My Northeast Gutter Crawl

The past 2 days, I had errands to run and drove from NJ to CT and back again. It was an excellent opportunity to sample clubs along the way, and I decided I would visit dive bars. I will post reviews, but here's a little trip report of my club crawl.

First destination, Irvington, NJ. I went to Florian and Bob's Dollhouse, but at 4:30 on a Thu afternoon, it was CLOSED! So I circled back to Vic's place, a little hellhole I have visited before. The appeal of Vic's is the nice variety of black girls with total lack of inhibition. A few latinas, and one white chick rounded out the talent pool. It is possible to spend less than $50 at Vic's and leave a happy man.

Second destination, Stamford, CT, and the dingy, reeking mess known as Harry O's. This place is populated by Dominican girls who run toward medium chunky. Because of the language barrier, they will pitch they're lap dances with various forms of rubbing and grabbing at the bar. If you succumb, you will end up in a closet with 4 metal chairs and the question will be posed, "What would you like?"

Third destination, Bridgeport, CT, and another grimy, poorly lit saloon known as Pleasant Moments. A nice mix of Latinas, blacks and whites, and a strange two-level layout. I am met at the bar by a cute Latina, her English is quite good, so negotiations proceed quickly. Private dances at PM take place in cubicles that can only be described as very small and very dirty. But they're not really lap dances either.

On the rebound to NJ, stopped by Irvington again, and went to Joyce's Tropical Garden (sure!) and it was CLOSED at 4:45 on a Fri afternoon. So, yet again I forced myself to pay the $5 cover at Vic's Place, and once again I had to get $10 dances while seated at the bar, which could be described as "completely hands-on". Left the bar with 2 dancers after it was reported that cop cars were massing on the street outside. A gross exaggeration, there were only 3 cars.

All in all, a successful crawl through the strip club gutters, enlivened by cheap drinks, murky surroundings, thuggish customers, and women with loose morals!