The Fortieth Annual Gentlemen's Club Expo

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Exotic Dancer Magazine Invades the City of Sin

By Rick Ryan

The Fortieth Annual Gentlemen's Club Expo invaded Las Vegas and the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in August of 2006 as the adult nightclub industry gathered for workshops, panels, featured

speakers, a trade show, parties, and the all-important awards show. The Expo is a once-a-year chance for club owners and managers to find everything they might need in a one-stop, shop-till-you-drop, three-day extravaganza of girls, gadgets, booze, agencies and more. Even for those looking to jump into an industry that has more than 2,500 adult nightclubs in North America, which employs more than 500,000 dancers, and support staff, this is the place to be.

This year's theme was "Back to School," an educational program for owners and managers. The first day of the expo consists of registration, meeting up with old friends, and walking around the exhibit hall learning and gathering information on ATMs to carpeting, furniture to security, feature entertainers to liquor, lighting to web design and more.

Later that night an opening party was held at Score's Gentlemen's Club, which features very unique entertainment and beautiful women. Once an hour the Score girls offered up an exquisite dish of special entertainment that was like going to the Ringling Brother's Barnum and Bailey circus. The girls displayed their talent on and above the main stage with aerial acrobatics on a large hoop, a magnificent display performed on cascading fabrics, and the balancing act with a couple that displayed feats of teamwork, agility and sheer physical strength. That was on stage!

On the floor beautiful dancers seduced many of us into lap dances and conversation. One young dancer was from Cloud 9 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her name was Chance. She told me that she was merely there for a week.

A couple of tables away from my crowd a beautiful and well-built blonde was seducing a customer into a lap dance. Her movements were very exact and sensual as her ass grinded against the guy's crotch. Once the song was complete, the guy quickly paid the dancer, arose from the chair and shot a straight line for the bathroom near our table. His crotch area was completely soaked from his own orgasm. I'm sure he wasn't the only guy to cream in his pants that night. The girls were damn hot at Score's.

Some of the notables in the crowd that night were porn star Ron "Hedgehog" Jeremy and Lemmy Kilmister, the founder, bass player and vocalist for the heavy metal band Motorhead. Dr. Rock was also there with his Rod Stewart hairdo, sunglasses and pure rock-n-roll attitude.

As I mingled with club owners such as George, owner of The Emerald Club and Blondie's in St. Joseph, Missouri, some photo options appeared that I quickly took care of inside and outside Score's. Snap! Snap! What a night it turned out to be.

The second day of the expo included more panels and the keynote speaker Diablo Cody, the author of "Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper." She shared her thoughts and perspective as a club dancer with the owners and managers of adult nightclubs. During the same period the exhibit hall was busy with vendors and owners wheeling and dealing.

I spent most of my time talking with the girls from Pure Talent. Pure Talent is an agency that books feature entertainers into the clubs across America. Some of the beauties included Aspen Reign, Jade Simone St. Clair, Paradise Lei, Natasha Stone, Donna Doll, Trina Taylor, Victoria Valentino, Angelica Wild, Shayla Lane and Miss Bunny.

Jade and I talked about old times when she was a house dancer for Club Legends in Arlington, Texas before jumping into the feature market and heading up Pure Talent's School of Dance. Jade's performance on stage is outstanding and unforgettable. This sexy siren can outlast the Energizer Bunny anytime - day or night!

During my stroll through the exhibit hall I spoke with various vendors from DCW & Associates, Forbidden Novelties, Virtual 3D Clubs, Class Act, Stripper Society, New Age Talent, Ron Olson Holography, Sterling Cruises, Omega Pattern Works, Adam & Eve, Midwest Tropical, Infinite, Entaleis, Sky Blasters, Pastease, Free Speech Coalition, Seamless Gentlemen's Club, Sheri's Cabaret, Score's Holding Company, Quest Magazine and many more.

The booth that had the Seamless dancers also had a representative from Sheri's Cabaret and Ranch. Sheri's Ranch is a legal bordello located about 55 minutes from Las Vegas in Pahrump, Nevada. The ranch has a swimming pool and tennis court, spa and hotel suites. House specialities range from straight sex to watching two bisexual girls eat each other up. They also offer dominance, bondage and fantasy sessions.

One of Sheri's Ranch girls was Briana working the booth. She was busty and dark-haired. She informed me the ranch has theme rooms like the 60s Bungalow, King Arthur, Arabian Nights, the Safari and Roman Bungalows. You can also take a dip in the Budweiser Jacuzzi Suite. I was informed by one gentleman that Charlie gives the greatest roll in the hay there.

When I got back to talking with the petite and cute dancer from Seamless Gentlemen's Club, I couldn't keep my eyes off her. Her dance movements in front of their booth made me wish that she worked at Sheri's Ranch or that I could take her up to the room an give her a good fucking. What a cutie!

Some notables making the rounds that day included Chelsea Charms, Crystal Gunns, Sunset Thomas, Wray from Wray Entertainment in Missouri, Andy Anderson from Hardbodies in Arlington, Texas, Jeff Murtha from The Clubhouse in Dallas, Texas, and Sonny Shea & Donna Denise, entertainment managers for The Lodge in Dallas, Texas. Before I knew it the day eclipsed into night and it was time to party again.

