Pat, your videos are head and shoulders above any other Thai-based 'Tuber. The camera work and editing are superb. Your commentary is thoughtful and intelligent. There has been a steady improvement of your presentations over time. I am grateful that you take the time and effort to present such a varied palette of Bangkok videos. One could spend a lifetime exploring BKK. I wish you great success and look forward to future snippets of this great city. My thanks to you.
@Yak Farang Thanks for the kind words, the channel evolves and so does the subject matter, I've increased my output now that I'm full time so the next challenge is one video every day in January!
@@BangkokPat give yourself a bit of a break...put out a few like the 5 minutes of Sukhumvit, random photos or short vid bits giving flavor of an area, We don't want you burning out :)
@@BangkokPat Pat, i found your channel through GTM i used to watch all his videos, but his output has become so prolific i just can't keep up with it so i don't watch it any more.
There are many u-tubers on RUclips who are showing different areas of Bangkok on a regular basis, unfortunately they fail to give any useful information about that area. But you are not one of those, you make your videos with a different approach, it is research based, highly informative and entertaining. That is the reason I respect you and your efforts and watch your vlogs regularly. I believe that In the future your vlogs will be considered as the most authentic historical and visual documents of Bangkok, and for this, people of Bangkok should be thankful to you.
Nobody can come close to the way - Bangkok Pat - covers the Big Mango - having frequented Patpong since 1995 it is great to see this historical recall... Thanks Pat :)
Cheers for that, glad you enjoyed it. Much of the story is told in the chats with Michael Messner & Sucky. It's still a bit mysterious around there, especially before it all reopned when it was deserted.
Pat, when I watch your vids, its like time traveling..finding myself in places that can be "a little sketchy" that have an edge to it and revisiting years later seeing them through your eyes. Thanks!
Thanks Rich, hope you're enjoying the festive season, it's an interesting place when you hear it from the bar owners and people who have been there years. Have a happy 2022 and I owe you an email, don't forget!
@@BangkokPat you got that right, I caught a bit of an interview with Mama Noi (think that was her name) who worked the Check in 99 was it? on Suk for like 40 years. Wanted to meet her and hear more stories, but she died before I got back that year :( She had tons of photos too, really adds to the richness of the stories
Thanks Bo, best leave it to the other vloggers to go on about the other stuff on offer there, everyone has known that for years so no point me repeating it, there are far more interesting tales to tell in a place like Patpong.
Very well done video Pat. Perfect editing, great selection of music amazing camera work and most of all very well researched and presented content. One of your best videos from my point of view. Big thumbs up!
@@BangkokPat Yes Pat you sure are right. One can feel that now you know Patpong very well and you would be the best possible guide to show the area and tell about it's past until present time. I had to watch your video once more which I rarely do otherwise. Michael Messner from the Patpongmuseum seems to be is a Swiss national i bet. He has a great knowledge about Patpong, the past of the place and how it all started, the connection with the secret service, the superstars David Bowie, Van Damme, Alice Cooper and so on. These and many more are all aspects of patpong that i didn't know about and that are very interesting When talking about musicians one song comes to my mind also connected to Bangkok and Patpong. This popsong giving a glimpse of the multi-diverse faces of this amacing city: It's a song by Britisch singer Murrey Head dating from the year 1984 "One Night in Bangkok" That song was played all over in Bangkok and I can still hear the music and the lyrics of the song: "Bangkok, Oriental Setting / And the city don't know that the city is getting / The creme de la creme of the chess world in a Show with everything but Yul Brinner .... and the refrain goes: ... / One Night in Bangkok and the worlds your oyster / The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free / You'll find a god in every cloister / And if you're lucky the god's a she / I can feel an angel sliding up to me. .... and so on. Those are great memories me being young in my early twenties about to discover this world on a shoustring and i think it was my second time in this amazing city that has to offer so much and never sleaps. Thank you Pat for connecting the dots!
Cheers mate! Because I got the picture wrong, it was mean to be the father of the Patpong brothers but for some reason a picture of King Rama 3 was put in. It must have been a late night editing!
@@BangkokPat gotcha :) that’s the way mate! Working in the night playing around during the day 😝 I might see you sooner than expected 😂 I booked my flight to Phuket. I’ll arrive on the 13th of Jan if everything goes smoothly 😃
@@Chai_Travel Great to hear it Chai, your subscribers will be pleased mate. We can do another vid, I'm aiming for 20 videos in january so I need some colabs
I agree with the comments that Pat, your videos are so well researched that they really have a lot of meaning for us viewers. A walk down memory lane is always fun! Thank you for your hard work!
Thank you Pat for a priceless video. Anyone wondering about the origins of Patpong will find the video both educational and absorbing. A must watch. Whenever I visited Bangkok, I always made time to head to Mizu’s for a dinner. There may have been Japanese food on the menu, but for me it was usually the saba fish on a sizzling hot plate or the occasional black pepper steak. I always brought my own bottle of JW Black Label and paid only for the Singha soda water mix. The Japanese owner who was himself the cashier, also operated a mini compo stereo system from which he played a continuous selection of jazz classics - no other music besides cool jazz. When the owner became invalid, his significant half managed the restaurant till it finally shuttered about 3 years ago. Regulars ignored the many cockroaches thar ran over the floors and walls. Sui generis, Mizu’s. Sadly missed.
Thanks Richard! Many times you tend to ignore the things like cockroaches if the food is ok, but it ain't nice! There are many stories about Patpong and there's going to be a Part 2.
Thx for another great video. And a lot of backckground! I appreciate the way you present these videos! Calm and obviously with a lot of love for the people and the special places you visit.
Thanks very much! It's a pleasure to make these videos and I really do enjoy the whole process, it can be a bit draining if some videos require all the digging and research but it's worth it.
