Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, ESPN's Outside the Lines and the tireless efforts of SCZA we are finally understanding what happened that night in the Minxx strip club in Las Vegas the night Pacman Jones made it rain and eventually got charged in the shooting incident that would get him suspended from the NFL for an entire season.
Amazingly someone in the strip club had a handheld video camera, so we get high quality images (not grainy surveillance footage) of what went on -- at least until the alleged incident began.
In this NSFW video posted on the Review Journal's website we see Pacman with a Louis Vuitton backpack which had $100,000 in singles in it. You have to watch the video, it really is amazing to see. Nelly was there, and so was Jermaine Dupri (more on him later) and they were throwing around so much money that the girls were using champagne buckets to scoop it up. This is a once in a lifetime haul for a stripper, so there were no girls in the back, no girls in the VIP, no girls paying attention to any other customers (at least it seemed that way) they were all on the main stage trying to get a few of the dollars being showered down by Pacman.
But that's when the trouble started. Jermaine Dupri took the microphone and told the strippers not to pick up the money. He paid to see them dance, not to see them bend over and pick up money. He implored the women not to pick up the money until they were told.
When one girl disobyed Pacman grabbed her by her hair and punched her in the face. That's the story according to the club staff, who eventually threw Pacman out. They also say Pacman threatened to kill them as he and his entourage were being ejected from the club. That's when someone, believed to be an associate of Pacman's shot three club employees, leaving one of them paralyzed for life.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Jessica Biel Plays a Stripper in a New Movie
Jessica Biel plays a stripper in "Powder Blue" and here's an awesome look at how she got ready for the role.
Update: it has been confirmed that Jessica Biel will show her tits in this movie.
Update: it has been confirmed that Jessica Biel will show her tits in this movie.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
From Jobless to Topless
Another groundbreaking economic investigation from the Associated Press.
I present it here in its entirety because it's good reading:
More women needing cash go from jobless to topless
By Karen Hawkins, Associated Press Writer
From jobless to topless: As economy worsens, more women give strip clubs, adult films a try
CHICAGO (AP) -- As a bartender and trainer at a national restaurant chain, Rebecca Brown earned a couple thousand dollars in a really good week. Now, as a dancer at Chicago's Pink Monkey gentleman's club, she makes almost that much in one good night.
The tough job market is prompting a growing number of women across the country to dance in strip clubs, appear in adult movies or pose for magazines like Hustler.
Employers across the adult entertainment industry say they're seeing an influx of applications from women who, like Brown, are attracted by the promise of flexible schedules and fast cash. Many have college degrees and held white-collar jobs until the economy soured.
"You're seeing a lot more beautiful women who are eligible to do so many other things," said Gus Poulos, general manager of New York City's Sin City gentleman's club. He said he got 85 responses in just one day to a recent job posting on Craigslist.
The transition to the nightclub scene isn't always a smooth one -- from learning to dance in five-inch heels to dealing with the jeers of some customers.
Some performers said they were initially so nervous that only alcohol could calm their nerves.
"It is like giving a speech, but instead of imagining everyone naked, you're the one who's naked," Brown, 29, said.
Eva Stone, a 25-year-old dancer at the Pink Monkey, said dealing with occasional verbal abuse from patrons requires "a thick skin."
Makers of adult films cautioned that women shouldn't rush into the decision to make adult movies without considering the effect on their lives.
"Once you decide to be an adult actress, it impacts your relationship with everyone," said Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of adult film giant Vivid Entertainment Group. "Once you make an adult film, it never goes away."
The women at the Pink Monkey say dancing at a strip club might not have been their first career choice, but they entered the business with their eyes wide open. The job gives them more control and flexibility than sitting in a cubicle, and "it's easy, it's fun and all of us girls ... look out for each other," Brown said.
In this economy, "desperate measures are becoming far more acceptable," said Jonathan Alpert, a New York City-based psychotherapist who's had clients who worked in adult entertainment.
For some, dancing is temporary, a way to pay for college loans or other bills. Others say they've found their niche.
Dancers at the upscale Rick's Caberet clubs in New York City and Miami can make $100,000 to $300,000 a year -- in cash -- even with the economic downturn, club spokesman Allan Priaulx said.
Priaulx said 20 to 30 women a week are applying for jobs at the New York club, double the number of a year ago.
Still, analysts say, the industry isn't immune to the economic recession. Business is down an estimated 30 percent across all segments, including adult films, gentleman's clubs, magazines and novelty shops, said Paul Fishbein, president of AVN Media Network, an adult entertainment company that has a widely distributed trade publication and an award show.
"In the past, people have said this industry is recession-proof," said Eric Wold, director of research for financial services firm Merriman Curhan Ford. "I definitely don't see that; maybe recession-resistant."
Strip club dancers and managers said they're drawing in the same number of customers, but fewer high rollers.
"They're not getting the big spenders," said Angelina Spencer, executive director of the Association of Club Executives, a trade group for adult nightclubs. "They're not getting the guys who come in and drop $3,000 to $4,000 a night anymore."
Still, the clubs' operating structure leaves them with low overhead and profit margins of up to 50 percent, Wold said.
Dancers are independent contractors, paying clubs a nightly flat fee depending on how long they work. At the Pink Monkey, for example, dancers who arrive at 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday pay a $40 "house fee," while women who don't arrive until midnight pay $90. And they keep their tips.
Wold and others say it's almost impossible to estimate the size of the adult entertainment industry because few companies are publicly traded. He does pay close attention to three that are: Lakewood, Colo.-based VCG Holding and Houston-based Rick's Caberet, which own clubs, and New Frontier Media, a Boulder, Colo.-based adult film producer and distributor.
All three are profitable.
