what are your pre SC visit rituals????

I do five of the things on your list--some of them differently than you, and in a different order. I don't do #1, and #5. And I do #6 first. That's often early in the day, to decide whether or not I'm going clubbing that day or night. My #3 is different than yours, but I do have a standard attire for clubbing. I don't do #7. Your #2 doesn't entirely make sense. You shower to smell good after a cigarette? Your #4 is hilarious! I do budget money and have a certain way of arranging my cash. What the heck is a "budget" if you meet your ATF? Your #2 and #4 need some work, I'd say.

I often work nights and go straight from work to the club, so an elaborate pre-club ritual isn't going to happen. I might change shirts or put on a coat. I keep some Axe in the car and put on a couple spritzes. That's about it.

Work out, shower, shave.

"4) stash away cash in two separate pockets ... one with your budget and the other pocket for the ATF you hope to meet
7) check id ...leave debit cards behind ."

Well I stash money as follows: Right pocket with a money clip with the 20s; Left pocket a paper clip with 5s & 10s for drinks, admission; rear pocket with a paper clip a wad of singles.
With this method I have never stage tipped with a large bill by mistake.
I don't take a wallet (therefore credit cards) into a club. I have in cash my budget.
I sometimes stick a 100 in my sock.
And I put my ATF money stashed in the car. That's for a possible OTC.

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If it's been a long day, I definitely shower and change clothes, although I don't get decked out. Sometimes a good massage (with or without the HE, it doesn't matter) helps relax me, even get me into the mood a little. I also usually try to grab a bite to eat before I head out. It's bad enough one part of the body's going to be making its demands; no sense in getting grief from other parts, too.

Re-read RickyBoy's The System four or five times. Then go to the dry cleaners to pick up the white three piece polyester suit that The System advises.

"2) shave ...shower ..smell good"

Dude, that's what the bitches should do for you.

Work out at the gym, shower, shave, leave credit & debit card home. Stash some cash in my truck for gas money, & set a limit

I don't have a specific ritual, but I do some of the things on your list. I always shower first, basically the moment I get up in the day (I work nights, so I'm often asleep until midafternoon). I always check the Facebook of one of my regular clubs that has a dancer list for the day, or I call them up, in the event my favorite dancer is there, which isn't a given. I hit the road, but sometimes, I'm just hungry, so I stop somewhere to eat (often Chipotle or sometimes Buffalo Wild Wings, or, if it's the aforementioned club with the list of dancers, every Nebraskan's favorite restaurant, Runza. At some point between home and the club, I stop at the ATM machine of my bank and withdraw the necessary funds. If I am maxed out, but want to spend more, I may use one of my gas cards which can be used as an ATM card and withdraw from that, which I don't really recommend, but sometimes, it can't be avoided. Lastly, once I'm at the club, I get my money arranged with dollar bills in my right pocket and my wallet in the left.

You guys forgot take Viagra, and put a condom in your pocket along with the cash.

I google "sexy hunchback" and read the first 30 or 40 links. Helps get me in the mood for my favorite type of girl.

I shower and shave of course, after shave to smell good. (Old Spice they like that smell cause that's what their daddys wore when they were fucking them ) I only carry the amount of Cash into the club that I want to spend. Extra Cash is under the seat in the van in case I find a hot one that u need a VIP with. (The door man /girl will let you go get more cash if you need it.) And a drivers licence only if I know the club requires to see ID. DO NOT LET THEM SCAN IT THOUGH. IF THEY WANT TO SCAN IT REFUSE AND HEAD BACK OUT THE DOOR.

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Wait...wait...wait...

Now I'm channeling Dugan. WTF? Normally I channel aliens or 10,000 year old warriors from Atlantis and cool shit like that. But having a direct link to Dugan's brain? EEEEEEWWWWW!!!

Clearly, my sweat lodge is broken or this peyote I took is bad. Or both.

I have my SC pants and underwear which allow for maximum sensitivity. I go to the ATM and get $200+ which is my usual budget. I used to smoke a bowl but that can lead to bad breath so now I don't. I don't usually shower unless I've been sweating during the day for some reason.

Mouthwash, make sure I have a rubber, go to the bank.

I shower every day already, and have a desk job.

I'm a simple guy.

I go right from work/after work at a desk job. So shower and shave, clean clothes, etc already taken care of for the day.

