Thursday, June 30, 2005

Strip Club Etiquette for Dancers...

Here's a few rules 4 all of the women who dances @ a strip club. It's not all of them, but a few 2 get u started.

Rule #1: Respect the customers. This should b self-explanatory, but it isn't. No matter what club I've worked @, u always have girls who view the patrons as "suckers" or "chumps" just because he's giving them $$$. *New Flash*: If it wasn't 4 those so-called "suckers" and "chumps," YOU COULDN'T PAY RENT! Trust me, guys can figure out another way 2 spend their $$$. If they're @ your club, it's because they WANT 2 b there, not because they have 2 b. Show some respect & it may come back 2 u in the form of more $$$. A quick hug wouldn't hurt, either.

Rule #2: Talk to the customers. This seems simple, but u would b surprised @ the # of dancers that will walk up 2 a customer & immediately ask for some $$$ or a VIP dance. Then get mad when the customer says, "Not right now, thanks." or, "Can I c u dance first?" Chat w/ the customer for abit (not all night, though) and get him relaxed. You'd b amazed @ what a 5 minute conversation can do to the amount of $$$ that will b wrapped around your garter belt. THIS is the way to get regular customers 2 c u, not by giving "extras."

Rule #3: Don't stink. Ladies, please. I know that u r dancing most off the night and dancing IS a strenuous activity (despite what some guys might think), but try 2 keep it as clean as possible under the circumstances. Body sprays, perfumes, and lotions can help, but toweling down in the dressing room after coming off the stage or out of The VIP Room will go a long way in combatting "Dancer Funk." A quick towel-off w/ some sweet perfume will set u on the right track. And please, keep the "kitty-cat" smelling fresh @ ALL COST! Nothing will kill a customer's interest (as well as start the other girls talking about ya) than a stinkin' "kitty-cat," or in layman's terms, the p*ssy. Especially if you're on stage throwing it in the guy's face. They will talk about u 2 other dancers, which will at the very least start an argument if not a full-on fight.

Rule #4: Develope a dance routine. Usually u have anywhere from 10-30 (maybe more on the weekends depending on what city u r in) or whatever girls working in the club at the same time. That means that the patrons have their pick of who they will spend their $$$ on. U gotta stick out. Make the guys tip u when they aren't tipping anyone else. BE DIFFERENT! And to Hell w/ the girls that hate on u because u r doing something different from them. Do something creative and have the patrons asking if u r working tonight. Remember, STICK OUT FROM THE CROWD!!

Rule #5: Leave your girlfriends HOME!! Don't get mad, ladies. I know that many dancer r "bi" and have their girlfriends, but LEAVE THEM @ HOME!! They'll f*ck up your $$$ faster than if you had "Godzilla-Breath" AND if your "kitty-cat" was stinkin' at the same time. In the club, they're worst than boyfriends, which is why many club prohibit b-friends from patronizing the club where their girl works (But 4 some reason not the girlfriends. Go figure.). I once saw a girlfriend of one of the dancers that I know just walk up 2 a guy & cold-cock him in the mouth. Just 4 talking 2 her girl! I've seen some g-friends just come in and hangout, watching 2 c what her girl is doing. Needless 2 say, that the dancer doesn't make any money that way. And usually the g-friend is a bull and looks like a dude. Weird... Just leave them @ home. It's not like they're dancing or anything.

That's it 4 now. I gotta go 2 "The Hellhole" in a few hours. More rules in the future.

Z

Strip Club Etiquette For Patrons...

OK, y'all. If u wanna know how 2 act in a strip club, listen up. There r many rules one should go by, but I'm only gonna tell ya the main ones, 4 now.

Rule #1: Be respectful of the dancers. Don't call them B*tches, Hoes, Whores, or any other derivative of insults. Nothing starts a fight quicker than this. Just because a woman strips 4 a living DOES NOT make her a b*tch! It takes a tremendous amount of courage 2 dance on stage in front of total strangers. U ever been in a meeting where u had 2 address the crowd? Now picture yourself taking off YOUR clothes until you're down 2 a G-String or T-Bar. How do u feel now?

Rule #2: Don't throw dollars from a distance and/or change (as in quarters, dimes, etc...) @ the dancers on stage. This will start a fight quicker than calling a dancer a b*tch. Trust me, I've seen it. Nothing aggravates a dancer more than a boorish customer that throws quarters @ her while she's on stage. I've seen girls run off the stage w/ their spiked shoes in their hands ready 2 stab someone. Get off your ass and tip the dancer in her garter belt or whatever. Give her some eye contact and a smile. They'll appreciate it and most likely will stop by your table to thanks you after her set.

