A view of the adult industry (via "Gentlemens Clubs") from the perspective of one of it's long-time workers. Raw and Uncensored!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
GREENSBORO — The ABC permits have been suspended for a Greensboro club where a shooting occurred earlier this month.
In documents provided Sunday by Greensboro police, the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission stated it has suspended the permits for LAX Gentleman's Club, where the shooting happened Nov. 7.
A fight occurred inside the club, and security escorted the people involved outside. At some point, one of them pulled out a gun and shot another man.
In the documents, authorities allege that workers at the club refused to call 911 and told a friend of the wounded man that he would have to take him to the hospital. Police learned of the shooting when the man was brought to the hospital.
When officers went to the club, they were told by the club's night manager, Quinton Jones, that no fight or shooting had occurred, according to the documents. Police later reviewed the club's video surveillance system - after first being told that it didn't work - and determined that club workers had attempted to clean up the crime scene with bleach, according to the documents.
Leroy Starr Copney Jr., 37, of 801 Moultrie Ct. Apt. D, has been charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of 23-year-old Demettere Myja Fox.
The club is part-owned by Rocco Scarfone, whose establishments have recently come under scrutiny.
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Rocco sure has some DUMB MOTHERFUCKERS working 4 him!
It seems that Executive Suites is under new ownership & w/ a full liquor license! COOL! I always thought that EC needed full alcohol instead of being a "butt nekkid" club!
I mean, really, it's so close that u can throw a rock @ Christie's & not only hit it, but aim specifically at a window or door if ya like!
I heard that it belongs 2 Johnny Walters (Music City, where he lost his liquor license, La Frontera & Copa Roca, which were ALSO illegal. Doug Adkins own Copa Roca now), & u know how he does bizness.
An adult biz (Unless it's grandfathered in, & that spot where Platinum is ISN'T and NEVER has been an adult bizness!) has 2 b 1000 ft away from another adult biz as well as 1000 ft away from a church, school, & residential area. I don't think Platinum is 100 ft away from Christie's!
GREENSBORO — The city has settled its public nuisance lawsuit filed against a strip club and bar complex.
The lawsuit centered on a nightclub at 510 Farragut St. The nightclub used various names over the past eight years, including Sugar Bares, Lost Dimensions and Nikita’s.
The city filed a lawsuit in January that included statements from undercover officers who said they witnessed dancers openly engaging in and soliciting prostitution during a seven-month investigation of the club last year.
The city also alleged the club has been the site of many criminal investigations, including two homicides and numerous 911 calls since 2001.
In the settlement, the defendants admitted no wrongdoing.
Darryl McCarroll, the operator of the business, has agreed to close the business and not operate a bar or sexually-oriented business in Guilford County in the future, according to a news release from the city.
Land owner Clarence Ray Jernigan has agreed to not allow a sexually-oriented business to operate on his property for the next seven years.
It looks like Darryl is doing the smart thing & settlin' w/ the city. I guess he must b scared. Even he's not arrogant enough 2 go 2 court w/ the shit that they have on the club.
I know he's probably tellin' folks that he has "the hook up downtown," or whatever.
GREENSBORO – Lawyers are negotiating a possible settlement in the city’s case against a strip club and bar complex targeted for closure as a nuisance.
Attorneys for both the city and for Darryl McCarroll, owner of Bare Villa and Nakitas Playhouse, and Clarence Jernigan, owner of the building at 512 Farragut St., discussed a possible settlement this morning in Guilford County Superior Court.
Among the proposals are stipulations that McCarroll would not operate a sexually oriented business or bar in Guilford County and Jernigan wouldn’t allow another sexually oriented business to operate at the property.
Attorneys said an agreement was in place as recently as last week, but they have since had problems agreeing on specific terms such as possible time limitations on the bans and whether the city would support another business obtaining an ABC permit to serve alcohol on Jernigan’s property.
Superior Court Judge Ronald Spivey has allowed both sides to continue their negotiations throughout the day to reach a tentative agreement and avoid a jury trial.
But if an agreement is reached, it must be approved by the City Council, and the city’s lawyers said it would be difficult to get such an approval at tonight’s council meeting.
Jernigan’s lawyer said his client is concerned about waiting until May for the council’s approval, citing a desire to obtain a new tenant at the location.
