HL could be an option

First time back in a Phoenix club since the last shutdown (last week of June). Met up with a couple of TUSCL PLs forming a pod (do PLs travel in PODS???). Arrived around 1120, parking lot had less than 10 cars. Entrance had new rules posted on door, must wear facemask and must be seated by staff. Met out of town PL who was chatting with bouncer at cover window, bouncer told him that first round was comped. Seems that both of the TUSCL PLs that I met up with are infamous in High Liter and I suspect other clubs also, felt like I was riding their coattails.

We actually seated ourselves one row back from the front of the stage, half of the tables had signs showing that those tables were not in use to achieve 50% occupancy. There was only a couple of other customers present which seemed normal for that time of day in HiLiter from my memory. What did seem different was the lack of dancers on the floor, only remember one actively roaming the floor. Much to HiLiter's credit, she did dance on stage even with the small crowd (that would change later as there was plenty of empty stage time when there were actually more dancers present, don't understand that).

Waitress came over and comped the first round of drinks. Since I was driving, I stayed with soft drinks, price was $4 with 241 specials, $1 cheaper than I remember, deflation I guess. Since I hadn't eating lunch yet, I did go for their $8.50 ribeye steak dinner, no good but what should I have expected with an $8.5 steak anyway?

By noon, the number of customers and dancers increase steadily. I was surprised that I did not recognize a single dancer but it has been almost 16 months since I was in HiLiter last having made S44 my regular club. I remember that I had changed clubs when Brittany took a vacation and never went back because I found a new club that I liked better at the time. No Brittany today, kind of disappointed, was hoping to see her again. Not to say that there wasn't some hot dancers there, especially as more and more arrived. No Asian dancers, no AA dancers. Most of the dancers were polite, not being pushy for VIP, a couple did have to be shoed away because they weren't getting the hint. The club got at least near the 50% occupancy, seemed close to the amount of customers and dancers that I would expect on dayshift.

I am normally looking to enjoy lap dances and haven't been going to clubs since they have been discontinued, not surprised that no lap dances are available still. Bouncers were strict in watching the floor, several times I saw them tell some girls to get off of customers laps. The dancers were wearing facemasks always, customers were allowed to remove mask while seated. Bathroom troll came in around 1PM.