At some point in this conversation it might be best to hear from the seasoned veterans.
So allow an old cowboy to talk about whores and bottles of champagne.
When I was a young cowboy and made my living on the card tables of Reno, every highly successful night ended with a cab trip “East”.
What that means is that you stepped out of the MGM hailed a cab and said “would you like to go east?”
This gave the driver the option of not driving out of town to the Mustang Ranch, waiting an hour and driving back into town.
Never had one say no.
While the fare was only $25 + tip, the drive also received a % of what you spent from the Ranch.
I said all this to talk about the price of a bottle of Champagne.
It is true that you can get a bottle of Dom at the Discount Liquor for a few hundred dollars, but that is not what we are dealing with.
In the Glory Days the Ranch would let you pick two of their lovely ladies for a quick half and half for about a C note.
Money well spent.
Those cowboys who had enough time in the saddle to understand the game would come in the door (a bell rings and the available ladies would line up) and go to the bar for a bit.
The liquor was priced like gold, but it was nice to sit a spell and watch as the ladies came and went - always looking for that perfect companion for the night (or fraction thereof).
Back to the champagne.
One of the constants of this brothel and every ti++y bar in the world is the old “Champagne” trick.
When you and the lovely womenfolk were in the privacy of their room, there was always the suggestion of “lets get a bottle of Champagne and loosen up a bit”.
Well sir, I do not doubt that you are an expert on the value of wine but what you get in most of these places is 2 for 5$ Andre or the like.
The price is at least 20$ and can be 100$ depending on how the ladies judge your state of intoxication and bankroll. - And they are very good at their work.
So - when boys go to whorehouses the price of tuition can be very steep.
At the ti++y bars it is even worse - for there is no happy ending.
The fleecing of horny young men is a very old and well established trade. Baring forgery - it is what it is.
Thanks for all the old memories...
Huck
I imagine we both have good stories.....see mine above.