It's ashame the latest generation of tourists that visit the night-life areas of Soii Cowboy and Nana don't appreciate Patpongs history, I still get chills running down my spine everytime I watch Christopher Walkens walking down a crowded Patpong Rd and into the Mississippi Queen in the the Deer Hunter
I agree, but Patpong had a bit of a dodgy reputation, one which scared people away from the relatively sane Nana or Cowboy. It could bounce back, and reinvent itself as a high end dining and drinking area, but that is asking a lot.
@@BangkokPat you got that right, in a dozen trips since 2007 I've never been. Heard how they suck you in at the upstairs places, present you with a huge lie of a bill and then a gang won't let you down the stairs until you pay. I did meet a guy who got SO steamed by this that he stood in the street in front of the place and loudly told anyone around how they would rip you off. Did not take them long to come down, stuff his money in his hand and tell him to piss off haha. Hopefully I'll get to Bkk a time or two again, before I expire, I'll check it out then, first to the museum. Does Patpong museum serve drinks? :)
Wowsa That was class Pat enjoyed every minute fascinating start to finish .I will definitely check out the museum next time I'm there. Cant wait for part 2 :-)
Another superb video Pat, thanks so much. I really get the vibe of Patpong watching this. Love the pong! Miss it much! Up country and hope the bars will be allowed to open soon. Had a long story about Patpong and that part of town. But RUclips won't allow it. Oh well guess I'll have to save it and put it in my book haha! Cheers!
Thanks Shemus, I'm planning a part 2 as there are many more stories and photos I didn't include as well as a couple more chats. How about telling me the story? Email me and I can tell some of it in the 2nd video! djpat2000@hotmail.com
Loved the presentation. I must admit though, I have given Patpong a miss my last few visits. It’s in dire need of a clean up for mine. I will however drop into the museum next time for sure. Cheers.
I just can NOT get enough of this stuff :) thanks a million. Eventually you'll have the history of modern Bangkok if one stitches the vids together right :D
That's the aim of the game eventually, to have covered the whole city, which will mean a few years of doing this, but it's worth it for those who really appreciate it. Thank you very much for the kind words and have a great 2022.
Hi Pat, Thanks a lot for this. I actually visited the museum last week and it was amazing, thoroughly recommended. My guide, an American guy, owned the Strip Bar apparently. When I was walking through the spectacular 'Grand Prix' bar, there was a guy asleep in there, which turned out to be Sucky! As you show, he's a real character and we had a laugh together at the end with the other staff as well. Bought a cool Mississippi Queen T-shirt in there too. I hope this excellent museum can ironically bring the faded Patpong area back to light. Cheers mate!
Went there back in the 90's. It was wild then, so many bars. You definitely needed to have your wits about you there. Great memories on my part. That was a fascinating history of the place. excellent video Pat.
Hi Pat, another epic video. Never realized the Super Star bar had such fame & history attached. Oh pat if you ever decide to do another garden / Park video then check out Santiphap Park, very close to Victory Monument. Nice park very tidy with a few small ponds.......
Thanks Jason, a lot more to Patpong than many think! I did visit that park in my Victory Monument video a year ago, and of course there were cats there!
New subscriber and really impressed. There's a depth and a substance that's absent in almost every other Thai RUclipsr's videos. There's a place for everything of course, and I'm as superficial as the next man, but great work man, really different and deserves a bigger audience 👍
Another great video: I can't get enough of Patpong Road history, as that road is a big part of my history! Thank you, once again, for such great work! Keep it up!
Pat, i watched the shorter video, last week and enjoyed that, but i must say found this longer one more informative and enjoyable. having been to Bkk many times over the years i never went to Pat Pong not my thing, but i wish i had gone to see it in its hay day when i was first there in 1990.
Patpong wasn't my thing either, always sounded too dodgy, I had a few drinks with friends once, been to Silom Soi 4, Noriega's but that's not Patpong really. This video was a bit more comprehensive, on Thaiger I like to keep them under 12 minutes!
So glad you put this on your channel Pat a great way to finish the year. All the best and good luck in 2022 and thank you for all the effort you put in to your vlogs , it really shows Pat 👏👏👏
today watched 11 of your quality videos a change from garbage videos yours are super quality history love them we have been visiting for 50 years and you bring bk to life with the history amazing history we love it we have walked almost all the routes you cover we move into our new home next year for long term stay keep it up
Great video,When I first arrived in Bangkok Patpong in 1999 then was still busy so i use to visit a couple of times a week but then at that time both Nana Plaza and the Love Club Disco inside the Nana hotel were rocking and rolling not to mention the Nana Hotel coffe shop that served great food and Beer until 6 am in the morning........... Those were truly great days,Nights and early mornings in Bangkok
Good video.I am surprised Patpong may be re-opening at all.There was an article in the Bangkok Post last March that the street was on it's last legs because of the pandemic.We have had nothing but eleven more months of lockdown since then...Sad....You hit most of the main points.I will just add that Safari go-go also opened in 1969 and it's interior looked very similar to how most Vietnam-era bars did.The David Bowie movie was pretty cool.I saw it for the first time about nine years ago and I loved the scene in Superstars.
I think Patpong has possibly had its heyday, let's be honest most people prefer Nana or Cowboy and Patpong has that seedy stigma attached to it in the form of scams and sex shows. I heard rumours of it being turned into an upmarket dining and party zone.
For certain, Pat is the only blogger with golden content. As for Patong, I preferred that venue than the other two E zones, albeit I my first trip was in 2018. Hopefully the museum is open when I get there next month.
@@BangkokPat I was scammed at one of the Patpong ping pong shows. They try to charge 2000 Baht for one beer. Ended up paying a 1000 Baht after negotiating.
