Most photographers subscribe to the cliche that a picture is worth a thousand words, and let their work speak for itself. It’s nice if they provide a time frame and locale, but the photographs themselves should tell the rest of the story. So I’m not sure why photographer Agnes Dherbeys felt it necessary to provide an intro to her series of pictures of Sunee Plaza. It’s not a condemnation of the area or the trade plied there, but does come off slightly as though the photographer wanted to distance herself from that world. And her photos seem to be a documentation of Sunee Plaza life with a slight up turn of her nose evidenced by an over use of the word prostitution in her individual “Image Info” notes. Possibly, she’s not a fan. But she is a skilled photographer and has produced a wonderful photo essay – regardless of how you feel about Sunee or Pattaya.

This link is to a photo I just ran across from a trip to Bangkok years ago of one of the many gay bars no longer gracing Bangkok’s streets. Thinking there should be tons of photos online of bars that are no more, I Googled my little heart out. To no avail. If you have any old pix of gogo bars in Bangkok that no longer exist, drop me a note (post a comment, I won’t approve the comment but will email you back). I’d love to publish a historical photo essay of these places (Um, I just mentioned Bangkok twice . . . that might lead you to believe I have no interest in Pattaya bars of yesteryear. And you’d be right. Hint. Hint.)

Blogs that cover Bangkok that don’t focus on the gay bars but do touch on the pink world are always a welcome find. You get a view of the rest of the city, but still from a gay perspective. Ilbonito’s blog does a good job of that, offering up some places around town you may not have heard from, some street photography that will be immediately familiar to you, and the occasional bit of male flesh too. This link takes you to his Bangkok posts, but he also covers other areas of Asia that you may find of interest too. Nicely written with a good mix of post topics and frequently updated, it’s a blog well worth visiting to see what piques your interest.

Because boring your mates at the bar with esoteric trivia is one of life’s little joys: Where the term ‘proof’ comes from in booze.

Ryan Phillippe has always been one of those actors I’d consider doing once. A return engagement would depend on the noises he made. Now that he’s shown off his gorgeous ass as a mature man, I’d do him more than once even if he didn’t make cute little whimpering noises.

I like dykes. It’s nice to hang around with gay folk who have at least as much testosterone as I do. And since I’m still single and available, I’m considering marrying one now too. Cecil Chao Sze-tung, a rather famous Hong Kong rich dude, is not happy that one of his daughter recently announced she married her girlfriend in Paris. Though Cecil has three kids and has never been married himself, he’s not a happy camper about his little girl marrying a little girl. And like most rich people decided his best way of dealing with the problem is to throw money at it. 500 million HK dollars to be precise. All you have to do to be a millionaire yourself is to woo the 33 year old daughter away from her lesbian partner. I’m thinking a close shave and some flannel and I’ve got a good shot at it. But proposals are flooding in from all over the world.

Does size matter? According to a survey run by Gay.net, 44% of the respondents said no. But then they were talking about your penis, not theirs. Slightly over 6,000 people participated in the survey, and there are some surprising results. For example, while 46% said they might break up with a partner who got fat (and 5% said they would without a doubt) 42% would consider dating someone HIV+ and 18% said they would do so without any qualms. Meaning there are more guys willing to give a positive gay man a chance than there are willing to pit up with a fatty An interesting set of stats, but since 19 lesbians decided to take part the answers are obviously screwed up.

George Washington famously brewed it. James Madison purportedly sought to create a cabinet-level Secretary of Beer. And Franklin Delano Roosevelt helped make it legal to produce and sell (again) by championing legislation repealing Prohibition. Upon signing the bill, he reportedly said, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.” Scarborough Research’s recent poll defines What Your Beer Says About Your Politics.

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