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Bigfoot Lounge & Gentlemen's Cub - Rockford, Illinois - Dadio academic strip club critique
This entry was posted on 8/24/2010 2:08 AM and is filed under Strip club academic critique.
Well, I never knew Bigfoot Lounge & Gentlemen's Cub was down in Rockford, Illinois, but just because I ain't heard of something does not mean a whole lot. The bartender proclaimed the joint has been there for over a decade. Before it was a strip club, it was a restaurant, and then some type of bar. The building is another strip club in an old 1970-esque building. It looks like an old restaurant; this one has old wood shingles - classic '70s.
When you pull up to the joint, you will realize you are in an enclave of blue-collar auto repair shops on the precipice of an old residential neighborhood. Two tire shops flank the club parking lot.
You will enter from the back parking lot. There will be a double foyer to go through; in the second larger entrance room you will be greeted by a cheesy mural of consummate naked dancers. There will be two phone-less pay phone cabinet shelves - hokey 1970's veneer - to your right (you will probably only notice them on your way out). They are a monument to forgone technology.
The couple of times I popped in to the place there was no cover charge. I did get there about opening time which seems to be 4:00 p.m.-ish. The dance floors, bar, and half-walls will be headlined by tube pipe-lighting. There will be two dance floors in the main area, it looks like they mostly use the big floor. It has a multilevel construct. There are five poles total between the two floors.
The bar is long and will have you facing away from the dance areas. On a half upper level, there is a room with a mini-bar with some tables - probably a good place for a bachelor party, divorce party, et cetera. There will be the consummate plastic tree plants guarding one of the lap dance areas. I was told by a thoughtfully tattooed dancer that lap dances will run you 20 Bucks.
I noticed on my couple of visits to the club that the dancers are skinny, young, and pretty. You can get a large glass of Miller Lite for five Bucks...about normal for a strip club if they even have tap beer these days. There is no DJ and the girls have to pop some money into the jukebox for their music - this is becoming the norm for strip clubs. DJs are becoming the latest buggy whip symbol in our society - DJs are no longer sought; neither are buggy whips. Another primarily dude-job thrown under the bus. But I digress.
On both my visits, the staff and dancers were friendly.
Anyway, find Bigfoot Lounge & Gentlemen's Cub at 1609 South Alpine, in Rockford, Illinois. They are just south of State Street (Highway 20). You can also visit their Website at www.bigfootgentlemansclub.com .
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Army Specialist Shaun Allen Novak, 21, Two Rivers, Wisconsin, died Sunday, August 27, 2006 in Taji, Iraq. An improvised explosive device detonated near the Bradley Vehicle he was in during combat operations. Novak was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas. He was one of four soldiers killed in the incident. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted Shaun loved car racing. He graduated from Two Rivers High School in 2003. Novak was remembered as a quiet, well-liked student. He was the son of Randy Novak, a Manitowoc County sheriff's deputy. Shaun had a 15-year-old brother, Danny. The Journal Sentinel also mentioned Novak had taken three years of accounting at Two Rivers High School and was remembered as a good student who enjoyed tinkering with cars. He enjoyed playing baseball, riding all-terrain vehicles, and fished on Lake Michigan. Novak enlisted in the Army in 2004, a year after graduation; his infantry unit went to Iraq December 2005. Novak had taken some classes at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc County Center after high school. The Website iraq.pigstye.net notes Shaun had plans to pursue accounting or marketing after he would return home. He was known as a strong business student. Novak worked at Port Sandy Bay, a restaurant in Two Rivers, for just over two years. He was known as dependable with a strong work ethic. Novak had expected to return from Iraq for good at Thanksgiving, but was supposed to serve another year in the Army at Fort Hood. The Website shaun-novak.memory-of.com set up in memory of Novak, notes Shaun was born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin on February 12, 1985. The site also notes Shaun enjoyed playing basketball in a local recreation league. He had a Dodge Neon he was fond of. He also liked video games and all other types of electronic gadgets. They mention Shaun was inspired to join the Army to follow in the footsteps of grandfather Stanley Mott, a Korean War Veteran. Shaun attended basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was able to come home for a two-week break from Iraq in April of 2006. Service awards Specialist Novak received include the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Ribbon, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Ribbon, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the Expert Qualification Badge. Wisconsin 2007 Senate Joint Resolution 10 noted that at the time of his death Specialist Novak was survived by his parents, Randy and Brenda Novak, of Two Rivers; brother, Danny Novak, of Two Rivers; girlfriend, Jenissa Karbowski; grandparents, Stan and Shirley Mott, of Two Rivers; and grandparents, Richard and Bea Novak, of Manitowoc; and, great−grandmothers, Grace Novak and Molly Opichka, of Manitowoc. Specialist Shaun Novak was the 60th Wisconsin military service member to be killed in Iraq since the spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
97,453 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,654 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,420 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1243 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
783 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,926 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
7,644 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
102 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
19 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
142 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
21 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
Wisconsin military service person special mention of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; washingtonpost.com; thehighground.org; Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs; iraqbodycount.org; and, icasualties.org.
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