Rule #3: Don't come in the club stinkin'! If u want 2 come 2 the club after working outside or in a hot-ass plant/factory all day, DON'T! Go home, take a shower, brush your teeth (or @ least use some mouthwash), then come back and enjoy yourself. Just tonight some dancers were complaining about certain customers stinkin' 2 "High Hell." Then they want 2 get all "touchy-feelly" w/ the girls sportin' "Godzilla-Breath."

Rule #4: TIP!! This should b self-explanatory, but it's not. U don't have 2 b a "big balla" or "high roller," but @ least tip a couple of dollars to a few of the dancers. U don't have 2 tip EVERY dancer (though that's highly encouraged), but tip some so that u don't get the rep as a "dud," someone that just takes up space in the club.

Rule #5: Don't get a VIP dance w/ no money!! This 2 should b self-explanatory 2, but u wouldn't believe how many guys get a private dance KNOWING that they don't have the $$$. Just tonight, a guy goes into The VIP Room and comes out owing the dancer $50.00 because he DIDN'T HAVE IT ON HIM! This invites the manager and bouncers 2 get involved and I've seen some customers basically get "punked" into leaving their car keys and/or driver's license @ the club while they go 2 the nearest ATM. (Hopefully it's close by if u left your car keys.) Needless 2 say that this guy went 2 the ATM & got the rest of the dancer's $$$. Lucky 4 him. I've seen some dancer go upside a customer's head 4 pulling that type of sh*t, especially foreigners. That, "I don't speak/understand English" sh*t WILL NOT WORK! They understand "I'm gonna kick your ass!" well enough.

These r prolly the "Top 5 Rules" 2 remember when it comes 2 strip clubs. More rules will follow the future.

Z

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

New Weekend Gig, Pt. 2...

Getting back to what I was saying before, you have different hiearchies 4 dealers in clubs, or in whatever they enter, be it restaurants, boutiques, or what have u. Not all dancers do drugs, only a few, depending on what kind of club it is and the mindset of the ladies that work there. Many of the upscale clubs have some dancers that like the expensive stuff, like coke or pills. I know 1 club in particular that the dancers have it like a Wal-Mart Pharmacy in there, w/ all of the alphabet pills (like X, G, Special K, whatever) in stock! LOL! Then there's another club where most of the girls just smoke weed. You'll always have a crackhead or 2 in the mix as well as a shermhead or 2 (Shermhead: Someone that does Heroin). The Weed Guys come in and get love, but not like The Powder Guys. And The Powder People don't get the love of The Pill Pharmacists, though this may vary according to the ladies. Now these guys (and a few ladies now) mainly come in to conduct business. Also, I don't want 2 give the impression that the drug folks only come 2 strip clubs. They don't. They go where the business goes, and that's anywhere in America (Drugs r not just a club problem, it's a NATIONWIDE PROBLEM!).

Anyway, a few ladies will do what Silky did and exchange sex 4 drugs. Most would just pay what is owed, but know that an "arrangement" can b worked out if their $$$ is low. U have some drug guys coming in trying 2 reenact what they c in the rap vidoes (Black AND White guys), trying 2 ball. Many r only perpetrators, trying 2 act a role, using singles but pretending that they're $20's & $50's. Drugs r not indicative of clubs. Some people and city councils think that if u shut down strip clubs, then the problem will go away. They say that clubs in general (dance, or otherwise) & strip clubs in particular r the cause. I DON'T THINK SO! If u can get drugs into a maximum security prison (State or Federal), then how r gonna stop them from coming into clubs? Unless u have some type of "Star Trek" scanner that can scan u before u go in (And I'm sure someone would have found a way 2 "mask" anything that they didn't want found.), u won't b able to stop anything. Now u CAN make it bad 4 anyone that sells them inside, but that depends on the club management and/or ownership. All in all, the club is nice and hopefully I'll b there 4 awhile. On Weds. nite, it's back 2 the "Crazy House". That's all on the drug tip...for now.

Z

New Weekend Gig...

Well, I gotta say that my new weekend gig wasn't as crazy as my weeknight gig (That is, depending on how you define crazy.). I worked as a bouncer @ this relatively new club (at least 2 me), so you'd think things would b easier. Well, it is and it isn't. Since I've been on the strip club scene for years, the patrons there already knew me well, so I got along great w/ everyone The dancers, as always r a trip. Most of them r cool as Hell and many used to work in other clubs that I've worked @ over the years, so 2 many of them I wasn't a stranger. The crowd didn't start coming in until after 10:00PM. That's how it is in NC during summertime, people come in later when it gets hot outside and of course, want 2 stay later as well. No major fights, just little bullsh#t stuff that happens in every strip club. There was a dancer I've known for years that goes by the handle, Silky. She's a killer blond w/ hazel eyes and a beautiful ass w/ some nice C-cups upstairs. When I knew her, she had a girlfriend and had sworn off men. Well, she told me she's back on the "meat" trail and just dumped her girlfriend, this truly butch-looking woman that looks like she should b on a construction crew. Why do the really fine ladies go 4 this type? U might as well date a man if the woman looks like John Goodman.

