One of the minor perils involved in
seeking out venues that offer interesting Adult Entertainment is
that you can occasionally find yourself surrounded by individuals who
wouldn't know how to act like an adult if their lives depended on it.
During the past three decades, I've walked into a strip club or two
where the people in the audience would cause the creatures in a
Zombie Movie to seem less threatening by comparison.
I am quite happy to say that this has
not been my experience during either of my two visits to On The
Border, a top notch Exotic Entertainment Club located on the
outskirts of Franklin, Wisconsin. If you have a reason to be near the
areas of Chicago or Milwaukee ... And you enjoy taking in an evening
that contains a solid dose of Erotic Panache ... You just might want
to spend a few hours being embraced by the delightful and flirtatious
arms and legs of Club OTB.
On the weekend of September 28 &
29, On The Border will be presenting Stripperfest 12, this year's incarnation of their high quality performance
competition, which regularly draws in top name talent from across the
United States and other parts of the world. During the past few
years, what had started as a single evening talent event, has
gradually evolved into a weekend performance extravaganza.
This
year's version of Stripperfest will include at least
three distinct categories of competition, with prizes awarded for
each division.
* Queen of the Pole
* Queen of the Stage
* Princess of the Stage
Artemis Moon
If you're not
quite certain of what the difference would be between a Pole
Competition and a Stage Competition ... Please allow me
to draw a line of distinction for you.
When it comes to
Pole Dancing ... The entire situation is all about the Dancer
performing a well choreographed routine that involves using the Pole
as her partner. Each contestant needs to have the dance skills,
muscle tone and strength of will that are necessary for the task of
completely wrapping her body around a 12 foot high lolly pop stick
and forcing both it and the audience to beg for mercy. At the end of
her dance set ... If the Lovely Lady has done her job correctly ...
Jaws will have dropped and Minds will have been totally blown.
Stage
Performing is good deal more about the flirting and the acting.
This is a craft that draws a bit of its DNA from the Old Style
Burlesque that has been making a comeback during the past couple of
decades.
A Shake ...
A Turn ...
A Shimmy ...
A Wink ...
A Thrust ...
A Smile ...
A skillfully
composed fantasy, where the Pretty Girl's actions and behavior hand
the members of the audience a not so subtle promise. A message that
what you're seeing on stage is merely the beginning of what this
enticing creature would be able to provide at some future point in
time. She wants to make it absolutely clear that she'll be saving
all her love and kisses ...
Just for you ...
And you ...
And you too,
Sweetheart.
Dakota Skye Ryan Ashley Sondra Saxon
The
Stage Princess division is a completely new category
for this year. According to General Manager Brian Hopkins ...
We've
decided to give the Hottest Stripper category a rest this time
around, in order to make way for our new Princess
of the Stage division. The Princess category is our attempt at being
a bit more inviting towards the ladies that are new to this industry.
It provides a competitive opportunity to hone their skills in a
division that isn't placing them against award winning dancers who
already have a few years of experience.
One relative newcomer that I'm looking
forward to seeing again is the beautiful and talented Artemis Moon.
The young woman walked away with top honors at Stripper Rama
this past July ... Performing her way to at least 4 awards
(including Best In Competition). She greatly impressed the judges panel (which included Dakota Skye, Ryan Ashley and my good friend Sondra
Saxon) by out performing at least a half dozen more experienced
dancers.
I'm very interested to see if any of
these other girls will show up at
StripperFest to make this a
rematch. Healthy competition often leads to some of the most
enjoyable entertainment.
*** INFORMATION UPDATE ***
Saturday will feature rounds 1 & 2
for Queen Of The Pole. It will also be round 1 for Queen Of The
Stage.
In addition to being the finals for
Pole Queen and Stage Queen, Sunday will be the opportunity for up and
coming talent to have their shot at Princess Of The Stage.
One final note ...
I am happy to announce that I have been
invited to be the S.G.B. for the event. Brian has assured me that
S.G.B. is the acronym for "Special Guest Blogger". This
did a great deal to easy my troubled mind, since years of listening
to all my Kentucky relatives ranting about SEC College Basketball had
left me with the impression that it stood for Slimy Georgia .....
As the S.G.B., I've had the privilege
of having a sneak peak at the preliminary contestant list. While I'm
not allowed to mention any names, I can say that it was an impressive
assortment of talent. With the fact that certain contestants like to
show up at the last possible moment (in order to try and catch the
competition off guard) Stripperfest Weekend holds the potential for
being Musical Theatre equivalent of a No Holds Bared Cage Match.
I'll be back to report the results just
as quickly as I know them.
To learn more about the Club and the Event ... Please click on the link below.
* I will attempt to add additional updates to
this article as the time draws near and the Performer list becomes
more solid. Due to the possibility of receiving a very lucrative
"Last Minute Offer", a Dancer's event schedule can quickly
go through several days of changes in the matter of only a few
hours.)
** With the exception of Artemis Moon,
all pictures shown in this review are the property of On The Border
or the Performers that are being referred to.
Travis Clemmons
