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Went to the grand opening  and it was incredibly crowded.  Really good crop of dancers - unfortunately some are just visiting for the opening weekend.  Went back on Saturday and it was pretty dead - I left before 10:30 so not sure if it got better later.

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Hopefully Johnsons will find its groove in Tampa - and maybe some snowbirds will give it a boost this winter.   I think the parking is a challenge / and unlike Johnsons in Ft. Lauderdale, there didn't seem to be a nearby parking lot...but that alone shouldn't stop clientle if the boys are bringing it...fingers crossed.

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Parking situation = not great. A couple of times I've had to drive around & around looking for a spot until finally I'd catch someone leaving. Now they've also blocked off maybe 5 or 6 spaces along the side of the building for VIP members' parking, so that leaves even fewer spots. I usually get there later, though, after 11. Maybe it's easier to get parking before? That was one of my concerns when I learned that was the location for the new club. I'd been to the old 2606 and was already aware of the parking shortage.

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  • 4 weeks later...

Went last Friday night. Nicely busy. Some really hot dancers of all types. And a couple of HOT bartenders! Enjoyed the upstairs VIP area. No parking issues .... I took Lyft. Matt was there. Enjoyed talking to him and extended my appreciation for him opening the Tampa location. Given how close I live, looking forward to many more visits!

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  • 2 weeks later...

Buff Daddy asked:  What's up with Johnson's in Tampa. Let's us know if anyone from here has been there recently 

Was there tonight (Sat. 12/3) & it was fun. Sawyer from Ft. Lauderdale was back & he, in my opinion, just oozes sexiness. There was a good crowd & the dollars were flying onto the stage (especially when Sawyer was performing). 3 guys on the main stage & 1 on the VIP stage upstairs throughout the night. There were a few dancers I didn't recognize, so that's a good sign that they are increasing their roster. The lineup still isn't like it is at the Ft. Lauderdale location, which has mostly muscle guys. In Tampa, though, it will probably always be different. I know the Ft. Lauderdale club gets quite a few dancers up from Miami, and the south FL population is different from the Tampa Bay area for sure.

One thing I have to say about this club though. I've been going to the gay clubs in Tampa for over 20 years now (and most of those clubs are long gone). I also go to Ft. Lauderdale 3-4 times a year & hit all 3 clubs when I'm there. But Johnsons in Tampa has hands down the friendliest employees of any club I've been to. From the doorman, cashier, to every bartender, table server, DJ, and the dancers, everyone gives a smile & a greeting when I arrive, or "good to see you again" and then wishes me a good night when I'm leaving.  I don't know why that is, but I always feel welcome there. I really hope the business continues to grow for them.

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4 hours ago, jeezopete said:

Buff Daddy asked:  What's up with Johnson's in Tampa. Let's us know if anyone from here has been there recently 

Was there tonight (Sat. 12/3) & it was fun. Sawyer from Ft. Lauderdale was back & he, in my opinion, just oozes sexiness. There was a good crowd & the dollars were flying onto the stage (especially when Sawyer was performing). 3 guys on the main stage & 1 on the VIP stage upstairs throughout the night. There were a few dancers I didn't recognize, so that's a good sign that they are increasing their roster. The lineup still isn't like it is at the Ft. Lauderdale location, which has mostly muscle guys. In Tampa, though, it will probably always be different. I know the Ft. Lauderdale club gets quite a few dancers up from Miami, and the south FL population is different from the Tampa Bay area for sure.

One thing I have to say about this club though. I've been going to the gay clubs in Tampa for over 20 years now (and most of those clubs are long gone). I also go to Ft. Lauderdale 3-4 times a year & hit all 3 clubs when I'm there. But Johnsons in Tampa has hands down the friendliest employees of any club I've been to. From the doorman, cashier, to every bartender, table server, DJ, and the dancers, everyone gives a smile & a greeting when I arrive, or "good to see you again" and then wishes me a good night when I'm leaving.  I don't know why that is, but I always feel welcome there. I really hope the business continues to grow for them.

