If you can still get the wheelchair through the door… 
Weekend At Bernie’s anyone?
I can understand and older guy going to a strip club more than I can a younger guy. The girls are entertainers, why would it be creepier for an older man than a younger man??
A lot of women enjoy going to them, too (both the male and female ones). Many people also go as a couples.
That said, I think it depends on the place (as with anything). There isn’t a “too old”, but depending on the scene, it can be out of place. It’s similar to someone in their 40s, attending an 18 and over club. Yes, you’re perfectly fine with getting in, but the scene is obviously for late teens, early 20s individuals.
I don’t go to strip clubs. When I have gone, I’ve enjoyed it for about a half hour, but then it either gets repetitious, or else just reminds me of what I either do or don’t have available, which isn’t helpful in either case.
But, different strokes for different folks. I see no reason to raise an age barrier. I bet a 100-yr-old patron would be a big hit.
And while I suspect the half-plus-7 rule is a good ballpark for age compatibility, it’s just a guideline at most (meaning, it’s dead wrong a lot of the time), and I don’t care if people date people young enough to be their children. That’s for them to figure out.
+1
What about us ugly or awkward young men, eh? (Actually, I’m not young, but what if I were?)
Early twenties? I would expect teenage boys to try to sneak in.
But J. Howard Marshall found his soul mate in a strip club at age 89!
Many years ago, at the old factory, I remember we were reading the paper, and it showed an advertisement for a gentleman’s club (yeah, right). It said seniors over 65 get in free. We figured hell, if it’s still working for ya, have some fun, and skip Bingo night on occasion. 
I’ve been in them, perhaps a dozen or so times in my lifetime, but always between relationships. But even then just never made a habit out of it; I prefer to keep most of the money I came in with, and was always a bit paranoid about the STD’s I might would have got with those women, when they were so ready to do a lot more than just dance naked for you. Hey, I recently heard of one study that said people who visit strip clubs live longer than those that don’t. Probably a bs study, but throwing it out there.
The women I had come across in the strip clubs often had above average looks, but lots of mental issues, often lots of drug problems, coming from broken homes, they were professional cons, and the guys are generally horny, so it all works out the way both generally want. What amazed me is how much some of these women could get out of the guys, always have them digging in their wallet for extra cash for lap dances, and for high dollar mixed drinks of which they got a commission, and the ATM machine seemed to have a longer line to it the longer the night got, and the drunker the guys got. They say the women are exploited. Seems like more exploration of the guys.
I wouldn’t say strip clubs are generally for losers though, although some there probably never had much luck with women in their lives, I certainly know of quite a few friends who love those places, and it isn’t because they couldn’t get a woman elsewhere, they just like these for whatever reason only they know.
One friend that comes to mind among several was Louis. I went a couple of times with him and he insisted he knew which clubs to go too. Boy did he. Throughout his late teens, twenties, thirties and forties, he didn’t have any problem getting his own women outside of strip clubs, even was married to a really nice looking lady for some time, had kids by her, and she didn’t have any mental problems that I was aware of, except being married to him. He just couldn’t keep himself out of the strip clubs. He was just somebody who was always in the moment, never ever thinking things out it seems. He also always had marijuana and other illegal substances, of which certainly was a big help in getting quite a few of these women lured his way.
A lot of his money was going to strippers, as well as his some of his drugs. He’d always negotiate for more in the club and out for other sexual favors. Quite a few strippers took him up on it, and would often see him outside of the club. A few became his steady gf. Finally his wife wised up and finally divorced him. Never fully understood why she dealt with it for as long as she did. Always felt sorry for her because she was always nice to me, and others. He ended up in the penitentiary again for drug dealing, and not sure whatever happened to her. I hope things worked out for her.
I don’t believe there’s an age limit. I also want to know what strip clubs you guys are going to that aren’t worth the price of a beer. I mean, yeah, there are some skanky clubs, but don’t go to those.
I once saw a headlining duo come out in schoolgirl uniforms, dance around, and then one put on a strap-on and had sex with the other right there on stage. I was like, A) this is awesome, and B) is it even legal? If you’ve seen that a zillion times before, my life friggin’ sucks.
Oops, exploitation of the guys.
Funny, a lot of men think you have “guys in their 20s” and “losers” reversed in those sentences.