Rick's Caberet had $60 million in revenue in its 2008 fiscal year, up from $32 million the year before, Wold said, and he estimates VCG will have $57 million for last year, compared with $40.5 million in FY2007. New Frontier Media generates more than $400 million in consumer buying a year.
Larry Flynt, whose half-billion dollar Hustler empire publishes magazines, produces and distributes films and operates a casino, said he's continued to do well. But he doesn't expect those who are solely in the film business to survive.
"A lot of the small studios are out of business now, there's no doubt about that," Flynt said.
Adult magazines also are struggling along with the larger publishing industry, and have to cut pages like everyone else.
But the economic realities aren't keeping jobseekers away.
Vivid Entertainment's Hirsch said the number of women in his business has doubled in the last couple years, with roughly 800 working as adult actresses. "It is more competitive than I've seen it in 25 years," he said.
That doesn't mean all the newcomers are planning on lengthy careers in the industry.
Stone, who has a bachelor's degree in graphic design, took up dancing four years ago to help pay her student loans. She plans to go to graduate school this year to pursue a master's in education.
Brown, meanwhile, has a ready answer for those critical of her career choice.
"I have job security," she said.
I present it here in its entirety because it's good reading:
More women needing cash go from jobless to topless
By Karen Hawkins, Associated Press Writer
From jobless to topless: As economy worsens, more women give strip clubs, adult films a try
CHICAGO (AP) -- As a bartender and trainer at a national restaurant chain, Rebecca Brown earned a couple thousand dollars in a really good week. Now, as a dancer at Chicago's Pink Monkey gentleman's club, she makes almost that much in one good night.
The tough job market is prompting a growing number of women across the country to dance in strip clubs, appear in adult movies or pose for magazines like Hustler.
Employers across the adult entertainment industry say they're seeing an influx of applications from women who, like Brown, are attracted by the promise of flexible schedules and fast cash. Many have college degrees and held white-collar jobs until the economy soured.
"You're seeing a lot more beautiful women who are eligible to do so many other things," said Gus Poulos, general manager of New York City's Sin City gentleman's club. He said he got 85 responses in just one day to a recent job posting on Craigslist.
The transition to the nightclub scene isn't always a smooth one -- from learning to dance in five-inch heels to dealing with the jeers of some customers.
Some performers said they were initially so nervous that only alcohol could calm their nerves.
"It is like giving a speech, but instead of imagining everyone naked, you're the one who's naked," Brown, 29, said.
Eva Stone, a 25-year-old dancer at the Pink Monkey, said dealing with occasional verbal abuse from patrons requires "a thick skin."
Makers of adult films cautioned that women shouldn't rush into the decision to make adult movies without considering the effect on their lives.
"Once you decide to be an adult actress, it impacts your relationship with everyone," said Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of adult film giant Vivid Entertainment Group. "Once you make an adult film, it never goes away."
The women at the Pink Monkey say dancing at a strip club might not have been their first career choice, but they entered the business with their eyes wide open. The job gives them more control and flexibility than sitting in a cubicle, and "it's easy, it's fun and all of us girls ... look out for each other," Brown said.
In this economy, "desperate measures are becoming far more acceptable," said Jonathan Alpert, a New York City-based psychotherapist who's had clients who worked in adult entertainment.
For some, dancing is temporary, a way to pay for college loans or other bills. Others say they've found their niche.
Dancers at the upscale Rick's Caberet clubs in New York City and Miami can make $100,000 to $300,000 a year -- in cash -- even with the economic downturn, club spokesman Allan Priaulx said.
Priaulx said 20 to 30 women a week are applying for jobs at the New York club, double the number of a year ago.
Still, analysts say, the industry isn't immune to the economic recession. Business is down an estimated 30 percent across all segments, including adult films, gentleman's clubs, magazines and novelty shops, said Paul Fishbein, president of AVN Media Network, an adult entertainment company that has a widely distributed trade publication and an award show.
"In the past, people have said this industry is recession-proof," said Eric Wold, director of research for financial services firm Merriman Curhan Ford. "I definitely don't see that; maybe recession-resistant."
Strip club dancers and managers said they're drawing in the same number of customers, but fewer high rollers.
"They're not getting the big spenders," said Angelina Spencer, executive director of the Association of Club Executives, a trade group for adult nightclubs. "They're not getting the guys who come in and drop $3,000 to $4,000 a night anymore."
Still, the clubs' operating structure leaves them with low overhead and profit margins of up to 50 percent, Wold said.
Dancers are independent contractors, paying clubs a nightly flat fee depending on how long they work. At the Pink Monkey, for example, dancers who arrive at 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday pay a $40 "house fee," while women who don't arrive until midnight pay $90. And they keep their tips.
Wold and others say it's almost impossible to estimate the size of the adult entertainment industry because few companies are publicly traded. He does pay close attention to three that are: Lakewood, Colo.-based VCG Holding and Houston-based Rick's Caberet, which own clubs, and New Frontier Media, a Boulder, Colo.-based adult film producer and distributor.
All three are profitable.
Rick's Caberet had $60 million in revenue in its 2008 fiscal year, up from $32 million the year before, Wold said, and he estimates VCG will have $57 million for last year, compared with $40.5 million in FY2007. New Frontier Media generates more than $400 million in consumer buying a year.
Larry Flynt, whose half-billion dollar Hustler empire publishes magazines, produces and distributes films and operates a casino, said he's continued to do well. But he doesn't expect those who are solely in the film business to survive.
"A lot of the small studios are out of business now, there's no doubt about that," Flynt said.
Adult magazines also are struggling along with the larger publishing industry, and have to cut pages like everyone else.
But the economic realities aren't keeping jobseekers away.
Vivid Entertainment's Hirsch said the number of women in his business has doubled in the last couple years, with roughly 800 working as adult actresses. "It is more competitive than I've seen it in 25 years," he said.
That doesn't mean all the newcomers are planning on lengthy careers in the industry.
