Will strip clubs in Greensboro become extinct?

The Greensboro City Council has been trying to shut down "adult" businesses through zoning ever since 10/16/99, when the massage parlor abuses were reported. It's been almost 6 years now and nothing (thankfully) has changed. The biggest thing about the council and what it's trying to do is to repeal the "grandfather clause" that the majority of adult businesses r under. U can't make a law that's retroactive! If you wanna do that to new businesses, then fine, but trying to get existing businesses to move is bullsh#t.

Most of the "rough stuff" that happens r usually in regular "dance" clubs. Can anyone say "The Skybar" in Downtown Greensboro? Speaking of Downtown Greensboro, am I the only 1 "sick-to-death" of people using the parking decks as toilets? And they r not even drunk! They urinate in the parking decks BEFORE they enter the clubs & restaurants downtown. Can't they "take a leak" @ home like common-sense adults do?

Damn, I'm so sick of that! If I c another girl swat and urinate in the parking decks IN FULL VIEW of everyone, I'm going 2 take a picture of it & put it on my blog. I feel sorry 4 anyone that slips & falls down in the parking decks downtown.

Now I know that strip clubs aren't perfect (Especially if you've been readin' my blog!), but remember The Babylon Club? (It's the same spot where The Skybar is now.) That place was running drugs out of it from Cleveland, Ohio for 3 years b4 they were caught by GPD! Nothing like that has EVER happened w/ the strip clubs in town. And they were walking distance from the police station!

Jeez!!

And I won't even mention "Club Sensations" on E. Bessemer Ave. (The site is now a Mexican church.) More people were shot out there than @ The KKK/WVO Shootout in '79.

Just leave the strip clubs the Hell alone.

Another deadline will pass in February 4, 2006. I don't think that things will change then, either. Do u really think that "Christie's Cabaret" on W. Wendover Ave. put over $150,000.00 into improvements and remodeling, only 2 b shut down later?

Bullsh#t!!

If the City Council REALLY wants 2 do something, then I suggest that they go after all of these "underground strip clubs" & "$20.00 brothels" that r in the city, where drugs & under-age prosties abound.

Do something about that!

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Hey, Zartan! What clubs do u work @ in NC?

Maaaan... I can't tell u that! If I did, do u think I could do this blog? Do u think I would keep my job if I told u what clubs I work @?

I gotta pay my bills, don't I?

This is some "On the DL" type sh*t! I'm letting ya in 4 a peek, not a revelation! Same thing as far as posting pix of the clubs I work @ & of the dancers I work with. I can let ya in on "the behind-the-scenes" drama & other factoids of the strip club bizz in NC, but I gotta keep it "On the DL."

Understand?

Another week, another lapdance...

Nothing remarkable 2 report...

I did hear that 1 of the bouncers got into a fight w/ a customer over some bullsh#t @ my weekday gig. I think it was Jo-Jo. I'll find out 4 sure when I go to work.

1 girl (Corey) was caught on her knees, even though she wasn't doing anything. U c, some guys like 4 the girls 2 grind them w/ their breasts. (She has a huge, super-nice rack.) Sorta like a lapdance, but it's really a chestdance. (Words of advice fellas: If u want 2 get a really good lapdance, wear dress slacks. Trust me.) I'm not sure if anyone has heard of that, but it happens. She didn't get in trouble, but was warned not 2 get on her knees again. The ALE (Alcohol Law Enforcement. They give fines out 4 that sort of thing.) would have had a field day if they had caught her like that.

Another 1 (Jasmine) had a female in The VIP Room. 2 me, what's the point? A woman doesn't have a penis u can grind on. And in order 2 get the cl*t, u would have 2 take off her pants. Anyway, from what I heard she stayed back there 4 an hr.! Hell, the other girls were jealous because she really got paid! (I already told u that most dancers go both ways.)

@ my weekend gig, 1 girl (Taylor) was caught w/ some pills (X, I heard) ON THE DANCE FLOOR AREA! She said she was taking asprin (yeah, right) because she had a headache, but wasn't acting like she was in pain, if ya know what I mean. She was sent home w/a big fine that Saturday night. She wouldn't have gotten caught @ all if she had shared a few. Someone snitched on her. When r these girls gonna learn 2 stop doin' dumb sh*t that could close the club down? I gotta pay my bills 2, baby. Because it's been so hot, alot of dancers have been going 2 the beach, hurting business.

U can't have a strip club w/o strippers.

We'll c what happens this week....

If I had the money...

