I cant believe I never posted in this thread before, but I feel obligated to share my experiences.
When I got out of boot camp in Oct 97, I was stationed in Florida and went to a number of strip clubs and other such places.
I have to say its a darn good time if you get the right place with the right girls.
Right outside Mayport Naval Station there was a place called Crossroads, and it was great.
The dances and drinks were cheap, the girls were always friendly & usually hot, and normally everyone there was cool and had a good time.
It was like hanging out at a really good bar which also happened to have tons of cute, half nekkid chicks all the time. All my really good bar experiences and most of my good strip club experiences were in that place.
Have been to a number of other clubs in Norfolk, all over Chicago, Minneapolis, Washington DC, LA, Vegas, San Francisco, Bakersfield, and Eugene & Portland (which supposedly has more strip clubs than any other place in the world).
They were all prime examples of the bad things people say when talking about strip joints. The girls were mean or at least disinterested. Their quality of work was poor and they didnt make good conversationalists either. Everything was over priced, and the management and most of the regulars made me feel very uncomfortable just by being there.
Florida got me set up for a big fall with plenty of nice, friendly places in Orlando, Miami, Mayport/Jacksonville and a few other towns I cant recall. Perhaps Daytona or Cocoa.
The girls were always so cool and didnt pressure you for money and when they gave a dance it was good and you could sit and talk with them for 30 minutes afterward.
Assuming the law hasnt been abusing them, I highly encourage everyone who is ticked off at strip clubs to try at least one Florida place the next time they are in the area.
You might be pleasantly suprised.
(NOTE: I have never tried a strip club in Texas.)