The city filed a lawsuit in January that included statements from undercover officers who said they witnessed dancers openly engaging in and soliciting prostitution during a seven-month investigation of the club last year.
The city also alleges the club has also been the site of many criminal investigations, including two homicides and numerous 911 calls since 2001.
State law allows municipalities to take civil action to close businesses that are deemed a public nuisance.
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I guess Darryl will go down in local history as the ONLY person to DESTROY the "grandfather clause" 4 a strip club in the city.
Playboy has really hit the shitter as of late (The company, not the mag. It's still a good read.)
1st the "bi-monthly" issues & now this.
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Playboy Falls Below Its Circulation Guarantee
--on the web
from www.foliomag.com - While many of the consumer magazines included in the Audit Bureau of Circulations’ FAS-FAX report for the second half of 2009 made their rate base requirements for the period, many others, including some heavyweights, did not.
Of the 30 or so large circulation magazines with rate bases of 2 million or higher—including AARP, Time and Better Home & Gardens—Reader’s Digest and Playboy were the only titles to fall short of their circ. guarantee. With an 8 million rate base, Reader’s Digest delivered an overall paid and verified circulation of 7,099,558 during the second half. Playboy reported an overall circ. of 2,021,751, more than 570,000 off its 2.6 million rate base.
Playboy also fell short during the first half of 2009, delivering a total paid and verified circ. of 2,453,266.
Generally, when a magazine doesn’t make its rate base, its publisher is required to issue refunds to its advertisers or make other concessions.
A number of celebrity titles also had trouble reaching their minimum circ. numbers during the second half of 2009. Among them were American Media’s Star (1.1 million rate base compared to 1,035,713 overall circ.), OK! (800,000 rate base vs. 753,886 overall circ.) and Bauer’s In Touch (800,000 rate base vs. 790,395 overall circ.).
Chicago-based Johnson Publishing also failed to reach its circ. promises. Ebony reported an overall circ of 1,169,870 compared to a rate base of 1,250,000. Jet, meanwhile, missed its 900,000 rate base, reporting an overall circ of only 795,055.
Other notable titles that missed rate bases were Harper’s (200,000 rate base vs. 195,114 overall circ.), Soap Opera Digest (500,000 rate base vs. 487,629 overall circ.) and Emmis Publishing’s Los Angeles (150,000 rate base vs. 140,022 overall circ.).
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I believe it's only a matter of time b4 The Playboy Bunnies start fuckin' like do, except on film...
It looks like mega-corporations r not the only 1's that can merge. Check out the news below...
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Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. and VCG Holding Corp. Enter Into Letter of Intent to Merge
--press release
HOUSTON and DENVER -- Rick's Cabaret International, Inc., VCG Holding Corp. and Troy Lowrie and his affiliates have signed a letter of intent under which Rick's Cabaret will acquire all of the outstanding shares of VCG Holding to form the largest publicly traded operator of upscale gentlemen's clubs in North America, the two companies announced today.
Rick's Cabaret currently operates 18 nightclubs in seven states while VCG Holding operates 20 clubs in ten states. The two companies had combined revenues of $131.3 million for the 12 month period ending September 30, 2009.
Eric Langan [pictured], President and CEO of Rick's Cabaret International, said: "The combination of these two companies will result in a powerful operator that we believe would have generated earnings before income tax and depreciation (EBITDA) for the 12 months ended September 30, 2009 of approximately $25.3 million without any of the add-backs we anticipate we will achieve through synergistic cost savings. I am confident that the combined entities can achieve meaningful savings through streamlined management and elimination of duplicate costs associated with being two separate public companies, including lower legal and accounting expenses."
Troy Lowrie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VCG Holding Corp., said: "We at VCG are very pleased that this merger will create the leading adult entertainment nightclub operator in the United States. There are significant similarities in the companies' cultures and capabilities, and this should ultimately be a great combination for our shareholders, customers, and employees. We believe that the combined company will be better positioned to generate strong financial results and capitalize on future growth opportunities."
Rick's Cabaret International currently operates clubs under the Rick's Cabaret brand in New York City, Las Vegas, Houston, Ft. Worth, Austin, Minneapolis and San Antonio; under the Tootsie's Cabaret brand in Miami; under the XTC Cabaret brand in Austin, Dallas, Houston (two clubs) and San Antonio; under the Club Onyx brand in Houston, Charlotte, Dallas and Philadelphia; and under Cabaret North in Ft. Worth. A Rick's Cabaret in Austin that had been closed temporarily is scheduled to re-open under a new concept next month.
