$15 dollar lap dances but no takers
I made a stop at Brad's today. I'm finding strip clubs are just no fun now. Most clubs are doing socially distanced lap dances. At the same time, the quality of the girls seems to have dropped. To make up for lack of physical contact, the girls need to look better but they don't. Brad's was selling lap dances for fifteen dollars today instead of the usual twenty but I don't think I saw anyone going back to do any in the two hours I was there. There were several girls sitting and talking to guys. Do they get money for that or is Brad's now just a hang out place where the strippers sit around talking to their male friends? There were very few stage tips too. This doesn't seem like a viable long term business model for local strip clubs as I can see the numbers of customers slowly dwindling as they realize what is being offered now isn't worth it. If we don't go back to normal soon the clubs will need to try to think of something they can offer at a price customers are willing to pay. Just dropping the standard lap dance price a few bucks isn't going to cut it.
Sounds like it could be a nightmare.
[QUOTE=DeanTheDream;4897606]This place sounds very familiar to me. I live on the east side of town not far from club Paradise, I have been to Paradise many times, very late, trolling for low hanging fruit, so I spend a lot of time sitting at the bar and listening to the staff, especially one bartender talk about how she has been trying to start her own club in Indianapolis.
My memory serves me correctly she had been begging the owner of the place that got shut down last year for the shooting ioutside why can't I remember that name. Lennys!
Anyway based on the intelligence level of this woman, or very poor bartending skills and the overall belief in the concept that a strip club is overpriced drinks and throwing away your money to Dancers who never get off the stage, I think you might find yourself in that type of situation at boss ladies.
Why this seems to be a recurring theme around this town I will never understand. This town is weird.[/QUOTE]I agree Dean, but also most of the clubs in that area aren't anything to write home about. Paradise has cheap dances but is more expensive to get into. There are some gems there, but since it's a black club it's often hit or miss with the attitude. At any rate, all the clubs are closed now. Not sure when they're opening up again, maybe the 12th? Stay safe friend.
You would waste your time again
[QUOTE=SamBass;4915636]Yep I've done that, went back for the last couple weeks and read them all. I only have one day and with the uncertainty of clubs staying open I didn't want to drive all around Indy. Basically did that in Kalamazoo 3 weeks ago. I called Maked sure they were open two days later I show and they had closed again.[/QUOTE]To the best of my knowledge, all strip clubs are closed in Indianapolis until August 12th at the earliest. I'm quite certain they will not open on August 13th, reason being the cases of coronavirus are at an all time high new cases per day in the state. You would have to try another city, sorry you wasted your time in Kalamazoo, that sucks.
Which clubs will survive?
Indianapolis clubs are now in their second lockdown. So, a year from now, which clubs will have survived? The clubs that survive will be the ones with the most assets. This includes tangible assets like a well maintained building, good location and cash reserves and intangible assets like a good reputation among customers and strippers. Management that treats their girls poorly will not be able to attract top level talent.
Ten years ago Indianapolis had 20 clubs. Over the years it lost Wild Cheri, Lenny's, Sassy Kats, Club Venus and Club Zeus. These were all old rundown clubs in bad neighborhoods. The other clubs in this category may also be gone a year from now. They may already be closed without me knowing it since they are so bad I never went to them again after a couple visits. This would include Kentucky Club, Cherri Palace, Patty's, Silk, Sunset Strip, Pure Passion and Paradise. A few of them may survive like Sunset Strip, Paradise and Pure Passion. Strip Clubs have become an integral part of black ghetto thug culture. This drives away middle class whites from strip clubs overall but may enable these clubs to survive as black clubs. They may still close down if there are a lot of shootings, prostitution, and drug dealing going on at them and the city forces them to close. Formerly decent strip clubs that lost their previous reputation may also go under. Harem House, Babes, and Classy Chassy all had the same owner. Unfortunately, he passed away and the clubs had bad management after that. They may have lost their customer base permanently and not even a new owner could come in and save them.
I think this will leave the following clubs in the long run: Brad's, Dancers, Club Rio, The Pony, PT's, and Red Garter. So, from 20 clubs 10 years go, we may end up with only 6.
