Posted on 07/03/2009 12:30:45 AM PDT by Dundee
PERTH brothels are increasing staff to contend with the arrival of two US warships carrying more than 5400 sailors.
Nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington and guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens docked off Fremantle yesterday.
Prevalent in groups of five or six on the streets of Perth today, some sailors were asking locals: "Where do you go to party?".
Business groups estimate the sailors' arrival will boost the local economy to the tune of $5 million during the ships' five-day stay.
The owner of Perth brothel Langtrees, Beverly Clarke, said today she had put on five extra staff for the weekend, including two from the eastern states.
While there had already been a marginal increase in business, she expected numbers to increase markedly by tonight.
"Two more (US) sailors just walked in," she said while being interviewed this afternoon.
"At the moment I've even got girls from the eastern states here to assist us."
When a similar number of sailors appeared in Perth in 2002, Langtrees was overwhelmed with the demand and was forced to shut its doors.
Then brothel madam Mary-Anne Kenworthy said her staff and workers at other brothels had become exhausted and that she would rather stop business than offer customers an inferior service...
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Only five extra staff?
I cross decked with her when she was in Darwin a few times. Good ship and a good crew. Loved the cowskin seat cover for the CO and the horns over the bridge windows.
Liberty, liberty
Australia is probably one of the greatest liberty ports for the Navy. There are many beautiful women (who are not hookers) who think the world of Americans.
Then brothel madam Mary-Anne Kenworthy said her staff and workers at other brothels had become exhausted so a new systen to used DING yo time is up.
...she had put on five extra staff for the weekend...
Five mo’ ho’s.
"Now let them enforce it"
"Military members" heh!
As Martin Behrmann, the late mayor of New Orleans, said when the Navy made the city close down the Storyville red-light district, “You can make it illegal, but you can’t make it unpopular.”
As a sailor, I'd be curious how many of my fellow shipmates have gone to mast for patronizing a prostitute. I'm guessing not many (if any at all). I've certainly never heard of it.
I am reminded of our third port visit to Dubai in 2004 when the captain placed four hotels off limits for sailors. In Dubai, if you want to drink, you go to a hotel bar and there are dozens upon dozens of hotels in Dubai. Four of these places earned reputations for prostitution the previous times we were there so the skipper "secured" them. What nobody realized is that the hookers all have cell phones and maintain a line of communication with each other and the taxi drivers and quickly figured out where the sailors went. They simply relocated their base of operations.
Not the pictures I was hoping for, but that ole girl looks ready to play :)
Dude. They’ve got a website: http://www.langtrees.com/agencies/4
Cool! I’ll check that out when I get home.
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