Strip Club Reports

[TheGame05]

Does anyone know the real story about a dancer getting hit by the bouncer at the new SC? My concern if the bouncer needs to hit a dancer for any reason then a customer is also at risk. There must be other options to handle a drunk or poorly acting dancer or nutty customer other than hitting.

Dancer was drunk, got kicked out, but her phone and purse were still inside. She went to go recover her property and the bouncer gave her a beating.

The bouncer should probably be indicted on charges for this. This is clearly not good for Wild Zebra. It's one thing if patrons start a fight, but when someone ends up in a hospital because of an employee that's bad and they might face lawsuit over it.

Personally, I made my trip to Wild Zebra and don't see any reason to go back. Better times to be had at Desire, Cadillac, Foxy Lady, and even Fantasies. No CRs at WZ, little privacy for lap dances, and not that great a talent pool.

[BikeZappa]

Does anyone know the real story about a dancer getting hit by the bouncer at the new SC? My concern if the bouncer needs to hit a dancer for any reason then a customer is also at risk. There must be other options to handle a drunk or poorly acting dancer or nutty customer other than hitting.

[iamioman]

... I go in there at least once a month (sometimes more) and show my I'd
(force of habit) and my VIP card and the same bouncer (guy must have a grudge against me) scans
my I'd and then double checks to see if its actually me. Mind you I'm in my late 20's and dress business
casual every time and never cause a ruckus. ...
I have a problem when I am known by other bouncers and staff and still get treated like a punk walking in.

Known to staff other than bouncers doesn't mean anything, waitresses and bartenders don't work the door.

By 'known to bouncers' to you mean they greet you by name? Because you might feel like a regular and recognize the bouncer, but he probably scans hundreds of IDs in a month (or maybe 1000+) so if you only go once a month, dress normally and never do anything to draw attention to yourself he probably doesn't remember you. Unless you wear a monocle or have 2' blue mohawk or stand out in some way visually why WOULD he remember you?

Also if you look in your 20's you should expect your I'd to be checked cause some 19 year olds look 10 years older. If they are still carding you when you are 40 then you have a legitimate complaint.

[Geffe71]

The ID scan is actually pissing me off at CL and I'm starting to think its not to keep underage people out as I was lead to believe. I go in there at least once a month (sometimes more) and show my I'd (force of habit) and my VIP card and the same bouncer (guy must have a grudge against me) scans my I'd and then double checks to see if its actually me. Mind you I'm in my late 20's and dress business casual every time and never cause a ruckus. Not sure if its done to keep the under 21's out or to document who is in the club in the event of a brawl (which happened last year while I was there, some drunk guy got handsy and argued with a bouncer and punches were thrown). I personally don't mind the I'd scan, it won't bite me in the ass. I have a problem when I am known by other bouncers and staff and still get treated like a punk walking in.

When my I'd was scanned a few years back at RI Dolls, I was told it was for my safety and the clubs (I assume in the event of an incident, altercation or otherwise (health)).

[iamioman]

Just curious. Why is having your I'd scanned such a big deal? I can think of my own concerns but they are not that monumental, more "worst case scenario" or "paranoia" type reasons. Is there something I'm missing?

Most people don't like to broadcast that they are going to a strip club.

I'd Scanners read the info stored on either the barcode or magnetic stripe on a license (or take a picture of it) and display it on a screen to make it easier for security to see and confirm. You don't know what happens to your personal information once it's in digital form on their scanner it could be instantly deleted they could save it forever or worst case scenario they could sell your name and address to advertisers. Doubt that would be legal but if they wait a year or two how are you going to prove they are the ones who sold your info? When you start getting hardcore porn ofers addressed to you in the mail will your wife really care if your info was sold illegally or not?

[TheGame05]

Just curious. Why is having your I'd scanned such a big deal? I can think of my own concerns but they are not that monumental, more "worst case scenario" or "paranoia" type reasons. Is there something I'm missing?

Maybe fear that law enforcement could get the information if investigating something or they are afraid system is hacked and their visits to the club end up known to their wife?

[Member #5912]

For those who are wary of the ID scanning machines, Wild Zebra is using one.

Just curious. Why is having your I'd scanned such a big deal? I can think of my own concerns but they are not that monumental, more "worst case scenario" or "paranoia" type reasons. Is there something I'm missing?

[iamioman]

Making the rounds yesterday afternoon stopped by WZ and shit what a contrast between Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Saturday afternoon it was a ghost town there were less than 10 guys there, 1 bartender 2 security and I counted I think 4 dancers and I wouldn't have been surprised to see any of the dancers working at the old Cheaters. They would have been maybe a six or seven on the Cheaters scale but maybe a four on a Desire or FL scale.

I know WZ is new but I can't figure this place out yet, Friday is was testosterone goodfellas security some really hot dancers and the main stage -room was closed (on a fridayt night!) with everyone packed into the back room, and on Saturday the vibe was completely different with mellow friendly security a hot friendly bartender average-at-best dancers (unless you like them large) and only the main stage was open.

[iamioman]

For those who are wary of the ID scanning machines, Wild Zebra is using one.

I've been twice and wasn't carded either time so it might depend on your age / how you are dressed. Both visits were this weekend one at night (busy) one during the day (ghost town).

I am clearly not anywhere near cardable age and for attire I guess you could call what I was wearing business casual. During the day I did see them card a couple of guys who came in after me who looked to be in their 20's and were dressed more 'street'.

[Willy O]

For those who are wary of the ID scanning machines, Wild Zebra is using one.

