Super Bowl = Strip Clubs - The Orange Mane

Beantown Bronco · 01-26-2009, 04:47 PM

By Mitch Stacy
Associated Press Writer / January 26, 2009

There's Diamond Dolls and Bare Assets and the Wild Gentlemen's Club. In fact, there are, by one count, 43 strip clubs in the Tampa metropolitan area -- one for each Super Bowl. And the week of Super Bowl XLIII is to Tampa's naughty nightlife what Black Friday is to America's shopping malls.

All the exotic dancing joints have earned Tampa a bawdy reputation -- the lads' magazine Maxim even put it on its top 10 list of best U.S. party cities a couple years ago, based mostly on the two score and more night spots to see naked or nearly naked women.

Now, with at least one spot planning to have a tent in the parking lot to handle the overflow of free-spending tourists, locals expect to profit mightily through kickoff Sunday evening.

"Based on what we did last Super Bowl (in 2001), the numbers will quadruple during that weekend," says Nick Polefrone, general manager of 2001 Odyssey, a landmark club known for the spaceship-shaped VIP room rising from the top of the building.

Across the street is Mons Venus, a joint that is listed among the best strip clubs in the world by users of a Web site called The Ultimate Strip Club List. The two upscale clubs -- walking distance from Raymond James Stadium, where the Arizona Cardinals will play the Pittsburgh Steelers -- have been fixtures for decades. Polefrone figures Tampa's naughty national image grew out from there.

"Tampa has a reputation for having the most strip clubs and the most girls who are a lot of fun," says a 25-year-old exotic dancer named Claudia, who left her usual gig in Las Vegas to work the Super Bowl week here. (She asked that her last name not be used to save her family any embarrassment.)

Claudia says she's worked four previous Super Bowls and expects to make as much as $2,000 a day performing at 2001 Odyssey. Most clubs treat the dancers as independent contractors who pay a flat fee to the house and keep the rest.

"It's so crazy, everybody is in a such a party mood," she says. "It's a whole new level of everything."

The clubs have been busy auditioning more dancers and upgrading their interiors. Some will stay open 24 hours.

The Tampa Tribune helpfully added a feature to its Web site listing the 43 strip clubs and allowing Super Bowl visitors to search for such information as the cover charge and dress code.

Tired of Tampa's sleazy reputation, local lawmakers passed an anti-lap-dance ordinance before the last Super Bowl here in 2001, making it a misdemeanor offense for dancers to come within six feet of patrons. The measure got a lot of publicity, but police didn't arrest anybody during Super Bowl week.

Police spokeswoman Andrea Davis says officers won't be patrolling the clubs looking for dancers who get too close this time, but they'll be obliged to investigate if someone calls in a complaint.

"Our primary focus during the Super Bowl is going to be public safety," she says.

Bob Buckhorn, a former city councilman who pushed the six-foot ordinance, laments that the adult entertainment industry is "ingrained in the fabric of this community." The point of the law, he says, was to attack prostitution and prevent other crime by trying to keep guys away from those places. He wishes it was more aggressively enforced today.

"It's like cockroaches," Buckhorn says. "If you don't stay on top of it, it will infect and run you over. And that's exactly what's happened."

To the city's promoters, Tampa's image as the Lap Dance Capital of America is not exactly something to tout in the glossy brochures. Travis Claytor, spokesman for Tampa Bay & Co., the tourism bureau, would rather point out other attractions, such as:

-- Beaches. Some of the best white-sand beaches anywhere are a half-hour or so from downtown. Two of them -- Fort DeSoto Park and Caladesi Island -- have topped the list from Stephen P. Leatherman, a Florida International University professor dubbed "Dr. Beach" for his annual rankings of the nation's best coastlines.

-- Ybor City. The historic former Latin quarter east of downtown is a thriving entertainment district whose nightclubs will host some of the glitziest, celebrity-heavy Super Bowl parties. (There's a strip club there, too, of course.)

