haha I wonder if any of those books are at the local libraries. I just check the Columbus library web site for G-Strings and Sympathy: Strip Club Regulars and Male Desire and no results found.
Not going to give any indication on whether I think the articles are any good, but I've been writing primarily on two of them of and on for about a month:
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It's been a little slow going because of some "philosophical differences" amongst the wiki crowd, but there's enough to get the curious pointed in the right direction. If you click on "View History" on either article you'll see a familiar handle. Here on the boards, if you check out this thread, [view link], you'll find an old discussion on what to do about the free content on the hobby. Got a little busy in between, but consider this my community service initiative for the year...
...and don't be shy about feedback or writing some content in yourself at Wikipedia. The only catch is that contributions should be "neutral" and not focused on personal experience.
yndy - Thanks. I'm thinking it's a project I started and will never finish, but am hoping someone will pick up where I leave off.
Also...
Paying for Sex: The Gentlemen's Guide to Web Porn, Strip Clubs, Prostitutes ... By Kerr Fuffle, Roscoe Spanks
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(Note) This book is utter rubbish on the whole, but has a few interesting anecdotes and some nice conversation from the casual customer point of view. Of limited use for TUSCLers since it shied away from discussion not on the straight and narrow for anything other than hookers. It also had a reference to TUSCL. My copy of this wound up in a gas station garbage bin...
G-strings and sympathy: strip club regulars and male desire By Katherine Frank
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(Note) This was an unexpectedly good read. Very academic, but presents a balanced view of the strip club dynamic. The old hands are also going to see the gaps in coverage, but since this work was done as part of the author's graduate study some things probably had to go off the raft. Own the book and plan to read it again to help shape up the Wikipedia article.
Flesh for fantasy: producing and consuming exotic dance By R. Danielle Egan, Katherine Frank, Merri Lisa Johnson
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(Note) This is more accessible than "G-strings" and has a wider scope, but as a consequence is lighter on depth. It does get a little closer to the dark side of the hobby, though. Each of the chapters has a different author with their own filter on the bigger picture.
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