Stone, who has a bachelor's degree in graphic design, took up dancing four years ago to help pay her student loans. She plans to go to graduate school this year to pursue a master's in education.
Brown, meanwhile, has a ready answer for those critical of her career choice.
"I have job security," she said.
Monday, March 23, 2009
There's No Sex in the Champagne Room, There's Job Interviews in the Champagne Room, But No Sex
The Foxy Lady in Providence is where I went for my bachelor party.
Nearly 200 potential exotic dancers, DJs, bartenders, bouncers, managers and waitresses attended a first-ever job fair yesterday at the Foxy Lady gentlemen’s club.
In January, with revenues off by 15 percent, Thomas Tsoumas, the nightclub’s co-owner, cut drink prices in half. As a result, traffic increased and 30 more staff are needed at that club and two others in Massachusetts.
“We’re as recession-proof a business as there is, but when it rains everyone gets wet,” said Tsoumas, 68. “We dropped our prices to what they were when we opened in 1979. Now, a beer or a mixed drink cost about $2.75 and business is up again.
With an unemployment rate of 10.3 percent, the naked truth is that Rhode Island’s economy is among the worst in the nation. As a result, potential employees lined up early and were brought into one of several makeshift interview rooms including the Champagne VIP Lounge, the All-Nude Solid Gold Room and the Private Dance Cabana.
Chamika Chandler, a stay-at-home mom from Cranston, R.I., said she’s an aspiring designer who creates exotic dancewear and hopes to get a start in the club as a bartender.
“If I can get my foot in the door tending bar, maybe I’ll get a chance to show my designs to the dancers,” said the redhead in a short green and blue dress.
Chandler has been job hunting for months, but has found that applicants need lots of experience. “I figured I had nothing to lose at the Foxy Lady,” she said. “I’m sure there are a lot of uptight girls that wouldn’t consider a strip club, so here I am.”
Diana Hatch, a 30-year-old single mother from Woonsocket, R.I., was there to fill one of the waitress spots. The Rhode Island College student was one of a handful of hopefuls with nightclub training.
“I worked as a waitress at a gentleman’s club in Texas, and I know what the job entails,” she said.
Steven Mangum, 29, was one of the first to arrive for the job fair. The Providence resident and ex-con wants a job - any job.
“I’ll sweep floors if they want me to,” he said. “I got bills to pay and I recently got out of jail so having a job is important to me.”
Nathaniel Grist, who works at the Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center, said he’s hoping to land a part-time and summer gig at the Foxy Lady.
“I was a DJ at my college radio station, and I’m trying to get more experience,” he said.
Asked if he had any concerns about working in a place where women remove their clothes, he said, “This is just another place to work, you go in and do your job.”
While most of the applicants were in their late teens and 20s, not everyone fit that demographic.
Karen Bradner, a 50-something office worker from Taunton, who has been unemployed for a year, also filled out an application.
“Today was my first and only time in a strip club,” she said. “And I wasn’t there to be a stripper or a waitress. I was hoping to get an office job, but there are no openings. It’s really dead out there job-wise. I hope things turn around soon.”
Nearly 200 potential exotic dancers, DJs, bartenders, bouncers, managers and waitresses attended a first-ever job fair yesterday at the Foxy Lady gentlemen’s club.
In January, with revenues off by 15 percent, Thomas Tsoumas, the nightclub’s co-owner, cut drink prices in half. As a result, traffic increased and 30 more staff are needed at that club and two others in Massachusetts.
“We’re as recession-proof a business as there is, but when it rains everyone gets wet,” said Tsoumas, 68. “We dropped our prices to what they were when we opened in 1979. Now, a beer or a mixed drink cost about $2.75 and business is up again.
With an unemployment rate of 10.3 percent, the naked truth is that Rhode Island’s economy is among the worst in the nation. As a result, potential employees lined up early and were brought into one of several makeshift interview rooms including the Champagne VIP Lounge, the All-Nude Solid Gold Room and the Private Dance Cabana.
Chamika Chandler, a stay-at-home mom from Cranston, R.I., said she’s an aspiring designer who creates exotic dancewear and hopes to get a start in the club as a bartender.
“If I can get my foot in the door tending bar, maybe I’ll get a chance to show my designs to the dancers,” said the redhead in a short green and blue dress.
Chandler has been job hunting for months, but has found that applicants need lots of experience. “I figured I had nothing to lose at the Foxy Lady,” she said. “I’m sure there are a lot of uptight girls that wouldn’t consider a strip club, so here I am.”
Diana Hatch, a 30-year-old single mother from Woonsocket, R.I., was there to fill one of the waitress spots. The Rhode Island College student was one of a handful of hopefuls with nightclub training.
“I worked as a waitress at a gentleman’s club in Texas, and I know what the job entails,” she said.
Steven Mangum, 29, was one of the first to arrive for the job fair. The Providence resident and ex-con wants a job - any job.
“I’ll sweep floors if they want me to,” he said. “I got bills to pay and I recently got out of jail so having a job is important to me.”
Nathaniel Grist, who works at the Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center, said he’s hoping to land a part-time and summer gig at the Foxy Lady.
“I was a DJ at my college radio station, and I’m trying to get more experience,” he said.
Asked if he had any concerns about working in a place where women remove their clothes, he said, “This is just another place to work, you go in and do your job.”
While most of the applicants were in their late teens and 20s, not everyone fit that demographic.
Karen Bradner, a 50-something office worker from Taunton, who has been unemployed for a year, also filled out an application.
“Today was my first and only time in a strip club,” she said. “And I wasn’t there to be a stripper or a waitress. I was hoping to get an office job, but there are no openings. It’s really dead out there job-wise. I hope things turn around soon.”
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Maybe Bikini Girl Was Just the Beginning
American Idol is suing an Austin, Texas strip club.