-- Cigars. In the early 20th century, more cigars were made in Tampa than anywhere in the world, by Cuban immigrants. The city retains a rich cigar heritage, and some shops are still rolling them right on the premises.

But in the end, a lot of visitors will still be packing the clubs at night.

"It's not necessarily a negative thing, it's just one aspect of this destination," the judicious Claytor says. "There is so much more to our area than that particular industry."

Dukes · 01-26-2009, 04:56 PM

Just stating the obvious

Jason in LA · 01-26-2009, 05:00 PM

Strip clubs are awesome!!!

But I wouldn't go to one in Tampa, not with that 6 foott law. That's wack. I went to one of those in DC, and it pretty much sucked ass.

cutthemdown · 01-26-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason in LA

Strip clubs are awesome!!!

But I wouldn't go to one in Tampa, not with that 6 foott law. That's wack. I went to one of those in DC, and it pretty much sucked ass.

I think we have those laws here in LA also Jason but thankfully it doesn't get enforced.

Florida_Bronco · 01-26-2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason in LA

Strip clubs are awesome!!!

But I wouldn't go to one in Tampa, not with that 6 foott law. That's wack. I went to one of those in DC, and it pretty much sucked ass.

DS49 and myself can both attest to the fact that there is no 6 foot rule in Tampa strip clubs...at least not one that honors it.

Now the strip clubs in Pinellas County suck. Only topless and close way early.

Jason in LA · 01-27-2009, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Florida_Bronco

DS49 and myself can both attest to the fact that there is no 6 foot rule in Tampa strip clubs...at least not one that honors it.

Now the strip clubs in Pinellas County suck. Only topless and close way early.

Do they give lap dances?

At the club I went to in DC, where they had the 6 foot rule, the strippers would get closer than 6 feet, but they wouldn't really make contact. While they were dancing a guy would walk up to the stage and give her a tip, which would put him within six feet. After the dance the girls would walk around the club asking for tips, and would clearly be within six feet. But there wasn't much contact.

Florida_Bronco · 01-27-2009, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason in LA

Do they give lap dances?

Yes sir.

bap454 · 01-26-2009, 05:18 PM

Yes strip clubs are awsome! Except when you get your wallet stolen and the stripper that YOU KNOW stole your wallet, has to lend you money to get a cab back to your house. It actually happened. Thats the worst.

broncofan7 · 01-26-2009, 05:29 PM

Strip clubs are for losers. Real men have game--Losers have empty wallets, broken hearts and calluses on their hands.

hades · 01-26-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by broncofan7

Strip clubs are for losers. Real men have game--Losers have empty wallets, broken hearts and calluses on their hands.

You don't go to a strip club to find a date, you go for variety, boob slapping you upside the head, in your face variety!

Drek · 01-26-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hades

You don't go to a strip club to find a date, you go for variety, boob slapping you upside the head, in your face variety!

Pretty much. The thought that titty bars are somehow going to result in you getting laid is where so many guys go wrong.

But Ron White said it best. Guys know, once you see one pair of titties, well, you want to see 'em all. So for a couple bucks you get to not only see 'em, but have your face smashed in the middle.

broncofan4life · 01-26-2009, 06:16 PM

I LOVE boobies strip clubs are awesome!!!

Jason in LA · 01-27-2009, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by broncofan7

Strip clubs are for losers. Real men have game--Losers have empty wallets, broken hearts and calluses on their hands.

Dude you're lame. A guy going to a strip club doesn't mean he can't get a date. It's fun. Lighten up.

Peoples Champ · 01-27-2009, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason in LA

Dude you're lame. A guy going to a strip club doesn't mean he can't get a date. It's fun. Lighten up.

I agree, I am moving to Tampa.

Its like a stunt devil going to an Amusement park for roller coasters. Sure he gets enough adrenaline rush in his every day life, but that doesnt mean he cant go to a park and ride roller coasters just for fun.

Florida_Bronco · 01-27-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Peoples Champ

I agree, I am moving to Tampa.

When are you gonna be here? Let me know when you get in town, I'll be glad to show you around.

