Thursday, January 01, 2004

 

Ah, memories

This story out of Athens, Ga., brought back some memories for me. It seems strip clubs in Athens may not be able to serve alcohol as of today. According to the story, it's a convaluted mess.

I know how that goes.

In the winter of 1998-99 I was writing about the possibility of a nude bottle club opening on Main Street, across from Veterans Square. (Best time I ever had writing a series of stories, by the way.) Even Busty Hearts got in on it. She was against the club opening. You might think she'd be against it because it would be competition. You'd be wrong. According to Busty (aka Susan Sykes), she didn't want the club to open because it takes a professional to run such an establishment. Only professionals, she says, know how to deal with the clientele. What a gal, just thinking about the welfare of the clientele and employees. I'm surprised I remembered what she said. What I remember most is ... well, the reason she's called Busty. How the woman can walk without falling over forward I'll never know. I would think she's defying some laws of gravity by simply standing upright.

Anyway, the club never opened. The city bought the building under the stipulation that the owners must not try to open any type of adult entertainment business within the city limits. An ordinance was also passed in the city, and several neighboring municipalities, banning adult entertainment businesses.

The person who claimed he was going to open the club will forever be linked to that story, as will I, it seems. Of the 7,200 results this search generates the second -- Yes, the second, as in the one right after the first -- is a commentary on a couple of the stories I wrote about the club-that-would-never-be.

posted by Anne 1/01/2004 10:28:00 AM