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I first stepped into a strip club in 1985 when a friend and I made a stop shortly before his wedding. It was exciting to see the nearly nude girls walking around and dancing on 3 stages. However, it was expensive, the dancers wore pasties and you could not touch the girls at all. No lap dances and when they gave table dances, they actually danced on top of your table forcing you to strain your neck upwards to see them from an odd angle and hold onto the table too. We didn't get any table dances, but did enjoy watching some being given to the guys next to us as they struggled to hang on to their table to keep it from falling over and dumping the girl on the floor.

Fast forward to late January of 2012 and we were four co-workers who normally were never in the same place with time to spare. And, as I discovered later, one of these guys was about to resign and wanted to do a little celebrating with us before breaking the news. Well before I knew it we were walking into the first strip joint I'd been to in over 25 years. My how things have changed I thought. Little did I know how much my life would change following those first steps into that club and subsequently finding TUSCL.

We paid the cover and I found myself in a dark, nearly full club with ear pounding music, music which I did not care for at all. But then I saw the smoking hot girl on stage wearing nothing but stripper shoes, a G-string and a smile. And if that was not enough, here came a girl to sit in my lap, although this one was not hot, she did have nice big tits. It did not take me long to figure out that now you could touch the girls and have a lot more fun at strip clubs compared to 1985. Wow. I came to find out that while the club we were in was the closest to our meeting that evening, it was not the best club in town, although it is not a bad place. In fact, I've been back many times since, including a year to the day of my first visit.

I was mesmerized by the atmosphere and very happy I had a pocket full of cash. Somehow I was able to keep my spending under control, but it was very difficult when I finally had a chance to get lap dances from an absolutely beautiful girl who not only gave great lap dances, but was an outstanding stage dancer. Chloe started each of her stage dances that night by walking up to the pole and seemingly effortlessly lifting her right leg straight up and hanging it on the pole. It was impressive to say the least and she was stunning. Unfortunately, I was only able to see her in the club one more time and she has since disappeared from the dancing gig as far as I know.

However, being one to research everything I can, I found TUSCL shortly after deciding I wanted to visit other SCs. And after looking-in on the site for a while I finally took the plunge and started to write reviews and making contributions on my now frequent SC visits. Business travel took on a whole new meaning. I was now planning trips around visiting new clubs to see and learn as much as I could of my new hobby. TUSCL was, and remains, an outstanding resource for me to find new clubs to visit, and others to avoid around the southwest, and on trips outside my normal region. Albuquerque, Tucson, and especially Phoenix were no longer dirty, busy cities full of noisy traffic and lonely hotel rooms. Now I was at home at TDs, Curves, Bourbon Street Circus, and HiLiter, among others.

I was nearly addicted to finding new clubs to visit just to find out what they had to offer and to find which ones I liked or didn't like. One night I visited both Blue Moon Lounge and Christies Cabaret in Phoenix. Not sure you can find two clubs more different in atmosphere than those places. But I also stopped by Bourbon Street Circus the same night and found a great place and one I will continue to visit at every opportunity. Good thing I don't live near any clubs or I would probably go broke. But I have had a blast searching out new clubs to review for TUSCL. Maybe I was trying to give back to the site which I received so much from?

I was also still finding my way around the SC scene and still searching for the reason I was frequenting these clubs so often. Certainly I love looking at naked girls, and where else can one do this in the realm of reality? I figure I haven't seen all the tits in this world yet but I can get a good start with strippers. But I really love lap dances and was starting to find favorite girls to see on my club visits. And then I would run into that feeling at the end of the night, where, it was a lot of fun, it was also very expensive and not very satisfying when all was said and done. Some visits were more satisfying than others, such as getting a hand job or a blow job ITC at a couple of places. Then my new hobby took a happy but not unexpected turn for the better, when a hot, young dancer in Tucson snuggled up to me and offered me some OTC fun.

I had always thought of how much fun I could have with these young women, but had not seriously pursued the opportunity until Stacy made the offer that night. Business trips were getting better and better. How to make this a regular occurrence became a more serious endeavor for me. And TUSCL was as important as ever. Some of you fellow members are pros at this. But I now have a much better idea of when and where to pursue my new hobby and which girls are more likely to play and which ones to avoid pursuing for OTC fun. I had been thinking of how to end my year-long odyssey and it came easily when I was in yet another Tucson club and saw a goddess. And later that evening the view of her tight ass was very nice indeed as I enjoyed her in my bed. This girl has been the pinnacle of my year long quest in more ways than one, and made all the time, money and SC education worthwhile. I will be seeing this lady again. Of course, there have been and will be others.