Palazio Men's Club hosts a weekly amateur stripping contest called "Stripper Idol."
Ads for the contest use a logo with a "color scheme, design and font" similar to the TV show's. Waitresses at the club also wear T-shirts emblazoned with the logo, according to the lawsuit.
The suit says "there is a substantial likelihood that consumers will be confused, misled or deceived as to the sponsorship ... of the defendants' stripper talent contest."
And that's the key, will consumers be confused?
And that's why American Idol has no case. No one in their right mind is going to believe that this concert is in any way connected to the show.
So while the club is definitely profiting off the show's images and trademarks, I don't feel it is causing customer confusion.
Except when Katrina Darrell is on the show.
Palazio Men's Club hosts a weekly amateur stripping contest called "Stripper Idol."
Ads for the contest use a logo with a "color scheme, design and font" similar to the TV show's. Waitresses at the club also wear T-shirts emblazoned with the logo, according to the lawsuit.
The suit says "there is a substantial likelihood that consumers will be confused, misled or deceived as to the sponsorship ... of the defendants' stripper talent contest."
And that's the key, will consumers be confused?
And that's why American Idol has no case. No one in their right mind is going to believe that this concert is in any way connected to the show.
So while the club is definitely profiting off the show's images and trademarks, I don't feel it is causing customer confusion.
Except when Katrina Darrell is on the show.
Friday, August 01, 2008
Strip Club Ettiquette
I ran across these rules of strip club ettiquette and thought I would share them:
A trip to the local "Gentlemen's Club" can be a lot of fun, but it can also be intimidating for first-timers unsure of how to handle themselves. Here are six tips on proper strip club etiquette . . .
#1.) BE CLEAN. If an almost-naked stranger is going to be kind enough to give you a lap dance, the least you can do is shower and put on some deodorant beforehand.
This is a rule not just for strip clubs, but for life.
#2.) HAVE MONEY. If you're only going to bring enough cash for the cover and a few beers, what are you doing at a strip club? Sure, technically you're allowed to ogle the strippers for free, but bring money for tips, a lap dance, or both.
These girls work for a living. They have kids and unemployed boyfriends to feed.
#3.) A STRIPPER IS NOT A THERAPIST. The girl giving you a lap dance is usually nice enough to pretend to be interested in you...but doesn't mean she wants to hear about your problems. Just shut up and enjoy the dance.
No one enjoys talking to strippers more than the Concierge. And maybe Smokey, but he just wants them to get their lives back together.
#4.) DON'T TREAT STRIPPERS LIKE PROSTITUTES. There's a big difference between stripping and prostitution . . . so never assume a stripper does both. No matter how much you're enjoying the dance, don't ask her to go home with you.
This one I can't agree with. They can always say no. Normally, they'll jump at the chance to earn a little extra cash.
#5.) NO TOUCHING. Most strip clubs post this rule...in case you get carried away and forget. Let the dancers handle how much physical contact takes place...or you can expect to be contacted by one of the bouncers.
Follow the strippers lead and a lot of times she'll take you where you want to go.
#6.) ALWAYS TIP. Sure, you already paid for the dance, but if you can tip a waitress for a job well done, you can tip a stripper. Besides, if word gets around that you tip well, expect hotter dances as the ladies try for even more of your cash.
Yeah, that's what you need at a strip club, all the girls to know you're a good tipper. This was obviously written by a strippers' rights group.
A trip to the local "Gentlemen's Club" can be a lot of fun, but it can also be intimidating for first-timers unsure of how to handle themselves. Here are six tips on proper strip club etiquette . . .
#1.) BE CLEAN. If an almost-naked stranger is going to be kind enough to give you a lap dance, the least you can do is shower and put on some deodorant beforehand.
This is a rule not just for strip clubs, but for life.
#2.) HAVE MONEY. If you're only going to bring enough cash for the cover and a few beers, what are you doing at a strip club? Sure, technically you're allowed to ogle the strippers for free, but bring money for tips, a lap dance, or both.
These girls work for a living. They have kids and unemployed boyfriends to feed.
#3.) A STRIPPER IS NOT A THERAPIST. The girl giving you a lap dance is usually nice enough to pretend to be interested in you...but doesn't mean she wants to hear about your problems. Just shut up and enjoy the dance.
No one enjoys talking to strippers more than the Concierge. And maybe Smokey, but he just wants them to get their lives back together.
#4.) DON'T TREAT STRIPPERS LIKE PROSTITUTES. There's a big difference between stripping and prostitution . . . so never assume a stripper does both. No matter how much you're enjoying the dance, don't ask her to go home with you.
This one I can't agree with. They can always say no. Normally, they'll jump at the chance to earn a little extra cash.
#5.) NO TOUCHING. Most strip clubs post this rule...in case you get carried away and forget. Let the dancers handle how much physical contact takes place...or you can expect to be contacted by one of the bouncers.
Follow the strippers lead and a lot of times she'll take you where you want to go.
#6.) ALWAYS TIP. Sure, you already paid for the dance, but if you can tip a waitress for a job well done, you can tip a stripper. Besides, if word gets around that you tip well, expect hotter dances as the ladies try for even more of your cash.
Yeah, that's what you need at a strip club, all the girls to know you're a good tipper. This was obviously written by a strippers' rights group.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Contemplating a Career Change
I got an unusual text message last night from a phone number I didn't recognize which I of course replied to, here's the conversation:
Texter: My coworker is throwing a party and not sure if she wants strippers 2 come...I recommended u!
Me: Please give her my number. I could use the work. What kind of party? Will I need a costume?
Texter: I did...It's hard 2 believe ur sexy ass needs work...it's a 40th bday party...she is not sure if she is going to make it a [sic] all girls party or not
Me: Sounds good. Think these women will want a little extra or just c a show?
