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Silver Dollar strip club serves nakedness daily A haunted house is one of the Silver Dollar's special features on Halloween BY DAHV1 FISCHER PULSE REPORTER With a slogan like “The best of the breast,” one can’t help but wonder. So last Thursday I decided to venture out to the infamous Silver Dollar strip club to see what all the hype was about. 1 entered the club to find nothing but horrible heavy metal ringing in my ears, reminding me of some really cheesy 1980s B-movie. There was a total of approximately five girls dancing that night—most of whom were not gorgeous. The club was western-themed, inside and out. There was no cover charge for girls, but there was a $3 fee for guys. There was a group of about eight mid-20-year-olds sit ting at the table in front of us. The service at the club was pretty good, and the employees and dancers seemed fairly friendly. The drinks were cheap (for parole officer once she gets finished with school, said she is doing this job to pay her way through college. She enjoys her job, but for her it is strictly business. “I am here to make money, not to make friends,” she said. Capri said the job can be fun if the right customers are there, not the “dirt sacks,” as she likes to refer to the men who treat her like a piece of meat. She recalls her most insulting experience with a cus tomer — her first night on the job. A man stuck a credit card into an in appropriate area while she was per forming onstage. Capri’s parents are aware of her actions, but they know she has a good head on her shoulders, so they are not too concerned. She has made it clear to them and to herself that, “this is another chapter in my book — a chapter that will women) that night, which is always nice: $1 well drinks, $2 do mestic beers, and $3 for the house spe cial. Unfortunately, we missed 25-cent Dahct nirrht hoM SILVER DOLLAR CLUB Address: 2620 W 10th Place Age: 21 and over Cover: $3 for men, free for women Phone: 485-2303 Although my expe rience at the Silver Dollar was only espe cially exciting based on particular circum stances, Joseph Lan fnrri 3 97-vpar.nlrl HI every Monday. What I think really made the night exciting for me was the emphasis on audience interac tion. I went outside to interview one of the strippers, and came back inside to find what appeared to be one of the people whom I had come to the club with, onstage, on her way to having her bra unhooked by one of the dancers. She went on to head up to the stage two additional times throughout the night. She even managed to pick up some decent tips and free drinks. Apparently, one of the dancers had seen her sitting near the stage and asked her if she was going to join her up there. She obviously didn’t hesitate. My friend who decided to test her skills at “dirty dancing” was obvi ously just having a little fun, but one might wonder what it is like for a person who does this type of thing on a regular basis. “I’m here for the money from the stupid boys,” said Capri, a 25-year old Lane Community College student who dances at the Silver Dollar. Capri, who plans to become a 492 E. 13th 686-2458 For the week of October 15th! 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Lanford said that the Oregon Liquor Control Commis sion sets the price for all of the drinks and regulates some of the dancers’ actions. “If a dancer pinches her nipples while on stage, the OLCC fines her $1,000,” Lanford said. The Silver Dollar shares a street with another strip club, the Hot Body Club, but Lanford said there isn’t much of a rivalry. “It’s not as much of a competi tion. Because we are so close, Monday 6pm - 12am Large PBR pitchers $5.00 Everyday 2841 Wilamette. 484-1727 Tim Bobosky | Photographer Melody warms up before the Silver Dollar Club opens Sunday, demonstrating an exotic pole dance. She is also a member of the Dog Pound Fight Team. people tend to hop from one to the other. I can’t knock it. There, it is a strip club. Here seems like more of a party,” Lanford said. 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