Tampa's strip clubs await Republican windfall
TAMPA — Thee DollHouse had bought its entire waitstaff patriotic Wonder Woman style outfits. The official GOP elephant logo greeted customers at the door of the 2001 Odyssey nude club. Tampa's strip clubs had even advertised special deals for delegates.
They all braced for a windfall from the Republican National Convention — three times a Super Bowl weekend was the industry number thrown around — but at least early Sunday morning many wondered if conservatives were being, well, conservative.
"We're hopeful," said a dancer with the stage name Brandy — one of 98 entertainers ready to peel off their tube tops Saturday night at the 2001 Odyssey. "I think it's the quiet before the storm."
"The main people I'm seeing is Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.," she said. "They are dressed nicer, more conservative. Business casual for the men and Ann Taylor Loft for the women, for sure."
Some of them were here for the RNC, swore Tiffany Mitchell, the front attendant who checks drivers' licenses.
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