There is no real difference between...

There is no real difference between C-Mowes and Chameleon. Both are the dirtiest strip joints (and when I mean dirtiest, I mean it in every which way) in the St. Louis area, and maybe in the Midwest. Both are housed in small, stand-alone shacks. They're both in the same fucking block about a baseball diamond away from each other. So why am I giving this place a 2 when I gave Chameleon a 10? Because of what I got over at Chameleon. And after taking a trip here, I kind of regretted what I did at Chameleon. Let me explain.

I went on a lazy Thursday afternoon. C-Mowes, as well as Chameleon (and Dollie's Playhouse, which is not far from these two) are in the heart of Washington Park, a very unsafe place to be when the sun goes down. Going down the road, C-Mowes Key Club, with a sign with a key actually on it -- why is it called a "key club," anyway? -- is the farther club on the left side. Ample dirt parking in front of and behind it. Cover was a buck and a Coke was $3.50.

Looking back, I truly believe the girls I first saw made all the difference for me this trip. Once you walk in the door, you have to make a hard left because the bar is right in front of you. Since there wasn't a whole lot of business during a Thursday afternoon, the "talent" was sitting on the stools you passed on the way to the stage. That's where I saw a very unimpressive roster of strippers ... OK, many of them were downright ugly. I remember a review from earlier about this place about someone named Angel, and yes, she was there, with this black elastic thing that she seemingly wears every time.