Kit Leffler

Kit Leffler

Movie night with the girls may have been standard practice in junior high, but in college a girls’ night out just isn’t any fun without some libations and a little mingling with the opposite sex. Never mind that the opposite sex is well-groomed, buff, wearing tight jeans, a leather jacket and a sparkly thong underneath soon to be unveiled. Sound like an interesting night out? Here in Lawrence, we host our own treasure trove of meatheads slicked up with oil and dancing around in costume.

Allstars, 913 N. Second St., will host a male stripper night from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every other Saturday beginning in February. Coyote’s Night Club, 1003 E. 23rd St., offers a Men of Playgirl night a couple times a year, which brings out throngs of women to hoot and holler at nearly naked men.

Maggy McKee, Kansas City, Mo., senior, went with her friends to check out Allstars’ male revue. She says they were bored with the bar scene and wanted to experience something different.

Although a male strip show may seem slightly overwhelming at first, the end of the night is sure to see smiles on all your friends’ faces (especially after a lap dance). Christine Davidson, Kansan sales executive and Overland Park senior, gathered up her group of friends to attend the Playgirl night at Coyote’s. “I’ve never been to anything like that before. At first I was really shy. Later in the evening I was feeling more comfortable and the dancers pulled me up onstage and gave me a lap dance. It was like an inside joke the whole semester,” Davidson says.

Nudity is not allowed onstage, all dancers must wear thongs when performing. And of course, you can sit in the back and still take in the action from a safe distance.

The strip show spectacular usually begins with a solo dancer dressed in costume, shakin’ his stuff to some cheesy beats. The always popular-fireman or policeman stripper frequently appears at some point in the beginning. When the crowd becomes more comfortable the dancers come out in groups, some dressed as the Village People.

Throughout the night, girls can pay to sit onstage and receive their own special dances. McKee describes the experience as humorous, like something you might see on TV.

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Lauren Foremsky, Topeka senior, thought the male strippers would perform more of a show. She was shocked to find out the night was more hands-on. “They came down off the stage to accept dollars. Sometimes the dancers would lift girls up and twirl them above their heads,” she says.

Your night out at a male strip club will be out of the ordinary but memorable. If you’re up for a little camaraderie with the girls, why not try cheering for the Chippendale-like dancers as they perform their routine to the “Y.M.C.A.”? One wild night out of your comfort zone might be just what you’ve been looking for.