It seemed like time for my...

It seemed like time for my annual check of Star Strip, one of my old favorites that went downhill for many years. I keep hoping for a comeback, and I thought the recent renovation might do it. Well, the results are mixed.

First the renovation. They left the main stage alone, but took out the small stages that were the trademark of Star Strip, and replaced them with a long, generic stage that is now the main stage, and a smaller "stage" (for shower shows, I think, but they don't seem to be using it even at the prime time on a weekend night). They also redid the wall seating and made it into nice booths. I did not like the new stage because it is too long, too deep and narrow, so it's not efficient for watching the dancer. The stage lighting is also worse than it was before. All in all, the renovation is a net minus.

The main improvement is that the girls are better looking and less edgy. Mind you, some of them are still edgy, but the atmosphere is not as heavy as it was a year ago. There were about 15 dancers, two of them beautiful, and 5 more nice looking. There were only few customers until around 11:30 PM when it started to become somewhat lively. The stage show was good. The girls actually got naked (as opposed to the fiasco at 4Play, see that section for more), they did close-and-personal acts for the few customers at the tip rail, and they did not look bored like they did last year.