in activity, most likely due to the rains.   (As with most other Nitespot Areas, we might add...)
 SOI  KATOEY (Silom  Soi  4)
               The Immortal Bar has moved over to Trok Mayom from its previous location on the sub-soi across from Khao San Road.   And they are continuing to rock on out front - with a decent crowd (in spite of the drizzling monsoon rains).   May they persevere.
Dancing in the streets - Part 1

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 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
               The Brick Bar isn't new, appearing on our earlier surveys, however it was 'lost' for some time, as they have no streetside advertising or touts.   Nevertheless, it is well-known amongst locals and tourists.   Located at ground level in the Buddy Lodge building (Buddy Group).   Rock the night...
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
                The One is an open-air club-disco built on a series of terraces going back.   Unique in Bangkok, and perhaps Thailand.   Note the plastic sheet awnings to keep the rain off the customers.
Dancing in the streets - Part 2

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 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
               The Charlie Khao San Thai Massage & Spa is the largest Thai massage parlor on Khao San, doing most of their business outdoors on recliners in the roadway.   -In case you were wondering...
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
            The long-running Chart Bar's neon is only in Thai language ('Country', 'Nation').   May they continue their long run...   A pic for the Archives.
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
            The Khaosan Comedy Club apparently also has an entrance on Trok Mayom.   Signage-wise, they are much under-represented on Khao San Road - perhaps they should move this signage around to the front - where the people are...   Jus' sayin'...
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
            If you can find the narrow pathway leading just off Khao San Road to the Bar Next Door, it is to be found on the second level.   A pic for the Archives...
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
            Open the previous month, also down that dark pathway off Khao San, the Fat Rabbit now has a revolving laser sign to light up the pathway at their front entrance ...   
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
            We caught sight of the On Top signage and terrace about four levels above Khao San, however as we could find no stairway or lift to get there, we are assuming they are amid preparations to open newly in the near future.   We'll get back atcha next month with an update...
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
            The Back is back.   After a two-month hiatus, we see they have rolled out the red carpet once again.   As they were working on getting their neon back in working order when we passed by, we have used a pic from our archives.   Welcome them back to the same old, same old...   (-File photo)
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
            Last month we noted the Bar Roam ('Barom' in Thai) had closed.   We assumed it was it was never to reopen.   Wrong yet again...   Open once more, it can be found down that same darkened lane that hosts the Bar Next Door and Fat Rabbit.
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
            Say Hi ! has been at that location for some time (on Trok Mayom), however we have never caught it when it was open (and assumed it had closed for good).   Nope, it's still open.   Note: we also see signage for The Comedy Joint... but could not confirm it was open.   'More of this when we hear of it' next month...
 KHAO  SAN  ROAD 
MAP
            We noted three changes on Subsoi Hana. Bangkok Bunny massage has moved over from Subsoi Lemongrass.   The Classy Nuru Massage has taken over the reins from the Maxim Massage and the Private Bar has reopened after several months' laying fallow...   -Don't you know what the night can do?



 SOI  22 Sukhumvit Rd 

            The Anong Massage has taken over lock, stock and KY from the Golden Hand Massage (Thong Kam).   Rub-A-Dub-Dub...
 SOI  22 Sukhumvit Rd 
MAP
            We noticed no changes to Soi 8's inventory this month - all is running smoothly...   Below, is a For-The-Archives pic of the long-running inVite...
 SOI  8 Sukhumvit  
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            Among the oldest Nitespots on Soi Ambassador (Sukhumvit Soi 11), the mostly-open-air Zanzibar has been slowed by the rains, but continues to keep on keeping on with food and live music.   
 SOI  AMBASSADOR  (Sukhumvit Soi 11) 
MAP
            The We For You (Part two on the Island) has done the ashes-to-ashes thing, and the Sugar Baby has moved in and rolled out the red carpet.   Welcome them to the machine...
 7  CENTER  POINT (Sukhumvit Soi 7) 
             Will the mysteries never cease...   The KKL Bar has moved out of the old area and into the area formerly occupied by the Soi 7 Bier Garten.   They have shortened their neon, which now reads KK Bar.   One wonders why a bar would move INTO an area that is supposedly being prepared for redevelopment...   Another change of plans afoot ?
 7  CENTER  POINT (Sukhumvit Soi 7) 
MAP
            The on-again-off-again Long Time No See is on again - this time, full bore...   (This is the first time we have seen them with customers...)   May their candle continue to burn...
 SOI  DEAD  ARTIST (Sukhumvit Soi 33) 
MAP
            Soi Eden, also suffering from the rains, continues to struggle along.   A pic for the Archives...
 SOI  EDEN  (Sukhumvit 7 / 1) 