VCG Holding operates Imperial Showgirls in Anaheim; Diamond Cabaret, La Boheme, The Penthouse Club, PT's Showclub, PT's All Nude, all in Denver; PT's Showclub in Colorado Springs, Portland Maine, Louisville and Miami; The Men's Club in Raleigh; PT's Brooklyn, PT's Centreville, PT's Sports, The Penthouse Club and Roxy's, all in East St. Louis, Illinois; Jaguars in Dallas; Jaguars in Ft. Worth; PT's Showclub in Indianapolis; and Schieks Palace Royale in Minneapolis.
"The addition of the PT's Showclub brand and the opportunity to re-brand certain VCG Holding properties as Rick's Cabaret will be a great enhancement to our portfolio," Mr. Langan said.
"Troy Lowrie has built a terrific organization that we expect will fit nicely with ours, giving us new strength in the Midwest and Western states in particular and added market strength in key areas where we both now operate competitively. We are pleased that Troy has agreed to stay on as a consultant."
Under the non-binding (except as to certain provisions, including exclusivity and confidentiality) letter of intent, the companies anticipate a potential merger (structured to qualify as a tax-free reorganization), in which VCG Holding's shareholders will receive shares of Rick's common stock based on certain exchange ratios valuing each share of VCG Holding's common stock between $2.20 and $3.80 per share, determined based on the weighted average closing price of Rick's common stock as traded on the Nasdaq Global Market for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day prior to the closing of the Merger. As of February 16, 2010 (and assuming the potential merger were to close on such date and that the weighted average closing price per share of Rick's common stock for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on February 11, 2010 was equal to the closing price of Rick's common stock on February 11, 2010 of $11.76 per share), the value of each share of VCG Holding's common stock under this formula would be $2.66 per share.
In the event the price per share of Rick's common stock as determined by this formula is below $8.00, Rick's may terminate the merger agreement, subject to the payment to VCG Holding of a termination fee to be negotiated by the parties in connection with the preparation of the merger agreement.
Contemporaneously with the merger, Rick's will acquire 5,770,197 shares of VCG Holding common stock held by Troy Lowrie and his affiliates, for cash in an amount equal to the lesser of $2.44 per share or the per share price of common stock received by VCG Holding's shareholders in the proposed merger. Mr. Lowrie may elect to receive shares of Rick's common stock at the same exchange rate received by VCG Holding's shareholders, for up to 30% of his VCG Holding common stock.
In addition, in exchange for additional payments to be made to Mr. Lowrie as detailed in the letter of intent, Mr. Lowrie will refinance (at a lower interest rate) and continue to carry a $5.7 million note from VCG Holding (as acquired by Rick's), continue to personally guarantee certain VCG Holding's obligations in exchange for a fair market value cash payment for such guarantees, sell to Rick's the outstanding capital stock of Club Licensing, Inc., a subsidiary of Lowrie Management, LLLP, sell to Rick's the trademarks "Diamond Cabaret" and "PT's," and enter into a three-year consulting agreement with Rick's.
The Letter of Intent also provides for an exclusivity period through March 12, 2010, during which time VCG Holding and its representatives agree to negotiate exclusively with Rick's, subject to termination and a termination fee payable to Rick's upon VCG Holding's receipt of a "superior proposal" to acquire 20% or more of VCG Holding, by way of a sale of assets, tender offer, merger, consolidation or other business combination, that in the opinion of VCG Holding's financial advisor, is, or is reasonably likely to lead to, a proposal that is more favorable to the shareholders of VCG Holding than the proposed merger. If definitive merger documents are not entered into as of such date, the letter of intent will terminate, unless otherwise extended by the parties. Under the letter of intent, the merger agreement is expected to contain customary representations and warranties including the absence of a material adverse change of Rick's and VCG Holding and other customary closing conditions, including but not limited to, the receipt of material consents, the approval of the merger by the shareholders of Rick's and of VCG Holding, and the effectiveness of a registration statement containing a joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on Form S-4 to be filed by Rick's, which, among other things, registers the shares of Rick's common stock to be issued to VCG Holding's shareholders in the merger. There can be no assurance that Rick's and VCG Holding will enter into any definitive transaction agreement, that the entry into a transaction agreement, if any, will result in the closing of any specific transactions, or that the terms of any definitive transaction documents will reflect the terms of the proposed merger as outlined in the letter of intent. A copy of the Letter of Intent has been filed on Form 8-K filed by both companies today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The definitive merger agreement, if consummated, will include final terms and conditions of the proposed transaction negotiated by the parties, and will be disclosed upon execution.
