[Rhodes22-list] I'm Switching To The Other ....

[L. Sailor]

I'm switching to the other end of the bar....

elle

--- Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> You wouldn't want to work there, they don't have
> much of a retirement
> program.  Some of the dancers from 1954 are still
> there.  I've only been
> there, uh, once, maybe twice for social science
> research.  Mary's has a
> motley, I mean diverse crowd - street people,
> businessmen, pilots, uh, I
> mean harlots. We were sitting at the stage one night
> during the third dance
> of Elizabeth (why I remember her name I don't know)
> and she was doing her
> 'Full Monty' routine.  One of my co-workers was
> engaged in conversation with
> her and not doing a good job of keeping eye contact.
> 
> "Are you from Portland?"
> 
> "Well, one of the suburbs."
> 
> "Which one?  Beaverton?"
> 
> Fortunately, she had a sense of humor.  Between the
> spilled beer and the
> smoke I can't imagine a piano keyboard lasting too
> long there anyway.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/3/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > "He bought Mary's Club in 1954 and hired go-go
> dancers at first just to
> > keep
> > the crowd around when the piano player went on
> break. They proved so
> > popular, Keller laid off the piano player and went
> with the dancers full
> > time."
> >
> > I'm switching too.  I say shut the bastards down!
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On 11/2/06 8:01 PM, "Brad Haslett"
> <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Never say never.  A friend of mine just sent me
> this article about
> > > Portland.  Mary's is the only place where you
> can shoot pool, drink
> > beer,
> > > eat a cheesburger, and watch naked ladies all at
> the same time.  If the
> > GOP
> > > shuts Mary's down I revolt.  The founder's
> daughter runs the place and
> > his
> > > grandaughter is the best looking, and most
> talented dancer there (that
> > isn't
> > > in the article but trust me on this).  This is
> America - they can't do
> > this.
> > > Can they?
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003336880_portlandclubs02m.ht
> > > ml
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
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