Texter: Oh shit...lol...funny...i dont know them...i only know the 1 throwing the party...i wont be there...but i guess u can ask...u nasty dog!!!!
Now there are 3 possiblities of what's going on here. Either someone I know was joking around with me, or its a serious text to a male stripper that got sent to a wrong number, or a combination, a joking text sent to the wrong number.
Texter: My coworker is throwing a party and not sure if she wants strippers 2 come...I recommended u!
Me: Please give her my number. I could use the work. What kind of party? Will I need a costume?
Texter: I did...It's hard 2 believe ur sexy ass needs work...it's a 40th bday party...she is not sure if she is going to make it a [sic] all girls party or not
Me: Sounds good. Think these women will want a little extra or just c a show?
Texter: Oh shit...lol...funny...i dont know them...i only know the 1 throwing the party...i wont be there...but i guess u can ask...u nasty dog!!!!
Now there are 3 possiblities of what's going on here. Either someone I know was joking around with me, or its a serious text to a male stripper that got sent to a wrong number, or a combination, a joking text sent to the wrong number.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Breaks of the Game
A businessman claims in a lawsuit that he was injured when a stripper giving him a lap dance swiveled and smacked him in the face with the heel of her shoe.
Stephen Chang, a securities trader, said in court papers filed Friday that he was at the Hot Lap Dance Club near Madison Square Garden and was getting a paid lap dance when the accident occurred early Nov. 2, 2007.
According to the lawsuit, as the dancer swung around, the heel of her shoe hit him in the eye, causing him ''serious injuries.''
On its Web site, the club describes itself as the ''Playboy Mansion of Manhattan party lofts.'' The site says admission is $50 plus a one-time club membership fee of $10 for newcomers. Lap dances cost around $40, plus admission, according to the Web site.
If you allow a woman who's coked up to stand on one 4-inch heel, while she swings the other leg to put the other 4-inch heel on your shoulder so you can see her cooch, things like this are going to happen.
It's actually amazing drunk hookers don't puncture more scrotums, or put out more eyes with their giant stripper shoes.
Stephen Chang, a securities trader, said in court papers filed Friday that he was at the Hot Lap Dance Club near Madison Square Garden and was getting a paid lap dance when the accident occurred early Nov. 2, 2007.
According to the lawsuit, as the dancer swung around, the heel of her shoe hit him in the eye, causing him ''serious injuries.''
On its Web site, the club describes itself as the ''Playboy Mansion of Manhattan party lofts.'' The site says admission is $50 plus a one-time club membership fee of $10 for newcomers. Lap dances cost around $40, plus admission, according to the Web site.
If you allow a woman who's coked up to stand on one 4-inch heel, while she swings the other leg to put the other 4-inch heel on your shoulder so you can see her cooch, things like this are going to happen.
It's actually amazing drunk hookers don't puncture more scrotums, or put out more eyes with their giant stripper shoes.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Bachelor Parties
From the Boston Globe:
TWO MONTHS BEFORE his November nuptials, Boston attorney Dan Urman and nine of his closest buddies converged on a rented house at Lake Tahoe in California and spent 72 hours in a male-bonding ritual that would have made even Robert Bly envious. The men - who flew and drove in from 10 cities across the country - careened down muddy ski trails on mountain bikes, skimmed the lake in inner tubes lassoed to a powerboat, tried their luck at blackjack in nearby Reno, dined at fancy restaurants, and grilled pounds of steak and ribs. "We all got pretty banged up," says the 29-year-old Urman. "There's a picture of my friend with dirt in his teeth."
Urman and friends did drop by a gentlemen's club - "It wasn't, like, a really seedy one," he protests - and alcohol was indeed consumed, but this bachelor bash was more outdoor adventure than storied sleazefest. "I really wanted my friends to meet each other, and you can't get to know someone in a loud club with strobe lights and naked people."
Increasingly, so-called destination bachelor parties that typically span a long weekend and involve scheduled activities such as golfing, skiing, deep-sea fishing, paintball, and wine tasting are replacing the boozy last hurrahs of bachelor-hood. "It's not necessarily a full-on debauchery weekend," says Melissa Bauer, publicist for The Knot, a New York-based wedding resource that includes theknot.com. "It's a little more sophisticated, more tame." Along with Tahoe, Las Vegas and Miami - both pulsating with nightlife - rank among the top US destinations for stag parties. In New England, Vermont's Killington, Mount Snow, and Stratton Mountain resorts woo ski junkies, while Massachusetts favorites like Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket offer tranquil summertime getaways.
Newlywed David Berkowitz of Boston bid adieu to his single days in Sin City. Last June, he and 11 old friends from across the country descended on Vegas, where they spent four days gambling, enjoying "a parade of lap dances" from scantily clad women in strip clubs, and drinking Grey Goose vodka until dawn. But they also relaxed around the hotel pool and went to a rap concert. "Mine was in Vegas but was toned down for Vegas," says the 32-year-old pharmacist. "The best thing was just seeing my friends who I don't get to see very often. . . . It's sort of the Old School phenomenon, where we want to re-create our past."
The trend toward uber-bachelor parties has evolved into a serious game of one-upmanship among super-competitive groomsmen in certain social circles, Bauer says. In 2005, Berkowitz's brother, who lives in Chicago, held his bachelor party in pre-Katrina New Orleans; later this year, Berkowitz will travel to other all-male gatherings in Miami and Puerto Rico.
But, boys, let me tell you, these are not cheap dates. The cost varies widely, depending on the quality of accommodations, restaurants, and entertainment, but men typically drop hundreds or even thousands of dollars on such weekends. Berkowitz estimates the Las Vegas trip cost each guy $1,500, excluding gambling expenses. Urman's friends paid about $600 each, not counting their travel expenses or blackjack losses.
