Sep 17, 2006 23:38
damnit. why can't i get near an oven without burning myself one way or another. no matter what i somehow end up bumping a part of my hand or arm on the hot pan or the oven itself. ugh.
let me finsih my weekend story.
Sue (lives next door to Shiraku) has been a friend since we moved in. she recently was evicted because she loves Mocha (the most adorable pug) to get rid of her. in light of this she needed cash and fast. a couple years ago she had been a stripper. she must have been pretty good because she had done shows at some of the higer class joints in NYC and a few gentlemen's clubs as well. she had decided she would call her agent and do a couple gigs.
she was very nervous. she has gained aboout 40 pounds. keep in mind that prior to this weight gain she was stick weighing in at maybe 95. eww. as i said she was nervous but wanted to go for it just the same.
her agent booked her a couple nights at a place in Derry, Pa. she was looking forward to it because she had done shows there in the past and made very good money. she wanted shiraku and i to go along. she had spoken to her agent to make arrangments. she was told that her room would cost 5.00 and that she could have friends stay with her.
so friday we headed to Derry. the ride down was great. hell, roadtrips rock.
we got there a little late. Sue rushed inside. shiraku and i found a parking spot and then went in. this place was not really what i expected. no, i wasn't expecting a scene from out of a motley crue pv (although that would have been great. LOL). i am not sure what i was expecting. i just knew that this wasn't it.
shiraku and i took a sit by the stage. there were plenty open. all the other people were sitting at the bar. we couldn't get over how calm and non-bar like the place was. it didn't have the cloud of smoke or anything.
while waiting for Sue a dancer comes out. i guess she is suppose to be a dancer but it was impossible to tell. she comes out already basically naked. she wiggled her butt for about a whole 10 seconds and then just walks over to a guy and starts chatting it up. that was the end of act one.
another girl comes out with just a g string. she does the same exact thing. shiraku and i were baffled. after all this is supposedly a strip club. yet, it was lacking in the strip department and there wasn't even any dancing.
the crowd was creppily uninterested in watching any girl take the stage. it was creepy. LOL.
then Sue comes out. all eyes went to her. each time she got on there she actually did dancing. she wasn't even putting much effort into it. she figured that there was no point in trying. it wasn't taking much to upstage the others. sue wasn't being tipped with dollars like the others. she was getting 10s and 20s. if there had been more then a few people actually watching i am sure she would have made alot of money.
through out the night the other three girls did there little five second shake. at one point the stage was empty for almost an hour. Sue was confused because these people were highly unprofessional. there was no real set stage time. she had no idea when to get on the stage or off.
as time went on we were noticing some odd and slightly disturbing things. besides the fact that the strippers weren't stripping.
one dancer had disappeared completely for about three hours. i saw her briefly when we came in. and i saw her come out just to leave.
when the girls are off stage they are supposed to be dressed in some sort of clothing. even if skimpy. not these girls. these girls were sitting around in nothing but there g-strings.
the customers get a full view at all times. its no wonder that the guys didn't actually go to the stage to watch anything. the action all took place right at the bar.
not only were the girls not dressed but i also saw dancers kisssing customers, letting them fondle them and after a private "dance" they came out holding the guys hands. i even saw one of the girls take guys into the fucking bathroom.
needless to say after only a couple hours of being there shiraku and i got the strong impression that these girls were not really there to strip. we were sure that the private dances were a hell of alot more then just a dance. LOL.
towards the end of the night we were talking to Sue. by this point she was disgusted with the scene. shiraku and i began to tell her of some of the things we had seen. she got this look on her face. she then explained that a couple of guys had mentioned what all would they get if they went in the back. another mentioned the bathroom. at the time she just assumed it was drunken, horny men talk.
with everything put together i think its clear what really goes on.
to make thigns worse is we find out that Sue doesn't have a private room. she has to stay downstairs with the other dancers. (all of whom were fucking bitchy).friends aren't even welcomed either. we were all pissed. by this point shiraku (who drove) had already been awake for more then 20 some hours. we left under the impression that there would be a room.
as if that wasn't bad enough sue didn't even get paid the full amount. they only paid her half of what she was suppose to get. why? she was leaving a half hour early. she wanted to leave because no one was even watching. it went from about ten people to four. what was the point of her staying there? none of the remaining dnacers had even been on the stage in over an hour (again).
we were all pissed. sue spent all that money putting gas in the car and everything for nothing. she barely broke even with what it cost to go there in he first place.
we bitched in the car for awhile and then we headed to some diner to eat. after we ate we hopped in the car to watch a movie. then we took a nap.
aside from that place being some brothel in disguise we did have a good time. =)