Ahhhhh ... Sawyer. Totally SEXY. Strikes me as a Bad Boy ... and I LOVE bad boys 😈

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Saw this on their facebook page:

Excited to announce, that this weekend we will start valet service in Tampa. We secured another lot that will hold 30 cars. So we’ll have free parking on the street and valet ($5) for both lots. We’ll have more presence in the lot so you can park further away on the street and still feel safe. I know it’s annoying to get to a club, drive around for 20 min looking for parking, give up and leave.
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A follow up to the previous post about valet $ at Johnsons Tampa. I went Sat. night & it was $7 instead of the $5 previously listed (their facebook post has been amended). I think the valet co. wanted to charge $10, but Johnsons wanted to charge $5. Due to the monthly quota required, they compromised at $7.

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3 hours ago, jeezopete said:

A follow up to the previous post about valet $ at Johnsons Tampa. I went Sat. night & it was $7 instead of the $5 previously listed (their facebook post has been amended). I think the valet co. wanted to charge $10, but Johnsons wanted to charge $5. Due to the monthly quota required, they compromised at $7.

thanks for the valet info...but how were the  boys???   any big muscles ?

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11 minutes ago, brettnyc said:

but how were the  boys???   any big muscles ?

Nothing even close to what they have at the Ft. Lauderdale location. A few have visited from that club for a weekend appearance over the last few months, but they have to pay for their lodging, food, gas, etc. and since they work for tips, it's not really worth it for them. There are maybe a couple of local dancers who are muscular, but again no comparison to the south FL guys.

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11 minutes ago, jeezopete said:

Nothing even close to what they have at the Ft. Lauderdale location. A few have visited from that club for a weekend appearance over the last few months, but they have to pay for their lodging, food, gas, etc. and since they work for tips, it's not really worth it for them. There are maybe a couple of local dancers who are muscular, but again no comparison to the south FL guys.

Thanks for the info....I was afraid that would be the case.  Hotel rates are through the roof in Florida these days...not to mention gas.   So, in my estimation, Johnsons Ft. Laud is still the only game in town.   Guess we need a Daddy Warbucks to subsidize the Tampa location to get some star power there.

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Buffdaddy will have to buy a house now in Tampa.. This way the Boyz have a place to stay free. Like I did on Long Island 🤣.

Yes I know Tampa area very well. I have family and friends in the area. Yes it's no Ft Lauderdale.

I will be making my trip to Tampa after Christmas. I will see what's going on.

Happy Holidays everyone 

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I went last night (Thurs) and was surprised to see a full house downstairs in the main bar with a few more customers upstairs in the VIP bar. This was definitely the biggest Thursday crowd I've seen there. They advertise a weekly amateur contest every Thursday, but usually don't get enough contestants for the show to go on. The prize is supposed to be $200, but no one signed up 2 weeks ago so it went up to $400 last week, still no volunteers, so this week's prize was $600. There were 11 contestants, I think. Sadly, only maybe 2 of them should have been on that stage in their underwear; I was uncomfortable watching them "perform", however they all got tips from the audience so maybe it was a matter of personal preference. The winner was a guy I've seen advertising on Rent.men and he was by far the best of the bunch.  

As far as the regular dancers, there were about 17 last night. A variety of body types, a couple with muscles, quite a few twinks (one visiting from LeBoy), white, black, Latino, & Asian. The owner said they'll have 30 dancers Fri & Sat, and that his goal is to get that up to 40 on weekends. The lap dance area was almost constantly busy during the 3 hours I was there, so that was good for the dancers as well as the customers who participated. 😜

Finally, if anyone remembers a muscle guy named Travis who used to dance at Swinging Richards in Miami and in Atlanta, he's going to be at Johnsons Tampa sometime in Feb. This was advertised on their Facebook page.

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Tampa area has a lot of famous porn stars, just like S Florida, and I'd be surprised if they don't make visits to the bar even if they don't strip there. There's a long gay strip club tradition there. When I was young the Parliament House in Orlando was the "the" gay strip club down south and it seemed half the guys who left home in the east ended up hustling in Orlando. That's why Corbin Fisher started in Tampa. Many of the "rougher" OF guys (Derek Jones, Iceman, Liam, Tyler Hansen, etc) who visit Miami live in Tampa/Orlando.

I go to Clearwater Beach once a year and I wonder whether it's worth it to rent a car or Uber over to Johnsons Tampa. I'm definitely "getting over" visiting FTL so much and I have 2 months before Czech visitors and trips to Europe start again. 

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