This night was the club owners' appreciation party, which featured the Pure Gold Exotic Dancer Bikini Contest with well more than 50 entries at Club Sin, one of the largest nightclubs in the world. The girls competed for $25,000 in cash while some of the onlookers included drummer Vinnie Paul from Pantera, Dawn Rizos from The Lodge, Stevi Secret and the owner of the Buffalo Station in Montana. The owner of Ladies En Confidente Gentlemen's Club from Denver had four of his girls entered in the contest. The contest was hosted by Exotica. One of the lucky photographers - including myself - was Michael Dunn from Gent Magazine.

The bikini originated shortly after World War II, and was named for Bikini Atoll, the site of nuclear weapon tests in the South Pacific. A nuclear bomb did not go off in Club Sin, but when the dozens of hot, half-naked young women paraded around the stage in their skimpy bikinis for all to admire and judge, the noise level increased beyond that of a loud rock

concert.

"I think for a woman, wearing a bikini is about showing off their body and sexuality without showing the goods. It keeps the imagination wildly intact," said one gentleman.

"It's about being the center of attention and these girls are the center of attention tonight," said one Club Sin dancer.

When all was said and done, the judges gave the top honor to Tanya Taylor, a knockout beauty from Florida. She beat out girls like Devon Michaels and Natasha Stone.

"I worked out two months in advance for this contest, but I'm still amazed at winning it," she told me by phone the following week. She also won the Entertainer of the Year Award the following night at the Exotic Dancer Awards Show at the Stardust Hotel and Casino.

The dancers at Club Sin were busy coming in and out of the VIP area. Several tried seducing me into the room, but my funds were limited. Sensuality came pouring out of the two dancers dressed in cowboy hats. They performed on stage together, and they performed lap dances together. I doubt if I could have survived these two girls without blowing my wad in 30 seconds. But they were not the only hot ones at Club Sin!

Before leaving Club Sin that night, a young lady called me over to her table. "You know," she says, "I'm not wearing any panties, but you can't take a picture of it." Up went the skirt to reveal a smooth, shaved vagina. Her girlfriend then flashed her lovely breasts trying to out do her friend or shock me. I merely enjoyed the hell out of the show and smiled. Day two had drawn to a close - Las Vegas style!

Day three of the expo included more workshops, strolling around the exhibit hall, and finally the night of the Awards Show. My date for the Awards Show was none other then Sofia Staks who lives in Las Vegas. She looked stunning as ever!

For those of you who have never been to the Adult Nightclub & Exotic Dancer Awards Show, well, imagine going to the Academy Awards. Club Owners, managers and women were dressed to kill. Inside the Wayne Newton Theater, the host for the show was Bobby Slayton, the pitbull of comedy. A true "comic's comic," Slayton has been performing his own intense style of standup comedy for 25 years, becoming one of the best-known and most energetic comedians on the road. He constantly had the audience cracking up throughout the show.

Some of the presenters of the awards included Jamie Lynn, Jim St. John, Nina Mercedez, Ron Jeremy and Jade Simone St. Clair. Performances came from such entertainers as the Score's dancers, Donna Doll, Claudia Monet, Nikki Benz, Tanya Taylor and Zoe Britton.

The 2006 awards were given to:
Entertainer of the Year: Tanya Parker
Adult Feature of the Year: Stormy Daniels
Newcomer of the Year: Carmen Hart
Club Owner Favorite: Lexi Lamour
Club/Northeast: Rick's Cabaret - N.Y., N.Y.
Club/Midwest: PT's Sports Cabaret - E. St. Louis, IL.
Club/Southeast: The Gold Club - Charlotte, N.C.

Club/Central: Penthouse Club - Dallas, Texas
Club/Southwest: Scores - Las Vegas, NV.
Club/Northwest: Great Alaskan Bush Company - Anchorage, Alaska
Feature Club: T's Lounge - West Palm Beach, FL.
Overall Club: Delilah's - Philadelphia, PA.
Club Chain: Deja Vu Showgirls
Industry Innovator: Dawn Rizos of The Lodge - Dallas, Texas
Hall of Fame: Michael Pinter (Club Juana)
Hall of Fame: Steve Cooper (Christie's Cabaret)
Cool Product of the Year: J & A Promotions
Production Company of the Year: Sound Stage Systems

One of the after parties took place inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Lounges where Sofia Staks accompanied me. During that time Echo Valley joined us, but before long fans were on us like flies on shit. They wanted autographs and photographs with the busty stars of magazines and porn. Everyone drank late into the night, believe me!

The Exotic Dancer Expo was officially over, but Friday was Fan Fair day held at Sapphires Gentlemen's Club in Las Vegas. This gave the fans an opportunity to get up close and personal with their favorite porn star, feature entertainer and magazine model.

"This is worth the trip alone," said three gentlemen who traveled from Germany for the expo and fan fair. "You'd never have this opportunity in our homeland."

Some of the sexy girls on hand were Schevelle (out of Texas), Devon Michaels, Ruby, Aspen Reign, Devon Lee, Lexi Lamour, Devyn Devine, Echo Valley, Minka, Kayla Kupcakes, Crystal Gunn, Shayla Lane, Velvet Rose, Lauren Kain and Tanya Parker.

Later on in the evening a special

feature showcase was presented on stage. The fans went absolutely wild as the girls strutted their stuff. A climatic close to a great week of the Exotic Dancer Expo and Fan Fair.

The Qlimax Times and I would like to thank Exotic Dancer Magazine for allowing us to take part of this great event in Las Vegas. See you next year!

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