Cock Eyed Optimist

If there is one... Please DON'T share it.  As it will likely soon after lose its license and cease operation.

The Lucky Horseshoe still is the main dancer bar in Chicago.  they have dancers every night except Monday. On any given night, they have from 10 to 15 dancers.  There are two stages, in different room, for dancers, and there is a third room with a bar that opens on weekends.
The owner of Lucky horseshoe also owns “@tmosphere” which has dancers late at night.  It is up in Andersonville.  It is much smaller with one stage.
Those are the only two places that are left in Chicago as far as I know.

The Lucky Horseshoe still is the main dancer bar in Chicago.  they have dancers every night except Monday. On any given night, they have from 10 to 15 dancers.  There are two stages, in different room, for dancers, and there is a third room with a bar that opens on weekends.
The owner of Lucky horseshoe also owns “@tmosphere” which has dancers late at night.  It is up in Andersonville.  It is much smaller with one stage.
Those are the only two places that are left in Chicago as far as I know.

LeBoy in FT. Lauderdale, has an amateur night contest each Wednesday night, and once a year the monthly winners can compete in a contest for the prize of $5,000.  That contest was held last week.

LeBoy in FT. Lauderdale, has an amateur night contest each Wednesday night, and once a year the monthly winners can compete in a contest for the prize of $5,000.  That contest was held last week.

And?😉

I spent the last three months in Ft. Lauderdale.  I went to Boardwalk once, and even though they have renovated, it is still the same with pushy, straight dancers.  I would have liked to have seen one of Giovanni's Wednesday shows, but they are too late for me.  I did go to Johnson's once, but here again about 90% of the dancers are straight, and that is not my thing.
Therefore I spent most of my time at LeBoy and thoroughly enjoyed it.  Wrist bands are still only $10, that get you into the lap dance area all night.  There is a big turnover of dancers, and none that I had enjoyed last year were still there.  But of course I met new ones.  All ages, types, etc. are available.  the dancers did not seem to gather in gaggles like they used to - they do more mixing with the customers.  What I did notice is that they don't seem to have a regular rotation of dancers on the stage like they used to - dancers go to the stage on more of a sporadic rotation at their will.  I usually left by 10:00, so the regular rotation may start later.
Bartenders Andy, Chris, and Ricky are still there as is my favorite bouncer of all time....Lee!
I spent most of my time with a dancer from Italy, Lorenzo, but alas! he is headed back home by now.  Three other dancers that I would recommend are Jason, Sparkle, Apollo, and Baby Blue.
 

I was not there for the New Year’s eve bash, but I learned my lesson in 2022 and went on December 30. I ran into the advertised headliner that I wanted to see. This past December 30 I only wanted to go to see Felix Fox and he was there, stunningly beautifully muscled. I paid that cover charge to go to that back room with him and we had a blast! I was with friends and we had planned to go to Johnsons and Felix was getting called up to the stage anyway so we left LeBoy and went over to Johnson’s where I always have a good time!
But I had seen all the dancers at Johnsons for the two nights before and Felix and I had a great time in that back room. So I told my friends that I would meet them at home because I was returning to LeBoy. I went back and waited for Felix, who was talking with patrons and other dancers. And when he saw me, I asked if we could go back to the back room again. He obliged. I paid that fee again and enjoyed a half hour with some of the funnest Muscle, I’ve seen in a while! 
 
I absolutely agree with other posters that Johnsons is a much better deal for $10 and an all night pass to the private space. But when you find a good performer who wants to play like Felix did, it was financially worth it to pay the cover twice and have about an hours worth of fun with all of the money going to Felix! While I have done everything short of anal sex in the Johnsons private space, I had just as much fun with so much more privacy in the larger, nicer private space at LeBoy.  

If anyone is interested you can scroll back and read our old reviews. They were really good if I say so myself. We worked pretty hard on them. We had to do a lot of research. Not easy but we enjoyed our jobs. We didn’t get any freebies btw. 

I’m surprised that Cooper and Foxy haven’t chimed in on this thread.  Remember how they would attend the first show of the week (Monday) at the Gayiety,  and then post a review on this site listing the dancers and their attributes.  I really miss that.  Such detail!

