Ritz Cabaret (Houston) Raided Last Week

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• wallanon

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  15 years ago

  I've been there. It's a decent club, but wouldn't put it anywhere near St. James or Treasures. The Ritz had pool tables, which is about the only thing I would give it over the other two. Girls were pretty good, but on the whole not up to par with clubs I'd rate as two of the best in country. I'd believe it got raided, though.
• londonguy

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  15 years ago

  Player11, which city is this club in, it's not obvious to me?
• CTQWERTY

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  15 years ago

  London, it's Houston I believe (H-town for short.) A relatively high mileage locale from what I've heard, though have not experienced firsthand.
• wallanon

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  15 years ago

  Ritz Cabaret (Houston) Raided Last Week :)
  
  
• samsung1

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  15 years ago

  I heard a dancer can be arrested for running her hand up your shorts as that is considered some sort of offense...
  
  I believe houston is the city with the most strip clubs in it. I did a count today just to see out of curiosity :
  Tampa has 27 Strip clubs
  Houston has 53 strip clubs.
  Las vegas has 29 strip clubs
  Atlanta has 37 strip clubs
  New York City has 20 strip clubs
  
  If anyone knows a city with more strip clubs in it than Houston then please let me know...
  
• wallanon

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  15 years ago

  Portland, Oregon.
  
  If anyone knows of a city with more high quality mileage in it than Houston then please let us all know...
• londonguy

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  15 years ago

  It might help if I open my eyes wider doh ! Thanks Wallanon
• CTQWERTY

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  15 years ago

  I second Portland, Oregon. Although somewhere I heard they're mostly air dances. Why would a city have soooooooooo many air dance places?!?
  
  Did like the name of one club though: The Dancin' Bare. Never been in it though. Wandered into The Cabaret downtown and saw some cuties dressed in nighties. But then I remembered hearing about air dances being the norm so I split without spending a dime. Instead decided to spend the dough at The Acropolis on their steak and salad bar. I wonder whatever happened to "Aurora"?
  
  Um, Wallanon: Detroit.
• wallanon

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  15 years ago

  Not another Detroit post. Even if I believed it, there would still be a tough time matching the quality (of the girls, not the action) or quantity of the experience in Houston. Tell you what, talk to the chamber of commerce about actually having something in town other than sports or strippers worth seeing and I might be able to get it on my schedule.
• steve229

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  15 years ago

  But wallanon, you can buy a house in Detroit for $1!
  
  http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/200…
• CTQWERTY

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  15 years ago

  Wallanon, are you a pop culture buff? There's The Motown Museum (the record label), not to mention the museums of the automakers, etc. A couple of casinos. You can wander over to nearby Windsor and mock their price of $3.99 for a gallon of milk and/or their speed limits of 20 mph. [Hey, you asked, I tried...]
  
  P.S. Put your finest memories of Houston up against The Penthouse in Detroit.
• CTQWERTY

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  15 years ago

  Steve, it used to be $100!
  
  Seriously though, I hear some folks pitching the idea of Detroit abandoning certain parts of it's present territory... no more city services, etc. Back to untamed farmland ...
• Clubber

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  15 years ago

  samsung1,
  
  It would be difficult to count clubs by "cities". If one went strictly by city boundaries, the count would likely be different then what one might consider the city.
• wallanon

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  15 years ago

  LOL@CTQWERTY
  
  That P.S. is just crazy talk. And I'm still not going to Detroit. At least not this year. It was a toss up between Detroit and Atlanta. ATL got the nod...
• samsung1

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  15 years ago

  wallanon, thank you for the post. You are correct Portland, Oregon has 55 strip clubs listed on tuscl.
  I tried to figure out why Portland has so many strip clubs but this was the only reason I could find:
  "Because of strong free speech protections of the Oregon Constitution upheld by the Oregon Supreme Court Henry v. Oregon Constitution 1987 which specifically found that full nudity and lap dances in strip clubs are protected speech,[86] Portland is widely considered to have more strip clubs per capita than Las Vegas or San Francisco."
  "since 1994, Oregon voters have been asked three times whether they wanted to limit free-speech protections for the sex industry, and three times they clearly have answered no."
  
