Iron Club A-GoGo on Walking Street has closed after being damaged by a fire. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon and has been attributed to an air con unit.

So until repairs have been carried out there are 74 GoGos open around Pattaya.

On Soi Chaiyapornwithi White Oyster Lounge has changed hands and has been renamed The Black Pearl Bar.

Many moons ago it was known as Black Pearl 2 and by then there was also a Black Pearl 1 on Soi Siam Country Club not far past Butterfly Bar (see old map right).

The new owner is a skinny former bargirl sponsored by an Australian.

The modus operandi has remained unchanged with naked girls diving into the swimming pool picking up coins for a total of 200 baht.

Most girls, several threeholers among them, are still there. Also the petite bottle-blonde tomboy cashier is still there. First time I saw her, I thought a farang choir boy had got lost.

The ST bar fine is still 300 baht room included and the girls are still happy with 1,000 baht. The four rooms upstairs are again available, but the room downstairs is in use by the owner now.

Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m.

Bottled Heineken still 80 baht, standard lady drinks still 100 baht.

Casino Cream Club (formerly Cream Club and Baron Club) near the end of Soi Diamond has been dark for several nights, in fact largely overdue.

So now the GoGo count stands at 74.

At the Happy gogo group the following prices apply now: bottled Heineken 160 baht, bottled Leo 150 baht, lady drinks still 150 baht.

On Soi Naam Keng, off Soi Buakhaow, Road House 13 has reopened.

The Windmill Club A-GoGo on Soi Diamond has been closed by court order. In front are some Thai boys now, saying closed 30 days and trying to re-route passers-by to Annabelle's on Walking Street.  Perhaps the closure of Windmill is a late consequence of a raid on their ST rooms some months ago.

On Soi Lengkee The Monkey Club has closed (for sale).

The Butcher's Arms Pub on Soi Buakhaow is for sale now. It had been going downhill in recent times. The drunken Thai female, apparently the owner, was a pain in the arse.

On Soi Diamond the Swiss restaurant Swiss Food has reopened. They have two daily specials now: a very cheapo one at 350 baht and another one at 460 baht. There are better choices available in Pattaya.

On Soi Diamond, at the previous location of Super Baby A-GoGo, a new gogo is taking shape: Yes.

On Soi Diamond, at the previous location of the micro gogo Only O, a glass-fronted bar with white tables and some unused chrome poles has opened: Addiction Club. I saw a dozen of girls inside, but no punters.

At Passion Dance Club on Soi 6 I am all but an unknown face, nevertheless the old mamasan Nee told me their ST rooms are no longer available.

Meanwhile Dave notes that he saw the Identical twins from the Windmill, outside Misty's on Saturday night. They said the Windmill will re-open in about 3 weeks. He also reports few punters around on Saturday. Even Baccara was half empty.

Addiction Club opened 1st August 2017 on Soi Diamond at the venue that was previously Only O A-GoGo. The Bar describes itself as:

We are not a gogo, we are not a beer bar, we are ADDICTION!

Meanwhile in Soi Diamond there is ongoing work at the old Gentlemen's Club and also at the old Super Baby.

Babydolls A-GoGo on Soi 15 and Showgirls A-GoGo on Soi LK Metro have re-opened on 3rd August after police closure.

So the GoGo count returns to a more healthy 74 bars around Pattaya that call themselves GoGos.

Although Pattayaland (with the exception of Boyztown on Soi 13/5) has become a ghost town, a new place, WakaWaka , has opened on Soi 13/4 opposite the entrance of the defunct Obsessions.

I cannot remember if that is the same place as the long gone Rodeo Girls or next door. What I do remember is that at Rodeo Girls the stage was against the wall on the right-hand side with double-tier bench seating on the other side, whereas at the nearby Legs Club the stage was on the left-hand side.

Although I liked to have a drink at those two places from time to time, I have never seen a bird there who could catch my fancy.

When I arrived at WakaWaka there was a foul smell on the terrace as if lots of people had being smoking outside.

Having a look inside, I saw an empty, low stage with two chrome poles on the left-hand side and two old fully dressed fatties sitting on the right-hand side.

I decided to make a U-turn.

Club Mistys on Soi 15 is celebrating their 20 ^th anniversary.

I saw an unconscious girl being carried away, probably “maaw maak maak”.

Club Electric Blue A-GoGo on Soi 15 is one of the scarce gogos where you still get a decent portion of nudity.

On the main stage, just behind the entrance, two teams of some ten naked and topless dancers were cavorting. On the other stage were two teams of four or five overdressed double-topped and double-bottomed performers. About ½ of all dancers went naked on stage, about ¼ were topless and about ¼ were overdressed. However, the average quality of the naked bodies was rather poor.

With a bit of luck you will find a MILF with a much better shape at Bamboo Bar on Pattayatai. Typically, the overdressed dancers at Club Electric Blue A-GoGo were the pushiest ones begging for lady drinks.

Not many customers, but still more than at most other places.

The music was horrible. Very cramped toilets.

Bottled Heineken still 150 baht.

Meanwhile Babydolls is set to -reopen on Soi 15 after a police closure. It will re-open on Thursday 3rd August.

Mandarin Club on Walking Street closed for renovation on 1st July. The GoGo duly re-opened with a new look on 28th July.

Air Port Club on Walking Street re-opened on 27th July. The bar was closed after a police raid but seems to have sorted its differences with the authorities.

So there are now 74 GoGos open around Pattaya.

 

Ginza A-GoGo has re-opened on Walking Street. It has been closed since a change of owners in May earlier this year.

Avoid driving under influence, the alcohol limit being 050. One of my fellow countrymen has been lucky: nice police officers escorted him to an ATM where he was allowed to withdraw 20,000 baht tea money.

On Soi 6 Dusk Till Dawn has gone dark.

The Swiss restaurant Swiss Food on Soi Diamond has been dark for several nights already, perhaps temporarily.

On Soi 6 Nature Club has never opened, but they already have changed the signage to Nature Bar.

Air Port Club on Walking Street being closed until 27th July 2017, the greeters try to persuade patrons to climb the stairs to Playgirls upstairs.

This long narrow venue has one very long stage in the middle with an unused jacuzzi behind it and very high bench seating on both sides.

To my surprise the place was full.

The dancers, most of them double-topped and double-bottomed, but also a number of bikini-clad and some topless ones, where doing the Pattaya shuffle until two pussy-trick performers replaced them. The dancers I have seen were varying from very mediocre to extremely ugly. However, they were all but shy and eager to get some 20-baht notes in their bras and pants (front and rear).

BEWARE: bottled Heineken 185 baht.