Several things have sparked the lengthier, pricier destination bachelor party phenomena: older first-time grooms (and brides) and their friends with more disposable income; an increasing percentage of couples who cohabitate before marriage, making an in-town affair too humdrum (not to mention awkward when a bachelor wakes up, hung over, beside his bride-to-be or doesn't come home at all); weddings that often involve family and friends who are geographically scattered and need to travel, regardless, making a sexy destination more desirable; a harried workforce that sees a relative's or friend's bachelor party as a chance for a "minivacation."
Brides-to-be are also getting in on the action - or lack thereof. Elizabeth Lasater, a physical therapist from New Haven, says her six-woman bachelorette party held last July in Montreal, which featured pampering at a day spa and sightseeing, was relaxing, not rowdy. "We had the most fun hanging out in the hotel room in the morning and going across the hall in our pajamas to talk," says the 30-year-old.
While most bachelor blowouts are still being planned by the best man, a small number of luxury concierge services, like Montreal VIP, have become the males' equivalent of the wedding planner. Founded in 1999, Montreal VIP organized more than 800 bachelor parties last year, a number that represents 76 percent of its private- and corporate-outings business, says Oren Bornstein, director of marketing. "Women, predominantly, will put all their effort toward the wedding," Bornstein says. "Whereas for males, the bachelor party almost becomes their wedding. It's the biggest event."
So far most of the bachelor parties I've attended have been the best of both worlds. We've traveled (Baltimore, Philadelphia, Montreal, Las Vegas) and we gambled and played paintball, but we also saw copious boobies. I can't imagine the horrified woman who finds out that her husband wants to do a wine tasting for his bachelor party. "Oh my god, my future husband is gay!"
TWO MONTHS BEFORE his November nuptials, Boston attorney Dan Urman and nine of his closest buddies converged on a rented house at Lake Tahoe in California and spent 72 hours in a male-bonding ritual that would have made even Robert Bly envious. The men - who flew and drove in from 10 cities across the country - careened down muddy ski trails on mountain bikes, skimmed the lake in inner tubes lassoed to a powerboat, tried their luck at blackjack in nearby Reno, dined at fancy restaurants, and grilled pounds of steak and ribs. "We all got pretty banged up," says the 29-year-old Urman. "There's a picture of my friend with dirt in his teeth."
Urman and friends did drop by a gentlemen's club - "It wasn't, like, a really seedy one," he protests - and alcohol was indeed consumed, but this bachelor bash was more outdoor adventure than storied sleazefest. "I really wanted my friends to meet each other, and you can't get to know someone in a loud club with strobe lights and naked people."
Increasingly, so-called destination bachelor parties that typically span a long weekend and involve scheduled activities such as golfing, skiing, deep-sea fishing, paintball, and wine tasting are replacing the boozy last hurrahs of bachelor-hood. "It's not necessarily a full-on debauchery weekend," says Melissa Bauer, publicist for The Knot, a New York-based wedding resource that includes theknot.com. "It's a little more sophisticated, more tame." Along with Tahoe, Las Vegas and Miami - both pulsating with nightlife - rank among the top US destinations for stag parties. In New England, Vermont's Killington, Mount Snow, and Stratton Mountain resorts woo ski junkies, while Massachusetts favorites like Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket offer tranquil summertime getaways.
Newlywed David Berkowitz of Boston bid adieu to his single days in Sin City. Last June, he and 11 old friends from across the country descended on Vegas, where they spent four days gambling, enjoying "a parade of lap dances" from scantily clad women in strip clubs, and drinking Grey Goose vodka until dawn. But they also relaxed around the hotel pool and went to a rap concert. "Mine was in Vegas but was toned down for Vegas," says the 32-year-old pharmacist. "The best thing was just seeing my friends who I don't get to see very often. . . . It's sort of the Old School phenomenon, where we want to re-create our past."
The trend toward uber-bachelor parties has evolved into a serious game of one-upmanship among super-competitive groomsmen in certain social circles, Bauer says. In 2005, Berkowitz's brother, who lives in Chicago, held his bachelor party in pre-Katrina New Orleans; later this year, Berkowitz will travel to other all-male gatherings in Miami and Puerto Rico.
But, boys, let me tell you, these are not cheap dates. The cost varies widely, depending on the quality of accommodations, restaurants, and entertainment, but men typically drop hundreds or even thousands of dollars on such weekends. Berkowitz estimates the Las Vegas trip cost each guy $1,500, excluding gambling expenses. Urman's friends paid about $600 each, not counting their travel expenses or blackjack losses.
Several things have sparked the lengthier, pricier destination bachelor party phenomena: older first-time grooms (and brides) and their friends with more disposable income; an increasing percentage of couples who cohabitate before marriage, making an in-town affair too humdrum (not to mention awkward when a bachelor wakes up, hung over, beside his bride-to-be or doesn't come home at all); weddings that often involve family and friends who are geographically scattered and need to travel, regardless, making a sexy destination more desirable; a harried workforce that sees a relative's or friend's bachelor party as a chance for a "minivacation."
Brides-to-be are also getting in on the action - or lack thereof. Elizabeth Lasater, a physical therapist from New Haven, says her six-woman bachelorette party held last July in Montreal, which featured pampering at a day spa and sightseeing, was relaxing, not rowdy. "We had the most fun hanging out in the hotel room in the morning and going across the hall in our pajamas to talk," says the 30-year-old.
While most bachelor blowouts are still being planned by the best man, a small number of luxury concierge services, like Montreal VIP, have become the males' equivalent of the wedding planner. Founded in 1999, Montreal VIP organized more than 800 bachelor parties last year, a number that represents 76 percent of its private- and corporate-outings business, says Oren Bornstein, director of marketing. "Women, predominantly, will put all their effort toward the wedding," Bornstein says. "Whereas for males, the bachelor party almost becomes their wedding. It's the biggest event."
