BuzzBuddy

That’s why I came here... to get smarter. Unfortunately, it would seem my soliloquies were encouraged by those on the receiving end who offered me no constructive criticism to the contrary. Shame on them for perpetuating ignorance and ill will. At last, I have landed at the right spot for enlightenment, and now I know better. Thanks much...

That’s why I came here... to get smarter. Unfortunately, it would seem my soliloquies were encouraged by those on the receiving end who offered me no constructive criticism to the contrary. Shame on them for perpetuating ignorance and ill will. At last, I have landed at the right spot for enlightenment, and now I know better. Thanks much...

I've been visiting Swinging Richards in Atlanta Georgia since 1997. It was my first gay strip club experience. I have fond memories there. But I want to warn those who might be thinking of coming to atlanta it's really not worth the trip and will probably be closed by the end of the year.
 
It's been on a downward spiral for a few years but it has still had bright moments and some hot guys. Gay pride in October was outstanding! But that has been the exception. I can remember when you would have a new guy or two almost every month and they have had some notables from porn stars to southern boys from just outside the Atlanta metro area. I don't think they've had any notable guys join in the last year or more. The last real hot guy, JB (also known as Iceman on thunders arena) commutes on the weekends from Orlando. Almost all of the guys there now have been there for 4 years or more. Most of them are well north of 30 years old. There are still some hot bodies but mostly it is VERY average. I've been embarrassed the last few years when friends visit from out of town.
 
Rumors of closures have existed for over a decade. But this time is different and I want to explain why. First, they lost a labor lawsuit last year. I don't know the amount but I believe it was in the 7 figures. This was the second time they were hit for not paying minimum wage. The entire premise of these lawsuits is stupid. You have guys that are making more money than they will ever make in any future job. Most of theses dancers in the lawsuit were straight guys who saw one more opportunity to make a buck off the gay community. Many of them were no longer at the club. Some of these same guys send me messages asking for help with bills. They are leaches. Karma is a bitch.
 
Changes since then...have just about ruined the club.

Mixed drinks went from $8.25 to $12.25. I don't know what this has done to the bar business but the crowds have remained good on the weekends. Most of the time you can't find a parking place from 11pm til after 12 midnight. Parking is still $5.
The bar doesn't even open until 9pm
Cover charge is $10 before 10pm. $20 afterwards.
Women are allowed to dress in basically any way they want. Short shorts, short skirts, tits hanging out. Mid section uncovered
Dancers can come and go as they please. Some not showing up until 11pm and others leaving before 1am.
VIP prices doubled (i.e. 15 minute room went from (e.g. $40 to $85 dollars - that does not include the dancer fee. So the impact here is more noticeable. It wasn't uncommon on a weekend to do 20 to 40 VIP rooms. Now, you may not see 5. There are still some wealthy visitors from out of town that drop cash. But that is usually during the week. One such visitor spent over $16,000 on dancers and VIP rooms....before drinks just a few weeks ago and no, I'm not exaggerating. He did that with a credit card. Which brings me to item #7.
If all of this wasn't enough. For at least the last two weeks, the club has stopped taking credit cards. There are two different rumors going around on this one. The first is that the club is having an issue with it's credit card company. Since I believe they are paid a Percentage on each transaction I can't imagine the POS provider would turn them off. I've also heard the owner needs cash to make payments on the lawsuit judgment which is due this month. Either way, the customers aren't happy and many who use their credit card spent less on drinks than they usually would have. Both on drinks and VIP rooms. Most of the people who do VIP rooms do it with credit cards. I wish I knew how badly that impacted sales the last two weeks.

Bottom line is it can't survive much longer. It will be an end an era. I'm sure we will see another club with "gogo" dancers but fulton county is no longer giving out adult club licenses. The number of adult clubs in Atlanta, Fulton County and the surrounding areas has been dwindling for the last decade. In another 10 years there may not be any left. Gay or Straight.

If I host a multi day trip which settles upon my escort a minimum of $7000 + expenses, my long winded texts would have been to his advantage...yes?

I really wouldn't take it personally. Maybe he was a bit too blunt and could have come up with a different explanation, but I do appreciate his honesty over him booking you and then giving you a half ass service. Some guys say upfront that they won't book more than a client a day. They know their body and what they can and cannot do. I find that respectable. And even if he's not into you whatever way he says it is doing you a favor and saving you time and money that you would have wasted otherwise.
If you're really into him try again at another time just to be sure if it was really bad timing or if you're really not a match. On the other hand in a market as great as Chicago I'm pretty sure you won't have problems finding someone who will knock your socks off.

You got all that from “I’m looking for tops at the moment”?
 
Seriously dude....your paranoid insecurities are showing.
 
Take it at face value and don’t overthink it.
 
It’s not a match...move on. Too many fish.....

Could be not into you, or could be taking only tops so he won't have to worry about getting it up for one more client after a weekend of doing so.
Could be both, who knows.
Either way he went about it very distastefully in my opinion.

If I host a multi day trip which settles upon my escort a minimum of $7000 + expenses, my long winded texts would have been to his advantage...yes?