Vegas Gentlemen's Club has been a geographical landmark for many years.  Located on the intersection of Highways 89, 14, and 11 connecting Whitewater, Delavan, Darien, and Janesville, it is not uncommon to hear the directional reference, "Yah man, just turn at the strip club."  ....Which is usually followed by, "Oh Yah, I know where you mean. 

    And with all the other actors being absent from my house this weekend in question, the Dadio heads out solo...., to of course...., the strip club.

    But this night, to perhaps your incredulous query, we talk fish fry.  Yes, the Vegas Club touts a fish fry presentation.  Like a lot of strip clubs, the outside of the Vegas Club is humble.  You'll enter into a narrow-way guiding you to the cover charge desk.  It will probably cost you six Bucks to get in.  Make your way to the tight "L" shaped bar.  Of course there will be an adjacent dance island.  By this time if you have not come eye to eye with a few gorgeous breasts, you have most likely entered the joint with a seeing-eye-dog.  

    The bar has a black vinyl top.  Of course the place has the typical dark strip club timbre. Tiny red liner string lights border some of the dance area - consummate strip club stuff. This night in question the larger room to the back is not being used.  It looks like the V.I.P room is just off the bar area.

    "You look like my cool step dad," the tall bartender chick said with a smile.  Architecturally, the chairs put you at eye level with said bartender's...., "portfolio," if you please. At least she did not say I reminded her of Tommy Chong or Willie Nelson - Yikes!

    The chow is served until midnight or until gone.  You may be further amazed that this night I come armed with a coupon for the fish dinner.  Being that I arrived a bit later in the evening, the bouncer with biceps like bowling balls ran back to the kitchen to make sure they still were cook'n up fish.  "One dinner left," was the word.  

    It took a bit longer for my meal to arrive than the normal fish fry presentation.  But, it would be wrong of me to complain considering I was sitting amongst a gaggle of...., naked breasts.   

    Tina the cook brought out a plate loaded with three big hunks of fried Cod, two potato pancakes, apple sauce, cole slaw, lemon, and tartar sauce.  The presentation was topped off with two pieces of marble bread with melted butter.  The whole meal was quite good, the cole slaw was deliciously tart.  

    In the spirit of the quirkiness of strip clubs, I was needing to pay the cook, not the club, for my fish dinner.  Not a problem. It fits right in with the theme of paying the dancers for their dances in lieu of paying the club.  

    I believe this was my first fish fry presented in the presence of beautiful naked breasts.  But, I am getting elderly nowadays, and forgetful.  That is one nice perk to getting old.  The memory of this evening will fade...., and I will have to go back again at some point to refresh the old brain cells. 

    The Vegas Gentlemen's Club is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at the aforementioned intersection of Wisconsin Highways 89, and 14, and 11.  Their official address is W9031, Highway 14, Darien, Wisconsin. Call (262) 724 - 3289 for more information.   

Note: You can find a chronological list at the Cool Dadio Media Fish Fry Page of these fish frys as we have visited them.  The list presents the most recently visited fish fry at the top, in lieu of alphabetical order. 

                                 Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
    (each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)

    Army Sergeant Matthew Daniel Hermanson, 22, Appleton, Wisconsin, died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Shank of wounds he received when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms-fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Hermanson was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, out of Fort Polk, Louisiana. He joined the Army in 2007. After stints at Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Polk, Louisiana, and Iraq, he was deployed to Afghanistan in November of 2010. 
    The Janesville Gazette posting a wire article from the Associated Press notes Hermanson enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a week or so from his first wedding anniversary when he was killed. Hermanson graduated from Appleton North High School in 2006. 
    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Sergeant Hermanson had also served served 14 months in Iraq. Although younger, Hermanson was in a leadership role. One of his extra duties was to counsel soldiers who were having marriage or relationship problems. He also trained new solders who had yet to be in combat. The Journal Sentinel went on to say Matthew was the youngest son in the family. 
    The Web site fox11online.com posted a statement by the family that says Matthew was known for his sense of humor and had, "a vibrant personality, exuberant smile, and quick-witted humor." Hermanson was to complete his tour of duty in July 2011 but he had signed up to extend his tour.
    An obituary posted on findagrave.com notes Matthew was born on May 27, 1988 in Appleton, Wisconsin. At the time of his death Sergeant Matthew Hermanson was survived by: his wife Rachel; parents Jeff and Sandy; brothers and sisters-in-law Josh (Kathryn) Hermanson, and Nathan (Audra) Hermanson; maternal grandparents Daniel and Ruth Carew; paternal grandmother Karen (special friend Harland Carl) Hermanson; aunts Sue (Bruce) Buchanan, and Barb (Justin) Tobias; uncles Steve (Deb) Carew, and Bruce (Bonnie) Carew; father-and-mother-in-law Reverand Donald and Gladys Younger; and, sister-in-law Daisy Younger. 
    Army Sergeant Matthew D. Hermanson was the 31st Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Afghanistan since the October of 2001. 

            As of this blog entry's posting date:

    102,344 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003 (actually documented).
    
    10,125 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    4,477 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003. 

    1756 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.

    318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    944 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001. 

    1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011.

    32,186 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003. 

    592 Wisconsin Service persons have been wounded in Iraq since Spring 2003.

    13,609 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001. 

    192 Wisconsin Service persons have been wounded in Afghanistan since October, 2001.

    107 Wisconsin Service persons have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    34 Wisconsin Service persons have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.

    3 Wisconsin Service persons have been killed in the U.S. related to "The War on Terror" since September, 2001.

    149 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    21 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since September, 2001.

    5 journalists (regional and independents) have been killed in Libya since March, 2011.

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; www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf; and, icasualties.org.