It was busy in Walking Street on Saturday night.

Peppermint is still getting better. There was even a decent crowd of punters in on Saturday night.

There were a lot of very attractive and nubile young Girl's wearing Black Bikini's. The old guard of topless dancers are still there.

Plenty of Girl's Happy to get their tit's out for a tip. One of the show Girl's was waggling her bum in my face and the very attractive young Girl I was with, Mon pulled her G-string down. She wasn't shy and I saw that pussy hair is back in vogue.

In fact I ran out of change before I left, but I'll be back next Saturday with a lot more Change. They are quite happy with 40 Baht where as in Baccara and Unhappy they turn their nose up at anything less than 100 Baht.

Sweethearts was packed. Viking the owner was not happy though, because he was told he could open on Friday night but keep it low key, so he called in all his staff. Then at 7-40 the Police came back and told him he could not open and he had to pay his staff for nothing,

But Saturday night all the Girls were in and they were doing a roaring trade.

Sapphire Club was full to bursting as usual on a Saturday night. The Girls doing the Gymnastics display are wearing much more revealing outfits now.

On Soi Diamond, right of Yes A-GoGo, Center Club (American spelling) has opened at the location that was once Maxine's Club, Dream Club A-GoGo and Carousel A-GoGo.

At first sight nothing in the interior has changed since its last reincarnation. There is still a too large square stage with twelve interconnected chrome poles and there is still double-tier bench seating on all sides.

The air conditioning has seen better days.

Most of the time I was there, there was a boring show by four pussy trick performers who kept their skirts on.

The dancers were more than overdressed, double topped and double bottomed in the most diverse outfits, some of them with camisoles. Most of them were old and most of them were fat to extremely fat. At least some of them were freelancers (or beer-bar girls on their day off) hired at 500 baht a day.

During the dance stints the music was way too loud.

On the first night of their existence there was already a disgusting cigarette smoke stench. I wonder if their air conditioning was actually running and/or if it has ever been serviced.

The gents is still as cramped as before and there is only one urinal (and one washbasin), no cubicle. A place to avoid when you are suffering from acute diarrhoea.

You only get a check bin at Center Club if you ask for one.

A forgettable experience.

Bottled Heineken 160 baht.

Pulse A-GoGo opened on Soi LK Metro on 14th October. After a long period of construction it opened at the venue that was previously Armageddon Bar.

It was also reported that Center Club opened on the same night on SOi Diamond. This is the venue that previously Maxines, Dream Club and Carousel.

So there are now 76 bars describing themselves as GoGos.

I had a fruitless trip to Walking Street last night, all the a-go-go's were shut.

There were some bars open with dimmed lighting. Most of the Restaurants were open,d oing a good trade. The one near sweehearts where the police sit, appeared to be selling Beer. My local 7/11 by Hanuman Statue was selling alcohol,

I asked the Kebab man by Baccara what was going on, he said it was one year since the King Died. It seems the police take every opportunity to close the Bars?

The Police were out on the second road again stopping motor cyclists.

It seems that Pattaya's authorities made a last minute decision to ban anything considered to be public entertainment, music or dancing. Walking Street GoGos were not informed of the impending closure until about 7:30pm.

There was no prohibition on alcohol sales, only on having fun. It was hardly surprising, given the sombre anniversary, but the authorities could have given people a bit more notice.

	13th October. Anniversary of the King's death last year.
Chulalongkorn Day.	23rd October. Public holiday. Bars open
Royal Cremation Festivities	From Wednesday 25 th October 2017 to Sunday 29 th October 2017. 26th October  has been declared a public holiday. The consensus of opinions is now that outdoor entertainment events will not be allowed for the remainder of October. Bars and indoor entertainments look set to be closed for 3 nights from 25-27th October.

Center Club looks set to open soon on Soi Diamond. It is next door to Yes A-GoGo in the venue that was most famously Carousel A-GoGo, and then Dream Club and Maxine's Club.

In a single-unit shophouse in a small soi off Soi Buakhaow just before Soi 15 when coming from Soi LK Metro, next to Garden Beer Bar and opposite Baby Boom A-GoGo, a closed-fronted bar and guesthouse has opened: 555 .

(As to Garden Beer Bar: they are mainly catering for French-language people; there is no garden at all; the garden is just in the name.)

Although the 555 bar is rather narrow and dark, it is nicely laid out compared to similar places, such as Excite Club on Soi Xzyte.

Near the entrance were a bunch of farangs drinking, smoking cigarettes and chatting among them, perhaps the owner and his mates.

The girls were a mixed bag, varying from the tall and slim complete newbie without any English to the short, old, fat, mercenary, silicone-enhanced and tattooed threeholer.

I was told the ST bar fine was 300 baht (room upstairs included) plus 1,000 baht for FS.

All of them were keen on getting some notes in their bras and strings. (Bar girls have got to eat too.)

Bottled Heineken 100 baht, lady drinks (tequila) 130 baht.

On Soi LK Metro Chaos A-GoGo has opened at the previous location of Kiss A-GoGo.

The layout looks very cheap. On both sides of the central stage is spacious double-tier red bench seating. However, the benches are too high to be comfortable and there are no footrests on the tables.

In the area right of the entrance, which can be curtained off, is a low square table with a chrome pole on it.

There was a team of five dancers in black lingerie who took off their bras once on stage and there were about a dozen double-topped and double-bottomed coyotes in the most diverse outfits, some of them with camisoles.