So far most of the bachelor parties I've attended have been the best of both worlds. We've traveled (Baltimore, Philadelphia, Montreal, Las Vegas) and we gambled and played paintball, but we also saw copious boobies. I can't imagine the horrified woman who finds out that her husband wants to do a wine tasting for his bachelor party. "Oh my god, my future husband is gay!"
Monday, December 03, 2007
Priorities
Police in Oklahoma, arrested a man after finding his four young children in a near-freezing car outside a strip club.
Cardrico Lajuan Nash was allegedly in the Taboo Topless Cabaret for at least an hour before police, responding to a citizen's call, discovered the children, including a 3-month-old baby, sleeping in the car about 1 a.m. The other children are ages 4, 6 and 7. It was about 35 degrees at the time.
Cardrico Lajuan Nash was allegedly in the Taboo Topless Cabaret for at least an hour before police, responding to a citizen's call, discovered the children, including a 3-month-old baby, sleeping in the car about 1 a.m. The other children are ages 4, 6 and 7. It was about 35 degrees at the time.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
For $20 They'll Play With Your Putts
A strip club in Pocono, Pennsylvania named CR Fanny's (get it?) sponsored a golf outing at a local golf course. This outing included strippers giving lap dances on the course. A guy who lives across the street recorded the whole thing. You must watch this video.
Friday, June 01, 2007
A-Rod's Mistress
The name of the woman with whom A-Rod is cheating on his wife, is Joslyn Morse.
Morse is a stripper from Iowa. She started stripping after high school and has been at it for some time, she is now 30 years old. She works in Scores Las Vegas and also dances at the Spearmint Rhino, Masters, Treasures Gentlemen's Club, Jaguars, Sapphire Gentlemen's Club and Seamless in Vegas.
Morse also appeared in a Playboy Casting Call Magazine. Click here for the NOT SAFE FOR WORK PICTURES.
Apparenly, her and A-Rod have been seen together in several cities the Yankees have played in this year as well as in Las Vegas during the offseason.
Morse is a stripper from Iowa. She started stripping after high school and has been at it for some time, she is now 30 years old. She works in Scores Las Vegas and also dances at the Spearmint Rhino, Masters, Treasures Gentlemen's Club, Jaguars, Sapphire Gentlemen's Club and Seamless in Vegas.
Morse also appeared in a Playboy Casting Call Magazine. Click here for the NOT SAFE FOR WORK PICTURES.
Apparenly, her and A-Rod have been seen together in several cities the Yankees have played in this year as well as in Las Vegas during the offseason.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Stripping For Credit
We've all heard of girls who strip to pay college tuition, and definitely girls who work at Hooters to pay for extras like books and booze, but one girl actually got class credit for stripping.
Jenny Heineman at the University of Nebraska-Omaha went to work as a stripper at a local strip club called 20's (stop by if you're ever in Omaha).
She did everything the rest of the girls do, she danced on stage, she did dances, she became a stripper.
Then she wrote her thesis about it. The paper got a B.
I'm sure you want to see what Jenny looks like so you can watch the video from the local station in Nebraska.
Jenny Heineman at the University of Nebraska-Omaha went to work as a stripper at a local strip club called 20's (stop by if you're ever in Omaha).
She did everything the rest of the girls do, she danced on stage, she did dances, she became a stripper.
Then she wrote her thesis about it. The paper got a B.
I'm sure you want to see what Jenny looks like so you can watch the video from the local station in Nebraska.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Barbie Bandits are Strippers
The Barbie Bandits, a couple of young girls who robbed a bank branch in a grocery store, needed the money because evidently they weren't very good strippers.
They were seen on bank surveillance giggling and laughing as they demanded the money with a note, no weapon. They eventually got caught in part because the teller was an inside man on the job, which explains why he forked over the dough so easily. The incident caused such little stir that a customer standing behind them later told a reporter that she had no idea the bank had been robbed.
Now it turns out that Ashley Miller and Heather Johnston are 19-year old strippers.
They work the afternoon shift at Shooter Alley in Atlanta, one of the many Atlanta area strip clubs frequented by NBA players visiting the Hawks, and by Georgia Derek on his lunch break.
Miller -- stage name "Adrienne" -- and Johnston -- "Charlie" -- worked there for at least two months. A co-worker says "Charlie was always smiling, just a sweetheart. She just said she played tennis in high school. We talked about kids, relationships, never nothing about criminal stuff. Charlie was just innocent looking. She could make you laugh just by watching her dance. She could just look at you, stick her tongue out; it was funny, being kiddie."
The proceeds from the robbery were "significantly more than $500" but they never give exact figures on how much cash banks keep. Two days later Miller and Johnston went on a shopping spree at a Gucci store in Atlanta and got their hair done.
They were seen on bank surveillance giggling and laughing as they demanded the money with a note, no weapon. They eventually got caught in part because the teller was an inside man on the job, which explains why he forked over the dough so easily. The incident caused such little stir that a customer standing behind them later told a reporter that she had no idea the bank had been robbed.
Now it turns out that Ashley Miller and Heather Johnston are 19-year old strippers.
They work the afternoon shift at Shooter Alley in Atlanta, one of the many Atlanta area strip clubs frequented by NBA players visiting the Hawks, and by Georgia Derek on his lunch break.
Miller -- stage name "Adrienne" -- and Johnston -- "Charlie" -- worked there for at least two months. A co-worker says "Charlie was always smiling, just a sweetheart. She just said she played tennis in high school. We talked about kids, relationships, never nothing about criminal stuff. Charlie was just innocent looking. She could make you laugh just by watching her dance. She could just look at you, stick her tongue out; it was funny, being kiddie."
