Fun time in East St. Louis

I hadn't been to a club in a long while, and pretty never been to one with any decent money to spend, so this was overall a pretty new experience. As some might note, this club isn't in a great area, but the ride from downtown STL was cheap and easy. It was $20 at the door for admission. Being a Sunday night, it wasn't very busy. There was a large bar in the middle of the room and the stage was at one far end of the room. The other had a kind of cage-thing set up, but was darkened off and not in use. I stuck to light beer, which ran $11 a bottle but the bartender was very cute and friendly. There were a half dozen girls dancing, mostly 6ish white women. Had it not been for an incredibly-stacked AA 10, the night might have kind of been a wash. After a round at the stage, I went back to the bar and the 10 came up and started chatted. Real easy and fun. I asked about a dance and she said they were 40. I was all for it, so we went back to a side room with booths - not quite beds, but it was nice enough to lay down on. I asked about hands and she said something to the effect of 'everywhere but inside' and did a very nice grind on top of me. She asked if i wanted another, and I said not right now and tipped and once again, everything was real friendly. A while later, back at the bar, a trio of girls (who were working, but not dancing) siddled up next to me and started asking me if I'd like to see one of their private rooms. I showed off my wedding ring and said that I was free to have fun tonight, but not THAT much fun and they were all really cool with it, glad I had a cool wife (and I damn do). Then we got into some genuine conversation (again, very light crowd that night) and ended up showing each other pet photos. I had another dance with the 10 and it was again very fun. Later in the night, I got pretty lit up and offered to buy two girls drinks. The bartender warned me that "drinks" were $30 each and I was like, Oh... maybe I can just tip you some now and you can get a coffee later or something? (real joke-maker here) and they actually thought it was pretty funny. Stayed out way too late and spent far more than I planned, but no regrets at all. Fun girls and a real nice atmosphere. The only caution I'll add is that a lyft home at 2 am from this place will run you $60 easy.