I know life goes on, but many of the clubs I go to stream sports news. When something tragic happens (e.g. Kobe's death, 9/11, death in family) Do you just pack it up and go home? I would, but I guess we all have our ways of greiving.
I feel terrible about what happened - but it's not really a personal-loss of a close-friend or family-member nor someone I personally-knew and interacted-with.
In the past the only time I had usually had some qualms about SCing was when it was a religious-holiday like Good-Friday but even then the pull of the T&A overcame w/e hesitation I may have had.
I could really care less. About 150,000 people die everyday on the Earth. Is person really that much more important than the rest? I would feel more sadness for a homeless veteran who died in the gutter or a baby who died a few days after birth. Kobe lived a good 41 years and died from his own wealth and vanity (seriously a private helicopter to commute in?) like King Midas.
I'm still double tapping those fine asses. Kobe ain't a god, hes a great BBall player that's it. I pray he finds peace in heaven but that's it. He don't pay my bills.
"When something tragic happens (e.g. Kobe's death, 9/11, death in family) Do you just pack it up and go home?"
These are very different situations you are asking about so I don't know how you lumped them together.
A death in the family is a very personal loss that would cause me to stop doing whatever I was doing, let alone clubbing, to be with my family. I assume most others would feel the same way.
A major tragedy like 9/11 would kill the clubbing vibe for me, but people handle tragedies in different ways some I could see some staying at the club to focus on something happier than what was going on.
The death of a sports star, even one as great as Kobe, wouldn't have an effect on my clubbing or any other part of my life other than being a topic of conversation.
Yeah ATAC the kids on board are the bigger tragedy when you think about it. Kobe had already lived his dream and left his legacy, those girls were just getting started with theirs.
To those who says sports wouldnt have an effect remember most clubs have TV screens with sports playing. I doubt ESPN will switch from kobe coverage to cricket or rugby. You must have nerves of steel to stay focused when someones death is being shown in your peripheral vision.
Most clubs have televisions. If it is a good club, you will be watching the dancers, not the television. The only time I will look at a television in a strip club is if the stage is empty, or the dancers are really ugly.
Some pro sports player passes away, doesn't remotely even hit my radar. Bizarre to even consider changing your life over it. I mean, bizarre man, completely bizarre priorities
@sinclair if a club existed where you'd watch the dancers at all times we wouldnt have the need for a TUSCL.
@subraman, im not talking about changing lives. But then again the idea of clubbing is different for everyone. Im part of the select few who's aim is to finish with a LDK or FS. If your idea of fun is watching some gyrating and going home I guess its doable.
I dont know about clubbing, but logging into camshows tonight and asking what the room feels about kobe is a major buzzkill. i had 3 models log off for the night already.
The death of celebrities never affects my way of life. Tonight I went out to dinner with my whole family to celebrate 2 birthdays. The subject came up but no more than any other news.
I live in an Atlanta suburb but on 9/11 I was in Memphis TN gambling in Tunica MS and partying in the Memphis strip clubs. I spent that day in my hotel room glued to the TV. That night I went to the infamous Platinum Plus. It was packed with stranded air travelers. It was a very somber night. I remember talking to one dancer for an hour and she never asked for a dance. I drove home the next morning even though I still had a week of vacation time left.
The day before 9/11, one of my childhood friends died. He'd had a hard childhood & I looked out for him as best I could. Ended up in prison where he caught AIDS. He died about 6 months after his release. He was buried the Friday after 9/11, when everyone was supposed to wear something patriotic. I wasn't in the frame of mind after the funeral and ended up at Night Trips in OKC. Aa dancer I frequented started in on me & wouldn't let up. I must have blacked out because the next I know, her head is between the bars on the railing and security is pulling me off her. I knew the manager & apologized. He actually sent her home & let me stay. Only time in my adult life I laid hands on a woman like that. Now I know to stay home when those emotions hit.
Personal tragedy ofcourse I stop doing whatever I’m doing but other than that don’t really see it stoping me unless we have to take up arms or something.
I chuckled when I saw Kobe's lumped into the same category as 9/11 or a death in the family, lol.
Of course I'd go home if someone in my family died or a true generational catastrophe occurred. But Kobe's death, sad though it is, is hardly on the same level. In fact, I learned of it last night while watching the TV at my starter strip club and it didn't stop me from enjoying a night of debauchery, including lots of strong whiskey, a pile of very spicy hot wings, hands and ears occupied with pretty girls for a chunk of the night and, finally, working my magic to arrange a spur of the moment hotel finish with a brand new friend who was a little disappointed with how her night was going. 😀
The death of Bryant and his daughter (and anyone else in the helicopter) is horrible. But it's also morbid celebrity news. If he didn't play a great game of basketball, this would be 20 seconds on local news and forgotten.
So, no. Celebrity deaths don't stop me from going out and having fun (strip club or otherwise). If it stops someone else, that's fine. How anyone else processes bad news is their business.
But, it is not the same as two skyscrapers packed with innocent people being killed by terrorists. It's also not the same as a direct personal tragedy (death of a family member, shitty medical diagnosis for a close friend, etc.). Those things probably would have me pause going out for jolly fun time.
I feel sorry for Bryant's wife and family. Their life is hell right now. And their hell is being broadcast 24/7 across all the major news and social medias.
I'll pile on that I think its crazy to put Kobe's death in the same sentence with a death in the family. I mean, even a like a second cousin once removed getting into a fender bender with some minor bruises kinda thing is going to effect me more than a celebrity death.
I don't like to distract away my pain, I prefer to face it and process it directly. When real tragedy does strike in my life I'm not at the strip club. However, the key is in my life. The death of Kobe & his daughter, while tragic, isn't in my life. I was balls deep yesterday when the news broke. We took a break and both saw it. Then we freshened up our drinks and went back at it a few minutes later.