One of the few trusted sources on the scl site said they were not using one, at least for him, last night. A lot of complaints about them may have sent a hint. I wouldn't mind checking the place out if they are not scanning.

[TheGame05]

For those who are wary of the ID scanning machines, Wild Zebra is using one.

[iamioman]

Decent crowd at WZ tonight, at least considering they haven't been advertising. It's definitely a 'soft' rollout as the main stage and main part of the club wasn't open.

The bar is open (same location in Cheaters though slightly different layout) and the 'back room' (the old Godiva Room) was open and that's it. Upstairs was closed too. The backroom has it's own stage in the back corner which is about the size of the main stage at Desires and it has a freestanding pol, but it's tucked in the back corner and has stairs on one of the 2 non-wall sides so there's only room for like 4 or 5 guys to sit in front of the stage. The LD area is located in back of what used to be the 'stage' of the Godiva Room they must have knocked a wall out. LD area has higher walls than those restaurant booths at Fantasies, but visibility into the area from the club floor is similar to Fantasies, there's even one couch that faces the opening to the LD area if you are sitting there you have to make an effort not to watch the LDs.

Saw a few familiar faces in the dancer pool but not sure which club I remember them from. "Candy" thin red-blonde haired girl in her mid 20's, Vivian (knockout red-haird tall spinner) and another white girl with an odd voice, I think she might be a Cheater's alum but I didn't talk to her.

Lots of dancers, I'd guess maybe 20. Some of the dancers appeared to be new to dancing and workign in strip clubs (and looked young). There were two who were apparently on the buddy syustem I didn't see them apart the whole time I was there and the only time I saw either of them gi in to the LD area they both went in with 2 guys together.

Differences I noticed between WZ and Cheaters:

The Waitstaff and Bartenders are no longer the hottest women in the club (by far). You could take this to mean the dancers are hotter or the waitstaff / bartenders aren't as hot, in this case both interpretations would be correct.

The place is completely renovated so is clean, but people are already aparently pissing on the floor in the men's room so we'; ll see how long that lasts.

Dancers are much better looking, average maybe 6 instead of Cheaters average of 4. Still more than a handful of older and or high mileage dancers who would have been above average at Cheaters but are below the average curve at WZ. While Cheaters usually had one or two reasonably attractive dancers and on a good night maybe 4-5+ there at least double that many attractive dancers at WZ tonight, off the top of my head I remember a couple of hot hispanic looking dancers, one curvy asian girl and a handful of medium height to tall white spinners who were hot but muyst either be anorexic or on coke. Didn't appear to be much if any silicon or if there was it wasn't obvious.

LD areas were heavily monitored. More then once during every dance one of the bouncers walked in and looked around.

Security was serious, and maybe because they are being overly cautious to avoid any problems with LE but looks and attitude wise I was piucking up a kind of 1908's Federal Hill wise guy kind of vibe.

A half hour after I got there a couple of police officers came in, one was still there when I left 40+ minutes later.

[Boston P A]

I had time to kill Thursday afternoon, so I went to Wild Zebra around 4:00. Of the seven or eight dancers, there were two or three from whom I would have not accepted a free lap dance, and a couple who were closer to my type. The rest were unmemorable. I found it very hard to get rid of cash: No cover (before 6:00 PM) Drinks around $5. 00, Not much point in stage tipping, and no lap dance offers. I'm not sure whether they have a "Don't hassle the customers" policy, or whether for some reason I didn't look like a good prospect, bu I was pretty much left to myself.

I eventually asked a Cape Verdian about the price structure. It was her fist day at this cub -- maybe anywhere -- and she was pretty vague: "$10 to the house, and whatever you want to me. " We narrowed this down to "$20 or $30" and I paid the house fee. The lap dance area is the old Godiva room. And as far as I know, I was the only person there during a 90 minute period, so in that sense it was completely private. There are two spots that are about as private as the chairs along the wall at CF. In the rest of the room, you get about as much privacy as you would if you were on the stage. I gave the dancer two twenties, and told her to tell me when it was used up. I never pay in advance, but it worked out well in this case. The bouncer wandered by a couple of times, but it was otherwise your basic Providence lap dance.

For me, there's not enough here to justify a trip from Boston, but if I'm in Providence for another reason (CD) and want a place where I can spend time and not money, I'll probably go back. On the other hand, I don't see how they can long stay in business on a model that involves the kind of cash flow I saw while I was there. As far as I can tell, the entire club made less in the 90 minutes that I was there than CD makes in 10 minutes. Cheaters always occupied the bottom of the barrel, and maybe this price structure is intended to perpetuate that memory.

[Choir Boy]

Would be interested to see if any extra curricular activities are possible here months down the line, but I haven't seen security at a club like this since going to some places in Chicago or Miami. Went to Desires after this place on Thursday night and the girls went from 9/10 to 5/6 real quick. At least beers at desires are $5 not $8 and they got those great cards going $20 for $25 card.

Of course, you understand that if any extra curricular activities are possible here months down the line, they won't be with the gorgeous ladies that have been described so far.

[TheGame05]

Wonderland probably appeals to a different client base than the other clubs. Some people will pay $40 for a lap dance and $1000 for the Champagne Room. A stripper will only need to do 1 CR at $1000 vs 7 at $150 to make the same money. The dress code thing is a way to bring a sense of elitism to the place. Do you need a jacket and dress pants, or will jeans and a button down shirt get you in the door?

Is Wonderland and Zebra owned by the same people?