This club is at the edge...

This club is at the edge of Drew Park, the neighborhood in Tampa known for lower-end sex establishments that tend to ignore some or all of the local rules. It’s not big on ambience, but is pretty reliable in terms of getting what you pay for. It opens at 7 every night, and according to the sign is open until 3 or ?. There’s a $16 cover, and the juice bar serves $3-$5 bottled water, sodas and energy drinks. One main stage surrounded on 3 sides by comfortable couches facing the stage with tables and easy chairs set up in sitting areas throughout the room. Very dark interior, and spaced out well enough that siting areas aren’t on top of each other – there plenty of room to walk around the room comfortable without interfering with anyone’s space. There is a small satellite dance platform/stage but it wasn’t in use when I was in. There was 1 large screen tv on showing a basketball game with the sound off, and the DJ was unobtrusive, so there was nothing to distract from the stage action.

I saw 7 dancers on duty, 4 white, 2 black and 1 Hispanic. In my opinion the hottest of the bunch was a tall thin black girl, more spinner than stacked, but with great dancer legs I’d rate her an 9, with the rest in the 5-8 range. Unfortunately the hot one was the only one that didn’t come by to talk after her dance. It’s my policy to tip all the dancers that put some effort into their work. All but that one came by to say thanks, and the ones I wanted to stop and talk did, or came back later if I was already sitting with someone. They all tried to sell dances, but weren’t pushy about it, and only one came back to try again after I said no. All the girls were friendly, and capable of carrying on a conversation, if that’s important to you. The dance offers I got were all for 4 songs in a private room, with $22 going to the house, plus what you negotiate with the dancer. For $100, the dancers I spoke to all assured a happy and fulfilling experience.

Tracy, a cute blond who spent the whole night sitting at the bar talking to other dancers until her turn to dance, started a conversation with me from the stage, and came over to sit when she was done. She had a sense of humor, and was either more interested or a better actor than any of the others, and we wound up talking for quite a while. It was getting near time for me to leave and the crowd was thinning out when she asked if I wanted a dance. After verifying that we were going to have fun, I agreed and she took the fee to the manager and off we went. The “vip” room is small, very plain (unpadded bench against the wall) , and almost lightless. We got there through a door and down a narrow hall, off which there may have been other rooms, I couldn’t tell. It was so dark I was following her hand and hoping I wouldn’t trip over anything. Once in the room, she ran down her personal rules – no kissing, and everything covered. That’s not a problem for me, so we had a great time. We got a full 4 songs, and she took instruction well and worked to make me happy.

All in all it was a worthwhile night, and I plan to go back to sample again soon.