I sort of agree with all of these things. I feel like paying a stranger to gyrate nude in front of you (or half an inch above your lap) is kind of creepy in itself, no matter your age. On the other hand, I firmly believe that adults have the right to engage in any behavior they like as long as it’s consensual, so “creepy” isn’t necessarily the right word. I just personally find it…let’s go with “icky.” There’s no social construct I can come up with that would make me feel comfortable about regarding another living human being who’s standing in front of me as essentially an emotion-free sex doll. I suppose I deeply understand the dynamic behind the invention of booths and one-way mirrors for live strip/sex shows.
It seems to me that strip clubs (and hookers, for that matter) are for men who want sexual stimulation without any kind of emotional engagement at all. And I pity the men, of any age, who approach them any other way.
So, yeah, if you choose to go to a strip club, I really don’t think anyone should be judging that choice based on your age.
Okay, okay, I don’t really think anyone has the right to judge that choice at all.
Sure it’s a little uncomfortable for some, but it’s par for the course in those places, and a ½ inch rule above your lap? In these parts they are all over you. If there were ever such a rule or law, they certainly didn’t enforce it. They are not paying $20.00 or whatever it is these days for them to not touch you.
My knee jerk reaction to the thread title is that there isn’t an age that’s too old. I think (and I have no factual basis for this, it’s pure supposition on my part) that what might be mildly awkward is being the one 68 year old at a club where all the regulars are in their 20s. But I feel like that’s true in more situations than just strip clubs.
Strip clubs vary a lot. I have only been to a couple so I was confused when people said that they are something for 24 and younger year olds. The ones I have been too are specifically not catering to that age group except sometimes for bachelor parties on a Saturday night. I have a really good friend who is a strip club aficionado. He isn’t sleazy or ill-intended in the least but he just loves really good strip clubs and absolutely loves the women in them genuinely. He travels all over to find the good ones and wants to write a guide book on strip clubs for the entire U.S. or better yet, own and exclusive one himself.
He finally talked me into going to one of them with him. As it turns out, some of the best strip clubs in the country are in nearby Providence, RI. The one he took me to has private rooms for lap dances (:wink :wink) plus great service and beautiful girls. That isn’t all though. There is a semi-secret second floor with a private elevator, a pool hall and a restaurant. You have to apply for membership and be accepted to it and pay a monthly fee to even be allowed in but he did and took me as a guest. If you want a real-life Mad Mean scenario on steroids, that is it.
You get topless, beautiful girls bringing you drinks while you play pool with your friends. I think I was the youngest man there at the time at about 40 years old but that is a sweet deal. If you want full nudity or special services, that can be arranged too for a fee and the girls are better looking than anyone you would normally talk to. There freaky isn’t anything not to like. Men are almost always really nice to the strippers (don’t worry, they always have bodyguards nearby) and they make a huge amount of money for being good nude hoists. The vast majority of the fun is just talking to a semi-nude woman without any pretenses. Most of them are smart and fun to talk to.
I wonder if this is true. I don’t really like objectification of women or strip clubs, but I don’t think there’s a causal relationship there.
I’ve never wanted to go to a strip club because I don’t think I’m smart enough to deal with the kayfabe; I don’t think just working there is dispositive evidence a woman is being mistreated or exploited.
I don’t know of a lot of 20 something men that refer to the women who work as those clubs as genteel young ladies. Unless “bitches” is a synonym for “refined women”.
I wqas a stripper. What a silly thing to thnk a certain age is too old for a man to patronize a strip club. Strippers appreciate any age, money , tips are welcome from anyone. Now if you are a stripper and if you are 80 you may be a little too old to work there, but it is all in teh way you look. As for a patron, NO AGE IS TOO OLD>
I was going to say if your funeral was over a week ago, you’re too old. But this works as well.
Obviously just speaking for myself. . . I don’t care much for going to them (anymore) mainly because I now have this stereotype that by tipping the dancers I’m actually helping them subsidize some loser boyfriend’s drug/drinking problem because he’s unable to hold down a job himself. I’d be curious to know how common (or not) that is in real life although I still don’t have much interest in them at my age. (These could have been the girls spending the night at my daughter’s slumber party, for all I know! :eek:)