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The face of Secrets for all those glory years was Larry. Not Ben. Ben might of owned the bar... but it was " the pretty bitch " that made it all work. He was the one who greeted you by name, introduced you to other BMs, bought you and your friends more rounds than any other owner or managers in all of Pattaya, clued you in to which gal you might like best, and basically turned Secrets into one of the best bars in all of Patters. It was family.

Tend to agree. Mates are only important if I am meeting up with them although I can meet them anywhere. A bar for me (in Thailand) is likely to be visited to look at women, to have drinks, to hope the music is suitable. If Scooters had the women and drink with decent background music then being on my own would still see me happy to visit, same really as in the other Scooters branches where the women are a great pull, drinks are reasonably priced and the music is very suitable. Meeting mates is usually done around the lake when on bikes or in a pub style setting where we might eat as well. Happy to go Le Pub or Rockhouse when meeting mates but as a single guy who doesn't get out much a bar with decent eye candy and drinks would be a very positive incentive to visit.

Yes. I have told patrons in my bar that they won’t be served any more alcohol. Everyone complained and said they were never coming back, everyone came back, usually the next day and apologised.

Music won't attract me , it might turn me away though if it's really bad or too loud , otherwise I'm fairly ambivalent about it thing with mates first in a place like Thailand is someone in the group will have to compromise to keep the group together, I did it lots on my early trips ... my last time in Thailand , with friends from home , a couple of years ago would see us going our separate ways after a meal and a couple of drinks - one friend likes beers bars , another likes the hands on GoGos and the last one hates those but enjoys the more upscale GoGos .. I'm probably the easiest to please but just find it easier on my own , I can drink at my own pace and go wherever I wish , it's nice to meet up with guys for a chat now and then , but in Patts that's not my priority

I think it’s a bit tough if someone has paid into the system say for 30 years to be then refused treatment is shocking up against someone whose just landed and gets the full monty and not paid in a penny.

I thought everyone in Oz was a mate ... G'day mate etc etc 😉

Feel very sorry him, but listened to one of his vlogs where he put forward specious reasoning as to why he had to seek treatment in Thailand and could not go to the UK. Even his supporters in the comments section whilst wishing him all the best, where politely telling him he was wrong. That said hope he pulls through

I would always openly support anything that Secrets did even if i did'nt agree with it, i could'nt be an active member of the forum and then criticise in public what was being done to hopefully further the business, what i did privately was an entirely different matter. Just sayin like

Agree. Spot on Thump. But they blew it. And when they gave up the lasagna I was finished. 😌 55555 Glad that life goes on.

threads change course as they are basically a converstion between many, like in a pub. no one will single handely turn this forum to shh i promise.. have a great sunday guys

Agree that the forums brought many in for the first time.... But it was Larry that kept everyone coming back time after time.

And mad as a box of frogs. 😄

Not listening to as such , but I can't believe he is 65 years old today 😱😱😱 Where does time go!!

Thought that was a clear hand ball by Alli. If it weren't for the VAR I'd never have seen it, but to then deny a penalty is beyond me.

Obviously not mine but some favourites that I've driven. I used to drive Bentley's the same as this occasionally when I worked for an Arab family. The Porsche is a 959, My Dads Saudi client bought one and my Dad went over to Stuttgart to pick it up on a trailer with delivery mileage. A mate and I took it out around Bayswater in the early 90's, It didn't even have number plates fitted. The Z1 was owned by the same Guy and my Dad used to look after it at home. 🙂

He was a tax payer for twenty odd years ... but obviously not whilst in Thailand ... just posting to show that Kev would have been given treatment if he had gone home immediately, rather than setting up the funding pages

The chap I know , was in Thailand for about 15 years as a meet and greeter in a number of bars in Phuket ( rent a liver ... ) , went when he was around 40;, came back to the UK with Chirrosis and got a liver transplant on the NHS within around six months of being back ... he's doing ok and still in the UK three years later

555555 I gave up posting those type of pictures a long time ago when the saveahoe guys started to appear.

The afternoon shift with the super 6 was the best in town for sure me thinks!