  clubber, I know the count is unofficial but I was just curious to see it on tuscl. I'm sure other strip clubs site will have a different count, etc.
• CTQWERTY

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  15 years ago

  A okay. Happy travels!
• CTQWERTY

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  15 years ago

  Sam, the more interesting question is how are so many able to stay in business? Portland is not the major tourist destination of Vegas or San Fran. It does have the tradition of debauchery (I think it's where the term "Shanghaied" comes from historically speaking.)
• arbeeguy

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  15 years ago

  I spent a few days shopping the strip clubs in Portland and found them pretty tame for the most part. One of them appeared to be a "front" for a brothel nearby. Several were "neighborhood bars with girls wearing scanty clothing and occasionally dancing." But I found that by driving a half hour to Tualatin, I could get more action than any club I could find in Portland. (I was not willing to spend the money required to check out the possible brothel setup in Portland.) I don't think anywone who has visited very many cities would consider Portland a "great town for strip clubs" no matter HOW many they have.
  
  ALso - on per-capita basis, surely little Washington Park Illinois has the highest ratio. Anybody disagree with that? (Not that it really matters anyway.)
• Player11

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  15 years ago

  What are the contact rules in Portland? POP? In Htown it is full 2 way contact with a number of clubs where extras are abundant. I have been getting POP here in Htown at $150 itc / $200 otc. Some gals it may take $300.
• casualguy

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  15 years ago

  "I heard a dancer can be arrested for running her hand up your shorts as that is considered some sort of offense.."
  
  I'm only offended if she doesn't go far enough. There are a few dancers I would not want all over me though.
• CTQWERTY

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  15 years ago

  Casual, I didn't ask for it nor know it was coming at Rick's in Seattle. The gal though had fingernails and bad aim (the testes) so it's actually sometimes NOT such a good idea.
• samsung1

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  15 years ago

  Also surprised about Portland because it only one major league sports team (NBA).
• CTQWERTY

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  15 years ago

  Sam, a few years ago they used to be nicknamed the "Jailblazers" because several were busted at different times for Pot, etc. I don't think they were too much into strippers. Which means someone else is fairly devoted to them to keep them in business, etc.
• wallanon

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  15 years ago

  That would imply that pot and strippers don't mix well?
• shadowcat

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  15 years ago

  I agree about city limits. Yes, TUSCL lists 37 clubs in Atlanta but half of those are not within the city limits. There are also many more clubs in the burbs. So the overall total for the greater Atlanta area is probably more like 50. But they all suck.
• wallanon

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  15 years ago

  The clubs in Atlanta aren't Platinum Plus in Columbia, to be sure, but it's a little harsh to declare that every single one of them is a bad club.
• samsung1

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  15 years ago

  here in Columbus, all the strip clubs I know about are within city limits but I have noticed that a lot of them border on the burb. Col Gold is located right next to the Dublin, OH border....Dreamgirls is located right next to the Westerville border, Doll House is located right next to the Worthington border, Kahoot's next to the Upper Arlington border, etc. I'm guessing they can avoid the regulations and taxes of the burbs but still be close enough to attract the upscale customers from the burbs.
• shadowcat

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  15 years ago

  wallanon, yes, It was stupid of me to have said that because my 2nd favorite club is in an Atlanta burb. You just to have to pay the price for VIP here and pick the right girl. Before the Olympics, the clubs were much more permissive. The cops did a massive clean up job. Even Stewart Ave, famed for strip clubs and street walkers got it's named changed. I will still make my monthly trips to Columbia but I have a back up here when I need a strip club fix. You just have to be patient and picky.