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It's nice 2 know that some strip clubs r makin' $$$...
"As Internet speed has soared, so has masturbation to videos"; Porn to Blame for Erectile Dysfunction?
--on the web
from www.scienceblog.com - Through a fluke of fate, my website has become a hangout for some amazing people, including men determined to wean themselves from porn. Their efforts have taught me more than I ever wanted to know about this subject. A few years ago one wrote,
I am sure that if a study were actually done with honest men, we would see correlation between porn viewing and erectile dysfunction. The porn industry takes advantage of the uninformed public and makes billions. Then the pharmaceutical companies sell us costly sexual enhancement drugs to treat the side effects—and make billions.
Turns out he wasn't an exception.
I've been looking at Internet pornography since I began college 13 years ago. Around age 24, I noticed difficulty getting aroused with real women. Generic Viagra off the Internet allowed me to have real relationships with few problems until the age of 29. Then, it became increasingly difficult to have real sex, even with the pills.
Realizing my problem, I tried several times to give up porn. The longest I lasted without it was 3 weeks. During this time, I could not get aroused thinking about normal sex, so the frustration built. My only escape was to fall back into the only thing that would arouse me: fantasizing about fetishes I developed when watching porn. Then it was back to porn. I need to be cured of this.
As Internet speed has soared, so has masturbation to videos. They are easily accessible, increasingly extreme—and much more stimulating than Playboys of the past. Alas, most experts are not thinking in terms of "degree of stimulation affecting brain chemistry balance/wiring." They're still thinking of all porn as "nothing more than a masturbation aid," and therefore harmless, or even beneficial. Since Internet videos are such a recent trend, it's possible that the standard thinking simply hasn't had time to catch up with the reality of today's porn and its risks.
The porn/potency connection is surprisingly treacherous. Most men's potency isn't affected by porn...until it is. So the problem seems illusory until it catches up with someone—at which point he tends to mistake hotter porn as the cure. More extreme material further desensitizes his brain. At this juncture, most men clutch at any explanation other than porn use for their symptoms, due to their growing dependency.
Often experts assume shame is the cause of such potency problems, but for many men it's likely that brain chemistry desensitization from heavy stimulation is the culprit. Not only have they been using porn quite contentedly for years, but also, if shame were the cause, the problems would likely show up sooner. Many men experience NO problems until years of heavy porn use have passed. Then there is a further decline as their search for more extreme material escalates. (Shame is not always irrelevant, of course. It can make sexual activity more intensely arousing, thus speeding up the desensitization cycle.)
The good news is that erectile dysfunction brought on by heavy porn use is apparently reversible. The painful part is that the sufferer has to surrender his compulsive porn use—a sacrifice that is surprisingly tough.
Here's what men shared:
After years of porn, I was having trouble with erections. It had been getting worse and worse for a couple years. Needed more and more types of porn stimulation, and it still was not helping. I was really worried, but the anxiety just pushed me deeper into porn. Hard to believe, given the progression. I probably used every type of porn image and vid out there except for one: child porn. What scares me is, could I have gone that route, too, one day?
