Posted on 05/18/2020 8:30:53 AM PDT by L.A.Justice
CHEYENNE, Wyo. Exotic dancers are now getting back to work at a gentlemans club that straddles the Colorado-Wyoming border.
Although some of the property is in Colorado, The Den is technically in Wyoming.
When they reopened the restaurants and bars in Wyoming we were super excited because its been very difficult for us, owner Kim Chavez told FOX31.
Its been horrible to go almost three months without any kind of income, Kims husband and co-owner Greg Chavez said.
Wyoming has seen significantly fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths than Colorado. The state allowed bars and restaurants to reopen to in-person service on Friday. That includes The Den.
It was pretty busy, Greg said. People had money to spend and people were out. I think they were excited to be feeling normal again.
The Chavezs say Wyoming has not provided specific information about how many people they are allowed to have inside at once. They still limited it to about 50 customers at a time which is half of their max capacity.
Business was good. The girls made decent money. It was almost like back to normal almost. It was almost like a regular Friday or Saturday, Greg said.
The Den is one of the first strip clubs in the country to reopen.
Last night was crazy. We had people from Omaha and Utah, Nebraska, South Dakota. They made the trip, Kim said.
While things start to get back to normal, things are also very different inside the club.
We just need to practice social distancing. We need to make sure that our customers feel safe when theyre here. We need to protect our staff. And just make sure that were doing our best to keep everybody protected and safe, Kim said.
All dancers and staff must wear masks inside the club.
As long as I get to work and start bringing in money again Im okay with it right now, dancer Jenny Boswell said.
She says the mask makes the job more difficult while on stage.
Were on eight-inch heels and obviously a mask sometimes messes with your vision like I need to be able to see where my feet are going, she said. In eight-inch heels it could be deadly.
The Den has also adopted strict social distancing guidelines. No contact is allowed whatsoever.
We can do the dances on stage, but no lap dances, Greg said.
The Den is not requiring customers to wear masks, but they are providing masks to anyone who wants one. Customers are also required to use hand sanitizer before entering the club.
Staff are sanitizing the bar, tables, chairs every time a customer moves. Dancers must use hand sanitizer before going on stage and must sanitize the pole before dancing on it.
Its not different than Walmart home depot or any place else that is letting a bunch of people in. My club is safe. Were following all the same guidelines. Were taking all the same precautions, Greg said.
haha never thought of that
I seem to remember some women were very talented with ping-pong balls. Those are certainly much bigger than any aqueous droplets that may expunge from an unmasked mouth.
“What if we want to see her pretty face?”
“Excuse me sir, for $10 extra would you love to see my face?”
(wonder how long before this thread gets the 'hook')
We have to be careful how we parse our words. We have to use dialogue like Mr. Peabody and Sherman in those old “kids” cartoons. It took me years to figure out the hidden meanings.
Without this ‘hint’ anyone who has conjured up what I said has ‘been there, seen that’.
I had a friend that owned a bar and myself and a couple of other ‘Vets’ were noon/early afternoon ‘regulars’’.
The friend kept referring to most anything confusing as a ‘dog and pony show’.
We ‘laughed AT him’ for awhile and one day he said, amazing how you guys laugh at the same ‘joke’ every day.
I pulled him out of earshot and explained what an Olangapo or Tijuana ‘Dog and Pony Show is/was’.
He NEVER used the term again......
One of those, if you know you know’ moments.
In other words No longer worth your time and money.
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