Some of the females were average, but most of them were sub-average and worse.

There were never more than three or four customers and nobody stayed long.

The way-too-loud music was some kind of crappy techno with the performers shown on a number of flat screens.

Unisex toilets.

BEWARE: some girls are not available; do not waste money on them.

Bottled Heineken 135 baht.

Lots of Police activity recently, I've seen Police Cordon's on the Thappraya road at the top of the hill twice last week. On Friday night they were out on the 2nd road until the Thunderstorm came. Second road was flooded at the Flyover end,4 or 5 inches deep,

I was talking to Viking the owner of Sweethearts . He doesn't know how long they will be closed for the royal funeral proceedings. The Police won't tell him until the day before. He hopes to be open at the week end. And there are a lot of stunning Girls in Sweethearts at the moment.

I went into the Sapphire club around midnight, it was packed, only just found a seat. There were lots of Girls being barfined.

Previously I popped into The Office in Soi LK Metro, it was a big mistake.

There were 4 Coyote Dancers on the Stage when I came in. The Stage Lighting was so poor, I could hardly see the Girls. They were followed by 5 Bikini Dancers, then 6 Girls dressed as office worker's in White Blouses and short Black skirts, and then 4 topless Dancers. It was so Dark on Stage that my Sister could have been Dancing and I would never have known.. she's 66, not much younger than the Topless Dancers.

I was left to enjoy my Beer on my own. No girls approached me or even smiled at me. Most of the Girls were clustered near the entrance, probably discussing their pension plans.

Chaos with a  'C' has opened on Soi LK Metro on 28th September 2017. There is already a Kaos with a 'K' on the same Soi. The new Chaos has opened at the venue that was previously Kiss A-GoGo.

So there are now 76 bars around the Pattaya area self identifying as GoGos.

After half a year and a name change (from Nature Club) Nature Bar has finally opened on Soi 6, where Working Girl A-GoGo used to be. As it was deserted, I was not interested in spending time and money there.

On Soi LK Metro Chaos A-GoGo on the previous location of Kiss A-GoGo has not opened (yet).

At the latest location of the Italian restaurant L' Italiano, opposite Miami/ex Alcatraz, the banner for a Marilyn Monroe A-GoGo has long gone.

On Soi Khao Noi Soi 9 Dusk Till Dawn has gone dark.

On Walking Street Rock Street has reopened, noisier than ever.

Snippets

Snippets Sports Bar & Cafe is a single unit next to Scooters Bar on Soi LK Metro and opened 10 days ago. Everything new inside with a horse racing theme. One side is glass with a door onto the passage to the Metropole Apartments, the other wall has horse racing photo's. 2 big screen TV's, one with Aussie horse racing and the other with pop music video's at a reasonable sound level.

Singha B70. about 5 girls working and no hassle from them. It's owned by an Aussie guy who used to be a jockey.

Pook 2

The Pook Swan House P32 Bistro & Bar on Soi Buakhao have taken over the single unit between themselves and Scooters and called it Pook 2 Bar. I didn't go in because it was staffed by ladyboys as was the old Pook bar. Looks like the owners now want the best of both worlds.

Pacha A-GoGo was a plush looking GoGo development by the French group behind Mandarin, Lighthouse, Fahrenheit and many others. It never actually opened with commentators suggesting that there is no moratorium on new GoGos on the sea side of Walking Street. The building has now posted a large for sale sign so that seems to be the end of the project.

On Soi 6 there has been a re-jig to the Beach Road end. Dusk Till Dawn Bar has become MJ Kitty Girl Bar . Mandarin next door has closed and the girls have moved to MJ Kitty Girl Bar.

Meanwhile on Soi 15 off Walking Street The Dollhouse has opened what it calls the XXX VIP Lounge. This seems to be an idea to combine a GoGo with a western style strip bar, hopefully being able to be a bit more raunchy than most western countries allow.

On Soi Diamond, at the previous location of Super Baby A-GoGo, Yes A-GoGo has opened.

When I arrived, the second night of their existence, I was greeted by a disgusting cigarette smoke stench.

The interior has been completely refurbished, but the central stage looks like a clone of the Super Baby stage, be it without the metal swing.

The jacuzzi in the back and the small round stages have disappeared, but there is a smaller stage now right of the entrance.

Yes A-GoGo looks more spacious than Super Baby A-GoGo did, but this effect is probably due to all walls being completely covered with mirrors.

The dancers were going on stage in teams and stayed at the same place for their complete dance stint of 15-20 minutes.

There were two teams of about ten double-topped end double-bottomed coyotes each, clad in white. There was also a team of about fifteen dancers in diverse and mostly too big white string bikinis and white stay-up stockings, who, when they took off their bras on stage, appeared to have covered their nipples with lip-shaped pasties, not a nice sight.

I saw a lot of fat bellies and saggy bodies and also several ridiculous silicone balloons.

Some bikini girls were hawking shots at 150 baht and the waiters were constantly checking if the beer bottles were still full.

There were on average about a dozen customers.

There were no price lists available and nobody seemed to buy lady drinks.

The crappy music was way too loud and the air conditioning way too cold.

Nobody stayed long.

Unisex toilets.

On a positive note: even small change was returned spontaneously.

Draught beer 75 baht, bottled Heineken 175 baht, a bit over the top.