The more I go without porn, masturbation, fantasy and orgasm, the more difficult it becomes to not get an erection. LOL. No ED problems or weak ejaculations like I had just a few months ago. My body has healed. So, if you stay away from porn and masturbation your sexual desire will go up. It will go up in a good way. Giving it up for just this short period of time has been a big step in healing the damage I did to myself. Now the challenge is to find a partner, or a masturbation interval that works. -- After a 90-day period of abstinence from porn/masturbation, I noticed that I was more sensitive than before; I didn't need any other stimulation to make me horny. Also the semen leakage stopped. Now that I have returned to some masturbation, I notice that I have been the most interested in women (and have ended up in bed with them) during my experiments with low masturbation frequency. -- While I was consuming porn and beating off, I had severe performance anxiety when it came to actual sex. That is gone. I have no problem. It is nice to get aroused by little things: a revealing blouse, some innocent cleavage, a summer dress, or just a woman's flowing, shiny hair and fragrance, instead of "Cum Gurgling sluts" video clips. -- I'm glad this porn-ED issue is becoming more recognized. It's gonna help prevent a lot of problems. I've read things about people being able watch porn occasionally and then still perform with a significant other. However, if they went a long stretch without any type of partner sex, and watched a lot of porn with masturbation, then they had difficulties—difficulties they didn't previously have.
According to psychiatrist Norman Doidge, a heavy porn user is not unlike
like a drug addict who can no longer get high on the images that once turned him on. And the danger is that this tolerance will carry over into relationships, as it did in patients whom I was seeing, leading to potency problems and new, at times unwelcome, tastes. When pornographers boast that they are pushing the envelope by introducing new, harder themes, what they don't say is that they must, because their customers are building up a tolerance to the content. The back pages of men's risque magazines and Internet porn sites are filled with ads for Viagra-type drugs—medicine developed for older men with erectile problems related to aging and blocked blood vessels in the penis. Today young men who surf porn are tremendously fearful of impotence, or "erectile dysfunction" as it is euphemistically called. The misleading term implies that these men have a problem in their penises, but the problem is in their heads. ... It rarely occurs to them that there may be a relationship between the pornography they are consuming and their impotence.
Here's the bit that most men don't know. A period of discomfort or intense horniness during the days of recovery after intense stimulation seems like a sound reason to self-medicate with another porn binge. But doing so actually worsens the problem. If someone climaxes before his brain is back to balance, he's likely to seek out hotter and hotter stimuli. Why? A primitive part of his brain is still temporarily less responsive. This is why regular sex/porn "isn't doing it for him."
Couple in hot tubHotter stimuli produce arousal, but further dysregulate dopamine levels in a key part of his brain. As his hangovers and cravings for hotter relief come to dominate his life, the user can forget what equilibrium felt like. Often he experiences uncharacteristic depression and anxiety—which he won't connect with the changes in his brain brought about by heavy porn use. And because the problem is developing in the brain's wiring, Viagra's temporary fix won't halt the deterioration. (It only addresses blood flow to erections.)
As my visitors discovered, the solution seems to be to stop masturbating to porn. In fact, foregoing masturbation entirely for as long as two months speeds the "unwiring" of the acquired association between arousal and extreme, synthetic erotica. This offers a fresh start, sexually speaking (although the brain is likely to remain very sensitive to porn-related cues indefinitely).
This lengthy, often agonizing, "rebooting" process can be scary. Some men fear their libido will vanish completely. This is not the case. As the brain comes back to balance it tends to become more sensitive and responsive, not less. At first, however, some experience a gray period, during which nothing turns them on because their brains are so desensitized.
As the brain is prevented from pursuing porn-acquired associations, it eventually looks around for other sources of pleasure. It rediscovers the ones it evolved to find: friendly interaction, real mates, time in nature, exercise, accomplishment, and so forth. In fact, many men find exercise particularly beneficial. It improves self-image and eases anxiety and depression while the brain is returning to homeostasis.
Obviously, lots of factors can be at work in performance anxiety. Yet as people learn to regulate their sexual responsiveness to real potential partners using changes in their own behavior, they can more confidently address any other issues contributing to performance anxiety.
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Is Porn to Blame for Erectile Dysfunction?
HELL NAW!!!!
I'm sorry, but "jackin'-off" DOES NOT COMPARE 2 ACTUAL SEX!!!
Tito Ortiz Arrested for Domestic Violence- Jenna Jameson Pressing Charges; see the clips
--on the web
from ww.tmz.com - TMZ has learned Tito Ortiz was just arrested for felony domestic violence at the home he shares with Jenna Jameson.
We're told when cops arrived at the couple's home in Huntington Beach, CA -- Jenna Jameson had "visible injuries."
We're told someone called 911 today at 9:53 AM and reported a "disturbance."
Tito is currently in custody and on his way to a Huntington Beach jail in Orange County, CA.