Thanks for your videos this year, Pat. Really enjoyed all of them and here's to hopefully a brighter 2022, mate. Have a great new year and all the best to you and your family.
Not only are your videos super interesting, going into the history as no one does that, but how in the world do you get those old vintage photos? I love seeing the kodachrome effects of these and the cars...wow!!!! Its like you're the Smithsonian Institute of BKK. Its like watching an old Vietnam war movie except real life I was wondering why the name "Mizu's" for the restaurant. Mizu means "water". On the menu there's no Japanese food though. Hey, you're discriminating. 5555 Where's the dogs?
The old photos come from online archives/libraries that are difficult to find, I think all the old Patpong videos available have been found, and that's a shame there are so few about.
I just discovered your channel Pat, and this video certainly brings me down memory lane as I used to go often there 40 years ago when I stayed in a neighborhood not far away on soi Narm Dupli. There were 2 hotels there built for American GI's during the Vietnam war. One was the Boston Inn, the other The Malaysia hotel ( still there and not long ago renovated) Charles Sobraj was a guest there before my time. Pat....please more videos down memory lane. Great job on this one!
Happy New Year Pat!!! Hope you had good one. Firstly, your new microphone works really well, voices are crisp and loud. And secondly, though “table tennis” isn’t my cup of tea, I quite enjoyed your presentation of Patpong’s history. I’ve never visited but will definitely add it and the Patpong Museum to my to-go list next time I’m in the city. Hope I get Sucky.
Thanks Liro, that mic is actually what I've use all the time, normally I have my mic plugged into it and it's hidden in my back pocket. I did used to use 2 mic for chats but I find it's easier to just hold that, as the built in mics are very good quality! Happy New Year to you to! Let's hope 2022 is better than the last 2....
@@BangkokPat Ah! I’ve never seen it before so maybe the sight of it made me perceive the voices to be more audible. Either way, audio is great especially during the interviews. Yeah, cheers to 2022! Wish you all the best!
Thanks Pat. This was a walk down memory lane for me, having first experienced PP in the late 70s but also reading up on its origins later. Spent my fair share of my time there. Mizu’s kitchen and the Napoleon Club with my America wife, and the Grand Prix and Mississippi Queen with my single expat buddies. Your videos in general are awesome. Can you do something about the seventies era Ter Seafood sign on Sukhumvit, he big neon sign of a woman’s lips with a finger in front with Thai lettering that looked LSD in English? Can’t seem to find a picture of it anywhere but on the cover of Jerry Hopkins’ book Bangkok Babylon.
Great video BP. And interesting to see the old photos and video you have scouted out. I frequented Patpong from the early eighties, but always looked upon it as
(Contd) a bit of a rip-off, but also a museum piece. I loved the old places like Crown Royal, Madrid, Thai Room, Cosmos etc. These days with Bouchon closed, French Kiss in Patpong 2 is about the only place to eat - and that’s about it! Oh well…
@@guyjackson1763 French Kiss still going strong. The place should be reinvented as a high end eating and drinking area, which was the opinion of a couple of bar owners I met and spoke to.
Great presentation. The first time I came to Thailand 1987, had a great time at Patpong and Soi Cowboy and of course brought a Rolex at the market. Thanks for the history lesson about the place, most enjoyable
Been waiting for this, Pat! Brought back a lot of memories of wild times spent in Patpong in the good old days. The Grand Prix was always my go-to spot.
Thank you Pat! Your videos have a feel like no other Thailand / BKK videos on RUclips. The atmosphere you create through photos, music, carefully selected shots and narration is so engaging and compelling. Every video is such a pleasure to watch. I love hearing about the infrastructure, the people and the history. Love the shots of beautiful but old buildings and the gorgeous streetscape. The only thing close is the back streets of Tokyo. I was relieved to hear that there’s no danger of Patpong being sold off to developers. I hope it’s true and the neighborhood will live on for many years to come. There seems to be an endless well of history in Bangkok to draw from, but please don’t feel like you need to make a masterpiece every single time. I’m happy to watch a video of you walking around and petting cats too, haha.
Again, very cool video. Digging deep, handing out buzzwords for me to dig deeper. I'm pausing your vids often and dig where you have dropped a mark. Excellent stuff, Sir! That and you're a pro presenter. Honestly. Kudos.
Pat, another fantastic story which brought back memories of my first Bangkok visit in 1976. Fascinating history. Do you remember the old Mamasan who used to work in CheckInn 99 in Sukhumvit? I think she used to work in Superstar in the 80s.
Thanks David, glad it sent you down memory lane, all the way back to '76! I'm not the right person to ask about mamasans, but it's worth looking at www.bangkokeyes.com for some very good coverage of this scene! Happy New Year for 2022!
Pat thanks for another great historical and informative video. I am definitely visiting this place soon. I am relying on your videos and Jeroen to find out about new places for me to ‘hangout’🤣🤣
Fantastic explanation of the evolution of Patpong. One thing that I thought was missing was the night bizarre which was very much part of Patpong and used to be (very noisily) set up every day at 4pm and would sell a lot of tourist merchandise in the night time then were taken apart again in the early hours of the morning. I am an expat and have lived in Bangkok for 17 years, many years ago I had a special 'friend' who did the day shift in one of the bars, she clocked off at 7pm so as long as I took her to the food court in the multi story carpark near Foodland she would usually come back with me to my apartment in Bangkae for free (never paid any bar fines as I would leave before closing time and discreetly wait for her.) Last year I was working in Silom and visited Patpong, during the day I made a video of the current locations where the Deerhunter shots were made and later replayed the movie. Great feelings of nostalgia.
Cheers Bill, it may get seedier as there's a Part 2 in the works. With Patpong, you can't really paper over the reality of what goes on there. Have a happy new year mate!