If I had the money, I would do 3 things:

1) Open up a high-class Black strip club.
From what I've seen, the Black clientele in NC (yeah, I've worked @ Black clubs b4 as well as White clubs. I don't discriminate!) could use a really nice strip club. Most of the 1's that r open now r pretty much "hole-in-the-wall" type joints. I heard that yrs ago there used 2 b a high-class Black club called "Pure Passion" on W. Market St.. I also heard that once they got away from the stripping & started having after-parties, that someone was shot & it was closed soon after.

I would stick 2 strippin' only.

2) Open up a nice Latino strip club.
There's a tremendous need 4 a LEGIT Latino strip club. Not like La Frontera was, or what the new 1 will b. Coco whatever. It's @ the same location as "The Players Club" was b4 the city shut'em down. "The Players Club" wasn't zoned 4 "adult" in that area & the club has sinced moved 2 High Point Rd. The owner shut down "The Platinum Club" 4 the new "Players Club."

I guess the brothaz were spendin' more $$$ than "The Platinum Club's" regular clientele. Most of those girls went 2 "Chester's."

Also, I would let ALL types of guys in, not just the Latino 1's, like La Frontera did. They were NOTORIOUS 4 letting in Latino men only. (Like that would stop a Latino Vice cop Undercover.)And I wouldn't run it as a brothel, either. There r enough of those cheap Mexican grind-joints around here as it is. (Once again, like La Frontera was. The GPD DO HAVE Hispanic cops 4 undercover work, ya know.)

I would make a killin'!

3) Open up a White "Working Man's " strip club:
Nothing 2 fancy like "Chester's" or "Christie's Cabaret." Something nice enough where the beer & liquor prices wouldn't kill ya & where u can get an affordable lapdance. Many of the Black clubs in G'boro have it right. Affordable lapdances, beer & liquor. Why kill a guy when u can make him spend more $$$ over the long run instead @ 1 time.

And u wouldn't have to dress up fancy to come in. U know, some pool tables, the games on satellite...

All of these clubs would allow ANYONE (Regardless of ethnicity) in, though clubs that feature Black dancers would attract more Black guys, Latina dancers would attract more Latino guys, and White guys love'em all! (Alittle chocolate & alittle "spice," LOL!)

After all, $$$ is green so why discriminate?

Anyway, that's what I would if I had the money...

I'm baaaaack...

Yuuummmm....

Sorry 4 the lack of posts recently. I actually took the weekend off 2 visit family who r still here (in VA) from a reunion a few weeks ago. Sometimes they can get on your nerves (especially little sisters), but there's nothing like family.

The Weekend Gig: Saturday...

Saturday started real slow. We had the Hopkins-Taylor Fight, but it didn't start until late. By the time it started though, we almost had a full house. I still don't believe that Hopkins lost. He beat the Hell out of Taylor, especially in the last 3 rounds. I guess that means only 1 thing: REMATCH!

Anyway, Silky's ex-girlfriend decided to come in. Now Connie, the lady collecting the $$$ knows that single ladies ARE NOT allowed in the club w/o a male escort. Boyfriends, girlfriends, & "significant others" aren't allowed in AT ALL! PERIOD! I don't know why "Butch" (My name 4 her. If you've seen her, u would agree that it's appropriate.) was let in, but it was a move that Connie would regret.

Butch & Silky were in the corner just talking up a storm, w/ Silky visibly upset. Then all of a sudden, Butch straight-up "pimp-slaps" Silky! DAMN! Jay & I were over there in a flash (Jay was observing them as soon as Butch came in.) Now, I told u that I HATE 2 get in-between 2 females in an argument, but this wasn't like the fight @ my other club gig. Silky didn't do sh#t 2 defend herself. I quickly got Silky 2 the dressing room while Jay dealt w/ Butch. Had I not gotten there n time, Butch would have beat the sh#t out of Silky. I guess they had (or have) a "pimp & ho" type of relationship. Butch, 4 some reason, thought she could take on Jay. BIG MISTAKE! She hits him in the gut, then backs away. Jay gives her a crazy look, & then b4 Chuck & I could get over there, POP! Jay lays out Butch w/ 1 punch!

