review comment
2 years ago
Things always get strange at HL this time of year with Barret Jackson, Super Bowl, and Phoenix Open. More LE attention. Visiting dancers. Tourists.
I tend to go on club hiatus this time of year.
discussion comment
2 years ago
Massive systemic and structural change has begun in the world and will play out over the next 5 to 10 years.
China is collapsing, not just as an economy but as a nation.
Sanctions have put the Russian economy on a glide path to failure.
Europes business model, which relied on cheap Russian energy and the US paying for their defense, is no longer workable.
Global trade, along with the concept of globalization, is declining rapidly.
Onshoring of jobs is at a historic pace in the US and Mexico.
The era of zero interest rates is over. Companies with business models that relied on zero interest will fail.
In 10 years, the world will look very different than it does now. Inflation is just a byproduct of these changes.
discussion comment
2 years ago
Bank of America Chief Economist Michael Gapen tells @CBSNews stream prime time the US is probably past peak inflation but to hit Fed target of 2% is likely a “two to three year path” + US is more likely than not to experience “mild” recession 2023
discussion comment
2 years ago
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shailynnThey never tell you what you need to know.
If you haven’t, Watch Dr Strangelove. As crazy as the plot is, it’s plausible.
discussion comment
2 years ago
I also liked Into the Night. A great, quirky little movie. I’d forgotten Jeff Goldblum was in it. I do remember Michelle Pfieffer was in it.
discussion comment
2 years ago
Would you rather spend the rest of your life in prison or a state run mental institution ? Either way, his life is over.
discussion comment
2 years ago
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gammanu95My casual drinking is your alcohol poisoning.
2030
discussion comment
2 years ago
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gammanu95My casual drinking is your alcohol poisoning.
Very quietly, manufacturing has been fleeing China at historic speed for the last couple years. Much of it is returning to North America ( high value added to US, low value added to Mexico ). Much is also going to Vietnam and India.
China gets most of its energy and food imported by sea. They know that we could blockade them and literally starve them into submission within months.
The real estate bubble in China has burst. Homes are sitting empty, people have stopped paying their mortgage, and new construction has ground to a halt.
As a result of urbanization and the one child policy, China is aging faster than any other country. They will run out of workers by 2020.
As Sun Tzu said, the best strategy is to win a war before it’s begun. We’ve won without firing a shot.
discussion comment
2 years ago
“Then that portends that over the next 5-10 years the inflation trend will go back to normal.”
Obviously. That’s like patting yourself on the back for correctly predicting the sun will rise in the East.
What’s the point of this thread ? To state the obvious as though it took a master intellect to discover it ?
discussion comment
2 years ago
I’ve walked into clubs when I’m out of town and immediately realized it was a clip joint. I walked out as soon as I realized what was going on. That was before TUSCL.
review comment
2 years ago
I was at HL not long ago and there was a stunning slender young new dancer. Easily a 9. Best looking girl I’ve seen at HL in a very long time. She was an actual ASU student who said she normally works at Le Girls. We talked for a long time before going to VIP. I think I was her only dance of the night. I got 4 dances for $100. She was mostly focused on scoping out the club, not earning.
Would I have paid $400 for 15 minutes ? No, but I’m a little stingy. If that’s the level of talent at Le Girls, I can see some people paying it. If someone does that weekly, it’s $20,000 which sounds like real money to me.
review comment
2 years ago
Wait, VIP starts at $400 ?!? Am I reading this right ?
I can understand pricing like this in NYC or Vegas, but how many customers would pay this in Phoenix ?
discussion comment
2 years ago
Inflation may be receding for now, but investors should brace for another “spike” in the not-too-distant future, according to Scion Asset Management founder Michael Burry, who shared the warning in a New Year’s Day tweet.
The hedge-fund portfolio manager, who shot to fame thanks to Michael Lewis’s “Big Short,” expects the dynamics driving the next inflationary wave will be similar to the previous one: the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates while the Federal Government doles out stimulus in response to a recession that’s expected to begin later this year.
review comment
2 years ago
It’s his/her first review. There is nothing in the review that wasn’t already covered in the last ten reviews of HL.Let’s hope the next the next review by them is better.
discussion comment
2 years ago
“Hemingway was contemptuous of writers who, as he put it, “never learned how to say no to a typewriter.” In a 1945 letter to his editor, Maxwell Perkins, Hemingway writes:
It wasn’t by accident that the Gettysburg address was so short. The laws of prose writing are as immutable as those of flight, of mathematics, of physics.”
discussion comment
2 years ago
The key word is useful. Every paragraph should contain a piece of information that is useful for future visits, especially about the dancers and the dances they provide. If something has already been discussed in prior reviews ( drink prices, hours, layout ), it is not useful.
discussion comment
2 years ago
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shailynnThey never tell you what you need to know.
In the age of NIL, the NCAA has lost a lot of its power. College sports has become a professional league. The NCAA is pretending we still live in a world of student athletes.
discussion comment
2 years ago
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shailynnThey never tell you what you need to know.
Dealers only make a small percent of their profit from selling a new car. Something like 20%. They make more money from leasing, financing, extended warranties, used cars ( much better margins than new ), and servicing vehicles.
discussion comment
2 years ago
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shailynnThey never tell you what you need to know.
The Inflation Reduction Act changed the EV tax credit so it would only apply to domestic EVs. Under pressure from foreign carmakers, regulations now look like they will let EV tax credits work for foreign vehicles, but only if they are leased, not if they are purchased. So, we may see most EVs acquired through leasing going forward.
Weird.
discussion comment
2 years ago
In Phoenix, the over the pants HJ, known as the stripper hand shake, used to be pretty common as they introduced themselves. It was how high mileage dancers announced their willingness.
More recently, it’s very rare. Like, almost never. Maybe it’s just me ?
discussion comment
2 years ago
Example 1
“So, I and my friend went to the club last night. We usually don’t go out that late, but it was a special occasion. I ordered my rum and coke and thought about getting a baked potato……”
Example 2
“There were 15 dancers, about 12 sixes, 2 sevens, and an eight. The eight was named Bambi and I got 4 VIP dances from her with great mileage……”
I prefer the second example.
discussion comment
2 years ago
The most facts in the fewest words. I hate reviews that read like a ( poorly written ) novel but have no useful information for readers.
discussion comment
2 years ago
I am increasingly convinced that we would be better off without a Fed trying to manipulate the economy. This cycle of boom and bust is largely a result of the Fed over reacting, both to stimulate the economy and pump the brakes to control inflation.
review comment
2 years ago
The best time to go to BSC is during the day when there isn’t a surge of tourists in town. Even so, this has never been a club for high mileage. Plus, it’s always tough to get the attention of the top tier dancers at BSC.
It gets its high rating because it is usually a 7-up club during the day and, outside the weeks when there are major events, the ratio of dancers to customers is typically 1 to 1. That’s because there are fewer locals willing to pay $20.
discussion comment
2 years ago
Saying that inflation is “ basically over “ is a lot different than saying it’s “ over”.
I contend that some things, like rent and home prices, will go down in 2023 while some things, like food and energy, will go up. If that happens, Mate could ( and probably will ) argue that inflation is “ basically over”. Basically is one of those weasel words that lets prognosticators cover for their inaccurate predictions.
In 2022, inflation was 8%. In 2023, it will be a bifurcated 4%. Now, that’s a prediction.