In our first full month of operations (May 2008), Pattaya Days enticed 316 lost souls through our welcoming doors. Attendance has climbed steadily since then, and last month the number of visits topped 5,000 for the first time. I have decided that this should be treated as “a landmark”.
I realise that, in the context of the wide wide world of web, 5,000 visits a month is not a lot; and sites that deal with the seamier side of life in Pattaya probably get more hits than that in a day. But if my readership crept too high, I think I would start to panic and feel compelled to produce something that actually offered some degree of quality, rather than the current offerings of rambling half-truths illustrated by snaps. Even more worryingly, I would probably be forced to think about how I could make some money out of it; which would rather spoil the objective of the whole enterprise. Assuming there is an objective, which there probably isn’t.
If I recall, I started this because I wrote some stuff on Billy’s blog and rather enjoyed it. Then Billy rather selfishly wanted his blog back, so I decided to have my own. The rest, as they say, is not even important enough to qualify as history. But to all of you that take the time to come and read this nonsense, thank you and hope you find it worthwhile occasionally. To the few of you who both read and comment, an extra big thank you, you add some vibrancy to proceedings. On so many sites the comments are at the level of:
You suck
So do you. LOL
LMOAFALO
Here, we operate on a much higher level:
You remind me of a German theoretical physicist.
Some uncertainty there I think! LOL
LMOAFALO
Bracing stuff.
So thanks for the 2,000+ comments, please keep them coming. And to keep Billy happy, please make a Gravatar if you have not already done so. There will be prizes for the best design (subject to confirmation), although I think the Pattaya Ghost has already won.
For those who like statistics (and really, who doesn’t?):
Posts: 688 Approved comments: 2057 Spam comments: Zillions Number of posts with the word “pussy” in the title, shamelessly inserted to attract punters from the more ribald Pattaya sites: 5 Number of punters attracted by the word “pussy” in the title: 3 Number of posts with the word “throbbing” in the title, shamelessly inserted to attract punters from the more ribald Pattaya sites: 1 Number of punters attracted by the word “throbbing” in the title: TBA
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2009-10-05| Jay saysCongratulations!!
2009-10-05| Jon saysMore congratulations!! Always a refreshingly entertaining read. Thank you
2009-10-05| Derze says“feel compelled to produce something that actually offered some degree of quality, rather than the current offerings of rambling half-truths illustrated by snaps”
Prefer the ramblings. Congrats.
2009-10-05| genuinej saysIt’s a great site. Please keep up the good work.
P.s. Who rattled Jock’s cage?
2009-10-05| Spike saysI don’t know. Just after I praise the quality of the comments, along comes Jock to lower the tone!
Thanks to all for the comments.
2009-10-05| Billy saysI suspect that Jock’s bird is away and/or his pub has been shut down by the Religious Police, so he is having to turn back to the Interweb for stimulation once again .. I experienced a similar up-tick in irrelevant comments yesterday on my own organ ..
Anyway, congrats indeed on the 5,000 hits per month - yours is a warm, pleasant and welcoming “web home” and it is invariably a pleasure to drop in, see what’s going on and indeed meet up with similarly minded old farts and exchange the odd reasonably civilised barb or two ..
Take an extra glass of wine this evening on me - just tell the bar fellow to put it on my bill
2009-10-05| Guildford saysCongrats
3 posts and no photos!! Has SWMBO hidden your cameras as a form of extreme punishment for some not so minor transgression? Or more boring have you just lost the artistic urge, hopefully only for a short while.
Keep up the good work.
2009-10-05| Pattaya Ghost saysWhat did I win?
Oh, and congrats. But let me know when you get to a ghostly 25,000 a month.
2009-10-05| Spike saysPG, never going to happen; unless I start writing about bars.
Guildford, handyman shit over the weekend and raining today. Perhaps I need a new camera.
Billy, I settled for a large G&T. Thank you.
2009-10-05| genuinej saysPG only did a six month sprint anyway. Hopefully you’ll be here for a marathon.
2009-10-05| Pete saysLooking at the recent searches, it would seem that putting the word ’throbbing’ in the title worked wonders for your page hit stats. Anyway - great site, please keep up the good work; I enjoy reading your delirious ramblings.
2009-10-05| Spike saysThanks Pete, how kind of you not to suggest that I doctored the recent searches in honour of the occasion….
Have you ever heard Throbbing Gristle? I am talking about rock music here and not anatomy.
2009-10-05| Pattaya Ghost saysWith the right plugin, you can add all the throbbing-excitement words into everypage as keywords that only the search engines would find. You’d get lots of hits, but not much time on site.
2009-10-05| Jock saysAh Ha this shpuld work … JockInACage here with the prize winning Gravatar … and YES Billy bird is away .. in fact she’s never been to the desert … we will have to get married first … comments on a postcard … pub open but quiet … I have takeaway :-)
2009-10-05| Jock saysF*CK .. maybe it will work this time … oops forgot to confirm
2009-10-05| genuinej saysI think Jock’s lost it! Shame he woke up. Can he take that Scottish twat Gordon Brown with him, wherever he has been, and preferably leave him there. Sorry to bring politics into such a super site, but I’m just back from the pub. Apologies to all . (except Jock & Gordon(c*nt)Brown.
2009-10-06| Spike saysAnd while he is at it could he also take along Tony “I should be in prison for crimes against humanity” Blair, who I understand is lining himself up to be President of Europe. There’s a conciliatory message to send to the rest of the world.
Jock, we are all aware of your “anything with a pulse” sexual preferences; no need for a range of T-shirts to declare same.