The proceeds from the robbery were "significantly more than $500" but they never give exact figures on how much cash banks keep. Two days later Miller and Johnston went on a shopping spree at a Gucci store in Atlanta and got their hair done.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Strippers' Mugshots
A sting at a Houston strip club resulted in the arrests of 11 strippers. Smoking Gun has the mugshots of 10 of them. Look how awful these women look under normal lighting and without their makeup. And they were arrested for prostitution, men were paying money to fuck these hoes.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Not Just for Strippers and Starlets Anymore
Once the domain of strippers and starlets, breast augmentation appears to be catching on with increasing numbers of soccer moms.
"The typical person getting breast implants today is not the stripper, the model," says St. Louis plastic surgeon Leroy Young, who has been in practice for 26 years. "It's the girl down the street."
From 2000 to 2005, the number of U.S. women who enlarged their breasts with implants jumped 37%, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Now that the Food and Drug Administration last month approved silicone-gel implants — generally considered more aesthetically pleasing than salt-water-filled — for breast augmentation, the procedure is expected to become even more popular.
"It's becoming more and more accepted," says Nicole Cummings, who created implantinfo.com eight years ago because she was frustrated with a lack of information about breast augmentation.
In 1998, according to the plastic surgeons' society, 132,378 U.S. women had their breasts augmented — fewer than half as many who had the operation in 2005.
In a 2003 survey funded by the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, Cummings asked women who logged onto her site about their age, income, education and marital status. The average age of the 3,500 respondents who had implants and the 1,625 considering them was 34. Three-quarters said they were married or in a long-term relationship. Nearly half said they had a bachelor's degree.
Considering that the cost of breast augmentation, which is not covered by insurance, starts at around $4,000, it's not surprising that nearly three-quarters reported earning $50,000 or more.
"The typical person getting breast implants today is not the stripper, the model," says St. Louis plastic surgeon Leroy Young, who has been in practice for 26 years. "It's the girl down the street."
From 2000 to 2005, the number of U.S. women who enlarged their breasts with implants jumped 37%, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Now that the Food and Drug Administration last month approved silicone-gel implants — generally considered more aesthetically pleasing than salt-water-filled — for breast augmentation, the procedure is expected to become even more popular.
"It's becoming more and more accepted," says Nicole Cummings, who created implantinfo.com eight years ago because she was frustrated with a lack of information about breast augmentation.
In 1998, according to the plastic surgeons' society, 132,378 U.S. women had their breasts augmented — fewer than half as many who had the operation in 2005.
In a 2003 survey funded by the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, Cummings asked women who logged onto her site about their age, income, education and marital status. The average age of the 3,500 respondents who had implants and the 1,625 considering them was 34. Three-quarters said they were married or in a long-term relationship. Nearly half said they had a bachelor's degree.
Considering that the cost of breast augmentation, which is not covered by insurance, starts at around $4,000, it's not surprising that nearly three-quarters reported earning $50,000 or more.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Don't Call It a Comeback
The $2 bill has been here for years, but it's recently gaining in popularity.
In 2005, banks ordered 61 million $2 bills, twice the average ordered in the 90s. But well below the 8.6 billion $1 bills that were requested.
What's behind the increase? Strip clubs. Strip clubs now hand out $2 bills when they give customers their change, and the bills end up in dancers' garters and bartenders' tip jars.
"The entertainers love it because it doubles their tip money," said Angelina Spencer, a former stripper and the current executive director of the Association of Club Executives, an adult nightclub trade group representing some 1,000 members.
In 2005, banks ordered 61 million $2 bills, twice the average ordered in the 90s. But well below the 8.6 billion $1 bills that were requested.
What's behind the increase? Strip clubs. Strip clubs now hand out $2 bills when they give customers their change, and the bills end up in dancers' garters and bartenders' tip jars.
"The entertainers love it because it doubles their tip money," said Angelina Spencer, a former stripper and the current executive director of the Association of Club Executives, an adult nightclub trade group representing some 1,000 members.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Scores Won for the Kids
Strippers at Scores in Las Vegas raised $2,500 for local schools.
Scores raised the funds at an Aug. 23 back-to-school event called "Detention" that featured strippers dressed as teachers, schoolgirls and librarians.
"It's back to school time and you know what that means. Detention for everyone who has been bad!" one advertisement read.
The performers peeled off clothes and offered lap dances to customers. Patrons also left more than $1,000 donations in a jar that the club said would go to the Clark County School District. Scores matched the donations roughly dollar for dollar.
"In this town, money is money, regardless," Cohen said. "We're a respectable business. We pay taxes like everybody else. We have a business license. It's for a good cause." "Education is very important," he said.
Scores raised the funds at an Aug. 23 back-to-school event called "Detention" that featured strippers dressed as teachers, schoolgirls and librarians.
"It's back to school time and you know what that means. Detention for everyone who has been bad!" one advertisement read.
The performers peeled off clothes and offered lap dances to customers. Patrons also left more than $1,000 donations in a jar that the club said would go to the Clark County School District. Scores matched the donations roughly dollar for dollar.
"In this town, money is money, regardless," Cohen said. "We're a respectable business. We pay taxes like everybody else. We have a business license. It's for a good cause." "Education is very important," he said.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Derek vs. Maxim
Stripper Love Triangle
Interesting story developing here in New York. A stripper was murdered and now police are investigating her two boyfriends. One is some punk and another is her high school sweetheart (an aspiring white rapper) from home in Columbus, Ohio. She told her parents she was in a play called Privilege, but she really danced topless at a club called Privelege before moving on to Flashdancers in Times Square. Her parents are obviously stunned that their daughter ended up stripping for money, but I imagine similar stories, minus the brutal murder, happen quite often. Girl leaves small town comes to New York, can't cut it as dancer/singer/actress so she becomes a stripper. One interesting side note for Derek: Her father is the director of the marching band at The Ohio State University.
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