Calypso Cabaret Bangkok

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The last few of Beyonce, then introducing Lady Gaga, doing a surprise number, the Sound of Music.

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Lady Gaga then welcomes special guest Julie Andrews!

The next number is a high energy dance routine.

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The end of the dance routine - with an amazing split!

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Sorry for the delay with the the photos - have had terrible internet connections during my travels, having problems using a data stick since I've been at a place with no wifi.

This next number could be considered quite controversial, especially with what has been happening in Thailand lately, but then again similar problems have been happening world wide.

This number is called "Free Your Mind"

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I think they should be safe from prosecution as long as they don't start showing too much underboob!

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Now that you mention it, they used to have some numbers where the performers were completely topless, but no more.

Onwards with more "Free Your Mind!"

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Now to the end of "Free Your Mind"

[George Pill]

Excellent Photos

Beautiful shots, RxPharm. I tried to take pics with my small digital point and shoot but ended up with blurry shots and too far away. Better to just watch the show and let the professionals share their pics with us. You obviously use an expensive top of the line digital SLR with correct settings for dark scenes along with wide aperture zoom lenses. Flashes are not allowed. Love that they will allow photos. In the USA you can't do this and can't do that. I used to own camera setups like that but too hard to carry around the heavy weights.

These katoey shows all over Thailand are proof that Thailand does have excellent entertainment value. I predict one of these days they will move to Las Vegas and become the number two attraction after the Cirque Du Soleil shows. Probably will have problems keeping a full stable of performers as they will get kidnapped or married off too quickly.

Wonder if Alcazar has changed its show since I first saw it 3 years ago. I remember I was surprised at the beautiful showroom dedicated to this show. It is not a rented warehouse and has a huge parking lot to accommodate tour buses. Plenty of room for the LBs and their colorful dresses to entertain guests with B100 photo ops. Very professional business. I look forward to more grand shows and places like Nong Nooch and that wooden temple of ? out at northern Pattaya. Lots to do in Thailand.

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I agree RXPharm takes excellent low light pics.
When i can control the light I am much better.
Low light I get very mixed results, even with my SLR.
Nice pics as always.

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Thanks for the comments guys! I am not shooting with a high end DSLR. I'm using a Sony Alpha A57 which I posted about in the Camera Talk thread. I also posted about the Demb flash diffuser called the "Flip-it", which can give much better flash results than most diffusers almost to the point of studio lighting. It is a huge difference between the A57 and my old Konica Minolta 5D, which had much poorer low light capability. The newer cameras from Nikon, Canon, Sony, et. al. all do a much better job at low light than the past.

Anyway, since work was delaying putting up the rest of the photos I will continue on! More from I love her just the way she is, Arirang (Korean national anthem) and All that Jazz.

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More numbers.

[BAM]

Looks like an amazing show!

[Rockheart]

Well I almost made it to the Calypso show. My friend Pinky took me out to the Asiatique island on the free boat.
We went to the box office but i wasn't that impressed with the price difference for falang. (1200 vs 600 for Thai).
So we went for Japanese and thought about it.
In the end I was still pretty jetlagged and I have a history of falling asleep at shows like this.
So we decided to skip it.

Overall the island seems great with a lot of great restaurants and things to see including the show.

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You're keeping good company there Crag! Sorry to hear that the farang surcharge was so high for the show. Was that suppose to include the buffet dinner? I remember I could book tickets from my hotel tour desk around 800 Baht.

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The last few numbers - a traditional Chinese folk song, the joker again, and then the big finale.