What have I learned? Oh, so much. I've been to 33 different clubs in six states over the course of the year and have found beautiful girls in each state, if not in each club. Most visits were hours long, a few visits were less than an hour. Mostly topless clubs, a few all nude places, but only one all nude place that served alcohol (you guys in Portland are lucky in that respect). My first all nude club was Talk of the Town in Las Vegas. Since then I've been to a couple of nude clubs in both Albuquerque and El Paso, and one each in Tucson, Phoenix and Dallas. I found the nude clubs to be fun places with young girls, but for me usually not as much fun, and much less of a party atmosphere than topless joints, but nice nonetheless. The only two exceptions for me were the club in Portland and one in El Paso.

I've been in some certifiable dive clubs and some very nice hi-end clubs, but have found most to be somewhere in between. I will probably not return to Blue Moon Lounge, but you never know. It is in a unique class by itself in my opinion. A now closed club in Flagstaff was a waste of time and I was not surprised it is now closed. A club nearly out in the middle of nowhere in rural New Mexico was an interesting diversion, but not worth any time or money spent there. An out of the way club near Kansas City was an unlikely gem, other than having to put up with smokers. Found one of the hottest women I've ever seen there, an incredibly beautiful Cambodian girl. She nearly made me wish I could move to KC. Poor quality clubs in San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth, all three of which I'll never visit again, and a real shit hole in Santa Fe. Even one club I found not open yet for the day/night even when the info I read said it should have been open. At least I didn't drive far to find it closed and was able to update the details on TUSCL. Probably the most disappointing was a club in Amarillo in which out of about a dozen girls only one was worth looking at, and none of them ever asked anyone in the club for lap dances. A true neighborhood bar with bare tits and 3 stages, although there is a private room for dances which I did not visit. This is the oddest club I've been to yet for sure, yet a current favorite of mine in another state travels there regularly to dance. She loves the place for some reason; probably because she is hotter than any other dancer there.

I've spent anywhere from $20 up to $400 during SC visits and even though I feel it's rarely been money well spent, I just keep going back. The lure of beautiful, nearly naked, young women keeps bringing me back. But they have not all been young girls either. Thanks to TUSCL, I visited a Vegas club specifically to find a well-reviewed older dancer and she did not disappoint. I have rarely found many dancers over about 35 years old, but some of these ladies have been world class beauties and great dancers. I'm still looking to re-visit one of these at an Albuquerque club who is just outstanding in every way. Other older dancers are seemingly just not convinced they need to find another line of work, or most likely have no other options. We have probably all found some of these in our time clubbing. My SC addiction is under control now but it sure has been a lot of fun getting it out of my system this past year.

I've been to clubs at lunch time and late at night and at all times in between, but I've only shut one club down at 2 AM. I've been to at least two clubs where at later dates shootings have occurred, one fatal. But I've never seen any serious trouble inside or outside a club, and I hope to never have to report otherwise. So far the biggest problem I've seen a bouncer deal with is a female customer getting on stage with a dancer. It was interesting for a short time to watch and then more interesting to see how the bouncer dealt not only with the customer but also her male date. On the topic of female customers, I've seen quite a few but only once remember encountering a group of girls with no men their group. They sure were having fun. All other female customers were with dates and in small groups of two or three couples.

Other than bachelor party type events I've only seen two girls on stage, dancing with each other, twice. And I mean really dancing with each other, not just sharing the stage. Once in Albuquerque it was hot as hell as they undressed each other at a nude club. The other time was twin dancers in Portland. While not as hot as the Albuquerque experience, it was interesting, and the only time I've seen identical twin sisters dancing at a club. Too bad I did not find them very attractive.

I've paid $10, $20 and rarely $30 for lap dances, mostly $10 each. I've been in at least a dozen VIP rooms and gotten mileage high and low. Very few air dances, why pay for more than one right? Luckily I've encountered very few ROBs and hustlers, at least that I remember. I've probably spent at least $5,000, if not more, over the course of the year. I've visited clubs which over the course of the year nothing seemed to change except the dancers, and other clubs which seemed to change policies each time I visited. Good luck to those, as I'll not return.

