Back to Paradise

Finally made it back to the Downer after a long cold Winter. Things were a little different from my last visit in Nov and I found out why from one of the dancers. More on that in a moment. Nothing has changed as far as the cover charge and beer prices which didn't surprise me. What did surprise me was the club wasn't really that busy for a Sat night but then again it is April and it was cold out. I suspect things will return to the normal over crowded situation once the weather warms up. Also I was told the club was supposed to have been shut down during the Winter for renovation but that didn't happen but that could be related to the reason below.

Now for what made the club different on this visit. I was told one of the owners recently passed away (during the Winter?) so the club is being run by new ownership. There were a whole group of new dancers working at the club. I was told that the new owner has a quota system as it relates to the dancers. There can only be so many black, latino, eastern european and canadian dancers working at one time. The dancers have to be within a certain height and weight and bra size range. A lot of the veterans who were there a year ago quit because of this ridiculous rule thus all the new dancers. I really didn't notice any "curvy" dancers there which leads me to believe what I was told is true.

During my visit the new owner was constantly calling dancers into his office. I found this to be very strange although it seemed to be the same dancers on multiple office visits. I was told the new owner has anger management issues and constantly yells at the dancers. He even has "staff meetings" before the club gets busy and yells at all the dancers at once. This is a very bad development IMO. He could end up driving away his dancers if he continually berates them. It doesn't matter how much money a dancer can make if she is constantly being yelled at by the owner. He sounds like someone who is in over his head and who doesn't know how to manage a SC.