Some guys (and girls) are open and public about visiting clubs, some people aren’t and try to keep it hidden from their girlfriend, wife, co-workers, pastor, etc. A secret life if you will. I am the latter and wanted to share some tips on what’s worked for me in keeping these 2 parts separated. Not here to discuss the merits of keeping it secret or not secret, how lying to people is bad, it’s immature… just sharing what I do. Some background, I travel frequently and sometimes visit a club once during that travel week, visited multiple clubs a single night multiple nights in row, and sometimes go months without a visit. Have been to hundreds over the years all over the world, a covert global hornball.
Homebase I never visit clubs when at home. Never. Doesn’t matter if GF/wife is away for the week, I will never go to a club in the area. I consider it too high risk. Playing it out in my head I think of scenarios where your someone sees your car going/parked at the club, or maybe you see someone you know (who is more the former open type) and will tell other people, or a worker recognizes you at local place later, or your car won’t start at the end of the night… All of them not big deals, but since I travel often, prefer to do my sightseeing elsewhere.
Work I prefer to visit single shingle but have brought clients and co-workers. This is definitely a case-by-case decision I make depending on the people, level of intoxication, likelihood to cross paths with home life… One thing is for sure, and probably goes without saying is never use the company card (or any credit card for that matter, but we’ll get to that below) and certainly don’t expense it. Most large companies have a list of names/aliases that clubs use, and it’ll get flagged automatically. Best case you get some questions, worst case they start digging through all your charges, expenses, etc.
Payment Cash. No cards. Ever. Not for a drink, not for a room, bottle, food… Why leave a paper trail? If you plan on spending $$$$, it’s not too hard to hit the ATM a couple times if necessary the prior couple days to pull out what you need (requires a bit of planning to work around the withdrawal limits).
Transportation I prefer to drive, but if I’m ubering will choose some nearby business as the destination and then tell the guy to drop me off at the club instead. I don’t want to see the address of a club in my ride history. This is especially important if you intend on expensing the ride later. If I’m driving myself I’ll need directions from waze or google maps, but after the trip is done I make sure to remove that from my history. Erase all traces from search history as well if you were doing some pre-game research. Incognito mode is your friend.
Shower There should always be a shower and fresh clothes in between a club visit and home/work/whatever. Cheap perfume, glitter, whatever, etc. I don’t want to smell like stripper going into a meeting, stepping into my house, meeting other people at a bar, etc. It’s almost always club, shower, sleep. Goes without saying that the clothes you wear to the club shouldn’t be worn again - unless you’re visiting another club Here’s a scenario - you want to hit up a club near the airport before your flight and have already checked out of your hotel and therefore can’t shower before getting on a plane. What do you do? Don’t do it.
Safety I read reviews to figure out location, crowd, and general vibe of the club. I avoid places where there is frequent LE activity, places where your car might get broken into/vandalized, where you might get mugged just walking around in the general area…. Imaging having to fill out a police report, insurance claim for your rental car that had the back window broken in, laptop bag stolen from the trunk - where did it occur? Oh, in the parking lot for Jigglers. Want to minimize the chances of that happening.
Club gear I lighten my wallet to just ID, cash, 1 card. Again, just in case you were to lose it, less stuff for you to cancel/re-issue/explain. Change my phone lock screen/wallpaper to something default, no personal pictures displayed (just make sure you change it back later).
Hope this sparks some discussion!
