Writer, Artist, and Recovering 80s Hair Spray Addict
I used to take great pride in and loved to brag about my “strip club immune system of steel” – that came to a screeching halt when I got sick last week. I’m guessing it’s because I don’t have that constant exposure anymore to all the crazy germs and viruses out there. Let’s face it, there are no sick days or paid leave for strippers, or anyone for that matter working in the adult entertainment industry. Girls would show up to work sick, coughing and sneezing all over the place.…
Read MoreWhen I traveled to Italy in 2011, I learned the phrase “sexy disco” from Matteo, my sexy Italian tour guide on my ride to the Amalfi Coast. I found that “sexy disco” is the term for strip clubs when I told him where I worked at the time. From what I understand, they are nothing like the gritty clubs of the US. Matteo wanted to take me to see a “sexy disco” when we returned to Rome. Unfortunately, I did not take him up on that offer. The following haiku (I took some Jack Kerouac…
Read MoreA world of false illusions, fantasies, and lies; the confining walls of the strip club was the perfect place for me to hide. I could be anyone I wanted to – a fantasy in my mind. For seven years, it gave me the escape I needed from reality, and most of all, myself. I do believe that this is part of the allure of strip clubs, aside from the obvious sexual titillation. I wonder how many of the girls that strip away their dignity and souls are living a…
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