Atlanta strip clubs > Boulder strip clubs

I'm going off to Ireland in three weeks. Yay.

I worked a night at a club here in Boulder and let's just say Boulder is no Atlanta when it comes to strip clubs. I guess there just isn't the right sort of population to really support a decent strip club. At this particular club the girls, who were a pretty mangled bunch, were allowed outside for smoke breaks during their shifts. OUTSIDE IN THEIR STRIPPER HEELS AND OUTFITS! Some were savvy enough to throw on a jacket or some sweat pants, but not enough.

The management could use some help. They were nice enough but they couldn't manage...well, anything.

Since there were only 10 girls or so and the DJ insisted on putting two girls on stage at a time I was on stage every 12 minutes or so. Normally I would complain about this, but considering stage tips comprised the majority of my income I didn't mind too much. Except for the fact that I was expected to perform a fucking swan lake-esque routine for one or two measly dollars. I don't understand the mentality of having to stick my tits in some dude's face and writhe around on the ground for 2 minutes for a few bucks. If the girls wouldn't do it, the guys wouldn't expect it. If management would stop goofing off in the back of the club for a few minutes and try to do some managing they could make some rules against this sort of behavior and the world would be a less skanky place.

Then there were the three Mexican guys who kept trying to pay the waitress in pesos. While the waitress was not amused by this, one of the dancers was more than happy to accept the mexi-money 'as long as she could cash it in for dollars at the bank'.

I ended up doing only 4 dances (at $20 a pop) and I got stiffed (in the money sense) on one of them, so my total dance income was $60. Fifteen of that went to the club (along with 15% of my gross income), so with my stage tips I ended up walking away with $120. One of my worst nights ever and soooo not worth it. I didn't even get many free drinks. You know it's a bad night when I turn down free alcohol.

Other than that little fiasco my trip is going pretty well. I think I may move down to Denver for my last two weeks here because I'm starting to tire of Boulder.

I did get another part time job that pays $30/hr and my clothes stay on, so that's nice.