Praise Jesus for Drink Quotas
[QUOTE=Viejo]drink quota - there are signs around the place that inform customers that, in effect, they are to have a drink in their hands at all times. It's sometimes enforced during the day when there is no cover on the door, and very seldem at night when the cover charge is in effect.[/QUOTE]
I am 100% convinced that having drink quotas and aggressively enforcing them (and removing pool tables) is the key to the longivity of clubs. So many once-great or at least "once-okay" clubs like Sportsmans and the Doll seem to have fallen apart precisely because they let any jackass hangout and harass the girls without spending money. That is no doubt a downtown phenomenon more than in the suburbs as these wannabes seemed to want to hold court in the downtown clubs, and my not have cars to get out to the suburbs.
A places like Cheaters/PP is 100% about business and do not screw-around. But it also means you will run through a lot of money fast. Places like Sportsmans and the Doll should be making every customer drop at least $40 an hour, so 2.5 hours you've dropped $100 on girls or bar. That is a bout 10 minutes at PP but is a reasonable amount for going out and having an experience rather than just a hit-and-run.
At Sportmans, et al, you have a growing number spending nothing or next to nothing per hour, which quickly turns into a vicious cycle where both the quality of girls and customers rapidly deteriorates.
That's only part of it...
[QUOTE=WebDog]
......At Sportmans, et al, you have a growing number spending nothing or next to nothing per hour, which quickly turns into a vicious cycle where both the quality of girls and customers rapidly deteriorates.[/QUOTE]
at the Sportsman's Lounge. The place was owned by the father of the owner of Fantasies. He ran the place fast and loose, with some decent women...then he died and another son took over. The son doesn't have a clue what to do...he had a chance to make the place over, and hired a guy who had a sandwich store in town to run the place. But he would not pay the freight for the improvements that really needed doing, and his manager just does not really give a shit anymore. His biggest mistake was not keeping access to the parking lot behind the hotel/club building. It's hard to imagine not being able to make a deal, unless those who control the lot want to force him out of business.
Everything there has gone downhill because of the downward spiral of earnings potential for dancers, bartenders and other staff. There are no really good bartenders there, and the waitresses concentrate more on selling lapdances than drinks. The formula of allowing waitresses to dance for customers used to work...but now it only serves to make it easier for freeloaders to stand around without drinks in their hands.
In the last few years any good dancers who have showed up there soon realize they can do better elsewhere, and move to another club. The Sportsman has jokingly been characterized as "...the place old strippers go to die." It's a perfect example of the "Appalachian Effect" - if a beginner is any good, she moves on quickly. Only the dregs remain.
The place could be salvaged, but it would take radical change. Unfortunately, the people running the show there don't have a clue.
[QUOTE=WebDog] Maybe she is exactly what she says she is. Anyone got details??
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As for Holly - she's an old school holdover from better days at the Sportsman. Smart as a whip, she also knows just how to get a guy interested and keep him that way. You already have all the details you need...enjoy her!
You might think of it like this:
[QUOTE=Phat Bastard]
I can't say I recommend paying Cheaters rates for something that costs less than half as much on the street but if you're going there to get some, give Sugar a try.[/QUOTE]
The extra cost could be considered the premium associated with the elimination of the risk associated with buying on the street. The chance that you'll go to jail and have your car impounded is vastly smaller if you are in one of those booths...then again, perhaps the reduced legal risks are offset by the chance that you'll catch some exotic disease that is festering in the booth.
Oh well...who the hell knows.....
I know this may seem trivial...
[QUOTE=PsyberZombie]
...and in·door Prostitution is LEGAL in this state so you can leave the business cards of your criminal defense attorney and your bail·bondsman at home when you head out the door for a strip club = you won't be needing them
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...but just so no one can be confused, what's illegal are pandering and solicitation, with specific references to being outside on the street or in a vehicle. [b][i] Prostitution is legal anywhere - because there is no specific prohibition of the exchange of money for sex in Rhode Island law.[/b][/i] There are references to houses of prostitution that could become a "public nuisance", and references to forcing someone to engage in prostitution - but taking money for sex is okay! It's really an interesting approach...it enables law enforcement to concentrate on the more obvious and distasteful forms of prostitution, but leaves it alone as long as it is discreet. Why the hell not, really - it's always been with us, always will be with us - so why go after prostitution in its least obvious and harmful forms?
PZ is right on the money about risk management...given that the quality is generally higher, the risk way lower, the club scene is the way to go!
