After driving past Club Blaze, parking lot was a little too full for a COVID concerned individual, a quick google search put Rumors <2 miles away. I'd always seen middling reviews of Rumors, but figured that it was worth seeing at least once since it seems like there are less and less clubs in Atlanta. I pulled up to see only 3 - 5 cars in the lot, Rumors is nestled right next to what might be a sports bar and a crater filled parking lot I wouldn't want to get caught in at night.
Approaching the door, there was a white security guard with a mask, pen and clipboard. After taking my temperature, the hero requested I sign what I guess is a waiver saying if I get COVID and die, I won't sue the booty club. It was early enough, or maybe dead enough there was no cover to get in which was nice. The music was what you'd expect at a club in this area, mostly hip-hop, and definitely at volumes that make any convo hard.
I parked myself at the bar and ordered a $6 Blue Moon. I gathered the lay of the land which included a dimly lit corner to the right of the entrance, a main stage, and a few small tables dotting the floor. There were only a handful of other patrons, one getting a sad air dance in the aforementioned corner, with the rest sipping a brew and looking around like me. There was one small group of latino men making it sprinkle on a brown skinned dancer, but the overall vibe was pretty lowkey.
After maybe 15 minutes at the bar I was approached by a petite white dancer with a little cupcake booty. Her face, and the faces of all the dancers were covered. She did relay the fact that only dancers are required to wear masks, and that I was free to wild out. She did take her mask off to smoke next to me at the bar and enjoy some unmuffled conversation. I took her up on a dance at the bar and was surprised with a decent grind based on the air I had seen some of the other heroes get. We eventually made our way to the corner where there was some light stick shifting and about 7 - 8 dances. Bottoms never came off, but it was open season up top. After exchanging numbers, I decided it probably wasn't worth sticking around to get a dance from one of the other 4 dancers and headed home.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but I could see myself going back next time I'm in the area.