Tito and Jenna are not married -- but they have twin boys together.
from www.tmz.com -UFC fighter Tito Ortiz was placed in handcuffs -- and then in a jacket -- when he was arrested this morning for domestic violence at the home he shares with Jenna Jameson.
Tito's hands are locked behind his back -- underneath the jacket. Apparently, it was a little chilly by the beach this morning. As we previously reported, Ortiz was taken to a Huntington Beach jail in Orange County, CA this morning after somebody called 911 and reported a "disturbance" in the home.
from www.tmz.com - Fighting back tears, a clearly emotional Jenna was driving away from her home in Huntington Beach, CA moments ago -- when she stopped and told our photog, "I'm gonna be alright."
Jenna -- who was wearing giant sunglasses -- continued, "My babies are alright ... everything's OK .. he's in jail."
Jenna was accompanied by her father -- the man who we've learned made the initial call to 911.
Whoa! It's been 4ever since I've posted something!
I've been busy tryin'2 make $$ in this "Great Depression II!"
Let's c what's been up in G'boro thus far...
1)Darryl & Lost Dimensions/Sugar Bares/Nikita's Playroom/Whorehouse/Liquor House has been closed down. FINALLY. He's supposed 2 challenge the city in court, but if he does, he's a bigger IDIOT than I thought.
They busted ya dude. Take your ass-whoopin' like a man.
Oh BTW, what ever happened 2 Costa Rica?
2)The Players Club got busted on a alcohol violation & lost their liquor license 4 a time. Sellin' liquor after-hours: DUMB! They think that they'll make $$$ of that shit.
IDIOTS.
3)Chester's is supposed 2 b goin' through some changes 2 bring in more $$$.
How can u NOT MAKE $$$ ON HIGH POINT RD.?
4)Christie's Cabaret has reduced itself 2 bringin' some BUTT-ASS UGLY GIRLS & TRAILER TRASH thinking that they r goin' 2 make $$$ off of them.
5)Platinum Dollz is supposed 2 b LAX soon if not already again (sans Natalie) because, like I said b4, there was NO WAY that the "Upscale Crowd" (i.e. White Folks) were gonna come down 2 MLK 2 c some ASS!
6) The Gold Club is bitchin' because it's not making the $$$ that it thought it would here. They also go through staff like TIGER WOODS goes through PUSSY! No one stays 4 long! Especially managers!! What the HELL were u thinkin', GC? There's a RECESSION GOIN" ON!!!
What Darryl & "Lost Dimensions (Which was really a strip club owned by Harold Hadnott & his wrastlin' partner, Mark)/Sugar Bares/Nikita's Playroom" were doin' was runnin' a butt-ass nekkid tittie bar w/ aFULL LIQUOR LICENSE!
WHICH IS ILLEGAL!!
You can't have butt-ass nekkidness w/ liquor sold @ the bar. This ain't The ATL!
I guess Darryl's strategy of havin' "The White Boyz" (2 brothers, Roger & Cliff) as they r known, as his "front men" didn't help a damn bit.
Here's Darryl tryin' 2 talk his way out of the bullshit he put himself in w/ News 2 below (Vid courtesy of News 2):
He's foolin' himself if he thinks he's gettin' away w/ this shit. & w/ Nina Black up in the mix, u KNOW that the shit stinks! Everybody says that Darryl knows 2 much shit on people 4 this 2 happen.
What does that mean?
R they sayin' that Darryl's willin' 2SNITCHorRAThis way out of this? If he had that much juice, then why is he in this jam in the 1st place?
From what I read over @ Ben's blog, it's an airtight case. They had "Undercover" (pun intended) in there 4 quite awhile according 2 the cops. I've actually been in Nikita's once or twice during the weekend & let me tell u, there's no need 4 doors or anything in that place. The rooms r not out in plain view & they have a bouncer guardin' the entrance. 4 "privacy." For Christ's sake, they used 2 have a FULL BED in the "Butt Nekkid Room!"
HOW OBVIOUS DO U NEED 2 GET?!
U can find links about this bullshit here, here, & here.
1 of the actual articles is below (Article courtesy of The News & Record):
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Greensboro files lawsuit to shut down bar, strip club
GREENSBORO — The city filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday to shut down a strip and nightclub complex where police say strippers have been engaging in prostitution and owners are violating state alcohol laws.