My best lap dances of 2019/20
Good afternoon. Newbie poster long time reader and strip joint connoisseur. I imagine most of us can agree 2020 has sucked so I included the good old days of 2019. No particular order just as they jump in my head.
Blondie at Dancers just a really hot girl.
Ricky Heart at both Brads and Dancers, super cool girl comes off very genuine.
Phoenix at Brads. My type of look so simply gorgeous. Second time I tried she blew me off for a must be regular for like two hours. Did not understand the thought process.
Samantha at Brads. That's not here stage name. Not sure what it is but she has a rocking body and all those tats. Damn, really cool girl too.
Duchess, Rio. At one point she was the hottest stripper I had ever seen. Crazy blonde hair and smoking hot. Tough to get and keep her attention but worth the effort.
Another day girl at Rio, starts with M, told me she has been there for years but looks young. She was the make out queen. Was supposed to go back in March and see her for my first VIP.
Ones I cannot track down but always wanted to see, Devon I believe at PT's and Lizzie I believe formerly of Brads? Anyone have info on them? Once again thanks for the info and hope to contribute back!
Mayor allowing clubs to reopen
Mayor Hogsett has announced bars and clubs will be allowed to reopen with reduced seating capacity. Thank you, Mayor Hogsett. Brad's Brass Flamingo says on their Facebook page they will reopen on September 8th. It won't all be back to pre-COVID days but it's nice that there is some movement to return to normal life. When they closed the clubs in March I didn't think they would still be closed in September.
I've made the drive up to the Hip Hugger in Kokomo a couple times over the last month and now will be able to spend my time and money here in Indianapolis and save on driving time. I tried massage parlors as a substitute for strip clubs but it didn't work out. Asian women in their forties and fifties who can't speak English aren't an adequate replacement for younger prettier women in their twenties and thirties who you can talk to. You also have multiple women down at the strip club and can pick your type. Most guys have a type they like.
Strip clubs closed again after one day
Strip clubs were allowed to reopen on September 8th but according to the Brad's Brass Flamingo Facebook page the mayor just shut them down again.
If this keeps up, many of the strip clubs and also bars and nightclubs may end up closing permanently. There really is little reason for this other than misguided panic and hysteria. The average life expectancy in the USA Is 78 and the average Covid death is 78. Only 10% of deaths are people under 60. The typical 78 year old who dies from this isn't a typical healthy 78 year old with several more years to live but someone with multiple health problems. So the lockdowns are being done to keep elderly sick people alive another couple of months. The original rationale for the lockdowns, the possibility of hospitals being overwhelmed, turned out to be largely a false alarm. The lockdowns might be worth keeping elderly people alive another couple months if there were no costs involved but there are. The shutdowns create economic damage. The resulting economic contraction will cause future deaths of despair from people committing suicide or overdosing on drugs. Fewer people will be able to afford to get married, have children or buy houses in safe neighborhoods. Cancer deaths are already rising as the focus on Covid as the sole health risk has led to less diagnosis and treatment of other diseases. You may end up with more deaths caused by the lockdowns than Covid-19. There are also non-economic costs involved as many of the things people do for pleasure have been made unavailable over the last several months.
Indianapolis next pandemic stage summary. As relates to night clubs
Beginning Monday Sept 28.
Nightclubs at 50% capacity.
No bar seating.
10 foot buffer from performance stage and audience.
Close at midnight for bars, nightclubs and restaurants.
And of course must maintain social distancing.
As I was thinking about clubs and primarily using BBF as a reference. Now you have a 25 ft wide swath down middle of club with no customers and 10 ft longer than stage on each end. Then add the social distancing standard with no bar seating. Might be lucky to get 30 people in the club. Thinking about Dancers or worse Rio with multiple stages adding 10 radius around each stage wipes out nearly all seating.
For clubs like the Pony crowd doesn't show up until almost midnight. In fact for most clubs would be hard to pay the bill closing at midnight.
I don't see how the clubs can operate under these restrictions. Or how the tipping crowd will be bi enough to make dancers want to work.
Will be interesting to see who opens and how.