We also got a decent sized group of Bronco fans here that get together to watch the games down at one of our Sports Bars.

SureShot · 01-26-2009, 05:40 PM

God bless you strip clubs.

Sassy · 01-26-2009, 06:48 PM

Ask Eugene Robinson if it's ok to do strip clubs the night before a SB

cutthemdown · 01-26-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sassy

Ask Eugene Robinson if it's ok to do strip clubs the night before a SB

strip clubs yes. propositioning a cop you think is a hooker probably not so much.

Sassy · 01-26-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cutthemdown

strip clubs yes. propositioning a cop you think is a hooker probably not so much.

Ahh...well, it's been awhile. The details were a bit sketchy!

!

Spider · 01-26-2009, 07:42 PM

I went to a strip club once ........ a long time ago freaked out when they charged me 3.50 for a beer ..i got thrown out and decided if that was their attitude I wasnt going back ....... the place was caled the Hunt Club in Ft Collins Colorado

cutthemdown · 01-26-2009, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spider

I went to a strip club once ........ a long time ago freaked out when they charged me 3.50 for a beer ..i got thrown out and decided if that was their attitude I wasnt going back ....... the place was caled the Hunt Club in Ft Collins Colorado

lol do you ever get along with anyone?

Spider · 01-26-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cutthemdown

lol do you ever get along with anyone?

not when they charge me 3.50 for a bottle of coors beer

cutthemdown · 01-26-2009, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spider

not when they charge me 3.50 for a bottle of coors beer

you would hate the places I go lol. Sometimes it's like 6 bucks a beer. I have even seen 8 bucks a beer for imported.

Spider · 01-26-2009, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cutthemdown

you would hate the places I go lol. Sometimes it's like 6 bucks a beer. I have even seen 8 bucks a beer for imported.

...........the next day ..
Cutthemdown : spider dropped by i took him to a really nice club .....they charged him 6.00 for a beer , he now has to post 1,000 bail money , the Idiot

Sassy · 01-26-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cutthemdown

you would hate the places I go lol. Sometimes it's like 6 bucks a beer. I have even seen 8 bucks a beer for imported.

Crap...it's $8 a beer at Qualcomm!