Anyway, Silky comes up 2 me and ask, "Do u know anybody w/ an "8 Ball"? (4 anyone that doesn't know, an "8 Ball" is a reference 2 a quanity of cocaine.) I was like, "What the Hell r u asking ME 4? I'm not a drug dealer!" She seems disappointed until a guy I'm aquainted w/ (as a patron) comes in that I KNOW is a dealer. Silky perks up real quick and goes 2 him. Another dacner I know, Candy, a tall, sexy bruntte w/ blue eyes loves coming up 2 the bouncers and grinding her quite lovely ass on them (and me) during business hours. "Hey, baby.", she says as she grinds on me while I'm @ the door. I give her ass a quick squeeze w/ both hands, then I slap her ass and send her on her way w/ a smile. I still have 2 get familiar w/ the rountine around here. By now Silky has taken "Rod" 2 The VIP Room of the club.

I walk around emptying beer bottle from the tables and winking @ the waitresses. This is an "upscale" club, which basically means that everything here cost more, and I do mean "everything." The night was pretty smooth overall, with everone having a good time. So after awhile I go peak in The VIP Room & guess who's on her knees giving fellatio 2 a customer? No, not Monica Lewinsky, but Silky! After Rod got his "rod" polished, he walked up 2 me and we started talkin. He said that he didn't pay sh#t 4 that dance. I was like, "Yeah, right." Rod explained that he knew that Silky would need her "medicine", so he gave her a discount on what he had. Unbelievable! This girl is trying 2 get this place shutdown! Hell, I need the money after losing work because of a car accident I was in not long ago. But maybe, it wasn't. I remeber someone telling me years ago while I was bartending @ this strip club that while "weed" dealers get no love, "powder" specialists get the VIP Treatment from the ladies. Hmph! What a world! More on this later...

Friday, June 24, 2005

FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!: The Aftermath...

Well, well, well... what an interesting night @ the job. First of all, Bunny & Sugar were suspended w/ a $100.00 fine b4 they can work again. Hell, since they were fighting over the price of "extras," they should have been FIRED but they knew the owner, who I'll call George, so they'll b back soon. George was so p*ssed off about what happened he DID fire the two bouncers on duty that night (lazy bastards) and ripped a new a$$hole into Mike 4 not handling the situation better. He DID NOT like his club being closed up b4 midnight, even though Wednesdays r usually off-nights. George did thank me 4 trying 2 break everything up, which didn't sit well w/ the now-former bouncers (Oh, well!). He'll have the bouncers replaced in no time w/ this sh*tty job market. Everybody's looking 4 extra cash. Hopefully, the replacements will know how to handle business.

The bartender, who I'll call Dee, and I had a nice laugh over the events of last night. She was there and got the Hell away from the bar when things went down (Not that I blame her.). I told her she must b a lover and not a fighter and she said, "Not w/ a club-full of crazy-ass girls fighting over some bullsh*t!" She then slipped me a free drink, an "Incredible Hulk" (An "Incredible Hulk" drink is made by mixing Hypnotic w/ Hennessay. It taste real sweet and will f*cked u up quick.), which I drank w/ relish in The DJ Booth (Ahhh...). It was an "OK night," but could have been much better. I told Mike that he needed to advertise the NBA games 4 the club (Yeah Spurs!! U guys had me worried 4 a minute!) 2 bring in people. Do I have to think of everything? Well, I'm off 2 my weekend spot. We'll c how that goes...

Thursday, June 23, 2005

Into the Unknown...

In about an hour or so, I'm going to work 2 c the aftermath of the fight from last night. I don't know if the owner knows yet or not (most likely one of the girls has told him), but I'm sure he's not gonna like the fact the club closed up before midnight. Usually in that type of situation, the girls get a fine and/or suspension from the club. But because the bouncers didn't do their job (that was the reason I came out of the DJ Booth. I also "bounce" as well.), there might b repercussions from that. I just don't know. I guess I'll find out in alittle while. At least this is the last day of the week that I have to deal w/ this club. This weekend I'll b @ my other gig, this time as a Doorman/bouncer. Stay tuned...

Z

Do you REALLY want to date a stripper?