Gaiety was MY first hire.
Was there for a birthday-party evening out, with some gay friends.
'Vito' came on stage and I was smitten.
Never had plans to hire a dancer. But he chatted me up in "the lounge" and I couldn't resist the opportunity to get in his.pants even though I had.little cash with me. We made it work.
Good.memories. Had a regular thing going with him for a while. Such a great body and ass.

Agreed!
Show Palace had a more diverse group of dancers. white, latino and black.  Gaiety was more vanilla.  It was rare to see a black dancer at Gaiety.  
Show Palace was raunchier.  Not unusual for dancers to have sex with the clients sitting next to the stage.  Or at the very least, jerk them off.  I don't recall seeing that at the Gaiety.
Having said that, I always had a good time at the Gaiety.  But I did hire more often at Show Palace, Cats and Stella's.  

Yes. Buffdaddy loved Cats, Gaiety, Show Palace  ❤️.  Eros, Adonis Threater. Good Days will never  see again.  Early afternoon shows at the Gaiety 1:15. Can you imagine asking a Dancer today to be at work at that time. Don't forget the Hotels on 8 Ave. The lullaby of Broadway was that on 8? I remember the commercials on TV.  Who remembers the Follies? Something like the Gaiety.  Nude male entertainment.  I saw Porn Star John King there. We had a hot 🔥  time in the back. The place didn't last long after  CBS  Channel 2  sent a reporter to go check the place out after hearing about  illegal activities 🙄.  

Yay!  Now I know we will get regular updates!

Was not there but talked to people and saw the social media postings…
Attendance seemed to be on par with last year. No cover (valet parking is paid but free self parking available).  And yes, the porn stars were there. 

FLL will become home for me starting in early Feb. 

Nice to meet a fellow “gardener”!  Plants in an apartment make it feel like a home. 

Madrigal's was great!  I spent a lot of time there, and was at practically all of their private parties in the 90's.

There were lots of hot men and fun times. I miss Madrigal’s!

Yep I went to a few at the old Madrigals when they were still open. Had some fun times. Since they closed I haven’t been to any. Miss those days. 

I went to a number of the private parties that used to be at Jackhammer back in the day. They were always hot times with full nudity, where you could purchase foreskin shots and “toss the salad” of the dancers. Most of the dancers claimed to be straight and it was always funny to think they were leaving the relative debauchery of that afternoon to perform for unsuspecting straight women later that evening.

People have been getting screwed b the Senate for years, this one is just recorded for posterity 

The club gets it's money from selling drinks, which is a very high margin profit.  If I were an owner, I wouldn't focus on also trying to take a cut from the dancers.  The dancers are like the free chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant: they're a loss leader that brings the customers through the front door.
But that's just my opinion.
 

I am reluctant to get private dances at Boardwalk because of their new entrance fee per dancer policy.  But at Johnson's and LeBoy (when you bought a wrist band that was good for entry with different dancers all night), I found I was more motivated to go back for more private dances to "get my money's worth" from the wrist band purchase.  It's silly, I know, to be motivated by saving a few bucks when I'm going to easily spend a few hundred dollars in a night there.  But the psychological effect of having paid for all night access does something psychologically to encourage multiple dances.
If I was a strip club operator, I would look at supply and demand.  If there was a queue for booths for private dances (like there almost always is at Spunk @ Monster  in New York City) then I would raise the cover charge for each private dance.  If the booths were not at capacity most nights (which has been my experience with Boardwalk and LeBoy) , I would charge only the one fee for an all-night wrist band to encourage patrons to come back for multiple dances the same night.

I'm assuming "LeBoy" is a business. If the "back room" is a focus of the establishment, it makes sense that they would want to capitalize on that.$15 is pocket change now. Bills gotta get paid and the owners need to make a.profit on their efforts to.keep you guys entertained.
 

Boardwalk, Johnson’s & LeBoy can all be fun - the people watching alone is worth going.  
As has been discussed here before - exercise extreme caution w wallet & phone in Boardwalk.  They have a deserved reputation for stealing from customers.

Not a fan of the “lap-dances” tho at any price - just like straight strip clubs it’s the quickest way to separate you & your money with no actual sex.  The fantasy is you can have sex but it will never happen in those places.  I’d only do it as a final check if I was hiring someone from there.