The clubs’ owner said he feels he is being unfairly targeted and looks forward to fighting the case in court.
Following numerous criminal complaints since 2001 and a seven-month undercover police investigation, the city is trying to close Bare Villa nightclub and Nakitas Play House, a strip club, both at 510 Farragut St.
The two clubs, which operate under one roof, are owned by Sugar Bare Entertainment. Until recently, the clubs were known as Lost Dimensions strip club and Bares Den nightclub.
“The message needs to be sent that if you are going to operate a sexually oriented business, you need to follow the guidelines and statute that are set forward,” police Chief Tim Bellamy said.
“Where unlawful acts occur that threaten the health and safety of this community, GPD is committed to acting aggressively to resolve the matter,” Bellamy said.
A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against both the business owner and property owner that prohibits any illegal activity at the clubs until a court hearing Jan. 28.
According to court documents and police officials, clubs at 510 Farragut St. have been the subject of nearly 60 serious police calls since 2001.
Most notably, the club has been the site of two homicides since 2007.
The most recent — the fatal shooting on April 12, 2009, of 30-year-old Carlton Smith — prompted a renewed interest by city leaders to consider closing the club through state nuisance abatement laws.
According to an affidavit, several undercover officers from the Greensboro Police Department and other agencies have visited the club multiple times since July.
In sworn statements, officers detailed sexual acts they witnessed the strippers performing with each other and patrons.
Officers also said the dancers solicited them for sex in special rooms at the clubs.
Officer statements also said they were able to move freely between the Bares Den, which had a valid state ABC license, and Lost Dimensions, the strip club located in the same building, which did not.
By allowing such activity, the owner would be violating state and local laws that govern alcohol sales and sexually oriented businesses.
Darryl McCarroll, the club owner, said the police department’s and the city’s actions are misguided.
“If they noticed something like (these allegations), they could have brought it to our attention earlier,” McCarroll said.
“We investigate things going on in our business, and we ensure we are following the statutes. It’s unfortunate that they had to use taxpayer money with something to try and close us,” McCarroll said, “when they should be trying to help us keep open. Gestapo tactics are in effect.”
The city’s and the police department’s concerns about the clubs aren’t new. In 2007, city leaders discussed a possible nuisance abatement case against the business, but nothing was done after the district attorney’s office declined to pursue the matter, saying that was the city legal department’s job.
The issue resurfaced last spring after Smith’s death. That prompted a presentation from Bellamy and Capt. Chris Walker about problems with the clubs and the unveiling of a plan to clean up crime in the Randleman Road corridor.
Walker said Wednesday that McCarroll has been warned repeatedly to clean up crime at the clubs.
“We did everything that we could over the past year and a half (that I have been over the southern district) to work with them,” Walker said. “If criminal activity is going to continue, we are going to work and put it to a stop.”
Douglas Smith, the father of Carlton Smith, said he supports any action that will help the community.
“I know closing it is not going to bring my son back, but if it could keep another family from what we’re going through ... then yes, it needs to be closed down,” Douglas Smith said.
1st of all, Rocco Scarfone of the N Club really did buy LAX, so LAX is DONE! That's why u don't c those naked ladies up there anymore. The new club is called Platinum Dollz, or is it?
Seems like they had Old Skool Pornstar Teri Weigel as their opening feature act (I know, I was THERE!) The crowd was pretty good, even though that place is as big as my closet! LOL!
Soon after, I guess Rocco wanted 2 change it 2 Ebony Dollz, considering it's on MLK (The 'hood side of town), it's mainly Black dancers there, & many white dancers wouldn't want 2 dance there.
But something happened: It changed right back 2 Platinum Dollz!
I wondered why this happened? Maybe he really did get the "Downtown Crowd" 2 MLK! A friend of mine told me that the local NAACP (that's right, the Civil Rights group) actually COMPLAINED 2 Rocco about the "racist" name!!
Rumor is the people from the N Club in Downtown G'boro (meaning Rocco Scarfone) is in the process of buying LAX on MLK from the owners there.
Whaaaaaaat?
If Rocco wants 2 spend some $$$ (& I heard the fetching price is between $190,000.00 - $210,000.00), I'll be more than happy 2 show him how 2 do it 4 far less than he's payin' 4 LAX.