I never kept count, but it seems like there is a pretty even split between dancers with natural breasts and those with enhanced breasts. Some of those store bought tits sure look good while they are dancing, but not always that great up close. And as we all know, not all bolt-ons are created equal. I've seen and felt some outstanding bolt-ons but I really prefer the natural look. Blondes, brunettes, red-heads, tattoos, piercings, scars, excessive make-up, in need of deodorant or a shower; just like in real life, you can find it with strippers. Imagine that. Friendly girls, total bitches, sweet young things and old hags. I've found them all. Girls just starting out and unsure of themselves and complete professionals only interested in making money. Wow what a ride. And I've met a number of girls who travel hundreds of miles to dance at different clubs. Some of these girls are great sources of info on other clubs. But I've had some tell me how great a club is without telling them I've actually been to that club and thought it worthless. Go figure, a dancer having a different outlook on things than I do! And oh, my, the stripper shit I've heard over the past year.

One other neat thing about TUSCL is the few dancers who regularly post. Stiletto25 is great, Carolynne has been a fun diversion with her ethical troubles and sexual escapades, and I know there are a few others I've not mentioned, but I truly think these ladies are great and would love to have them dance with me some day. And who can forget that crazy dancer KittyKate who lit up the boards one weekend in October, generated so much turmoil and then disappeared to never be seen or heard from again so far.

I've eaten in three clubs and found the food to be okay but not outstanding and would prefer to not eat in clubs. The only exception is the free popcorn provided by Bourbon Street Circus. But I've always liked popcorn anywhere I find it. Just be sure to wipe your fingers off before touching the ladies.

The single biggest negative I have found at nearly every club is the loud music. And while I usually hate the choice of music I hear in clubs, the overwhelming volume in these clubs is very annoying. I can count on one hand the number of times I've been in clubs where the volume of the music is of a level you could have a decent conversation with a girl. Of course, it's not been a deal breaker yet! The other common complaint I have is with the dumb ass DJs found in some clubs. The ones who just want to hear themselves talk are the worst in my opinion. I have not yet choked one but have often thought of it. And I have also found clubs with great DJs and these invariably become favorite clubs for me.

With one exception, since that first visit last year I have done all my clubbing alone. TUSCL has allowed me to interact with some great fellow SC patrons and so far I've met one at a club and will hopefully meet a couple more members soon. And there are a few TUSCL members I would like to meet based on their reviews and comments here. The one night I ran into a fellow I knew at a club was odd to say the least and unfortunately it kept me from having as good a time as I could have had. Guess I'm not ready to come out to just anyone about my SC habit.

Lessons I've learned that work for me and many others include don't wear a belt, take all the cash you need, never use the ATM or a credit card in the club, wear nice pants (for the dancer's sake) and a button up shirt. Leave my hat and my cell phone in the car, shower first, never drink too much and most important have fun. I will never take my primary cell phone in a club again after nearly losing it once. Luckily the club was not too busy that night and when I returned to the VIP area no one had taken it over the course of about 2 minutes I had left it there. Losing that phone would have been devastating and very difficult to replace, not to mention expensive. I now have a pre-paid SC cell phone I use.

Don't forget to check the club's website for free entry coupons too. Also don't wait for that hot dancer to come to you unless you have a long time to wait or are willing to watch her leave before she finds you. The waitresses and/or bartenders are sometimes the best looking girls in the club, but not always. And tip the good ones well. I also have confirmed beauty comes in many different shapes, sizes, and colors, but I will continue my search for the finest set of tits, the tightest ass and the most beautiful stripper I can find with no end in sight, or at least until the money runs out. And at least now I know better how to spend my money and time at some of the finest SCs in my region.

About three months ago I fell out of the scouting mode and have settled into visiting only a few favorite clubs. I will probably not visit many new clubs in the cities I visit on a regular basis. That leaves only out-of-region trips which happen a few times a year to places I've never been or rarely go to search out new clubs. Now if I could just figure out a way to get to San Diego (well, really TJ), Detroit, Atlanta, Tampa, and return to Portland, I would really be happy.

Hell, maybe I'll hit the Lotto and go hang out with Farmerart? Anyway it's been a hell of a ride and I've enjoyed just about every minute of it, and am looking forward to my next SC visit next week.