Only twice has i ever even seen someone i knew at a strip club. The first time i saw a high school PE teacher/coach (i only recognized him as he was never my teacher). This was after high school of course, although there was a club or two that were 18+, but that wasn't it. We or i specifically didn't make eye contact, but he just seemed oblivious and unconcerned that anyone would recognize him. I mean there were some students that failed so many times that they were still in school by the time they were 21, but if anyone else had seen him, they would probably have some explaining to do themselves. I never saw him again at the club. The next time was many years later i saw a friend whom i knew liked strip clubs and we actually went to a couple clubs together many years before, so i guess that doesn't really count. I guess it would be kind of like seeing a TUSCL member or something. However, he was with another mutual friend (or in my case, a former coworker) that i didn't know was into strip clubs, so that was different. The strange thing was, that he was with a group of 3 of 4 other guys and they all were with their girlfriend/wife, him included, which surprised me. Hope they didn't get into too much trouble.
To be fair, there are no strip clubs very close to me. The nearest one is still about half an hour away. And the better ones are even further away, so it takes a more serious PL/monger to frequent them than just your casual local dude. I know some people go through great lengths to protect their anonymity, but unless you travel great lengths, you probably will run into someone you know. Again, i guess the advantage is that you saw them there too, so if they have half a brain, nothing gets said, but who knows. Sometimes they have nothing to lose (single, no family, or even a female customer you know) and blab on anyway.
Nope and if I spot someone I know I leave. I prefer my anonymity. I seldom even club with friends.