            The brand new Fork & Knife Restaurant - Bar - Cafe appears to be mostly 'bar'.   We'll keep an eye on it and see if it ends up functioning as a Night Entertainment Venue, or just a corner cafe...   
 SOI  EDEN  (Sukhumvit 7 / 1) 

 

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Traces of Bangkok's Early Years

      This month Midnite Hour continues to review Bangkok's Nightlife Scene offering live entertainment, both foreign and local, as found in the bigger hotels, expat Night Entertainment Areas, and other Venues within the City.   

      The Bamboo Bar at the Oriental Hotel, kick-started in 1947 by then-manager, Mdm Germaine Krull, was later to be recognized as Bangkok's first jazz bar.   It is still offering live music today.
January 1969
      Carmen Pateña was a Filipino singer - known as "Asia's Ambassador of Songs", Pateña's singing career peaked in the 1960s - 1970s with concerts in the Philippines and overseas.   Long after her heyday, Pateña along with Pilita Corrales and Carmen Soriano would hold concerts billed as the Golden Divas.   She passed away only last year (2024).
   Arnold Furst(enberg) was a comedic magician and hypnotist, starting out in 1939.   He toured the world with the USO during WWII, and had a regular evening show in the U.S.   A Mason, he was an officer in the Invisible Lodge.      -- Don't ask...
January 1969
      Those who followed Bernard Trink's Nite Owl back in the '60's for the latest goings-on in the Night Entertainment sphere knew he would often hide other photo-updates (not in the Nite Owl column) as filler-material in the 'Film' section.
January 1969



      The long-standing Sani Chateau continued unabated as the primary Night Entertainment Venue in the Gaysorn Night Entertainment Area.
January 1969
      The New King's Night Club opened in January 1969 on Rajdamnern Road, boasting it could seat over 1000 customers.   It also said it had 30 Geishas to wait on us - hardly enough if they had a full house.... just sayin'.   We'll try to find out how long the Nitespot lasted, as we had not heard of it prior to running across this advertisement...
January 1969

      The Topper Club also opened upstairs in the Nai Lert Building at the corner of Sukhumvit Road and Soi 5.   Since the mid-'60's until quite recently, there has been a number of Nitespots at this location.   BTW, did anyone notice - their "1968" should have read "1969"?
January 1969



(From the Bernard Trink Nite Owl archives)
      For those of you who grew up immersed in the 1950's-1960's Rock 'n Roll / Blues era, Junior Wells needs no introduction.   The rest of you may want to know : his blues harmonica was as good as one could find.   Our only regret is we missed his Junior Wells Rhythm & Blues Band when he was in town...      
January 1969


In his own words...
   (From the Bernard Trink Nite Owl archives.)
      It sounds very much like Bernard Trink was insuring to all who might read he was nowhere to be found during these crackdowns on 'feminine pulchritude'...   The Other Office Bar was located in the Plaza Hotel on Patpong 2.   The Other Office Bar is now the Old Other Office Bar, and the Plaza Hotel is now the Pavilion.   The Cellar Bar referred to here is not the one at the Narai Hotel, but rather Bill Book's Cellar Bar off of Silom Road down a small sub-soi.   (Bill Book's Cellar Bar would eventually move to Gaysorn).
January 1969
In his own words...
(The From the Bernard Trink Nite Owl archives. )
      The more things change, the more they stay the same.   This is particularly apropos of much of today's discussion on whether Nitespots can call themselves "Clubs".   By this criterion, all of today's A Go-Go bars would qualify as 'clubs'.   
January 1969


   "Little Fritz" Trippel played for - and led various bands - beginning in the 1950's.   Among them, he played with the Harlem Ramblers and The New Orleans Wild Cats.   Later, he formed the Little Fritz and His Friends (a Dixieland band).   Little Fritz lived and performed for years in Asia and in America.
January 1969