We then took Butch out back so she could get her "steam" back. When Silky found out, she wasn't upset w/ Jay. She said that he hoped that he knocked out some of her teeth (He didn't.) The customers got a kick out of it. Why? Because most guys don't like lesbians coming into the club 2 begin with. Believe it or not, lesbians tend 2 hog all of the dancers 2 themselves. Dave the Manager wasn't upset w/ us but w/ Connie, the woman who collects the entry fee @ the door. Everybody, w/ the exception of myself (I'm still pretty new there), knew what the deal was w/ Silky & her "ol' lady" and everyone thought that Butch was barred. It seems that this wasn't the 1st time something like this had happened.


Everything calmed down and the night turned out pretty good, except 4 the fight. Silky told everybody she was sorry, even though it wasn't her fault. Connie got her ass chewed out, but other than that, everything was OK.


I told y'all that girls r worse than guys in the strip club...

The Weekend Gig: Friday...

Strip clubs can b a trip sometimes. My new gig is proving 2 b full of surprises. There's this dancer called Belladonna, a fine-ass brunette w/ short hair and a nice ass, was sitting out on the floor and acting like she was waiting 4 somebody. She was. It was Tyson, her "weed hook-up" (actually, Tyson is all of the dancers & managers' weed hook-up). After buying an oz. from him (in a dimly-lit corner of the club, no less! Idiots!), she left 4 the dressing room. Tyson stayed awhile to mingle a bit.

I started doing my walk-about & guess what I smelled coming out from the dressing room? No not lilac and roses, but f*ckin' weed! I went in & not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 girls r passing a blunt around (yeah, even White girls smoke blunts) & gettin' high! Now, I don't judge what someone does w/ their life or whatever, but if u need 2 b "medicated" when u work in a strip club, then u need to quit & get a "9-to-5" job.

A few dancers feel shame in what they do, so they need 2 get high or drunk 2 "shake that ass!" (These r the dancers that need 2 quit.) Some dancers get high "just because" they want 2. B4 I could say anything, Dave the Manager come in. I'm thinking: "BUSTED!" But it didn't go down that way. Instead, Dave takes a hit HIMSELF, and asked, "Where's Tyson?" (I guess he was in The Champagne Room w/ a dancer.) I'll be damned! Dave asked me if I wanted a hit. I laughed & said, "Not on duty, but maybe after work." So I left and went back on the floor.

Tyson was out of The Champagne Room & was going from dancer-to-dancer, plying his wares. I know Tyson from another club I worked @ in the past, so I guess he felt comfortable "doin' his thing" in front of me since it was early and the club wasn't busy yet. Jay, 1 of the bouncers (& not his real name) I work w/ on my weekend gig, goes up 2 Tyson & gets on him. Jay's like, "Why r u doing that in the club? B discreet, dumbass!" Tyson apologizes & heads toward the back door w/ some girls in tow. The back of the club isn't out in public view, so I guess he went out there 2 finish his business. Some people WANT 2 go 2 jail. Dumbass!

Other than that, Friday was uneventful. Busniess was slow up until about 11:00 PM, then it started getting nice. I didn't get out of there until 3:30 AM. I then went w/ Jay, Chuck (once again, a name change 2 protect the "innocent."), Belladonna, & Candy 2 a local all-night diner 4 some breakfast. All-in-all, a pretty good night.

It's all true...

I know what some of u r saying: "Hey Zartan, is any of this stuff 4 real, or r u full of sh*t?" Everything that I've said in this blog is The God's Honest Truth. I've changed the names of my male co-workers (2 protect the guilty, LOL) but not the names of the dancers. Why? Because strippers change their stage names so often it would b a waste of time. The dancers that I'm talking about will have already changed their stage name down the line, so u probably couldn't match the girl w/ the name, @ least in the long term. It's kinda hard 2 do this blog because I've been in the strip club business 4 so long that what seems mundane & "everyday" 2 me will b brand new & possibly intriguing 2 U, the reader. So I try 2 do what I can 2 tell u how things go down. Like I said it's all true, believe it or not...

Just another day...

Another slow-ass night. Mike closed up the club early tonight, 2. When will he understand that closing the club early is detrimental to business? The summer is here and it's hot as Hell! It's doesn't get dark 'til late so people r naturally going 2 come in later during the summer, espeically since we're open until 2:00 AM (longer on the weekends). By closing up early, not only is he losing $$$ 4 the club, he's actually MAKING $$$ 4 the other strip clubs that r open! He even told a few that came in right before he was gonna close 2 turn right back around. WHAT?! If u have people coming in 2 spend $$$, KEEP THE DAMN CLUB OPEN!! Even some of the dancers were like, "What the Hell is Mike doing? I'm trying 2 make my $$$!" On top of that, the 1's that come in late c that the club is closed ALL THE TIME & won't come back! Idiot!! U can't make $$$ if u r closed!

