David Bowie found Bangkok’s seedy charms hard to resist back in the 1980s. A Thai woman brought him to watch Asian girls poledancing to his song “Ricochet” in the SuperStar gogobar. Drink in hand, the singer was filmed in the red light district of Patpong, one of the most famous in the world. During those years, the area drew countless tourists seeking out offerings from bars to all manner of adult-themed shows. The pandemic put a stop to all that, bringing Patpong to a standstill. While bars are now slowly reopening and the neon lights are flashing suggestively at the French Kiss and the Barb…