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I named my blog “A View from Stage-Side, Looking Up” because it is my venue for reflections and observations from the customer’s point of view.   But even though it is written by me, a club patron, it is the dancers who are the center of attention; I am only here to admire and tip. 

I chose this picture as my icon because it represents what I think for me would be the hardest part of dancing to handle on a day-to-day basis:  Giving your all on-stage to an indifferent and apathetic audience.  I know that it is a daily reality for many of you, but I hope and pray that I never give that impression here; I care deeply for the world of dancers and the art of exotic dancing, and want all of you to know how respected and appreciated you are to me. 

I love dancers.</description><title>A View from Stage-Side, Looking Up</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @clubpatron)</generator><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>I'm a bitch who takes my clothes off for money: DO NOT EVER SAY THIS TO ME, or I will punch you ;)</title><description>&lt;a href="http://stripper-sass.tumblr.com/post/53272015396/do-not-ever-say-this-to-me-or-i-will-punch-you"&gt;I'm a bitch who takes my clothes off for money: DO NOT EVER SAY THIS TO ME, or I will punch you ;)&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stripper-sass.tumblr.com/post/53272015396/do-not-ever-say-this-to-me-or-i-will-punch-you" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;stripper-sass&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I have decided to compile a list of my least favourite ‘customer lines’, half for fellow dancers to laugh at/contribute to, half for any potential customers to read and memorise!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;“You’re too pretty for this.” &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;No, I’m really fucking not. I am too pretty NOT to be taking advantage of how pretty…&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/53272145958</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/53272145958</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:07:14 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Is It Hot In Here?: Also, I know what we do, we come to expect lots and lots of money! We...</title><description>&lt;a href="http://eatinaintcheatin.tumblr.com/post/53100380495"&gt;Is It Hot In Here?: Also, I know what we do, we come to expect lots and lots of money! We...&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://eatinaintcheatin.tumblr.com/post/53100380495" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;eatinaintcheatin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also, I know what we do, we come to expect lots and lots of money! We take our clothes off, we deserve it, we provide art, fantasy and companionship, we deserve it. BUT I have noticed how distorted the perception is of money in this industry, even I’m guilty of it. ‘Oh it’s only £200, that’s not…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/53105528040</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/53105528040</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:28:43 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>dyke-recovery:

Ballet pole dance
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&lt;p&gt;Ballet pole dance&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/52755952277</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/52755952277</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:50:32 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec22da7a3e5dd6e4c95e75f9d663cb5a/tumblr_mgr0apQgAN1s2v475o1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/52334293450</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/52334293450</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:06:11 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>"Yes, I know I’m beautiful. Yes, I know I dance well. Now give me your fucking money"</title><description>“Yes, I know I’m beautiful. Yes, I know I dance well. Now give me your fucking money”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;what every stripper really wants to say (via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://feministfashionista.tumblr.com/"&gt;feministfashionista&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/52017812638</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/52017812638</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:03:30 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b607c37af91496433afe150d985d1fc7/tumblr_mnrlbhSoom1r1g6xio1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51984279665</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51984279665</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:54:00 -0500</pubDate><category>pole dancer</category><category>stripper</category></item><item><title>A Stripper's Diary: Don't go looking for love at a strip club unless it finds you...</title><description>&lt;a href="http://nylasdiary.tumblr.com/post/51836279777/dont-go-looking-for-love-at-a-strip-club-unless-it"&gt;A Stripper's Diary: Don't go looking for love at a strip club unless it finds you...&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nylasdiary.tumblr.com/post/51836279777/dont-go-looking-for-love-at-a-strip-club-unless-it" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;nylasdiary&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;This is for one of my readers who had difficulty trying to comprehend if a stripper was interested in him or his money. Below I will discuss my opinion/point of view of what to look for and what to watch out for. Take it with a grain of salt because every story is different.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now remember her job…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51836449426</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51836449426</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 18:00:18 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>I'm a bitch who takes my clothes off for money: Dear customers who want to date me,</title><description>&lt;a href="http://stripper-sass.tumblr.com/post/51450933147/dear-customers-who-want-to-date-me"&gt;I'm a bitch who takes my clothes off for money: Dear customers who want to date me,&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stripper-sass.tumblr.com/post/51450933147/dear-customers-who-want-to-date-me" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;stripper-sass&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Every single stripper at my club will tell you that she is single, because it’s in our contract you dummy. Management doesn’t want us being seen as ‘unattainable’. 80% of us are lying. Some of us are married. One of us is pregnant.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Even though the club wants you to THINK you can have us, you…&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51511656442</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51511656442</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 18:07:20 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>love &amp; edm: i just got home from my “audition” shift at a local go go bar. i had...</title><description>&lt;a href="http://raverevolution.tumblr.com/post/51459748465/i-just-got-home-from-my-audition-shift-at-a"&gt;love &amp; edm: i just got home from my “audition” shift at a local go go bar. i had...&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://raverevolution.tumblr.com/post/51459748465/i-just-got-home-from-my-audition-shift-at-a" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;raverevolution&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;i just got home from my “audition” shift at a local go go bar. i had no idea what to expect. we strip down to our thongs. it was fucking DEAD. i made $185 after paying the $20 “house fee” for tonight and tipping the DJ $10. i’m fucking exhausted and sore and i have to work my waitressing job at 11…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51511592959</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51511592959</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 18:06:28 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>I'm a bitch who takes my clothes off for money: Let's talk about stripper privilege for a minute, shall we?</title><description>&lt;a href="http://stripper-sass.tumblr.com/post/51387509475/lets-talk-about-stripper-privilege-for-a-minute-shall"&gt;I'm a bitch who takes my clothes off for money: Let's talk about stripper privilege for a minute, shall we?&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stripper-sass.tumblr.com/post/51387509475/lets-talk-about-stripper-privilege-for-a-minute-shall" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;stripper-sass&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I am a stripper because I am a natural exhibitionist, because I really like money, because I’ve always been fascinated by the idea and, well, because I like money. I am pretty, petite, and white - I do not remember the last time I applied for a job and did not succeed, &lt;strong&gt;but I choose to take my…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51388480814</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51388480814</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 08:36:55 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Reblog if it's okay to befriend you, ask questions, ask for advice or just have a nice chat. </title><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51388403804</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51388403804</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 08:35:27 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>A Stripper's Diary: Stripper Tip: How to deal with rejection....</title><description>&lt;a href="http://nylasdiary.tumblr.com/post/51313224145/stripper-tip-how-to-deal-with-rejection"&gt;A Stripper's Diary: Stripper Tip: How to deal with rejection....&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nylasdiary.tumblr.com/post/51313224145/stripper-tip-how-to-deal-with-rejection" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;nylasdiary&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Often, towards the end of the night, strippers run to the locker room and cry because so many guys have rejected them for a dance. I’ve seen veteran strippers cry and first-day ever strippers cry because of this reason.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First take into consideration that this is mainly why you were rejected:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1….&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51358201139</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51358201139</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 23:13:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Burning across the horizon.: 14th day at the club</title><description>&lt;a href="http://lostinthehorizon.tumblr.com/post/51189033976/14th-day-at-the-club"&gt;Burning across the horizon.: 14th day at the club&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lostinthehorizon.tumblr.com/post/51189033976/14th-day-at-the-club" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;lostinthehorizon&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;“I just want to take you out for dinner and then go back to my motel”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;“oh my god you’re like my sister. oh wait… ok, no, that’s wrong i meant as in my best friends, a spanish version, sister from another mother kind of thing!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;“I was in love once, before I got taken to prison, you remind…&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51190364711</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/51190364711</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:12:13 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>I'm a bitch who takes my clothes off for money: So You Think You Can Date A Stripper?</title><description>&lt;a href="http://stripper-sass.tumblr.com/post/50893511557/so-you-think-you-can-date-a-stripper"&gt;I'm a bitch who takes my clothes off for money: So You Think You Can Date A Stripper?&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stripper-sass.tumblr.com/post/50893511557/so-you-think-you-can-date-a-stripper" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;stripper-sass&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am many things. Two of these are a stripper, and a girlfriend - I am damn good at both of them. Every night at work, some idiot asks if he can take me out on a date (don’t get me wrong, some of them are nice enough; I think it’s stupid because we are a &lt;em&gt;gentleman’s club &lt;/em&gt;with very strict rules…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50942244972</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50942244972</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:02:50 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>The Life and Times of Coitus Kid: If I ever have the power to make a TV show, I really want to do a...</title><description>&lt;a href="http://coituskid.tumblr.com/post/50923712399/if-i-ever-have-the-power-to-make-a-tv-show-i"&gt;The Life and Times of Coitus Kid: If I ever have the power to make a TV show, I really want to do a...&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://coituskid.tumblr.com/post/50923712399/if-i-ever-have-the-power-to-make-a-tv-show-i" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;coituskid&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I ever have the power to make a TV show, I really want to do a hidden camera thing where strippers go into different places and try to get things using the lines people in clubs do when they don’t want to pay full price for a dance.&lt;br/&gt;‘I already bought one XBox, can’t I get a discount on the…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50942188601</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50942188601</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:02:05 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/57945e361a2aba3f73286d5e1644ad69/tumblr_mn12js10JR1qji746o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50786764850</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50786764850</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:16:40 -0500</pubDate><category>stripper</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/281dc8bb2c7e9418c2aa6c928fc64ac5/tumblr_mn12gu86ua1qji746o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50786639136</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50786639136</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:14:00 -0500</pubDate><category>stripper</category><category>strippers only</category></item><item><title>Blaming a stripper for being a “homewrecker” is like...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6edebb2bffbed5e169c5402661bd00c2/tumblr_mlq8h5rtyK1r3roo5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;Blaming a stripper for being a “homewrecker” is like blaming a roadside tree for being the cause of a drunk driver’s car wreck — Both are just in the path of somebody who ought to have known better than steer in that direction. &lt;/big&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50385753551</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50385753551</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:20:00 -0500</pubDate><category>stripper</category></item><item><title>At the point that I reached 500 followers, I meant to write...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e7ce9df806eee5bd0908605c8ee7d566/tumblr_mmrkbsCX3n1qji746o1_250.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;At the point that I reached 500 followers, I meant to write something to express to you all how grateful and honored I am that you are following me.  But, things came up and time slipped by and …  Now, before I realized it, I’m at over 600 followers and at my 1,000th post.  So, without any more delay, I want to say thank you to all of you following me for allowing me to be a part of your world — Especially since at least 80% of my followers are the dancers who I came on here to follow myself.  I hope I’ve written something along the way that you like …&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50384420985</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50384420985</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:04:00 -0500</pubDate><category>strippers only</category></item><item><title>FreeLucy: Shit you should be doing as a stripper/sex worker of any kind:</title><description>&lt;a href="http://freelucy.tumblr.com/post/50380375922"&gt;FreeLucy: Shit you should be doing as a stripper/sex worker of any kind:&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://freelucy.tumblr.com/post/50380375922" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;freelucy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Save money (most important).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take good care of your body while you are young so you make it easier on yourself when you start to age. Fuckin moisturise.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take a break from sex work every now and then.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don’t get caught up too much in drugs/drinking.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Try to eat healthy/stay fit.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Always…&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50381259157</link><guid>http://clubpatron.tumblr.com/post/50381259157</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:25:14 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
