Hot Girls, Frisky Delegates: RNC Diary of a Strip-Club Waitress tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2011:/stripclub//101 /img/atom_logo.png 2007-11-15T22:31:46Z I work as a clothed cocktail waitress at a strip club on Manhattan's far West Side. I haven't been able to reveal the name of the club, or its exact location, because I haven't wanted to get fired, so let's just say it's one of several upscale topless venues that have sprung up in recent years along Eleventh and Twelfth avenues. It's not far from Madison Square Garden and, this week, the GOP convention. Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en Some people just smell like Republicans tag:mt.laweekly.com,2004:/nyv/stripclub//101.65941 2004-09-03 07:47:50 2007-11-15T22:31:46Z "Bush will be here tonight, right?" a self-described "boring banker" asked me at around 1:00 a.m. I certainly hoped that the president would come in. More specifically, I hoped that two shimmeri... Laura Conaway "Bush will be here tonight, right?" a self-described "boring banker" asked me at around 1:00 a.m. I certainly hoped that the president would come in. More specifically, I hoped that two shimmeri...

Continue reading "Some people just smell like Republicans" > ]]> 0 GOP'ers, that girl on your lap doesn't like you. At all. tag:mt.laweekly.com,2004:/nyv/stripclub//101.65940 2004-09-02 07:45:59 2007-11-15T22:31:46Z The New York Times ran a story today about how the city's luxury strip clubs have been sitting empty all week. This is a bit baffling, honestly. At one club, at least, tonight, a barback instruct... Laura Conaway The New York Times ran a story today about how the city's luxury strip clubs have been sitting empty all week. This is a bit baffling, honestly. At one club, at least, tonight, a barback instruct...

Continue reading "GOP'ers, that girl on your lap doesn't like you. At all." > ]]> 0 Lap-dancing for equal opportunity tag:mt.laweekly.com,2004:/nyv/stripclub//101.65939 2004-09-01 07:07:54 2007-11-15T22:31:46Z Aside from the guy who held a lollipop up to a dancer's breast and sucked on it, the Republicans were generally well-behaved tonight. Now, at a strip club being well-behaved entails heavy drinki... Laura Conaway Aside from the guy who held a lollipop up to a dancer's breast and sucked on it, the Republicans were generally well-behaved tonight. Now, at a strip club being well-behaved entails heavy drinki...

Continue reading "Lap-dancing for equal opportunity" > ]]> 0 Fundraiser tips big, tries "whack-ass shit." tag:mt.laweekly.com,2004:/nyv/stripclub//101.65938 2004-08-31 07:29:02 2007-11-15T22:31:46Z Most of the Republicans in the club tonight were obviously—almost ridiculously—identifiable. If they weren't wearing red, white, and blue ties or handkerchiefs, they were donning straw ... Laura Conaway Most of the Republicans in the club tonight were obviously—almost ridiculously—identifiable. If they weren't wearing red, white, and blue ties or handkerchiefs, they were donning straw ...

Continue reading "Fundraiser tips big, tries "whack-ass shit."" > ]]> 0 Republican family values: I'm propositioned on GOP's first night in town tag:mt.laweekly.com,2004:/nyv/stripclub//101.65937 2004-08-30 07:14:38 2007-11-15T22:31:45Z The first customer of the night, a friendly guy with a head of neat cornrows, was a prophet. "Should be busy," he told the bartender. "The Republican convention's here. There's a lot of cats in t... Laura Conaway The first customer of the night, a friendly guy with a head of neat cornrows, was a prophet. "Should be busy," he told the bartender. "The Republican convention's here. There's a lot of cats in t...

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