Strip Club Reports

[StanleyStankas]

I did not know the sign was gone. I went by a week ago or so and people were coming out of there with bar chairs in hand. I figured something was up.

And thanks for these reports, fellas. I have not been into the lot even though I go by there back and forth at least three times per week. So that sign that had that date written was a prank or something unknown I will believe. I don't know what they are going to put in there because the place is hidden in that corner and also I believe there is a place a few doors down on that corner that already has the tappers. So what would be the incentive to put another slot place? Not much is going to work there just like the people that bought the former j's were completely clueless as to the local terrain imo. Well I will now on occasion go into the lot to see if anything happens. Thanks again, all. Stosh.

[Hockey Guy]

Drove by there on the way home from work. The place is gone. The sign above on the fascade is gone, the inside looks like its been emptied out.

I did not know the sign was gone. I went by a week ago or so and people were coming out of there with bar chairs in hand. I figured something was up.

[Unclehomer]

Drove by there on the way home from work. The place is gone. The sign above on the fascade is gone, the inside looks like its been emptied out.

[StanleyStankas]

The bars is Stone Park use to close at 6 am and some opened up at 7 am. I remember, in the early 80's being in a place that just let you keep drinking between 6 and 7, use just couldn't buy a drink, so you stocked up before 6. Memory fading, I think it was called Obbies. There were a couple bars on the frontage road south of North Ave. Those eventually closed and Stay Out became the late night / early morning hangout.

On south harlem off say 55 ish if I recall there used to be what I would refer to as s*it kickin bars. Country places with live music. That would let out at 6 am as well and then just go at it again. Agree with the way this convo has been going in that they are banning dancers, however the 4 hour places and several stop and flops are still lining the strip. As far as bobby's I would believe that if the local fuzz came in and a girl was giving a guy a back massage it would be construed as a no no in their eyes and a reason to shut things down. To me looks like someone had a ha*d on for someone and p*ssed someone off. I mean a random walk in? They know what is going down in those places. They knew what was happening at j's imo. The murder in front of the place brought the heat down and then they had to kick up some dust to justifiy their positions with the villages. Just is. It is really bad! Everything from pot to gambling is legal, however let's not allow our activity to be. Oldman stosh all I know fellas and thanks for all of these posts. I miss our little threads here in melrose.

[Al Melrose]

The bars is Stone Park use to close at 6 am and some opened up at 7 am. I remember, in the early 80's being in a place that just let you keep drinking between 6 and 7, use just couldn't buy a drink, so you stocked up before 6. Memory fading, I think it was called Obbies. There were a couple bars on the frontage road south of North Ave. Those eventually closed and Stay Out became the late night / early morning hangout.

[InstantMagic]

That's amazing. That whole area. All of it, Melrose, Stone Park, etc. Is such a F'and cesspool of personality that I can't even imagine what the various municipalities really think they are doing with the dancer bans. I mean what do they think is going to happen on Mannheim? That good people who speak articulate and proper English are going to show up there to establish consulting businesses and Von Mar shopping?

As we established earlier, the road itself is a hinterland thorofare. If the good and kind residents really cared about where they were at, the whole area wouldn't have embraced the look and style that it has come to be known for.

I'm not saying that all of Mannheim should be allowed to just sell on the streets, but let's face it. The municipal gove there allowed by-the-hour hotels and 4 am Bar-paradise to be built in the first place. They are just going to drive everything deeper underground and with less transparency with these moves we are discussing here with places like Carl's.

[Mayor Quimby]

As I mentioned there was sharpie writing on the sign which was taken by mr. Hockey guy. If no one else chimes in I will do a quick drive over on Friday to see if that January date looks like the same writing, style and sharpie. Someone in the field with the village would be using the same sharpies and keeping them in their vehicle I would believe just out of habit. If it looks random it may be a phony. More soon. Thanks to all for the recon. Stosh.

Over the past couple months I've tried getting the whole story but this is what I've been able to find out. Apparently back in November, the locals decided to do a surprise visit to Bobbys. They didn't like whatever they saw when they walked in. At that point, they issued the shut down. Now I do not know exactly what was going on that violated whatever ordinance they cited, but the closure was definitely do to a police visit & not as simple as a building code issue etc. I do know that a few of the former dancers had been hanging out giving the shoulder massages at the bar. Whether or not that had something to do with the bust, I do not know. It also could have been a violation of operating hours or something else alcohol related. I do know that the city pretty much has adopted a no tolerance policy when it comes to these bars having any sort of the entertainment we're use to.

