Club Action

[John Bear]

Any time that I have been to Valentino's is never looks open. Sometimes the light in the window is on, or a car is parked on the side of the building. But I have not been there is ages. I hope they did not close.

[Joe Zog]

It sounded like he described Gin Dees but he said people dont even know it exist. So am I close?

Close, but as Bill Clinton used to say, "No Cigar!"

[Joe Zog]

Is Valentinos still open? I went there today around 3 and it was closed - odd for a Sat.

I've never seen it open.

[Boondox]

Is it Valentino's

Is Valentinos still open? I went there today around 3 and it was closed - odd for a Sat.

[Mangoat]

further south, right in the "middle", along the river

Yes, good place to court a Valentine date?

[CTPilot9876]

Is it Valentino's

further south, right in the "middle", along the river

[Tommy13]

Gin Dees is a dive, but I never saw of or heard of any action in there. Perhaps some TO, but there isn't anywhere in there to really get down to business. Iu don't think he was talking about Gin Dees.

[JoefromCT]

further south, right in the "middle", along the river

It sounded like he described Gin Dees but he said people dont even know it exist. So am I close?

[Winsten OB]

I stopped by the GC in EH afterwork last Wednesday and spent some quality time with Cindy. Tall, thin, eastern european, nice accent. I was getting pretty strong messages that takeout was available, but I didn't want to rush anything since this was my first time seeing her and I was frankly a bit surprised at how fast things progressed to this point.

Any feedback on this girl?

Sorry for the late response, haven't check this section in awhile. This sounds like the Cindy who used to (? ) work across the river at Kahoots. She's Hungarian, fairly intellegent and has been in the game for at least 5 years. Never got the take-out vib from her in East Hartford, but with the rough economic times, she may be branching out.

[Joe Zog]

Does anybody know where this is or give any clues? PM me if need be. I used to go to a place on the NB/Berlin line called Showplace and this kind of reminds me of it. Ahhh to relive my college years

further south, right in the "middle", along the river

[Random Dude]

I popped my cherry in the Springfield forum, and I thought I would post something here, that I did not think of until now.

Most of the time I am just reading, while playing with my private "free" stock but I thought I would mention a place that I know of. I will not give out the name of the place in public since it is not well known in the town. Other than the cops that hang out in the place (using services provided) most do not know the place exists dispite being around the corner from the PD.

I have not been there in months but.

It is a strip bar south of hartford. A tiny stip bar. The owner/bartender is an old lady that knows what goes on but turns a blind eye once for the most part.

Set up.

You walk in the door and the bar in on the left, a stage area straight ahead and seating on one side of the area. Music is from a juke box the strippers pick the music. A pool table is located in the back area. There is not a "VIP" room or anything like that. And if you want a lap dance you are either on the side of the stage or tucked behind the bar by the front window (covered up).

My experience.

I found this place on line and headed out there. Beer is cheap and no cover. The times I have gone the place is pretty dead. I have even been the only one in there. I have gone and there was not even a dancer. Parking I used is across the street in the pay parking lot (sometimes you do not need to pay or it is free for a set time limit).

Dancers.

I have been to strip clubs for years. Heck, at 19 I had a VIP pass to the Mardi Gras back when it was "old school" type place. So when I compare or rate dancers, a 10 is really a 10. But at this place, dancers ranged from a 3 up to a 7. Now I have only see a couple of them there since I have been there a handful of times, but I think on the popular days the better ones dance.

Mileage.

I was there once and went to the stage to get a dance. I was the only one in the place and she "danced", talked and played with herself. She offered the lap dance and we went over behind the bar. The bartender sat on the other side playing the stupid game thing and not caring. The dancer started dancing and offered FS for extra amount (forgot amount, but maybe. 4 or. 6). So I dropped the pants and went to town. I repeated with this dancer one other visit. She was probably a 4 maybe even a 3 but I was happy.

Another time was with a 6 or 7 and there were other people at the bar, so hiding behind the bar was out. So I sat at the far end of the stage and pulled it out and played with myself as she danced. She offered a HJ during a lap dance and we went to the side of the place. Block by a table and chairs she went gave me a discrete HJ. When I asked about the other people, she commented that they all received the same at some time, so it was no big deal. I also asked about cops and she mentioned that some of them at the bar we ex-cops themselves.

Overall, the place is a hole in the wall, basically a dive. Dancers ranged from poor to good and extras are there as long as you are discrete. Again, I have not been there in months, so I am not sure if it is even still open. I will give out the name of the place in PM to some people but to others. Search around the net and you can find it.

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Does anybody know where this is or give any clues? PM me if need be. I used to go to a place on the NB/Berlin line called Showplace and this kind of reminds me of it. Ahhh to relive my college years

[The Novice]

Stopped into Kahoot's in EH recently and saw an old "acquaintance", Jaime.