I know what some of y'all r thinking: "Why the Hell not? That would b perfect! My own 'Private Dancer!' " Well, life isn't a Tina Turner song. If u REALLY want 2 date a stripper, u need 2 know a few things.

First off, there's ALOT of drama w/ strippers. Some have been through their share of life, and then some. Some, believe it or not, have low self-esteem and view themselves poorly. (That's something I never understood. In order 4 a stripper 2 get on the stage in the first place and dance nude or semi-nude in front of a bunch of overly critical strangers takes a tremendous amount of guts, IMHO.) Some don't like men, other than 4 the $$$. (This is truly some bullsh*t. I'll go more in detail about this in another post.) Some truly have major issues. Do u really want 2 get in the middle of some sh*t that has absolutely nothing 2 do w/ u? Then u have 2 deal w/ your girl giving lap-dances in the club's VIP Room. Do u really want 2 envision "your baby" grinding in the lap of a stranger w/ a hard-on? Yikes! Then there's the simple fact that she's dancing in the first place. Many guys start dating a stripper, then get mad when she only does her job. U met her while she was dancing, did u think she was gonna quit just because you're dating? Especially if you're not picking up the extra slack in income that she would lose.

Another thing is the money. Most likely, your girl is making more $$$ than u r. Some guys don't know how 2 handle that. Some dancers go "both ways" and might not cheat on u w/ a guy, but will b w/ another woman (most likely another dancer) w/ a quickness surpassed only by "The Flash" of comic book lore. That's another thing some guys can't handle. They're thinking, "Why would she even THINK about going w/ a woman when she has ME?" They do, bruh, they do. Now I'm not discouraging anyone (or am I) from dating a stripper, I'm just saying that there r a few things that u need 2 know before u enter into a relationship w/ a stripper. I've known strippers that NEVER (at least as far as I know) cheated on their man and went straight home 2 that man after work. Believe it or not, this has actually happened w/ many dancers that I know. They were faithful and after making their $$$ and starting anew in something different, eventually left dancing altogether.

So if u REALLY want 2 date a stripper, well now u know what u MAY go through. But 4 the strippers that don't respect their man (and this can happen w/ ANY woman, regardless of their profession) well, u have been warned!

FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!

This has alot 2 do w/ the previous post. I was minding my own business DJing when I saw a commotion @ the bar. Two of the dancers were gettin' "down & dirty," scrapping like they were fighting over a man. And they were... kinda. One thing that u gotta know about dancers is that they can get VERY territorial when it comes to particular customers. Being that it was a slow night, there was a mad scramble for $$$ tonight.

One patron in particular came in. An older dude who's known for spending lots of cash and asking for, and getting, "extras." This guy, which I'll call "Joe" came in, had a beer, and asked one of the dancers, "Sugar" for a "private dance," which is what this club's version of "VIP Dances." They went in The VIP Room, handled their business, and came out after about 10 minutes w/ a big smile on Sugar's face. After another beer and a game of pool w/ "Bunny," he went in The VIP w/ her for about 20 minutes. Joe came out and sat on the bar when Sugar sat down beside him. She told him sarcastically, "I saw u get a dance w/ Bunny. How come y'all took so long?" Joe was taken aback by this and said, "That's between me and Bunny. Why are u in my business?" Sugar comes back with, "I bet y'all were f*ckin' in there!" Joe retorts, "Hell, yeah! And she charges 1/2 of what you do! I only got a BJ from u, and I didn't even get 2 finish!" Well, that did it! Sugar goes over 2 Bunny, who's at the other end of the bar w/ another patron and calls her a "cheap b*tch." "Excuse me?" Bunny said. "You heard me, b*tch! Don't undercut me, u godd#mn crackhead! Take that cheap p*ssy over to MLK!" (Martin Luther King Blvd., is a street in Greensboro, NC where crackheads, transgenders, and whores "patrol" for clients. It's being cleaned up though, because of new real estate development. Slowly, but surely.) And then out of nowhere, Sugar throws a punch @ Bunny and knocks her right on her ass! The bouncers instead of breaking up the fight, stand there and watch! I'm thinking, Idiots, do your damn job!

Well, a few customers get up and leave the club, not trying 2 get in the middle of the drama, including ol' Joe (Ha!). Some stay and watch the fight, while a couple try 2 break it up. (The bouncers put an end 2 that!) By now Bunny gets up and starts clawing @ Sugar's face and pulling her hair. Oh, before I forget, there's another thing u need 2 know about dancers: They NEVER travel alone! Once a dancer, or stripper if u will, gets established in a club, she gains friends (or more accurately, allies) who will have her back just in case something like this happens. Bunny's crew came out of the dressing room and they jump Sugar and started beatin' the Living Hell out of her ass! Then Sugar's crew comes out w/ the rest of the girls from the back that night and Sugar's crew gets into it! Now it's REALLY on! That's when I come out of the DJ Booth and TRY to break everybody up. BAD MOVE! The reason the bouncers didn't get involved is that they tried to f*ck Bunny, but were turned down flat. So they wanted 2 c her get beat down. Perfect.

