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Tales of the naked city, from a Las Vegas dancer.

07.3.10 · 10:37 AM

Heading north to Alaska, where the pickin’s for ladies must be pretty slim

Directly from the Anchorage airport, I went to the strip club where I am now working. It’s a two story wooden building that looks like an old western whorehouse. The walls are covered in dingy red and gold wallpaper, discolored from decades of smoke. There is a balcony with a wooden railing surrounding the perimeter of the main room, which is completely open to both stories. Strippers sit up there like guardian angels in bikinis watching the action below. Downstairs ... Read more...

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06.20.10 · 2:40 PM

On Father’s Day, remembering that Dad liked pictures, bikes and Asian women

It’s Father’s Day. I noticed it on the calendar but it’s now one of those holiday celebrations that doesn’t fall under my jurisdiction. My dad passed about seven years ago, so he won’t be expecting anything special. I think about him less than I used to. I suppose, like any great heartache, time cleans up the mess but there is always a stain of sorrow. Time also scrubs away disappointment sometimes and with that comes forgiveness. The happier memories are ... Read more...

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06.17.10 · 9:58 AM

Trying to rewind to the happy period, but nothing’s working

I have been up all night at home, exhausted but unable to sleep. I just want to crawl into his bed and sleep with him. I want to rewind to the part where we’re happy. I want to pretend that we didn’t notice there was anything wrong. My boss told me he would give me the heartbreak discount if I went to work to dance. I probably should have gone just to be around people I know. Or just to ... Read more...

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06.13.10 · 9:22 AM

Relationship chills, so it’s time to head to Alaska

I’m completely destroyed. A mess. In pieces. Shattered like a champagne glass thrown on a hot sidewalk. I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost two years. I was done searching. I’m so in love with him but we have both been unhappy for a bit. Now he wants space. So I’m giving it to him. Over 2,000 miles of space. I’m going to Alaska for a few weeks. I need to get the hell out of Vegas. I’ve been going ... Read more...

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06.7.10 · 10:20 PM

Return to dancing is all about the need — mine and his

My return to stripping came as suddenly as did its brief hiatus. It was seriously the kind of situation a stripper could only wish for. A perfect customer with deep pockets and low expectations. While I was cocktail waitressing, I met a customer who became fixated on the idea of getting lap dances from only me. Every time I would return to his friends’ table with drinks, he would keep asking. I sat and talked to his group a little. ... Read more...

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05.25.10 · 5:12 PM

Breakup with colorist rooted in growing greed

I’m sitting under the plastic dome hair dryer at the salon with bleach in my hair waiting for my black roots to turn a buttery blond. The hot air is blowing the chemical fumes into my eyes and making them water. My Mexican hair lady keeps coming back to check on me every few minutes. She pokes at the toothpastey goo on my scalp. She comments that Latino hair is really strong, that “white” hair would be too damaged with ... Read more...

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05.19.10 · 10:15 AM

Infamous credit card ‘ring leader’ is still stripping customers

Remember the story about the credit card fraud at the strip club? That story concluded with the firing of nearly all members involved. Though that was the end of their employment at one club, they were not nearly finished with their plans to rob people. The “ring leader” of the credit card scam is alive and well and working at another Las Vegas strip club. I keep my nose out of it for the most part, but I can’t help ... Read more...

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04.29.10 · 2:37 PM

Enjoying the stare well after long-overdue Lasik surgery

I just had Lasik surgery yesterday. Today my vision is better than 20/20! It’s 20/15, by the way. I have eyes like a hawk. I’ve been spending the day staring at the details in the horizon. Every leaf in the faraway trees is sharp, bright green and shiny. The hills are dark and grainy like piles of ground coffee. I know they’ve always been like that. Today I just get to appreciate the view. I’ve been wearing glasses since my ... Read more...

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04.8.10 · 2:53 PM

Dita Von Teese: An inspiration to anyone who wants to rock the milky white look

I was fortunate enough to be able to catch Dita Von Teese’s performance in MGM’s Crazy Horse Paris last week. I’ve been a fan of the alternative model and burlesque performer since I was a teenager. Dita is any Goth girl’s idol. She rocks the pale-as-milk look better than anyone. I geek out a little bit when I see her in real life. The Crazy Horse Paris show is one of my favorite shows in Vegas and I think it’s ... Read more...

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03.31.10 · 4:36 PM

More cops, more tension — but at least I’m just slingin’ drinks

The cops are up to their dirty tricks again. I was at work during another police visit. Luckily I was only serving drinks. It’s so creepy the way it happens. They make their busts so discreetly that business goes on as usual and the majority of workers don’t even know that the police were there at all. Strippers get called into the office, arrested behind closed doors and just disappear from the premises. The ones who are slapped on the ... Read more...

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