Saturday night at HiLiter

I was able to make a rare trip to Phoenix back in May. Having read about HiLiter on this site for years, I think I may have entered with too high of expectations. I arrived around eight o'clock. I paid the $10 cover and was scanned with a metal detector wand. No one requested to see my ID.

I went and took a seat at the bar to get a feel for the place. I ordered a Voodoo Ranger IPA which IIRC was $6 or $7. This was a pleasant surprise as most clubs don't have anything in the way of craft beer, mostly just the usual big domestic producers selection. As I was sitting there, a really pretty, young, lean Asian dancer was finishing her final dance of the set. I immediately set her as my goal for the evening. After her set, she went to the dressing room and I watched several dancers' stage rotations waiting for her to return. After about 25 min., she returned in street clothes and made a beeline for the door. I guess shift change occurs around eight o'clock and I just missed out. I asked one of the bouncers he knew the name of the Asian chick that just left. It totally made me feel like a stalker with his disparaging look and "I don't know, we get new dancers all the time." answer. Really, what am I going to do with her fake stripper name except maybe find out if she worked the next night.

Overall, I wasn't super impressed with the dancer selection. They were certainly better than the previous night at Blue Moon, but nowhere up to the quality of Christies Cabaret in Tempe. Also, I think I've become spoiled by nude clubs and with anything less, it's harder to get the juices flowing. I got a couple of $10 table dances with a couple of dancers just to say I had, but none of them really inspired me to seek more.