As far as Bobbys re-opening, I do not have any info. As far as the question Posted about opening being "good news", that depends on what type of good news you're hoping for. I doubt the owner would risk completely losing their liquor license as the dancer ban seems to be a permanent thing.

[StanleyStankas]

Ok, I shrunk it down here so it could post.

As I mentioned there was sharpie writing on the sign which was taken by mr. Hockey guy. If no one else chimes in I will do a quick drive over on Friday to see if that January date looks like the same writing, style and sharpie. Someone in the field with the village would be using the same sharpies and keeping them in their vehicle I would believe just out of habit. If it looks random it may be a phony. More soon. Thanks to all for the recon. Stosh.

[StanleyStankas]

Had to make a airport run over the weekend and figured I would take a peek and see what was going on at Bobby's. The orange sticker is still on the front door and the bar still is closed. But interesting note, the sticker said that no one is allowed in until January 23 (I forgot what time the note said). Good news?

If I recall and one of the members here did take a pic of it in the thread, however I can confirm there was no date on the line whatsoever. So, it appears whatever the issue was is solved and the village came over to write that. Now someone at random could have come along and wrote that date in. If all else fails I will shoot over there this Friday and take a look see to see if it looks random or in the same style and marker as the village. I think there was some actually hand writing with a marker on the sign. Could be way off and I will try to find the post now. Stosh.

[SouthSideRed]

Had to make a airport run over the weekend and figured I would take a peek and see what was going on at Bobby's. The orange sticker is still on the front door and the bar still is closed. But interesting note, the sticker said that no one is allowed in until January 23 (I forgot what time the note said). Good news?

[Tony Sop2]

Anyone have any otc with, I believe her name is Diana? She is a Columbian with a beautiful ass, small waist and nice sized tits. Sometimes she wears jewels on her eyelids.

[InstantMagic]

Totally agree in that the day life on the street is really just a commercial pass through for cdl's from the eisenhower, 294, et al up to the airport. I mean yea gas stations will always do well. However, even right there on the north east corner of heim and lake there is nothing really new even though they put a nice little strip center. So the tappers come in and lose and leave if you can find the entrance and exit to their little parking lot. The guy I bs with at the flea that I have mentioned I made a comment about that even though that is technically melrose there they put all the low end stuff down there. The trailer park, bone yard, flea, garbage truck garage and dump (during the summer when the wind is blowing down to us that smell reeks way too ripe), the railroad yard, the truck parking. He told me that melrose fuzz doesn't even like to come down over by us and said sometimes unless it's a big problem they show up in 30 minutes. He said he tells people look if you have a little fender bender just go into the cop shop and deal with it there. I think you mentioned that hottie from the trailers. Or it might have been someone else. I don't want to get into it, however some of those young flea girls (all of legal age of course!) That work at the flea for their family are looking very well! All imo old man stosh. P.S. Agree with everything you said! As well as I miss those clubs I used to fall into on 41 near the border. Sleeze personified. Sometimes I like the suites and sometimes I like the streets! Still do! That is why the flea is fun. Full of characters!! It's like a bar only during daylight hours!

Appreciate the reply and your experiences there as well. I was having a PM convo with another member about Mannheim today as well. I'm pretty sure when you mention the "flea" you are talking about that packed flea market basically across from the trailer park on Lake. If you are referring to that flea market can you confirm that there is any action to be had there? I never imagined it, but I understand your point about flea market girls, but I wouldn't know how to conduct myself there at this point to get anything done. I haven't been into that particular flea market in probably 20 years now. There used to be another one down Mannheim as well in the strip mall but I think it's been gone for years.

If you have anything you can add for me about that please feel free to PM me. Thanks again, and it's nice talking with you about those times, brother.

[StanleyStankas]

I love the convo here because J's, Playpen, and then Chances Are were our stomping ground for years. And in that order. There were probably occasions were several of us here were up there at the same time and don't know it. I knew a girl who lived in that trailer park you mentioned too. Met her at the Playpen although she wasn't a dancer. Gorgeous though. Had her at my place a few times, but she wanted to be wined and dined. She was going through a divorce along with the emotional period of grasping at straws that comes with it.

A bit below you mentioned that J's became a restaurant that then went under. Here's the thing. There is no amount of new business that can fix that area. It would need to be nuked and paved and grown from the get-go according to some city-plan that a place like that isn't remotely equipped with the talent to do. They'd honestly be better off from a public perspective leaving it for the nightlife as it was. The city probably made more money.