I have no problem putting certain celebrities over family members. Sure i'd feel pain when a relative dies, but 99.9% of humans live a life of conformity and taking the easy way out. When you see a celebrity die in thier 30s or 40s who lived a life on thier own terms go to soon a piece in all of us dies. For example, Id feel some pain if Elon Musk died. Social media has unfortunately numbed our understanding of the impact of innovators. Just because we can tweet at Elon Musk, The Rock, or Will Smith doesnt mean we have put the work to be on thier level.
@rick it takes a bit of humility to understand that certain members of society have a greater impact than others. Kobe personified what was possible when you applied a relentless work ethic towards a field. And to take a step further when you apply that work ethic on public format.
^ I hear you NJ, but at the end of the day he was a ball player. A very good one for sue, but it's not like he was curing cancer or doing some other great public service. To each his own, but I don't form deep emotional connections to strangers just because they are public figures who are good at what they do.
I actually feel far worse for his daughter than i do for him, since I'm a parent whose greatest fear is one of my own kids dying before I do and before they have a chnce to live. To me that was the real tragedy here.
There are a lot of celebrities with admirable qualities. If one of them dies, I'm still not going to go into a state of mourning comparable to the loss of a family member or close friend.
If we all lived in la la land Teachers and firefighters would get paid as much as athletes. And we wouldnt need to go to clubs because we could afford to buy a playboy mansion. And our shit would smell like strawberries. Is it too much to understand that some members of humanity represent the best of us. Maybe im crazy. Im sure they will make murals of rickdugans, call me ishamels, and my strip club experiences all across the world to mourn when we pass.
I'm not sure where this LaLa land argument is coming from. In terms of affecting me so deeply that I can't fathom going out and having fun in the immediate aftermath ...
Death of a celebrity who was also a decent person?... not stopping me.
Death of a family member or close friend?... stopping me.
Sorry, but death is part of life. We all die. Shit happens. I don’t even know much about this Kobe guy other than he was accused of rape many years ago and I never paid much attention to that either. Mainly because he apparently is or was a celebrity. Thus, most “news” about him was probably bullshit and lies just to get readers to read the media. I am sorry for the family. Definitely sorry that a 13 year old girl lost her life that was just getting started. Does this change my plans on anything? Absolutely not. I watch dancer titties when at the SC. I do not watch TV even in my own house. Why would I watch TV when tits and ass are shaking all around me?
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You reminded me of a bit from a stand up comedy:
“How long after 9/11 happened did you masturbate again?
Because I masturbated, between the collapse of the two towers.”
Like you said everyone grieves differently.
In the past the only time I had usually had some qualms about SCing was when it was a religious-holiday like Good-Friday but even then the pull of the T&A overcame w/e hesitation I may have had.
These are very different situations you are asking about so I don't know how you lumped them together.
A death in the family is a very personal loss that would cause me to stop doing whatever I was doing, let alone clubbing, to be with my family. I assume most others would feel the same way.
A major tragedy like 9/11 would kill the clubbing vibe for me, but people handle tragedies in different ways some I could see some staying at the club to focus on something happier than what was going on.
The death of a sports star, even one as great as Kobe, wouldn't have an effect on my clubbing or any other part of my life other than being a topic of conversation.
9/11, yeah, head home
@subraman, im not talking about changing lives. But then again the idea of clubbing is different for everyone. Im part of the select few who's aim is to finish with a LDK or FS. If your idea of fun is watching some gyrating and going home I guess its doable.
I live in an Atlanta suburb but on 9/11 I was in Memphis TN gambling in Tunica MS and partying in the Memphis strip clubs. I spent that day in my hotel room glued to the TV. That night I went to the infamous Platinum Plus. It was packed with stranded air travelers. It was a very somber night. I remember talking to one dancer for an hour and she never asked for a dance. I drove home the next morning even though I still had a week of vacation time left.
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Of course I'd go home if someone in my family died or a true generational catastrophe occurred. But Kobe's death, sad though it is, is hardly on the same level. In fact, I learned of it last night while watching the TV at my starter strip club and it didn't stop me from enjoying a night of debauchery, including lots of strong whiskey, a pile of very spicy hot wings, hands and ears occupied with pretty girls for a chunk of the night and, finally, working my magic to arrange a spur of the moment hotel finish with a brand new friend who was a little disappointed with how her night was going. 😀
So, no. Celebrity deaths don't stop me from going out and having fun (strip club or otherwise). If it stops someone else, that's fine. How anyone else processes bad news is their business.
But, it is not the same as two skyscrapers packed with innocent people being killed by terrorists. It's also not the same as a direct personal tragedy (death of a family member, shitty medical diagnosis for a close friend, etc.). Those things probably would have me pause going out for jolly fun time.
I feel sorry for Bryant's wife and family. Their life is hell right now. And their hell is being broadcast 24/7 across all the major news and social medias.
I don't like to distract away my pain, I prefer to face it and process it directly. When real tragedy does strike in my life I'm not at the strip club. However, the key is in my life. The death of Kobe & his daughter, while tragic, isn't in my life. I was balls deep yesterday when the news broke. We took a break and both saw it. Then we freshened up our drinks and went back at it a few minutes later.
You must have a really shitty family. Just sayin.'
I actually feel far worse for his daughter than i do for him, since I'm a parent whose greatest fear is one of my own kids dying before I do and before they have a chnce to live. To me that was the real tragedy here.
Death of a celebrity who was also a decent person?... not stopping me.
Death of a family member or close friend?... stopping me.