If we had stuff like this in Portland, I might take the MAX a little more often. Actually, the show on the Red Line to the airport can ocassionally rival anything you see at Hotties.
Just sayin’.
Tip of the cap to TeacherRefPoet, one of my favorite local reads.
Courtesy of Blogtown.
I’ve been offered a really cool opportunity in my “real” life that I just cannot pass up. Unfortunately a part of the decision to be cool involves suspending this project. I’ll be putting things on hold here for a while until I see how things shake out.
I may come back. I may turn the site over to a “new” Richard, Dr. Who-style. I may take the whole thing down. I just don’t know. I do know I don’t want to be hasty. This has been a ton of fun and I’ve made some good friends. And I have a new Dad. That’s all tough to give up. Plus I still think there’s more to be done here. So we shall see. My e-mail address will always work, so drop me a line and let me know how you’re getting along without me.
Thanks again for your patronage.
Richard
Kevin Mannix has dropped his effort to amend the state constitution to allow regulation of strip clubs. It’s obviously good news for clubs, but I think it’s also good news for the 2008 election. At least that’s my opinion. I’ve had about enough of “wedge issues” on the ballot just to drive up turnout for one side or the other. But that’s just me editorializing.
The bottom line for this particular issue was the reluctance of Mannix’s prime money man, Loren Parks, to bankroll this particular issue. Does he think it’s a loser? Does he like having the clubs around when he visits Oregon? Who knows. Whatever the reason, my favorite local industry is safe for the time being. Woo hoo!
Someone much smarter than I has come up with a plug-in for your GPS unit which will direct you to over 2,500 strip clubs around the country. Now when you’re on the road, you’ll always know where to get your fix. Is this a great age we live in or what?
I was planning to attend this year’s AVN show in Vegas, but some unexpected expenses came up and I had to scrap the whole thing. Next year, dear reader, I’ll be there to let you in on the scene. Maybe I’ll even convince the luscious Scarlett to join me. In the meantime the fantastic Dan Savage, who writes the Savage Love column, found weekly in the Portland Mercury, is there to give us the essentials. He’s got a great story here that involves my favorite porn star Aurora Snow, pictured to the left (in my fantasies she looks much better than that…sigh). He’s also posted some good stuff here, here, and here. It goes without saying, but unless you work in a porn store, strip club, or tattoo parlor, those links are probably a little hot for the office computer.
The Librarian neglected to tell me Diablo Cody, author of Candy Girl, also wrote Juno. The kids are all raving about it. Now I suppose I really have to go see it. Perhaps someone would like to meet me for waffles afterward. Sometimes I wonder what The Librarian does at work all day besides hit on the MILFs.
Anyway, a review is in the hopper. It will be up Monday at the latest. In the meantime, I will say Club 205 has become a semi-regular stop for me before local sporting events. The mushroom burger and fries may be the best deal in town. No wonder the Hooters across the street shut down. I mean honestly, who in the hell puts a Hooters across from a strip club? Why get teased when you can get the full view for just a few dollars more? Seems like a no brainer to me.
Here’s a guy who visited every strip club in Detroit this year. If I had to guess, I’d say I’m probably somewhere between 35 and 40% not counting jack shacks, and I’m not too enthused to visit too many more of those. So the goal now is every one of them by Memorial Day. A doable goal, I think.
The Oregonian had a neat article about blogging on Thursday. There was even a passing mention of yours’ truly in there. How about that!
Had a fantastic time out at the Dolphin I last week. Still working to get everything out, but I’m stuck. I guess that means it’s time to forge ahead into new clubs. Do I bite the bullet and hit the Devil’s Point and DV8, two places I’ve heard good things about but have been trying like the dickens to avoid. Or is there someplace else I should check into first?