01-26-2009, 04:47 PM	#1
Beantown Bronco Athletic Supporter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mass Posts: 19,112 Adopt-a-Bronco: Matt Prater	Super Bowl = Strip Clubs By Mitch Stacy Associated Press Writer / January 26, 2009 There's Diamond Dolls and Bare Assets and the Wild Gentlemen's Club. In fact, there are, by one count, 43 strip clubs in the Tampa metropolitan area -- one for each Super Bowl. And the week of Super Bowl XLIII is to Tampa's naughty nightlife what Black Friday is to America's shopping malls. All the exotic dancing joints have earned Tampa a bawdy reputation -- the lads' magazine Maxim even put it on its top 10 list of best U.S. party cities a couple years ago, based mostly on the two score and more night spots to see naked or nearly naked women. Now, with at least one spot planning to have a tent in the parking lot to handle the overflow of free-spending tourists, locals expect to profit mightily through kickoff Sunday evening. "Based on what we did last Super Bowl (in 2001), the numbers will quadruple during that weekend," says Nick Polefrone, general manager of 2001 Odyssey, a landmark club known for the spaceship-shaped VIP room rising from the top of the building. Across the street is Mons Venus, a joint that is listed among the best strip clubs in the world by users of a Web site called The Ultimate Strip Club List. The two upscale clubs -- walking distance from Raymond James Stadium, where the Arizona Cardinals will play the Pittsburgh Steelers -- have been fixtures for decades. Polefrone figures Tampa's naughty national image grew out from there. "Tampa has a reputation for having the most strip clubs and the most girls who are a lot of fun," says a 25-year-old exotic dancer named Claudia, who left her usual gig in Las Vegas to work the Super Bowl week here. (She asked that her last name not be used to save her family any embarrassment.) Claudia says she's worked four previous Super Bowls and expects to make as much as $2,000 a day performing at 2001 Odyssey. Most clubs treat the dancers as independent contractors who pay a flat fee to the house and keep the rest. "It's so crazy, everybody is in a such a party mood," she says. "It's a whole new level of everything." The clubs have been busy auditioning more dancers and upgrading their interiors. Some will stay open 24 hours. The Tampa Tribune helpfully added a feature to its Web site listing the 43 strip clubs and allowing Super Bowl visitors to search for such information as the cover charge and dress code. Tired of Tampa's sleazy reputation, local lawmakers passed an anti-lap-dance ordinance before the last Super Bowl here in 2001, making it a misdemeanor offense for dancers to come within six feet of patrons. The measure got a lot of publicity, but police didn't arrest anybody during Super Bowl week. Police spokeswoman Andrea Davis says officers won't be patrolling the clubs looking for dancers who get too close this time, but they'll be obliged to investigate if someone calls in a complaint. "Our primary focus during the Super Bowl is going to be public safety," she says. Bob Buckhorn, a former city councilman who pushed the six-foot ordinance, laments that the adult entertainment industry is "ingrained in the fabric of this community." The point of the law, he says, was to attack prostitution and prevent other crime by trying to keep guys away from those places. He wishes it was more aggressively enforced today. "It's like cockroaches," Buckhorn says. "If you don't stay on top of it, it will infect and run you over. And that's exactly what's happened." To the city's promoters, Tampa's image as the Lap Dance Capital of America is not exactly something to tout in the glossy brochures. Travis Claytor, spokesman for Tampa Bay & Co., the tourism bureau, would rather point out other attractions, such as: -- Beaches. Some of the best white-sand beaches anywhere are a half-hour or so from downtown. Two of them -- Fort DeSoto Park and Caladesi Island -- have topped the list from Stephen P. Leatherman, a Florida International University professor dubbed "Dr. Beach" for his annual rankings of the nation's best coastlines. -- Ybor City. The historic former Latin quarter east of downtown is a thriving entertainment district whose nightclubs will host some of the glitziest, celebrity-heavy Super Bowl parties. (There's a strip club there, too, of course.) -- Cigars. In the early 20th century, more cigars were made in Tampa than anywhere in the world, by Cuban immigrants. The city retains a rich cigar heritage, and some shops are still rolling them right on the premises. But in the end, a lot of visitors will still be packing the clubs at night. "It's not necessarily a negative thing, it's just one aspect of this destination," the judicious Claytor says. "There is so much more to our area than that particular industry."

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01-26-2009, 04:56 PM	#2
Dukes Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6,325	Just stating the obvious

01-26-2009, 05:00 PM	#3
Jason in LA Gimmie that rep fool! Speaking of Butts & Boob Mojo Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: LA Posts: 12,254	Strip clubs are awesome!!! But I wouldn't go to one in Tampa, not with that 6 foott law. That's wack. I went to one of those in DC, and it pretty much sucked ass.

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bap454 Perennial Pro-bowler Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 984 Adopt-a-Bronco: Wesley Woodyard	Yes strip clubs are awsome! Except when you get your wallet stolen and the stripper that YOU KNOW stole your wallet, has to lend you money to get a cab back to your house. It actually happened. Thats the worst.

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broncofan7 AKA "THE STANDARD" BQ looks ALMOST as good as I do Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: BIG D Posts: 6,022	Strip clubs are for losers. Real men have game--Losers have empty wallets, broken hearts and calluses on their hands.

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broncofan4life Solid Starter Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ontario,CA Posts: 128	I LOVE boobies strip clubs are awesome!!!

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SureShot Te-believer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Paradise Divide Posts: 5,996 Adopt-a-Bronco: Matt Russell	God bless you strip clubs.

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Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	Ask Eugene Robinson if it's ok to do strip clubs the night before a SB

01-26-2009, 07:42 PM	#20
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	I went to a strip club once ........ a long time ago freaked out when they charged me 3.50 for a beer ..i got thrown out and decided if that was their attitude I wasnt going back ....... the place was caled the Hunt Club in Ft Collins Colorado