Thanks Pat, another great video bringing back great memories. First went there in 1989 as QF crew and can remember great shows/entertainers at Radio House I think it was called, original Thai massage at Marble House and of course other entertaining bars that we frequented.
Another great video! My first adventure in Patpong was 2001 when I moved here. Patpong was a place where you had to know when to pump the brakes or it would swallow you up! Then again, all of Bangkok used to be like that! LOL
Patpong was Nana's filthy badly behaved older sibling. I never had a night out there. A couple of beers with visiting friends but it had a dodgy reputation.
@@edgregory1Yes, I agree. I went once and never again. They charged us 600 baht per bottle of beer (and that was in 2001) and then sent out a group of bouncers to threaten us when we questioned the bill. I offered to pay half of the bill and call it even and they agreed. Better to get scammed only a little bit and avoid a fight (and get arrested for it too).
@@BangkokPat It's off the coast of Satun Province, with several other islands in what makes up Tarutao National Park. The boat just stopped there on the way to Koh Lipe. Check it out Bangkok Pat ! 😀 👍
Hi Pat, if I'm not mistaken, the photo attributed to Luang Patpong Panich at minute 2.40 was incorrect. That image seems to be photo of Rama VII/ Prajadiphok. Anyway, great video!
I think you're absolutely correct. I may blur that part. Thanks for telling me, it's a genuine mistake, and I have the correct picture but sadly you can't go back and edit, just blur.
Pat, You always deliver a top notch product. I haven’t visited Thailand since the late 90s but will certainly look you up to share some great food and beverage. My wife and I can’t wait to visit again.
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Any way you can post the pictures from 1966 , 67 ?
@@randolphscott1215 The ones from the video right? drop me an email and I'll send you a link to Google drive.
Totally agree 👍
Pat, your videos are head and shoulders above any other Thai-based 'Tuber. The camera work and editing are superb. Your commentary is thoughtful and intelligent. There has been a steady improvement of your presentations over time. I am grateful that you take the time and effort to present such a varied palette of Bangkok videos. One could spend a lifetime exploring BKK. I wish you great success and look forward to future snippets of this great city. My thanks to you.
very well said!
@@TommySeiger I agree 100%!
@Yak Farang Thanks for the kind words, the channel evolves and so does the subject matter, I've increased my output now that I'm full time so the next challenge is one video every day in January!
@@BangkokPat give yourself a bit of a break...put out a few like the 5 minutes of Sukhumvit, random photos or short vid bits giving flavor of an area, We don't want you burning out :)
@@BangkokPat Pat, i found your channel through GTM i used to watch all his videos, but his output has become so prolific i just can't keep up with it so i don't watch it any more.
There are many u-tubers on RUclips who are showing different areas of Bangkok on a regular basis, unfortunately they fail to give any useful information about that area.
But you are not one of those, you make your videos with a different approach, it is research based, highly informative and entertaining. That is the reason
I respect you and your efforts and watch your vlogs regularly.
I believe that
In the future your vlogs will be considered as the most authentic historical and visual documents of Bangkok, and for this, people of Bangkok should be thankful to you.
Thanks very much for saying that, I really appreciate it. I hope one day my videos will still be relevant and a source of info and memories!!
Nobody can come close to the way - Bangkok Pat - covers the Big Mango - having frequented Patpong since 1995 it is great to see this historical recall... Thanks Pat :)
Cheers for that, glad you enjoyed it. Much of the story is told in the chats with Michael Messner & Sucky. It's still a bit mysterious around there, especially before it all reopned when it was deserted.
I miss the Madrid bar. Great content!it's like a trip down memory lane.
Excellent, as a regular Bangkok visitor from the UK over the past 20 years I had no idea of Patpong's history.
Pat, when I watch your vids, its like time traveling..finding myself in places that can be "a little sketchy" that have an edge to it and revisiting years later seeing them through your eyes. Thanks!
Thanks Rich, hope you're enjoying the festive season, it's an interesting place when you hear it from the bar owners and people who have been there years. Have a happy 2022 and I owe you an email, don't forget!
@@BangkokPat you got that right, I caught a bit of an interview with Mama Noi (think that was her name) who worked the Check in 99 was it? on Suk for like 40 years. Wanted to meet her and hear more stories, but she died before I got back that year :( She had tons of photos too, really adds to the richness of the stories
Another very good video, as usual a different approach from the so common western man-making video from BKK - thai girls... Great channel, thanks!
Thanks Bo, best leave it to the other vloggers to go on about the other stuff on offer there, everyone has known that for years so no point me repeating it, there are far more interesting tales to tell in a place like Patpong.
I’m lost for words,,,absolutely fantastic video Pat thanks again,,,,
Thanks Geoffrey glad you liked it mate, a bit of a different direction but every place has a story so I tell it.
As mentioned below, another excellent presentation...as a Bangkokphile stranded here in Australia, I look forward to your videos.
Very well done video Pat. Perfect editing, great selection of music amazing camera work and most of all very well researched and presented content. One of your best videos from my point of view. Big thumbs up!
Thanks Martin, now I know Patpong like the back of my hand, which is what happens after I've shot a video in that area!
@@BangkokPat Yes Pat you sure are right. One can feel that now you know Patpong very well and you would be the best possible guide to show the area and tell about it's past until present time. I had to watch your video once more which I rarely do otherwise.