Exactly.... Ben gets some shit....some deserved..... some not....but when Secrets was in its heyday …. as you say.. the all round package was one of the best in town.... the promotion of the girls..and arguably they had one of the best lineups in town.... afternoon and night shift.... that is what brought the punters in. cheers

FFS i have difficulty remembering my own name..never mind CFs aliases

Sunday lunch. Aqua, Bristol. Nice wee bit of crackling too.

The girls being promoted on the forum was the catalyst to bringing guys to Secrets. No doubt about it. The all around package that Secrets had was awesome me thinks! Ben was and still is a very smart business guy.

Agree.... the main attraction of a bar in Patts is the girls and cold beers/drinks..... that is what gets the punters in. Mates and if they are true mates.... you can meet anywhere and have a good time.... that's what mates do... meet up...dribble shit..and enjoy each others company … wherever you decide to meet. cheers

Had a spag bol for dinner so I didn't eat too much all day.

Or how about Buddies? you know what a buddy is he's a guy who goes to town gets 2 blow jobs and brings you back one

My summer car 2018. Used 4 times, covered 300 miles sold 12 months later 645CI BMW

Looking forward to the new Scorsese film The Irish man starring De Niro, Pacino and Pesci. On Netflix November 27th.

His prostate massages in the toilet were not to be matched. I think that's why so many used it to take a dump. Of course they usually bought a beer or two on the way out, and a lady drink for the master of the finger. 😂

Yes remember seeing that I'm sure was also said when he first got ill and set up the funding page that he couldn't get treatment in the UK because he had been out of the country too long ... I didn't think that was true as I had seen another return from Thailand and get the treatment they required

I count mates and friends as being the same, Acquaintances are another thing.

Wow this one is £95k £https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201907260476562

And did an outstanding job I may add. cheers

Absolutely I was fortunate enough to be involved in the good years

Agree that Larry was the face and had a big input to make it work... but to say that he was the one who made it ALL work is going a bit far..... as when Egg was there he also had a big input..... and also Ben.....Jambo...… the staff.... all their input combined made the place what it was. When it was in its heyday.. the main thing that dragged the punters in was the girls ….. at one stage they had one of the best line ups in town..... and as pretty as Larry is..... the girls were the attraction for the punters and the place was promoted as such...… and the afternoon shift was near on a par with the night shift. No disrespect to Larry... he was a big part of the venue.... but not the be all end all of the venue. Shame it has closed.....but people move on to other things in their life's journey.... and this was the case here. Cherish the memories. cheers

Good idea actually. Perhaps with just a le Pub/Mister Egg logo. 😎

was ok best bar in pattaya still tq still ther 40 year & almost same

more favrites

Thanks mate, but CF will turn this forum to shit as he did Secrets. Posting style is clearly him.

No offence mate, but people like that should be pushed to the back of the queue, same as immigrants. Give priority to us UK taxpayers

Welcome Todd. See you soon.

Maybe the difference because I am not a native English speaker ?

You may be correct but CF was far more literate than this guy and knew just how far to go without getting banned. No snuff video's yet either. Dig in mate - he will self destruct way before doing any real harm.

Is that near Chang Fai ?

QUOTE: "I expect the big bar war veteran gave it large and then got sat on his ass." Speak for yourself - I for one do not appreciate the opinion of somebody who makes a comment such as the above and I am very surprised you wrote as you did even allowing for your caveat at the end. His style reminds me of someone?

And yes, since you mentioned it.... I am very knowledgeable on these matters.

just trying to decide on pattaya or bangkok

As your previous post you posted that Ben did some right things obviously in the making of Secrets to which I wholeheartedly agree. In the case of my hiring I believe that was totally done by him. But also most of the reason I left was because of him. Things change people change it's just life.

Yeah I would say so. Still love it now mate. Can't beat the feeling you get when the sun sets in Pattaya. Sipping a beer in the heat, surrounded by beautiful women, watching some ladyboy nick an unsuspecting Arabs wallet. Enjoying some Penang Gai and Rice for less than a fiver. Tearing up the occasional dancefloor. Getting sucked off in a bar whilst sipping a beer. Can't beat it.