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published 10 mos ago
Felt like the Invisible Man
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

5.0

This review covers two Friday nights in a row (okay, considering I got there about 1:15 in the morning, it'd be technically Saturday).

A Not-so-Nutshell Description of the Place:

Large, well-lit parking lot with a…

review
published 1 yr ago
Why?
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

5.0

I was at this club once before, back in 2009. It was a nice enough club then; could've used a coat of paint and a few other things, but it really wasn't bad; pretty much…

review
published 1 yr ago
My Second Mistake
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

4.3

After leaving Scores, sometime after 3 in the morning, I set out on foot back to my hotel (yeah, probably not among the brightest of ideas). A driver from Scores had followed me down and…

review
published 1 yr ago
A Damn Cheap Night
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

7.3

My last night in the Twin Cities, I felt like hitting a strip club but really didn't want to go downtown, not with the prices they charge -- so I hit the KOD, which is…

review
published 1 yr ago
My First Mistake
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

5.0

My first mistake of the night was telling the guy who flags down cabs at my hotel that I wanted to go to Chica Bonitas. I figured being up front wouldn't hurt. Boy, was I…

review
published 1 yr ago
Monday Blues
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

5.7

This review is actually going to cover two nights, Monday and Wednesday. Monday I got there about 12:30am (okay, technically Tuesday), Wednesday a little after 10pm. And on a side note, I'm not entirely sure…

review
published 3 yrs ago
Return to the Lamplighter
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

4.7

It'd been several years since I was last at the Lamplighter, and, well, not much has changed. The hours are a bit different (probably thanks to Covid) -- 2pm to 9:45pm. At least that's what…

review
published 3 yrs ago
Return to the KOD
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

7.7

This review will actually cover two visits -- Friday late night and Saturday afternoon.

I've visited the KOD periodically since the 90s, and even though it had been a good ten years since my last visit,…

review
published 3 yrs ago
Return to Dreamgirls
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

6.7

I was in the Twin Cities for a long overdue vacation -- far, far too long -- and something I wanted to do was hit some of the old haunts, Dreamgirls being one of them.…

review
published 3 yrs ago
Return to Sche...er...Downtown Cabaret
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

3.0

Back in the '90s, back when it was Scheik's, I used to hang out at this place -- a lot. It was all class back then, lots of wood and brass and marble, beautiful women…

review
published 9 yrs ago
Uh...Okay
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

3.7

Here I am, sitting on an old folding chair, fidgeting, nervous, first time at one of these meetings. I'm not alone. There are a bunch of other guys here, too, some look like they just…

review
published 9 yrs ago
First Time in Thirty Years
reviewed by
PhantomGeek

4.0

Back in the '80s, that corner of Hennepin and 5th Street wasn't among the friendliest. I remember one time, just walking along, minding own business, and a guy in front of Augie's shouted at me,…