Michael Messner from the Patpongmuseum seems to be is a Swiss national i bet. He has a great knowledge about Patpong, the past of the place and how it all started, the connection with the secret service, the superstars David Bowie, Van Damme, Alice Cooper and so on. These and many more are all aspects of patpong that i didn't know about and that are very interesting
When talking about musicians one song comes to my mind also connected to Bangkok and Patpong. This popsong giving a glimpse of the multi-diverse faces of this amacing city: It's a song by Britisch singer Murrey Head dating from the year 1984 "One Night in Bangkok" That song was played all over in Bangkok and I can still hear the music and the lyrics of the song: "Bangkok, Oriental Setting / And the city don't know that the city is getting / The creme de la creme of the chess world in a Show with everything but Yul Brinner .... and the refrain goes: ... / One Night in Bangkok and the worlds your oyster / The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free / You'll find a god in every cloister / And if you're lucky the god's a she / I can feel an angel sliding up to me. .... and so on. Those are great memories me being young in my early twenties about to discover this world on a shoustring and i think it was my second time in this amazing city that has to offer so much and never sleaps. Thank you Pat for connecting the dots!
Well done Pat, facinting history of the area. Well researched and ever improveing content, keep it up mate. Look forward to seeing the next episode.
Thanks Les, definitely more content on the way mate, might try the one video per day thing for January....
I have many pictures from 87-92 that I will be putting on a video very soon. Excellent trip down memory lane. Thank you, liked and subscribed
Thanks Karl, would love to see the photos so that means I should be subscribing to you!
Great job mate! Nice gentleman the Patpong legend! What happens to the blurry part 2:42 ?
Cheers mate! Because I got the picture wrong, it was mean to be the father of the Patpong brothers but for some reason a picture of King Rama 3 was put in. It must have been a late night editing!
@@BangkokPat gotcha :) that’s the way mate! Working in the night playing around during the day 😝 I might see you sooner than expected 😂 I booked my flight to Phuket. I’ll arrive on the 13th of Jan if everything goes smoothly 😃
@@Chai_Travel Great to hear it Chai, your subscribers will be pleased mate. We can do another vid, I'm aiming for 20 videos in january so I need some colabs
@@BangkokPat happy new year mate! Let’s make it happen in 2022! 🥳🎊🥂
and again a great video from the best (hi)story-teller of all vloggers in Thailand!
Thanks Hans, nice of you o say so! Happy New Year too!
Thanks Pat, Interesting, and nice to see this longer version of Pat Pong. 🙏
Thanks Gert, I hope you have a great 2022 mate.
I agree with the comments that Pat, your videos are so well researched that they really have a lot of meaning for us viewers. A walk down memory lane is always fun! Thank you for your hard work!
Thanks a lot DNI, I put the maximum effort into these, and I'm so glad you like them mate. Happy New Year by the way!
This was a treat, thank you for that Pat. The Jim Thompson tie-in is amazing.
Thank you Pat for a priceless video.
Anyone wondering about the origins of Patpong will find the video both educational and absorbing. A must watch.
Whenever I visited Bangkok, I always made time to head to Mizu’s for a dinner. There may have been Japanese food on the menu, but for me it was usually the saba fish on a sizzling hot plate or the occasional black pepper steak. I always brought my own bottle of JW Black Label and paid only for the Singha soda water mix. The Japanese owner who was himself the cashier, also operated a mini compo stereo system from which he played a continuous selection of jazz classics - no other music besides cool jazz. When the owner became invalid, his significant half managed the restaurant till it finally shuttered about 3 years ago. Regulars ignored the many cockroaches thar ran over the floors and walls. Sui generis, Mizu’s. Sadly missed.
Thanks Richard! Many times you tend to ignore the things like cockroaches if the food is ok, but it ain't nice! There are many stories about Patpong and there's going to be a Part 2.
Thx for another great video. And a lot of backckground! I appreciate the way you present these videos! Calm and obviously with a lot of love for the people and the special places you visit.
Thanks very much! It's a pleasure to make these videos and I really do enjoy the whole process, it can be a bit draining if some videos require all the digging and research but it's worth it.
Great video. Thanks for making. The museum is on my itinerary next time I visit BKK.
It's ashame the latest generation of tourists that visit the night-life areas of Soii Cowboy and Nana don't appreciate Patpongs history, I still get chills running down my spine everytime I watch Christopher Walkens walking down a crowded Patpong Rd and into the Mississippi Queen in the the Deer Hunter
I agree, but Patpong had a bit of a dodgy reputation, one which scared people away from the relatively sane Nana or Cowboy. It could bounce back, and reinvent itself as a high end dining and drinking area, but that is asking a lot.
@@BangkokPat you got that right, in a dozen trips since 2007 I've never been. Heard how they suck you in at the upstairs places, present you with a huge lie of a bill and then a gang won't let you down the stairs until you pay. I did meet a guy who got SO steamed by this that he stood in the street in front of the place and loudly told anyone around how they would rip you off. Did not take them long to come down, stuff his money in his hand and tell him to piss off haha. Hopefully I'll get to Bkk a time or two again, before I expire, I'll check it out then, first to the museum. Does Patpong museum serve drinks? :)
@@BangkokPat I was a little scared of Patpong during my visit in 2019 compared to the other streets. I was alone.
Superb Pat as always. I keep saying it but you are getting better and better
Thanks a lot Pete, hope you and Nune have a great new years mate, and 2022 may bring big things for our channels!
High quality - would rate this as better than a big budget doco 👌 - I hope they are watching and offer to buy it - bravo & Many Thanks 🙏
A fantastic piece of history that most Thais probably don’t know about. Well done, BKKPAT.
I am sure most people, including myself, found Michael's detailed Patpong history quite Messnerizing. Kudos to your channel.
It's a history that definitely warrants a video, despite what many think of this area.
Top drawer content as always Pat!
Well done!
Thank you William, glad you enjoyed it, have a great New Year 2022!
@@BangkokPat And a Very Happy New to you Pat
Sir, you are a great host, very good presentation. Very nice voice to listen to. Sound like a professional
Great vid Pat. Thanks!
Have a splendid 2022 🙏😃
Thanks Rod, hope you have a great new year too mate.
