The destruction begins…

Big mango constructionBeen a little under the weather folks but thanks to the blog and morefun I self-medicated. Anyway. Small Mango update. Well before one can build a new bar you have to tear out the old bar but it was not really a bar before. Let’s just say we have some serious destruction before we can start building the new mango. This pic is the 2nd floor looking out onto Soi Mango. More soon…

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33 Responses to “The destruction begins…”


  1. 1 John Brown Mar 26th, 2008 at 11:48 am

    Quick Q: Is it going to be on the second floor, or will it be a multi-story venue?
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  2. 2 smitty Mar 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    jb - multi story.
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  3. 3 Mr. Kotter Mar 26th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    You are a brave man opening a bar in the middle of maybe the most viscious nightlife crackdown yet…

    …closing at 1 am

    …a fence (!) on the Golden Bar

    …a security guard paroling the wall
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  4. 4 smitty Mar 26th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    k - think of it more as getting the old bar back open - so not really a new bar. the crackdown does not seem to bother normal operating hours bars that are not go-gos. So we should be okay. normal bars actually do better during the crackdown since u have to drink before it gets to late.
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  5. 5 doctorbond Mar 26th, 2008 at 8:44 pm

    It already looks like my local pub back home - opening Friday?
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  6. 6 smitty Mar 26th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    dr - yeah right.
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  7. 7 Brewster Mar 26th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
  8. 8 The Asian Badger Mar 26th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    You should throw a crowbar party. Get some beer and tell everyone to bring a crowbar. Instant destruction (and fun, too).
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  9. 9 smitty Mar 26th, 2008 at 11:35 pm

    b - soi 4 - sub soi is soi mango

    ab - yeah but we need it done quick without anyone getting hurt. We may have some parties during construction when it is safe to walk around.

    I am waiting for people to find the construction site and email pics…

    :)
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  10. 10 FOD Mar 27th, 2008 at 12:32 am

    smitty - unless you were struggling through a bout of gonorrhea - as we all do from time to time - i’m not sure that morefun is a reliable source of medical information.
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  11. 11 terry wood Mar 27th, 2008 at 12:53 am

    Will it be done by songkran? hehehehe ill be coming down then. Where is the new bar going to be so I can go look at it when iam there.
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  12. 12 doctorbond Mar 27th, 2008 at 9:23 am

    @ AB - bring a crowbar? How many do you own? I wouldn’t be able to choose between my standard everyday crowbar or my jewel encrusted Gucci - will it be formal dress?
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  13. 13 smitty Mar 27th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    fod - u r probably right but the symptoms matched so thought I would give it a try. :)

    tw - no way. that is only like 20 days away. this is a big project. new bar is going on soi mango which is a sub soi off of soi 4. :)
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  14. 14 The Asian Badger Mar 27th, 2008 at 10:49 am

    Doc…this is America. Everybody has a crowbar or two. ;)
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  15. 15 MSB Mar 27th, 2008 at 11:13 am

    i thought soi mango was on samui no?
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  16. 16 smitty Mar 27th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    msb - don’t know. never spent time on samui

    the new mango is off of suk soi 4 bangkok - on an unnamed soi that we are naming soi mango.
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  17. 17 MSB Mar 27th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    samui is a shit hole so i dont blame you for not spending any time there.
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  18. 18 doctorbond Mar 27th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    @ AB - I stand corrected :)
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  19. 19 laocowboy Mar 27th, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    MSB - Correct Soi Mango is Samui:
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  20. 20 Khun J Mar 28th, 2008 at 8:32 am

    Demolition is happening in a shophouse near all those short time rooms, across Soi 4 from the 7-11.

    Home of the New Mango Bar?
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  21. 21 smitty Mar 28th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    to be on a soi full of short time hotels? seems rather seedy.
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  22. 22 Young Penfold Mar 28th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    speaking of ghonneria - Zithromax
    480baht in boots
    6 tablets
    works a treat……….. apparently

    samui is a shithole your right, full of fudgepackers and grimey europeans - althoguh the 2 gogos have some of the best woman i have ever seen
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  23. 23 Khun J Mar 28th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

    “…seems rather seedy.”

    Ah, the perfect spot.
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  24. 24 Sandman Apr 6th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Ok but when is it opening
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  25. 25 pmmp Apr 7th, 2008 at 8:10 am

    Sandman: We are targeting June 1st for the opening of the new Big Mango Bar.
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  26. 26 Daywalker Apr 7th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    I heard a rumour there will be a resident monkey.

    :mrgreen:
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  27. 27 smitty Apr 7th, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    dw - keep dreaming…
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  28. 28 AUK Apr 9th, 2008 at 1:15 am

    Are we able to come to the Mango building site pre June 1st, just to get the vision?
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  29. 29 AUK Apr 9th, 2008 at 1:19 am

    If you go onto the flickr.com website & type in Nana Plaza, there are quite a few photos showing the old mango. Crap memories though eh?
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  30. 30 smitty Apr 9th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    auk - we may have some pre parties. not sure yet.

    not bad memories …

    everyone starts somewhere.

    :)
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  31. 31 Auk Apr 10th, 2008 at 2:29 am

    Smitty… Not bad memories….
    As I sat in your bar, trying to work out to the last minute what time I would have to leave that night, so as not to miss my flight home. I cut it fine quite a few times. Bad memory Number 1….
    As I sat in your bar, wondering why I was actually leaving Bangkok that night! Bad memory Number 2…..
    As I sat in your bar, trying to work out how the hell would I get back to Bangkok in the shortest time possible from the UK! Bad memory Number 3…..
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  32. 32 smitty Apr 10th, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    auk - alright. so not my fault then.

    :)
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  33. 33 Daywalker Apr 10th, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    AUK.

    Lucky you!! At least you didn’t miss your flight. Or ’several’!!

    I must admit.. all my bad memories (missed flights) are one way or another linked to that damn Big Mango Bar!

    :twisted:
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