“When is the last time that you did something for the first time?”
Becki and I went out to spend a nice evening having dinner with good friends at a “home cooking” type restaurant in Midtown. After dinner the subject of a birthday party for one of the crew members on Barbershop 3 came up. The party was at the Clermont, home of geriatric strippers and cheap canned beer.
I have, every so often, had the occasion to go to a strip club. The typical bachelor party or 21st birthday, or being in a town like New Orleans with a rowdy film crew and director are good reasons to visit a club, less for the dancers than the overall atmosphere. That changed last Saturday. The Clermont Lounge is it’s own category of club and I’m counting it as a first in my experience.
The Clermont Lounge is Atlanta’s first and longest continually operating strip club, opened in 1965. The club has a reputation for its kitschy atmosphere and “unusual” dancers. The Clermont does not serve food or draft beer. The single stripper’s stage is located in the middle of a circular bar, and the dancers choose their own songs on the in-house jukebox, as the club normally does not have an actual DJ. The Clermont is perhaps best known for featuring some dancers who do not meet the traditional physical standards for strippers, the most famous of whom is Blondie, noted for her ability to crush empty beer cans between her breasts as well as for her poetry.
A memorable night….
There are still images burned into my mind’s eye. Things you just can’t un-see.
This so sadly true. So hav to ask, the blog is in WordPress while the rest of it is Tumblr – is there a reason for that or is it just the way it worked out?
Nick M. Remind me, what’s the M for?
Hey Bruce. The M stands for Michael. I started the Tumblr as just a place to post pics for friends and relatives since I’m through with Facebook. The WordPress blog is just a place to possibly expand on Tumblr. I have to check the comments more often.