Words of advice: NEVER get in the middle of 2 females fighting! I can deal w/ fists, but that scratching sh*t has got 2 go! Finally, the manager, whom I'll call "Mike" comes out of the office (He was in there w/ Angel, another dancer @ the club. Draw your own conclusions.) & tells the bouncers to get their asses in there and break that sh*t up! Reluctantly, they enter the fray w/ me, p*ssed as Hell! The fight went from the bar to out front in the lobby. Finally, it gets broken up w/ the help of some of the girls who weren't aligned w/ either Bunny or Sugar, me, the lame-ass bouncers, & a few of the regulars who had remained. Man, I was p#ssed off BIG TIME! I'm the f*ckin' DJ! I'm not supposed to break up fights! I should've stayed in the damn DJ Booth! After that Mike was so mad that he closed the club up early tonight (Which is the reason why I'm writing this blog @ this time.). The f*cked up part about tonight wasn't the fight itself (that was bad enough), but the REASON for the fight! They were fighting not because they were having sex in The VIP Room (which you're NOT supposed to do!), but because one was charging LESS THAN what the other stripper was for "extras." Ain't that a b*tch?! Keep that sh*t out of the damn club! What a f*ckin' business!!

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

No Sex in The VIP Room!

Now, I'm not the 1 who will complain about how dancers make their $$$, but DAMN!! If u want 2 make that extra $$$ by doing "privates," then save it 4 somewhere that is PRIVATE!! Not in the damn club! U R putting MY JOB @ risk! Because of the mix of $$$ and sexual simulation, a few patrons will ALWAYS try 2 get alittle somethin' extra from the ladies, that's just the business. If u want 2 do that, take it off the property! Get a hotel room down the street! Just don't bring that sh#t inside the club. The Gov't is already trying 2 shut down adult businesses across the country and it doesn't need an excuse 2 f#ck w/ ANY club that they feel is really an undercover brothel. Once again, I'm not trying 2 b a b*tch, but... NO SEX in The VIP Room Please!!

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Pornstars & Escorting...

OK, let's get real. What's REALLY the difference between ladies doing porn and escorting? Technically, escorting is LEGAL. The only way 2 get nailed is if you tell people what u will do in advance during a session (That is, if it's a sex act). There's actually are a few differences, though.

1) A pornstar knows who she'll b w/ in a flick (when I say "know," I mean she'll most likely (unless they've worked together before) only know the dude's name and/or reputation. Whereas in an escorting situation, she has NO IDEA (once again, unless she has a reference from another porner he's seen and if it's their first time together) who the guy is. Therefore, it may be a greater risk (Hell, most people think doing porn at all is a risk unto itself.).

2) A pornstar can make a helluva lot more $$$ escorting than doing movies, but will have 2 b extremely careful. A high profile can get u busted, can anyone say E2K? (E2K is short 4 "Exotica 2000, an escort website that specialized in pornstars that escort on the side. It was recently busted by the Feds.) Many pornstars r UTR, or "Under The Radar" and r very careful about who they c, mostly through word-of-mouth and references. As a matter of fact, some of the new "pornstars" are really escorts that do a few flicks and then raise their escort rates accordingly (Ayana Angel & Rebecca Love are two examples off this.).

Some porners don't even make flicks anymore and escort full-time, either @ a brothel in NV or by "touring." Bottom line: You're still f*ckin' 4 $$$, no matter how u look @ it. I know, pornstars get paid 2 perform in front of a camera. Kewl, but you're STILL GETTING PAID 2 F*CK!! My thing is, do whatever floats your boat, just b real w/ it. Whether it's in front of a camera in "public" or behind closed doors w/ a "hobbyist," it's still SEX. And that's OK w/ me, as long as u play it safe. And 4 the ones who r hatin', "F#ck'em!!"

Welcome all...

Welcome. I'm Zartan and I work in the strip club industry, or for those of you who r politically-correct, "Gentlemens Clubs" in NC. I will post many of my experiences w/ pornstars @ clubs (and wherever), opinions, rants, and what have you about sex & society, so-called "morals" and whatever pops into my mind. U may want 2 fasten your seatbelts, I can get kinda raw when I want 2. Holla!

Z