ajbattrick said I notice a trend in your recent posts J. Is the time away taking its toll ? ;P [added 1st Dec 2002]

prashton said Observations from across the pond. Houston passed a law a couple of years ago that forbids lap dancing in nightclubs. There has to be space between dancer and customer. Dallas has a club called the Million Dollar Saloon which I was taken to about 10 years ago by a fellow geologist. As we discussed topics like plate tectonics and such, the girls would gyrate ever lower, motioning us to "spend" dollars. Although some of them were quite gorgeous, they somehow didn't seem worth the tips!

A friend who has lived many years in Asia said he wanted to go to one of these clubs "to see the pneumatic women of Texas". That's an accurate description indeed.

And then there is Rick's, an upscale strip joint in Houston. Many years ago they went public and listed on the NASDAQ, starting a franchise. Never been there so I couldn't say if it would be a good investment.

Most strip clubs are pretty depressing places, particularly if the girls take all their clothes off. And it's just as well most clubs are dark, gloomy caves!

Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous New Orleans stripper never stripped completely, apparently she was a true burlesque artist who knew how to tease her clientele.

Which brings me to my point: today we have strip clubs; then they had striptease clubs. Big difference in my opinion. [added 3rd Dec 2002]

stab said lapdancing is sex. the only difference is a little bit of cloth in between the dry hump. Everything else is done. Yes its prostitution and even though people get rich from it , it ultimately degrades a society. The johns are hurt by how this effects there personal lives and how they see and ojectify women and the girls are hurt by ultimately being sex workers and the lack of opportunity and callousness of that life [added 24th Dec 2004]