Well, it finally happened. This older chick called Delilah was finally "turned out" over the weekend while I was @ my other gig. What do I mean by "turned out?" I mean that she's "dining @ the Y." LOL! She swore up and down that these young girls couldn't show her sh*t. Riiiiight... I've heard that a 1,000,000 times. That happens ALOT in strip clubs, dancers seeking out one another 4 pleasure. Many of the 1's that say they don't r really saying, "Hmmm... I'm thinking about it." They're really bi, but need someone 2 bring it out of them. The 1's that don't swing that way REALLY DON'T & will make their displeasure known (loudly) if a dancer tries 2 proposition 1 of them. Now Delilah's of all people is munchin' on "fur burgers" 4 lunch. Just another day...

Do strippers REALLY like the customers?

Well, yes and no. U do have many strippers that truly enjoy the customers, and not just for their $$$. A few, believe it or not, don't like the men that they come in contact with in the clubs. It seems stupid (and it is, IMHO) that some strippers would dislike their source of income, but it's true in a few cases. The best way to find out how a stripper feels about u is by asking the DJ &/or bartender if it really matter 2 u. When I say that, I'm not talking about "like" as in a romantic getaway or anything, just alittle R-E-S-P-E-C-T, that's all. Some dancers act like some of the big mega-corporations do 2 us, treating the customers like sh#t and don't realize if it wasn't 4 the customer, they would b OUT OF BUSINESS! I tell the girls all the time that these guys DON'T have 2 c u. I know that some customers go 2 the club so they can have someone 2 talk 2 fellas, but DON'T drown them in your troubles from home! Trust me, u don't want the dancers gossiping about your problems behind your back 2 the other dancers. U don't want 2 become a laughingstock. The bottom line is that as long as u r respectful to the ladies, don't worry about if they like u or not. Just go 2 the club and have a good time. More later (it's my day off)...

A slow week...

Nothing 2 exciting this week. It was real slow. (Strip clubs in NC r normally slow during the summer. Things don't pick up until after Labor Day.) My gig during the week finally hired a bouncer. Yeah, just 1. I'll call him Jo-Jo (2 protect the innocent, LOL!). I've actually worked w/ him b4 @ another club some years ago, so I'm familiar w/ his work habits & I know he's not afraid 2 "get down" if the need arises. He'll b a welcome addition to the club, but we really need more security. Sugar came back Weds. after paying her $100.00 fine, but Bunny has yet 2 return. I heard that she went out of town 4 the 4th of July Holiday, but that's over and done with. I hope she's not among the missing. She went 2 the beach 2 do some "private parties."

George The Owner has been hanging around the club this week, which is why nothing has been going down. Mike's nervous as Hell because when George is there, he can't do what he wants 2 do. George won't b hanging out 4 long, though. His wifey hates it when he's down @ the club. She's afraid he's getting some lovin' on the side. He is, but he's real discreet w/ it. And the dancer he's f*ckin', Candy (Yeah, I know. Some "stripper names" r as common as guys named "John."), isn't in love w/ George, so she's not causing any trouble 4 him. (The owner of a strip club will ALWAYS "get some," no matter what he looks like.) Mike The Manager feels that his job's in jeopardy, and he may b right. George REALLY hates it when the club looses $$$ over bullsh*t. We'll c how things play out.

Weekend Recap...

Had the last few days off & I don't go in until Weds. @ my regular spot. Well, it was kinda slow @ my new spot, mainly because of The 4th of July Holiday. Lotsa girls went out of town 2 the beach, where there was alot of $$$ 2 b made @ Private parties. The ones who were there made their money when the late crowd came in. The club was gonna have a cook-out itself, but it wound up raining the whole damn weekend!

1 dancer, Mimi, was caught giving a HJ (hand job) in "The Champagne Room." She's been there awhile, so she wasn't fired. Just a big-ass fine she had 2 pay b4 the end of the night, which she did. Other than that, it was pretty uneventful. Except 4 the customer that got drunk off only 2 drinks and fell asleep in the parking lot in his car. At least he wasn't drinkin' & drivin"...

HAPPY F*CKIN' 4TH!!

Happy Independence Day, y'all!! Just wanted 2 spread a little "Holiday Cheer" around here! I've been grilling, drinking, eating, and generally havin' fun w/ the fellas. I'll have some more strip club gossip, news, and inside info after the 4th. Until then, save them dollar bills!!

Z