Maybe hit the ATM on the way in. (Don't use the ones at the clubs... They charge insane fees for their use. Get your cash BEFORE you go to the club).

Since it is 37 miles to my favorite strip club I always check the Georgia Navigator for the latest construction, accidents etc and then pick the bet route.

"8) hit the road"

Damn! I knew there had to be a step I was forgetting.

My rituals involve the typical shave, shower, and smell good. I split my money much like Joe from NJ and yes I do stuff high bills in my socks in some occasions. You never know when you'll need a bribe or cab to get out of a tight situation. My key factor for splitting money is that I make sure 1's, 10's, 100's are all in seperate places. Also, I don't go to ATMs, but instead make a purchase at stores that offer cash back. It allows me to avoid ATM fees and some stores allow you to get smaller bills.

I always shower or at least "freshen up" before I hit the club. I stash $100-300 in designated pockets, separating 1's from 5's/10's/20's and possibly a 100-dollar bill, depending on whether I expect to do a VIP. I shave in the car on the way, and I never take a credit card into a club or use an ATM there.

thanks for all the insight .. the money stashing strategies especially are an interesting read :)

Bang69, thanks for reminding me: I usually leave enough cash in my car for the parking-lot troll. Once or twice, I've run out of cash in the club and reached my limit on my plastic, leaving me pretty close to stranded.

I usually don't worry about using my debit card at a strip club ATM. My bank reverses all ATM fees.

I'll stare at your avatar for an hour and then hope to find a replicate of her in the club.

Not much really. I work a desk job and club later in the evening, so I'm already dressed and showered. Dinner is a distant memory by the time I usually hit the clubs, I also usually carry everything I need for the day.

The only wildcard is whether I have enough cash for everything I want to do. I always have walking money, but if I have a big night planned then I may need to hit an ATM to supplement. My card has a high enough withdrawal limit that I have no worries pretty much anyplace outside of NYC. About the only other thing I do is to organize my cash. 20s and up in a roll in one pocket, with 20s on the outside for easy grabbing, and small bills in another. This way I don't accidentally drop a large bill on the stage if I'm tipping too fast and it also makes it easier to track my cash burn rate.

I used to have a couple of drinks before going to the club, but stopped doing that as I realized that I was getting buzzed too quickly ITC.

Just 2 and 4. Just like you want the dancers to be clean and smell nice we want to be all cleaned up and smell nice for them too. Now everyone understands that these are dancers so they're getting hot and sweaty putting on a good show but when you get close you can tell which ones take good care of themselves.

As far as money i'm still working out a good system but basically I keep my big bills for LD's and change in my wallet. I don't have an issue with having my debit and credit cards on me at all times. I would never use the ATM there. That's just asking for trouble. We set a budget and take it in with us. We make sure we spread it out and have enough to last for however long we intend to stay there. I guess I just have restraint. The couple of times we've been to a casino we've taken a set amount and when we have spent the little bit we took we call it a night. The one time I made a few hundred dollars at a casino I pocketed enough to cover what we took and when we spent the overage we left. If we ever hit it big I'd cash out and we'd leave.

I keep a large stash of singles folded in each front pocket and my wife keeps a stash in her bra. They seem to like it when she starts pulling bills out from between her tits. She gets a lot of action from the dancers when we sit at the stage. When she starts running low I replenish her supply. When we're sitting at the stage I also keep a stash of singles folded in my hand for quick access. The first time we went my wife handed me a $10 bill to put in my pocket and it was separate from my singles. At some point in pulling out singles it obviously fell on the floor and vanished. I won't make that careless mistake again. I wear cargo pants the majority of the time so while I know someone who is VERY VERY good could possibly lift my wallet from my side pocket I've never had any issue with it my whole life. I'm always aware of who is around me at all times and if anyone EVER "bumps" into me I have always immediately turned to look at them and made sure I could feel my wallet. Something my dad taught me a long time ago. If someone saddles up close to me at a club i'm constantly keeping them in my peripheral view.

The reason i keep my stacks of bills divided is 3 fold. That way no one could steal everything, I know what bills are in what pocket without having to look and draw attention to myself, PLUS the biggest reason is I was raised to never show money in public so when I pull out a group of bills I'm pulling out a small folded stack that can be easily concealed in 1 hand. Flaunting a 3" thick stack of bills is asking for trouble (from other customers AND dancers...lol).