Now realize there are 3 Jaime's there now, one waitress ex-dancer and two dancers. I am referring to the brunette, fake rack, nice nipples, glasses and tattoo over left shoulder blade. Back in the day she wore man's shirt with glasses for the ""slutty secretary" look. I waited but could not get close enough for a dance or conversation and she missed her stage set.

Anyone know her or know if she is up to her old ways? Feeling MORE than nostalgic now!

TN

[JMG]

Town officials enacted the ordinance to limit "secondary effects" of such businesses, and not to limit access to such businesses. Those secondary effects can include crimes against people and property, prostitution, public indecency, drug use and trafficking, the spreading of diseases and sexual assault, officials said.

Bullshit. This ordinance isn't about any of those things. It's about making the town an undesirable place to open an adult business. East Hartford's "moral" leaders are hoping that the regulations will simply be too much of a pain in the ass and that the strip clubs will find another town to open up in [which, incidentally would be good for the "moral leaders" in East Hartford since it would look bad for them to be seen mongering in their own town].

Seriously, public indecency?!? When was the last time you saw a stripper naked outside a strip club?

The existing businesses in town have been the scenes of crimes, including shootings, kidnappings and murders.

I guess they're going to have to outlaw banks and convenience stores, too. Bummer for East Hartford....

[Tommy13]

That ordinance won't pass constitutional muster. It prohibits anyone with a felony offense within three years to work at a strip club and the ability to work is a fundamental interest. Unless there is a term of probation that precludes a stripper or bouncer from working at a stripclub, such a restriction won't work.

[Wolfman Jack]

At least in East Hartford anyway. They need to walk around with a cup, like a blind man.


East Hartford Council Adopts Adult Business Restrictions

By DAVID OWENS | Courant Staff Writer
August 28, 2008

EAST HARTFORD - — The days of passing folded dollar bills to strippers in local clubs may soon end under an ordinance adopted by the town council Tuesday.

Council members say the rule is designed to regulate adult-oriented businesses closely while simultaneously respecting those businesses' constitutional right to exist. But a lawyer for a developer who wants to open an adult business here says it goes too far.

The council's unanimous decision on Tuesday followed a lengthy review of similar ordinances elsewhere. That information was vetted by the town's attorney to ensure what the council adopted complies with existing law.

The result, council Chairman Richard F. Kehoe said, is an ordinance that could force some existing businesses to close. "I just can't see them complying with the ordinance," Kehoe said.

Regarding those who want to open businesses in town, Councilman Marc I. Weinberg said: "It's our house, our rules."

Two adult-oriented businesses now operate in East Hartford — Kahoots men's club at 639 Main St. and the Venus Lounge at 1268 Main St. Two more adult-oriented businesses want to open in town. The ordinance, which is expected to go into effect in mid-September, would apply immediately to any new business. Existing businesses would have until Jan. 1 to comply with its requirements.

The ordinance requires, among other things, that businesses obtain licenses, and lists a host of rules that must be met to keep that license. The names and addresses of anyone with at least a 10 percent ownership interest in the business, including people who seek anonymity by creating a limited liability company, must be provided to town officials. The ordinance also requires that managers and employees undergo criminal background checks, the business be open to random inspections by town officials, that managers and employees not perform or allow any illegal activity, the interior of adult-oriented businesses be open and visible and that no section be obscured, that no employee have a serious criminal conviction within three years, that the business maintain 24-hour video monitoring of all areas in the business and that recordings be maintained for at least 90 days and that the tapes be made available to town officials, that managers be licensed, and that patrons cannot tip performers. Any tips must be placed in a container, the ordinance reads.

"I think this is clearly the strongest ordinance in the state of Connecticut," Kehoe said. "I really think it will do the job. If those businesses come to East Hartford, they'll have to meet high standards." The ordinance is not only tough, Kehoe added, but is "highly defensible."

Town officials enacted the ordinance to limit "secondary effects" of such businesses, and not to limit access to such businesses. Those secondary effects can include crimes against people and property, prostitution, public indecency, drug use and trafficking, the spreading of diseases and sexual assault, officials said.

The existing businesses in town have been the scenes of crimes, including shootings, kidnappings and murders.

Kim Coleman, a lawyer representing the Masters Club LLC, said the ordinance will likely be challenged. Masters Club wants to open an adult-oriented business in the old Elks Club lodge at 148 Roberts St.

"They are going to create litigation for East Hartford for years to come," Coleman said. "I guess the lawyers will get rich."

Some of the ordinance's requirements are "ridiculous," Coleman said. Such as one that says anyone working as a masseuse cannot wear tight clothing or a skirt with a hemline more than 3 inches above the top of the knee.

"I've never seen an ordinance that doesn't allow a masseuse to wear a skirt that's 3 inches above her knee," Coleman said. "I went to Catholic school. The nuns used to check that. Are they going to hire nuns to check the hemlines?"

"I don't know how they're going to survive a challenge," Coleman said.