sinclair's Review

I went to Diamonds Of Memphis on a Saturday night at 22:00. I had seen this club change incarnations over the years from New York New York to Black Orchid to finally Diamonds Of Memphis. After driving by this black gentlemen’s club so many times, I figured I would give it a shot. Before you can even walk in the front door, you have to take everything out of your pockets and get patted down. It was a woman patting people down, but she looked like a dyke. Security with bulletproof vests wander the parking lot. There was a $25 cover charge. I was allowed inside wearing basketball shorts, so the dress code didn’t appear to be too strict. Like all Memphis clubs, beer is sold inside, but liquor is not. You are allowed to bring in your own bottles of hard alcohol. If you want to be a hit with the ladies, bring in Hennessy, Remy Martin, or Patron. I was told by dancers that this strip club just reopened about three months ago and was still getting into its rhythm.

As you walk in the DJ booth is to the immediate left. A bar is along the left wall. Sincweisers were $6 per bottle. There is some elevated seating along the front and right walls. The stage is a large island in the shape of an X that is about two feet off of the ground. Each of the runways of the X had a pole at its end. Conceivably, four dancers could be performing on stage at once. Diamonds was illuminated much more than most strip clubs. There was a couch area in the left back corner for private dances. The ATM receipt still says ‘Black Orchid’. A withdrawal came with a $15 transaction fee.

Dancers have to wear bikinis per Shelby County rules, but most dancers will flash their boobs. Dancers didn't start performing a steady stage rotation until 23:30. Diamonds doesn't get going until very late. People didn’t start streaming in until after midnight. The stage show is anything goes. I was smacking booties and grabbing boobies. Ladies would get on all fours and back up to me at the stage’s edge, and I would simulate fucking them doggy-style. One dancer in this position reached back between her legs and started stroking my penis over my shorts. Another dancer laid on her back at the edge of the stage. As I tipped her, I put my crotch up to hers and simulated banging her in missionary. I thought this was going to be a "make it rain" type of gentlemen’s club, but the only serious tippers were myself and a black couple sitting at the table next to me.