Wowsa That was class Pat enjoyed every minute fascinating start to finish .I will definitely check out the museum next time I'm there. Cant wait for part 2 :-)
Another superb video Pat, thanks so much. I really get the vibe of Patpong watching this. Love the pong! Miss it much! Up country and hope the bars will be allowed to open soon. Had a long story about Patpong and that part of town. But RUclips won't allow it. Oh well guess I'll have to save it and put it in my book haha! Cheers!
Thanks Shemus, I'm planning a part 2 as there are many more stories and photos I didn't include as well as a couple more chats. How about telling me the story? Email me and I can tell some of it in the 2nd video! djpat2000@hotmail.com
Loved the presentation. I must admit though, I have given Patpong a miss my last few visits. It’s in dire need of a clean up for mine. I will however drop into the museum next time for sure. Cheers.
Another GREAT video, so much that I didn’t know about Patong… 😎. Your content is some of the best on RUclips keep it up 👍
Thanks so much for the comment and glad that you've also learned about Patpong!
What amazing info! The start of go go bars was wild!
Thanks Randy, unique area, that's for sure.
I just can NOT get enough of this stuff :) thanks a million. Eventually you'll have the history of modern Bangkok if one stitches the vids together right :D
That's the aim of the game eventually, to have covered the whole city, which will mean a few years of doing this, but it's worth it for those who really appreciate it.
Thank you very much for the kind words and have a great 2022.
Hi Pat, Thanks a lot for this. I actually visited the museum last week and it was amazing, thoroughly recommended. My guide, an American guy, owned the Strip Bar apparently. When I was walking through the spectacular 'Grand Prix' bar, there was a guy asleep in there, which turned out to be Sucky! As you show, he's a real character and we had a laugh together at the end with the other staff as well. Bought a cool Mississippi Queen T-shirt in there too. I hope this excellent museum can ironically bring the faded Patpong area back to light. Cheers mate!
Wow Pat, you should be on all major tv doco channels the world over. So interesting, well researched and with excellent guests. Thank you so much. 😮
Another great video pat ,the history of Bkk is fascinating 🇮🇪🇹🇭👍🤔
Thanks Joe, there's a never ending supply of history continuing through 2022 as well! Happy New Year!
Brilliant work once again! I really enjoyed this episode.
🥰🙏 @Scott D ^^
Thanks Scott, and I hope you're enjoying the festive period! Let's hope 2022 brings better things!
Went there back in the 90's. It was wild then, so many bars. You definitely needed to have your wits about you there. Great memories on my part. That was a fascinating history of the place. excellent video Pat.
When we were in Patpong I dont remember seeing this museum. Must check it out when we are back. Keep up the great video's. Happy New Year.
Thanks Keith, it's definitely worth a visit. A drink is included in the ticket price!
@@BangkokPat No arguments there.
Hi Pat, another epic video. Never realized the Super Star bar had such fame & history attached. Oh pat if you ever decide to do another garden / Park video then check out Santiphap Park, very close to Victory Monument. Nice park very tidy with a few small ponds.......
Thanks Jason, a lot more to Patpong than many think!
I did visit that park in my Victory Monument video a year ago, and of course there were cats there!
New subscriber and really impressed. There's a depth and a substance that's absent in almost every other Thai RUclipsr's videos. There's a place for everything of course, and I'm as superficial as the next man, but great work man, really different and deserves a bigger audience 👍
That's were awesome pictures pat pong . I do remember very well .back in the 70s . You did a wonderful job by showing
The old pat pong.
Thanks, Pat. Another great video.
Thanks a lot mate, definitely an interesting place, there are many other stories too, and photos, which will be covered in Part 2!
Another great video: I can't get enough of Patpong Road history, as that road is a big part of my history! Thank you, once again, for such great work! Keep it up!
Thanks Tony, happy new year to you and the family, there's s much that has gone down over the years, so much so that I'm going to do a part 2!
@@BangkokPat And Happy New Year to you, too. I will be looking forward to part 2.
Interesting video with cool background music. Cheers Pat
Another very interesting video. Great historical footage!
Excellent video Pat. Informative and entertaining. Great stuff. 👍👍👍
Thanks very much Trevor.
A great historical video Pat 👍
I visited Derby King a few weeks ago ,was disappointed not to be able to see Madrid open
That one was one of your best, absolutely fascinating
Pat, i watched the shorter video, last week and enjoyed that, but i must say found this longer one more informative and enjoyable. having been to Bkk many times over the years i never went to Pat Pong not my thing, but i wish i had gone to see it in its hay day when i was first there in 1990.
Patpong wasn't my thing either, always sounded too dodgy, I had a few drinks with friends once, been to Silom Soi 4, Noriega's but that's not Patpong really. This video was a bit more comprehensive, on Thaiger I like to keep them under 12 minutes!
So glad you put this on your channel Pat a great way to finish the year.
All the best and good luck in 2022 and thank you for all the effort you put in to your vlogs , it really shows Pat 👏👏👏
Brilliant as always Pat. Thank you, and very well done as usual.
This was one of the most entertaining videos Pat, keep up the splendid work.
Thanks, there's still more stories, pics and info so there will be a Part 2.
@@BangkokPat perfect, can't wait for that
Another excellent video. Thank you.
Great video again Pat!
Thanks mate, was an interesting place to shoot. I saw some sights you would never believe!
today watched 11 of your quality videos a change from garbage videos yours are super quality history love them
we have been visiting for 50 years and you bring bk to life with the history amazing history we love it
we have walked almost all the routes you cover
we move into our new home next year for long term stay keep it up
Thank you Joe, great to hear you like the videos, l do my best to offer a different outlook to other channels and it's a labour of love!