But I miss those "Mannheim Nights" as we used to call them. I could rattle off the names of the girls and the crowd we routinely hung with, which was as equally positive as the negatives of that area was for the phony tough-guys around there who always though my buddy and I were cops. LOL! Good times in that cesspool. Crazy that I miss 'them.

Totally agree in that the day life on the street is really just a commercial pass through for cdl's from the eisenhower, 294, et al up to the airport. I mean yea gas stations will always do well. However, even right there on the north east corner of heim and lake there is nothing really new even though they put a nice little strip center. So the tappers come in and lose and leave if you can find the entrance and exit to their little parking lot. The guy I bs with at the flea that I have mentioned I made a comment about that even though that is technically melrose there they put all the low end stuff down there. The trailer park, bone yard, flea, garbage truck garage and dump (during the summer when the wind is blowing down to us that smell reeks way too ripe), the railroad yard, the truck parking. He told me that melrose fuzz doesn't even like to come down over by us and said sometimes unless it's a big problem they show up in 30 minutes. He said he tells people look if you have a little fender bender just go into the cop shop and deal with it there. I think you mentioned that hottie from the trailers. Or it might have been someone else. I don't want to get into it, however some of those young flea girls (all of legal age of course!) That work at the flea for their family are looking very well! All imo old man stosh. P.S. Agree with everything you said! As well as I miss those clubs I used to fall into on 41 near the border. Sleeze personified. Sometimes I like the suites and sometimes I like the streets! Still do! That is why the flea is fun. Full of characters!! It's like a bar only during daylight hours!

[InstantMagic]

Same feel I get. I did go by leaving the flea last week and they had not opened up yet. With the trailer park behind as well as the truck traffic on lake to me just looked like another place that has taken the place of the former dancer places. It's over, we all knew it and the j's murder killed it no pun intended. The over seer guy I know at the flea who has lived in melrose all his life told me the hot places are that mansion place right there. They must have a 4 o clock license because he comes in at 5 and when he passes he sees the valet still lining up cars. These are coke places. We all know that. They might be scooting around the law if there is a membership or something. I would think from a far it's a dance club for let's say for young guys and women that are let's say not from this country. And like those little goofy cars that have those coffee can mufflers and are generally lowered. I am so open to someone chiming in and finding a nice place for us old guys to hang and bs of course spend money. Nothing has to really happen.

I love the convo here because J's, Playpen, and then Chances Are were our stomping ground for years. And in that order. There were probably occasions were several of us here were up there at the same time and don't know it. I knew a girl who lived in that trailer park you mentioned too. Met her at the Playpen although she wasn't a dancer. Gorgeous though. Had her at my place a few times, but she wanted to be wined and dined. She was going through a divorce along with the emotional period of grasping at straws that comes with it.

A bit below you mentioned that J's became a restaurant that then went under. Here's the thing. There is no amount of new business that can fix that area. It would need to be nuked and paved and grown from the get-go according to some city-plan that a place like that isn't remotely equipped with the talent to do. They'd honestly be better off from a public perspective leaving it for the nightlife as it was. The city probably made more money.

But I miss those "Mannheim Nights" as we used to call them. I could rattle off the names of the girls and the crowd we routinely hung with, which was as equally positive as the negatives of that area was for the phony tough-guys around there who always though my buddy and I were cops. LOL! Good times in that cesspool. Crazy that I miss 'them.

[StanleyStankas]

So I had some time a couple weeks ago & stopped in the new place, now called Medusas. Not much has changed as far as the interior goes. Basically like Louie's without the dancers. It does seem to be primarily a Latin crowd, mostly Mexican music coming from the Jukebox. I did recognize the bartender as one that use to work at Bobbys although I do recall her name. I think it's just turning into a neighborhood bar at this point.

Same feel I get. I did go by leaving the flea last week and they had not opened up yet. With the trailer park behind as well as the truck traffic on lake to me just looked like another place that has taken the place of the former dancer places. It's over, we all knew it and the j's murder killed it no pun intended. The over seer guy I know at the flea who has lived in melrose all his life told me the hot places are that mansion place right there. They must have a 4 o clock license because he comes in at 5 and when he passes he sees the valet still lining up cars. These are coke places. We all know that. They might be scooting around the law if there is a membership or something. I would think from a far it's a dance club for let's say for young guys and women that are let's say not from this country. And like those little goofy cars that have those coffee can mufflers and are generally lowered. I am so open to someone chiming in and finding a nice place for us old guys to hang and bs of course spend money. Nothing has to really happen. Nothing for me did at alot these places up 41 or over the cheddar curtain. Just fun is all. Sure blue balled, however when have I not been? Stosh.