+ jeezopete Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Posted on their Facebook page today: BonVivant, n2guysnatl and + Vegas_Millennial 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZEtoGRU Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I saw that too. Matt’s Facebook page shows he was just in Chicago visiting numerous bars…including the Lucky Horseshoe. Based on Matt’s postings, a future Atlanta location seems further down the path…but I guess we’ll see. I’ll be thankful to have a non-Florida location to see hot guys shake their stuff and spend my gay $ at. + Pensant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojjodc Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 My friends in Chicago will be thrilled if they do open in Chicago. I think dancers would like it as well as Chicago is so much nicer than Florida in the summer months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ jeezopete Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 3 hours ago, rojjodc said: I think dancers would like it as well as Chicago is so much nicer than Florida in the summer months. Yeah, but damn…..those winters. 🥶 (note: I grew up midway between Indy & Chicago, but have lived in Florida since ‘85.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) 2 hours ago, jeezopete said: 6 hours ago, rojjodc said: I think dancers would like it as well as Chicago is so much nicer than Florida in the summer months. Yeah, but damn…..those winters. 🥶 (note: I grew up midway between Indy & Chicago, but have lived in Florida since ‘85.) I have seriously been looking at moving to Chicago and Ft Lauderdale when I retire in four years, spending summers in Chicago and winters in Fort Lauderdale. But the one thing that was keeping me from becoming too firm on that plan was the lack of gay strip clubs with lap dances in Chicago. This is good news for me! Edited March 14 by Vegas_Millennial Grammar captainbuddy, Chidude and + jeezopete 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BALCONY Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Atlanta has made it more difficult to operate a fully nude club since the heyday of Swinging Richard’s. Dare we expect that an Atlanta Johnson’s would return to this tradition? Tricky zoning/grandfathering laws. Becket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownguy Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 If they do open a club in Chicago the dancers would not be able to go fully nude. The liquor laws do not allow nude dancing in clubs that serve alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIberia Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) 15 hours ago, chitownguy said: If they do open a club in Chicago the dancers would not be able to go fully nude. The liquor laws do not allow nude dancing in clubs that serve alcohol. The way we're positioned, I think a nearby suburb could also be an option. Boystown might not work, but who knows? I'd actually be very willing to invest/partner with Matt. If anyone has his contact info, please let me know Edited March 15 by CHIberia Chidude and Trig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Cock Eyed Optimist Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/13/2024 at 2:35 PM, EZEtoGRU said: I saw that too. Matt’s Facebook page shows he was just in Chicago visiting numerous bars…including the Lucky Horseshoe. What is Matt’s FB page? Thanks. I hope this doesn’t mean that Matt is going to replace the Lucky Horseshoe, with Johnsons. Chidude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ jeezopete Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 11 hours ago, Cock Eyed Optimist said: What is Matt’s FB page? I don't know Matt's personal page, but here's the Tampa page: Johnsons Tampa | Tampa FL WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Johnsons Tampa, Tampa, Florida. 2,272 likes · 147 talking about this · 518 were here. Introducing Johnsons! Tampa’s only Gay Male Strip Club + Cock Eyed Optimist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppie Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I was in the Tampa club last night. They are hopeful to open in Chicago May/June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBillybob Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) I hope the openings have legs. Edited March 16 by SirBillybob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Cock Eyed Optimist Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I just hope they don’t buy out The Lucky Horseshoe Lounge. That has been my favorite dancer bar in Chicago for years! Chidude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojjodc Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 A Chicago page is up on the Tampa and FTL Facebook tab! However, I don't see a location and they say it is in Boystown and will be open in May. + Cock Eyed Optimist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Nakedchi Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 My hunch is they try to buy something that’s already existing because there aren’t many empty bar locations in Boystown and I can’t imagine it going anywhere else. But getting a liquor license in Chicago is brutal. I would be surprised if this happens soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2guysnatl Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Why report a new location in a city without an opening date and it is definitely happening? If there is no date, I am assume it is only a wish. Living in Atlanta I've heard the rumor of Johnsons coming here for years. I'll believe it when I hear a date and location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojjodc Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 No word yet on Chicago. However, a Chicago friend did say that the owner of Lucky Horseshoe has been trying to sell the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZEtoGRU Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Things seem to be moving fast regarding the Chicago location. Matt's FB page indicates they are already looking to hire dancers/bar staff/etc. That suggests to me that an opening might be just a few weeks away. I have no inside info, but I'm going with the rumor that they are taking over the Horseshoe. Matt was in Chicago recently and he did visit the Lucky Horseshoe during his visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Cock Eyed Optimist Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I was told that they bought the recently vacated Berlin club on Belmont. Any word on this? I asked a bartender from Lucky Horseshoe and he said they weren’t being bought out. Confusing EZEtoGRU, + Vegas_Millennial and Chidude 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZEtoGRU Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 17 minutes ago, Cock Eyed Optimist said: I was told that they bought the recently vacated Berlin club on Belmont. Any word on this? Now that’s interesting. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. I don’t think we’ll have to wait long…it seems Matt is already moving to Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojjodc Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Oh, that's right. Berlin did close after 40 years. Although there is a builder proposal to re-develop 200 W Belmont, but it does not seem to be the building that housed Berlin. This will be interesting, if true. Montreal, meet Chicago and walk from Lucky Horseshoe to Johnson's ! + Cock Eyed Optimist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZEtoGRU Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, rojjodc said: Oh, that's right. Berlin did close after 40 years. Although there is a builder proposal to re-develop 200 W Belmont, but it does not seem to be the building that housed Berlin. This will be interesting, if true. Montreal, meet Chicago and walk from Lucky Horseshoe to Johnson's ! Wasn't Berlin a very large club? Not sure that's well-suited to become a male strip club if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojjodc Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) Landlords can make most spaces work for money. Hope it is true. Will be interesting as it is just a few short blocks from Lucky Horseshoe - just a walk from the Shoe to the near the El transit. Edited March 31 by rojjodc edit + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIberia Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) I heard he's working with the owner Bobby Love's. I'm pretty sure this is accurate. He's also just moving to Chicago as we speak. Edited April 6 by CHIberia Poppie and n2guysnatl 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Cock Eyed Optimist Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 On 4/5/2024 at 10:14 PM, CHIberia said: I heard he's working with the owner Bobby Love's. I'm pretty sure this is accurate. He's also just moving to Chicago as we speak. Hmmmm….that seems strange. Bobby Love’s seems so small. The one in Florida is big. On one side is the bar separated by a wall from the stage room with a stage big enough for 3 or 4 dancers at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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