Great video,When I first arrived in Bangkok Patpong in 1999 then was still busy so i use to visit a couple of times a week but then at that time both Nana Plaza and the Love Club Disco inside the Nana hotel were rocking and rolling not to mention the Nana Hotel coffe shop that served great food and Beer until 6 am in the morning........... Those were truly great days,Nights and early mornings in Bangkok
Exellent work Pat!!!
Thanks mate, and hope you have a happy new year for 2022!
Wow patpong museum. Interezting. Wow. Good information. Thanks all.
Worth a trip for sure....
Good video.I am surprised Patpong may be re-opening at all.There was an article in the Bangkok Post last March that the street was on it's last legs because of the pandemic.We have had
nothing but eleven more months of lockdown since then...Sad....You hit most of the main points.I will just add that Safari go-go also opened in 1969 and it's interior looked very similar to how
most Vietnam-era bars did.The David Bowie movie was pretty cool.I saw it for the first time about nine years ago and I loved the scene in Superstars.
I think Patpong has possibly had its heyday, let's be honest most people prefer Nana or Cowboy and Patpong has that seedy stigma attached to it in the form of scams and sex shows. I heard rumours of it being turned into an upmarket dining and party zone.
@@BangkokPat Wait and see.Alot of great memories for me there.
For certain, Pat is the only blogger with golden content. As for Patong, I preferred that venue than the other two E zones, albeit I my first trip was in 2018. Hopefully the museum is open when I get there next month.
Another class video
I used to party there 1990 to 97 it was rocking
But pattaya surpassed it in 2000 by a mile
☘️☘️👍🍀🍀🍀👍👍👍
Many thanks Pat for another well presented and informative video. Best wishes for your continued success in 2022
Great video/documentary. I love learning about Bangkok history. I hope to visit Bangkok again soon.
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope it works out and you get here, happy new year.
@@BangkokPat I was scammed at one of the Patpong ping pong shows. They try to charge 2000 Baht for one beer. Ended up paying a 1000 Baht after negotiating.
Thanks for your videos this year, Pat. Really enjoyed all of them and here's to hopefully a brighter 2022, mate.
Have a great new year and all the best to you and your family.
Thanks Rick for the support mate, hope you had a good Xmas, and Happy New Year for 2022!
Great video.I will visit the museum soon and relive some of my 80s visit to Patpong
Not only are your videos super interesting, going into the history as no one does that, but how in the world do you get those old vintage photos? I love seeing the kodachrome effects of these and the cars...wow!!!! Its like you're the Smithsonian Institute of BKK. Its like watching an old Vietnam war movie except real life
I was wondering why the name "Mizu's" for the restaurant. Mizu means "water". On the menu there's no Japanese food though.
Hey, you're discriminating. 5555 Where's the dogs?
The old photos come from online archives/libraries that are difficult to find, I think all the old Patpong videos available have been found, and that's a shame there are so few about.
I just discovered your channel Pat, and this video certainly brings me down memory lane as I used to go often there 40 years ago when I stayed in a neighborhood not far away on soi Narm Dupli.
There were 2 hotels there built for American GI's during the Vietnam war. One was the Boston Inn, the other The Malaysia hotel ( still there and not long ago renovated) Charles Sobraj was a guest there before my time.
Pat....please more videos down memory lane. Great job on this one!
Happy New Year Pat!!! Hope you had good one. Firstly, your new microphone works really well, voices are crisp and loud. And secondly, though “table tennis” isn’t my cup of tea, I quite enjoyed your presentation of Patpong’s history. I’ve never visited but will definitely add it and the Patpong Museum to my to-go list next time I’m in the city. Hope I get Sucky.
Thanks Liro, that mic is actually what I've use all the time, normally I have my mic plugged into it and it's hidden in my back pocket. I did used to use 2 mic for chats but I find it's easier to just hold that, as the built in mics are very good quality!
Happy New Year to you to! Let's hope 2022 is better than the last 2....
@@BangkokPat Ah! I’ve never seen it before so maybe the sight of it made me perceive the voices to be more audible. Either way, audio is great especially during the interviews. Yeah, cheers to 2022! Wish you all the best!
Really interesting. Thanks for putting this together.
Thanks Stephen, have a great new year mate.
Thanks Pat. This was a walk down memory lane for me, having first experienced PP in the late 70s but also reading up on its origins later. Spent my fair share of my time there. Mizu’s kitchen and the Napoleon Club with my America wife, and the Grand Prix and Mississippi Queen with my single expat buddies. Your videos in general are awesome. Can you do something about the seventies era Ter Seafood sign on Sukhumvit, he big neon sign of a woman’s lips with a finger in front with Thai lettering that looked LSD in English? Can’t seem to find a picture of it anywhere but on the cover of Jerry Hopkins’ book Bangkok Babylon.
Yes, Ter, aka the LSD Seafood Palace sign! Upload that video, please. The Sugarland Express is leaving soon.
Thanks Joe, glad you liked it mate. There is a photo of that sign somewhere and if you drop me an email I can find it and send you a jpg.
Another belter of a video good work Pat.👍
Great video BP. And interesting to see the old photos and video you have scouted out. I frequented Patpong from the early eighties, but always looked upon it as
(Contd) a bit of a rip-off, but also a museum piece. I loved the old places like Crown Royal, Madrid, Thai Room, Cosmos etc. These days with Bouchon closed, French Kiss in Patpong 2 is about the only place to eat - and that’s about it! Oh well…
@@guyjackson1763 French Kiss still going strong. The place should be reinvented as a high end eating and drinking area, which was the opinion of a couple of bar owners I met and spoke to.
Great presentation. The first time I came to Thailand 1987, had a great time at Patpong and Soi Cowboy and of course brought a Rolex at the market. Thanks for the history lesson about the place, most enjoyable
Thanks Robert, every place has a story that deserves to be told and Patpong still has much more to reveal, maybe a Part 2 coming!