NO WAY is LAX worth that much, especially since the buildingDOESN'T come w/ it!
The owners of LAX MIGHT have spent $40,000.00 - $50,000.00 2 open that place. But, if Rocco is dumb enough 2 pay that, then more power 2 LAX 4 pullin' off a major snowjob on Rocco & The N Club. Especially since Natalie (The GM) has been running it as an "after-hour" spot 2 look "kewl" 4 the "dope boyz" & since their recent ALE violation.
Also, if Rocco think he can get the "downtown crowd" (i.e. white folks) 2 come 2 MLK 4 ass-shakin' fun, HE'S CRAZY!!
LAX FINALLY got busted 4 sellin' liquor after 2AM.
Natalie was runnin' the club ONLY 4 the "dope boyz" & after-hour crowd. She thought it would make her "down" but it only lost the club $$$ in the long run because she wasn't promotin' it @ ALL. Also, her "head of security", a guy that looks like the rapper Rick Ross was gettin his grip by workin the door after hrs.
I would drive by there from the highway & c the place PACKED around 3 - 3:30AM, but it would b dead during normal business hrs.
I wonder if the club owners got any of the $$$ that was made after 2AM?
The Gold Club wasn't the only strip club that opened a few weeks ago. There's a new strip club on MLK Dr. (That right on MLK of all places.) in G'boro called LAX.
I've actually been up in there, once or twice. They've done ALOT 2 the place since it was Pandora's Box (an adult bookstore). It looks pretty decent in there.
2 bad it won't last. 1st of all, the person they have running the place doesn't know what the fuck she'd doing. Some chick called Natalie who's biggest "Claim 2 Fame" was fuckin' the deceased owner of The Mint, Walt Loer (Don't worry. He was alive when they were fuckin'! LOL!). In fact, word is that when he died, the only thing she was sorry about was who was gonna pay 4 the SUV that Walt bought her! Needless 2 say that soon after he died, she got FIRED from The Mint.
I guess no 1 there wanted 2 fuck her 4 her job!
Anywoo, she wrangled (or fucked) her way in2 a managment position @ LAX, even though she's NEVER managed a strip club (or anything else) b4! What r the owner[s] thinking?
From what I've heard, NO 1 there has any idea what they're doing! They got a "Chief of Security" that has NEVER been chief of ANYTHING & has NEVER worked a strip club b4!
CRAZY!!
I've also heard that they r sellin' liquor after 2 AM (Yeah, that's REEEAAAL smart! Especially on that side of town!) a REAL NO-NO & r tryin' 2 go after the old SugarBares/LD late-nite/pre-dawn crowd (U know how well THAT turned out 4 Sugar Bares, don't ya?).
Movin' on,they also have a madam (that's right, no bullshit, a female pimp!) that's hangin' out over there, tryin' 2 get new "bitches" 4 her "stable"& word is that she's pressin' 4 a fuckin' job!
FUCKIN' CRAZY!! I've already warned peeps that I know 2 STAY AWAY from there. 2 much potential 4 bullshit over there, especially w/ people that don't know a thing about strip clubs tryin' 2 fuck around over there.
Needless 2 say, I WON'T b applyin' 4 a job over there.
The new Gold Club opened up by the airport a few weeks ago.
I sent an email to a dude named Mike b4 they opened 2 c if they were hiring. I NEVER received an answer 2 my various emails, so I couldn't even set up an interview AT ALL! I could never talk 2 a real person, just a message on their club's answering machine!
NOT EVEN A " POSITIONS ARE FILLED" REPLY BACK!
Damn, I could have gotten @ least a "Thanks 4 tryin' " or something!
Word is that Darryl McCarroll of "Sugar Bares/Lost Dimension's" fame has skipped town after not paying rent on his various clubs.
That's right, he didn't own the building or the land, just the business (Such as it was.).
All of Darryl's peeps have been FIRED and the owner of the land and building supposedly has control of it now. Not sure if it's under the same name or not or if the buildning owner is interested in sellin' or not. Will c what I can dig up.
Supposedly, Darryl's out of the country in Costa Rica of all places. Maybe for good.
from ww.tmz.com - TMZ has learned Tito Ortiz was just arrested for felony domestic violence at the home he shares with Jenna Jameson.