             (From the Bernard Trink Nite Owl archives.)
January 1969



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         A Banksy graffiti of a heart has been removed from its original location, complete with the section of wall it was painted on.   It is on its way to the auction house (the Guernsey located in New York) where it will pick up a pretty penny....   The Banksy art work has been labeled, "Battle To Survive A Broken Heart".   It would be 'just the thing' for someone's living room or den... ...
      Of additional interest is the Banksy piece has been at least twice vandalized by other street artists.   (Begs the question - 'Is it possible to vandalize someone else's vandalizations'?)   The first vandalization of the vandalization was a tag, 'Omar NYC', to which the following vandal added, 'is a jealous little girl'.   An additional stencil at the bottom reads, 'I remember MY first tag'.
      Can we conclude that graffiti is generally not acceptable, and often illegal - unless done by Banksy, in which case it becomes a highly valued Art Treasure" ?

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OCT -    Rock Hard to open at Clinton Pl.
NOV -    Big Dogs opens at Nana
DEC -    Lolita opens in Cowboy Annex

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JAN -    Masquerade Closes @ Nana
FEB -    "Entertainment Plaza" Start-Up
MAR -    SuperStar is PP SuperBar !
APR -    Washington Square goes Critical
MAY-    New Klymaxx closes (Cowboy)
JUN -    'Wet Lips opens (Cowboy)
JUL -    Sam 2000 opens (Cowboy)
AUG -    Monica's opens (Clinton Plaza)
SEP -    Muzzik Cafe open on PP1
OCT -    No Probl'm now Cat's Meow
NOV -    Titty Twisters opens at Nana
DEC -    Londoner Brew Pub new on Soi 33
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JAN -    Nancy Bar opens on Floor 2, Nana
FEB -    Tabasco Charlies opens - (NEP)
MAR -    Cowboy 2 is a 'Pizzaria' - Soi Cowboy
APR -    New A Go Go Duck opens - Cowboy
MAY -    Raw Hide opens on Cowboy
JUN -    Para Disio opens - Floors 2 & 3 - NEP
JUL -    Patpong Cafe opens - PP2
AUG -    'Funny Girls' becomes 'Girlfriend' - PP1
SEP -    Masquerade opens on 3rd Floor - NEP
OCT -    Virgo opens on Cowboy
NOV -    Obsession, Beverly Hills, Red Lips open
DEC -    Lucifer Disko Tk opens atop Radio City

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JAN -    'Hot Rods' opens @ Nana
FEB -    Crazy Lady closes (Nana)
MAR -    3 Lounges closed - 'The Ramp'
APR -    Blue Sky Bar closes - PP1
MAY -    Crackdown at Nana
JUN -    Crystal Palace opens - PP2
JUL -    Limelight closes - PP1
AUG -    Rainbow II opens @ Nana
SEP -    Cowboy's Butterfly Gone
OCT -    Shadow drops Crazy Jack (Cowboy)
NOV -    Hollywood 2 now on 3rd Floor (NEP)
DEC -    Susies opens @ Buckskin Joe Village
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JAN -    Shooters opens on 3rd Floor (NEP)
FEB -    XTC Closes, then Reopens (NEP)
MAR -    Tapas back on line (Soi Katoey)
APR -    Long Gun expands (2X) [Cowboy]
MAY -    Apache reopens on 'The Boy'
JUN -    Pink Panther "upstairs" closes
JUL -    Iconic Mike's Place gone...
AUG -    Upstairs Touch Bar closes (PP1)
SEP -    Pharaoh opens in NEP carpark
OCT -    Spirit House opens in NEP
NOV -    Crazy Lady opens in NEP
DEC -    Long Gun 2 opens (now Rawhide)

- 1995 -
JAN -    PP1 Butterfly Closed
FEB -    Camelot Castle Opens
MAR -    NEPs Bubble Gum gone...
APR -    Tiny 'Imagine' Closed
MAY -    (Quietest month on record)
JUN -    NEPs Mon Cherie axed
JUL -    Play Skool opens (NEP)
AUG -    Opium Club new on The Ramp
SEP -    D.L Irish Pub (ex: Bamboo's)
OCT -    NEP 3rd Floor Opens
NOV -    Klymaxx 2 opens on Cowboy
DEC -    Chick's opens upstairs (PP1)
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FEB -       -
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JUL -    Pretty Lady A Go Go
AUG -    Mars Party House closed
SEP -    Matterhorn & Star Pub
OCT -    Sawasdee Cocktail Lounge - New
NOV -    Thigh Bar name change
DEC -    Smile Club to open...
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