Been waiting for this, Pat! Brought back a lot of memories of wild times spent in Patpong in the good old days. The Grand Prix was always my go-to spot.
Thanks Mark, it took a while! Hope you had a good festive season, and have a great 2022.
@@BangkokPat You too, Pat.
Absolutely loved this vid Pat ❤
Great stuff. Subscribed.
Thank you Pat!
Your videos have a feel like no other Thailand / BKK videos on RUclips. The atmosphere you create through photos, music, carefully selected shots and narration is so engaging and compelling. Every video is such a pleasure to watch.
I love hearing about the infrastructure, the people and the history. Love the shots of beautiful but old buildings and the gorgeous streetscape. The only thing close is the back streets of Tokyo.
I was relieved to hear that there’s no danger of Patpong being sold off to developers. I hope it’s true and the neighborhood will live on for many years to come.
There seems to be an endless well of history in Bangkok to draw from, but please don’t feel like you need to make a masterpiece every single time. I’m happy to watch a video of you walking around and petting cats too, haha.
Again, very cool video. Digging deep, handing out buzzwords for me to dig deeper. I'm pausing your vids often and dig where you have dropped a mark. Excellent stuff, Sir! That and you're a pro presenter. Honestly. Kudos.
Pat, another fantastic story which brought back memories of my first Bangkok visit in 1976.
Fascinating history.
Do you remember the old Mamasan who used to work in CheckInn 99 in Sukhumvit? I think she used to work in Superstar in the 80s.
Thanks David, glad it sent you down memory lane, all the way back to '76!
I'm not the right person to ask about mamasans, but it's worth looking at
www.bangkokeyes.com for some very good coverage of this scene! Happy New Year for 2022!
Pat thanks for another great historical and informative video. I am definitely visiting this place soon. I am relying on your videos and Jeroen to find out about new places for me to ‘hangout’🤣🤣
Thanks a lot Selwyn, nice to hear from you!
Myself and Jaroen are shooting a video together today!
Fantastic explanation of the evolution of Patpong. One thing that I thought was missing was the night bizarre which was very much part of Patpong and used to be (very noisily) set up every day at 4pm and would sell a lot of tourist merchandise in the night time then were taken apart again in the early hours of the morning. I am an expat and have lived in Bangkok for 17 years, many years ago I had a special 'friend' who did the day shift in one of the bars, she clocked off at 7pm so as long as I took her to the food court in the multi story carpark near Foodland she would usually come back with me to my apartment in Bangkae for free (never paid any bar fines as I would leave before closing time and discreetly wait for her.) Last year I was working in Silom and visited Patpong, during the day I made a video of the current locations where the Deerhunter shots were made and later replayed the movie. Great feelings of nostalgia.
Bloody ripper video Pat. Seedy as it was, I would have loved to see Patpong in it's hey day! Minus Charles Sobhraj of coarse.....lol
Cheers Bill, it may get seedier as there's a Part 2 in the works. With Patpong, you can't really paper over the reality of what goes on there.
Have a happy new year mate!
Pat has done it again 1 more great video ,
Thanks Gabriella, hope you have a great 2022!
Great video Pat, I will be really surprised if you dont get headhunted by a production company soon with these high quality videos. 👏👏👏
Thanks a lot Lewis, that would be fantastic of course! Happy New Year by the way.
Thanks Pat, another great video bringing back great memories. First went there in 1989 as QF crew and can remember great shows/entertainers at Radio House I think it was called, original Thai massage at Marble House and of course other entertaining bars that we frequented.
Nice video, I love these historical videos and involving locals!
this channel will have 30k subs this time next year,brilliant
I was hoping this time next month, or even tomorrow Nick, but it's a journey so I gotta be patient! Cheers and a happy new year.
Fascinating Pat. I always was interested in the Jim Thompson connection. But incredible, my favorite video by you.
Great stuff, Pat!
Thanks man! Happy New Year by the way mate.
Another great history video.
Thanks again John, have a great 2022 mate.
Another great video! My first adventure in Patpong was 2001 when I moved here. Patpong was a place where you had to know when to pump the brakes or it would swallow you up! Then again, all of Bangkok used to be like that! LOL
Patpong was Nana's filthy badly behaved older sibling. I never had a night out there. A couple of beers with visiting friends but it had a dodgy reputation.
@@edgregory1Yes, I agree. I went once and never again. They charged us 600 baht per bottle of beer (and that was in 2001) and then sent out a group of bouncers to threaten us when we questioned the bill. I offered to pay half of the bill and call it even and they agreed. Better to get scammed only a little bit and avoid a fight (and get arrested for it too).
Great tour and great interviews! 👍 👍 👍 Thank you Bangkok Pat! 🙏 🙏 🙏
Thanks very much mate, hope you have a great 2022. By the way, Koh Khai looks great and I always wondered where that was.
@@BangkokPat It's off the coast of Satun Province, with several other islands in what makes up Tarutao National Park. The boat just stopped there on the way to Koh Lipe. Check it out Bangkok Pat ! 😀 👍
Very informative Pat. Thanks again 🙏🏼
Thanks, have a great 2022!
Thank you for the video. Really amazing.
Wow, such an interesting and informative video.
Hi Pat, if I'm not mistaken, the photo attributed to Luang Patpong Panich at minute 2.40 was incorrect. That image seems to be photo of Rama VII/ Prajadiphok. Anyway, great video!
I think you're absolutely correct. I may blur that part. Thanks for telling me, it's a genuine mistake, and I have the correct picture but sadly you can't go back and edit, just blur.
@@BangkokPat Happy New Year!
Pat, You always deliver a top notch product. I haven’t visited Thailand since the late 90s but will certainly look you up to share some great food and beverage. My wife and I can’t wait to visit again.