Where Can I Find a Spartacus Gay Guide in Bangkok?

[bao-bao]

Elephantspike did a post asking about these folks a couple of years ago, and I don't think it was ever resolved.

A phone call just now to the Floating Lotus USA number in the book itself got the "disconnected" recording, and there hasn't been an edition published past the 7th, so I suppose they've gone the way of a number of other small publishing houses. I'm sad to think this, but unless someone has some better news I suspect it's true.

The 6th edition shows an address at 2215-R #829 on Market Street in San Francisco and a PO box in Berkeley, both with the same phone and fax number. By the SF address I'm guessing it's also a PO box. Perhaps someone there would make note and check it out some time? It's more of a drive than I do very often from home here.

If you see an edition of The Men Of Thailand used anywhere - BUY IT. It's the one book I carry back and forth with me each trip, other than whatever novels I bring and a small Thai/English dictionary.

Admittedly the listings in it are now pretty dated, but the cultural information is still relevant.

The green one is the 6th edition, the "King's Yellow" one is the 7th. The spines of the books are the same color and they're a little over an inch thick.
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[Sen Yai]

This question was asked a few months ago. See this thread: www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/spartacus-2008-has-anyone-seen-it-at-a-thai-bookstore-yet-t14544.html?highlight=spartacus

I also went to a HUGE bookstore upper floor in a shopping mall with an Aquarium. It was hours looking around, no avail :-)

That was Kinokunya in the Paragon. Just like in April, it is available from their on-line store: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/bookseaohb.cgi?ISBN=3861877732&AREA=07&LANG=E

If you don't have time to order it just ask in-store.

[TrongpaiExpat]

I think it was 2001, the first year of the so called Social Order Campaign, the publisher came out with a statement that given the current political climate in Thailand they will be closing up shop. I thought it was either an over reaction or just a convenient excuse. Maybe just not making enough money. The web and all all the Gay Thai sites might have played a roll in their demise.

[Beachlover]

Why would anyone post a photo of their belly here?

Cos it's prettier than their face?

[Beachlover]

So is the Spartacus guide still on sale ??

The last time I took notice of it was when I and a friend booked into an in-expensive hotel in Paris, highly recommended by Spartacus.

When we returned from a night on the town, with our resppective pick-ups there was a terrible set-to with the manager. I hotly announced that I was reporting him to Spartacus as certainly not "gay friendly" and he responded.."for God's sake please do..I never wanted to be in there and I can't stand all you old poofs turning up !"

It made it very difficult to grandly storm out in a huff !

lol so much for Spartacus!