Yeah, New Orleans is totally f**ked. Its martial law right now, and I heard a couple hours ago about 1/2 the police force quit because they couldnt controll the situation, all they have is pistols and looters got to the gun shops and have friggin ak-47s. theyre trying to shoot down the helicoptors that are trying to rescue people.
I was at work tonight and the owner has (er...had) a sister club in New Orleans, he's worried sick about the girls, trying to make sure theyre all right and getting them to work here to make some money. I feel bad that we have to turn away a lot of girls from the other clubs there, but he's trying to focus on his "family" and make sure they have enough money to eat. He gave a girl $100 out of his own pocket to make sure she had gas money to get her mother whos in New Orleans out of there.
A lot of people say bad things about the kinds of clubs I work at, but I have NEVER met people who cared about their employees more. I get along beautifully with all the managers and bosses there, and theyre willing to discuss anything with you. Hell because they listened to people like me, theyre getting healthcare and sh*t in there. They even hired someone JUST to take our cars to get gassed up because the lines are SO long and there are fistfights breaking out at the pumps, they want to make sure we're safe. The owner and managers opened up their own homes to some of the girls who have no where else to go. That says alot about "dirty strip clubs" huh? Would blow some fundie christians mind.
I'm so glad that you have such caring friends there with ya girl! It made me sick to here that enginers there have forseen this and tryed to get the funds to fix it but instead there budgets were cut! Instead we spend a billon a day in Iraq. Stay safe .
Yeah, New Orleans is totally f**ked. Its martial law right now, and I heard a couple hours ago about 1/2 the police force quit because they couldnt controll the situation, all they have is pistols and looters got to the gun shops and have friggin ak-47s. theyre trying to shoot down the helicoptors that are trying to rescue people.
A lot of people say bad things about the kinds of clubs I work at, but I have NEVER met people who cared about their employees more. I get along beautifully with all the managers and bosses there, and theyre willing to discuss anything with you. Hell because they listened to people like me, theyre getting healthcare and sh*t in there. They even hired someone JUST to take our cars to get gassed up because the lines are SO long and there are fistfights breaking out at the pumps, they want to make sure we're safe. The owner and managers opened up their own homes to some of the girls who have no where else to go. That says alot about "dirty strip clubs" huh? Would blow some fundie christians mind.
Hi Kalika,
So glad you are OK. Lots of refugees are pouring into Dallas and everyone is doing their best to help. There are lines at the gas pumps here and the price of gas is skyrocketing. Unfortunately some people are taking advantage with gouging on hotels and gas but for the most part it seems that people are trying to help.
I used to play keyboards in bands in a former life :-) and so I have a lot of muscian friends. One of my friends used to work in the clubs and was always so complimentary about the management and how everyone had a family attitude and looked out for each other. So what you say about where you work doesn't surprise me at all after what I have heard from my friend. He used to work in strip clubs both in Wisconsin and Florida and said that they treated him and his band much better than just plain old bars where sometimes they didn't get paid.
Anyway...I am so glad you are OK.
And yes...one of the magazines where I am friends with the editor is doing a special edition on Katrina even though this would not normally be even close to what they focus on publishing. That makes me ill. It is like the media just wants to make a quick buck off the suffering of others. I could not believe that they were doing a "special Katrina" issue. Just wait...the newstands will be full of them.
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I agree that not all strip club owners are horrible people! As I had mentioned before, I spent my college years working in strip clubs (5 long years....) as a dancer. It was one of the best experiences in my life, certainly life changing in a positive way.
Over the course of my dancing 'career' I had probably worked at 5 different strip clubs. The first few years I was trying to find out where I was happiest and made the most money, you know how it is...Anyway, I finally settled at one club in Reno, NV, and staff and owners were wonderful, caring people. They often went way out of their way to help girls who were in trouble. I felt like those people were my family.
When I graduated from the University of Nevada with my bachelor's degree in marketing, the owners of the club actually came to the boring, long graduation ceremony. That actually meant more to me than my parents coming to the graduation. (parents have to come, strip club owners don't have too...)
The owners of the club found me after the ceremony and handed me a card with a very kind note saying what a wonderful person I was, how proud they were of me, and several hundred dollars as a graduation gift!
Anyway, the point is you can't judge a book by it's cover, and good, caring people sometimes pop up in the least expected places!
I agree that not all strip club owners are horrible people! As I had mentioned before, I spent my college years working in strip clubs (5 long years....) as a dancer. It was one of the best experiences in my life, certainly life changing in a positive way.
Anyway, the point is you can't judge a book by it's cover, and good, caring people sometimes pop up in the least expected places!
OMG!!! Lisa! , I did that too! I worked as a hair extension assistant in NYC until the owner who was a b*tch fired me cause I was pregnant. I learned about the business b/c a lot of our clients were dancers and porn stars!
I actually enjoyed this 'wild' side of me! I have met some really cool people in the adult entertainment industry and have learned a lot about it! I really hate when others have a 'bad' opinion about the employees.
I dated a DJ and a really great guy in the club and he's from New Orleans! I hope and pray he's okay.
Kalika, glad u r ok. My friends and i sent a care package to another online gf the other day. Is there anything besides ICE we can send out to u?
I like that cartoon. I know my dad went to costco and blew some big bux and dropped it off to be airlifted or something. My gf is matched at her co. so i am going to have her donate and i am going to give her the $$ so it does twice as good.
A girl might come up and move in with her, now not having anywhere to live.
It is just a tragedy. I hate to bring up 9/11, but... 9/11 really hurt this part of the country, CT... everyone was dismal around here... this is so much worse in my head... and it's not around here. all i can do is donate. I am guessing we will need lots of blood, too.
It's horrible. Some kids on the side of my dad's street yesterday had a lemonade stand for Hurricane KAtrina and I forgot to stop back and give them money. What great parents to encourage their kids to do that. To learn at such a young age to be giving.
It's wretched, and I don't think it's going to be 'cleaned up' anytime soon.
My dad and I are in hopes that E V E R Y home improvent show will work it's way to the hurricane devastated area.
I was too young to remember Andrew, really. I remember the name, but... I don't remember the devastation. I don't think this devastation will leave me.
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So glad that you got through mostly unscathed girl!
I urge everyone with a bit of extra room to sign up for
hurricanehousing.org, even if you live far away (like me). Just today
400 evacuees flew into Michigan where I live.
Im hoping to provide housing to a single parent, hopefully with a baby,
cuz Im all about the babies being a Mom and a student midwife ya know.
Have you read this guys livejournal? They have cam's in NO, some kinda
renegade special forces thing going on. The photos they have captures
over the past few days are amazing:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/
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I came back from Spain yesterday and never even flipping knew there was a hurricane or anything till I watched the news. I can't believe it. I'm so glad all you guys are ok especially you Kalika, my heart goes out to you and people around you xx
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Kalika wrote:
, I did that too! I worked as a hair extension assistant in NYC until the owner who was a b*tch fired me cause I was pregnant. 
