Police raid strip club over 'art night'

ABC News ^ | 04/06/2005 | staff writer

[bedolido]

A strip club in the United States that attempted to get around a ban on full nudity by giving patrons sketch pads for special "art nights" was cited for violating the city's nudity rules, officials said.

The citation was issued on Monday night to the Erotic City Gentleman's Club in Boise in Idaho.

Boise allows full nudity for "serious artistic" expression only, so the club handed out pencils and sketch pads to patrons so they could sketch naked women.

However, a police spokeswoman said officials concluded that patrons were not focused on art, so officers cited three dancers for violations of the city nudity ordinance.

"The case is being reviewed by the Boise city attorney for the possibility of future citations," spokeswoman Lynn Hightower said.

Erotic City owner Chris Teague called the citations a violation of the civil rights of the dancers, as well as an "insult to the patrons".

But the club would suspend "art night" until the matter was settled in court, he said.

[adam_az]

ping 4 rpr list!

[Hi Heels]

Sometimes there AINT 10 strippers, there's two. One working the bar and one dancing. And sometimes the stripper aint so feisty. We had a pool one time. 11 DUI's right out of the parking lot in one month.

[wildbill]

For some reason I'm reminded of Lot bargaining with God about saving some people of Sodom.

"But if only ten patrons are truly interested in art, can they dance?"

[Montfort]

""masturbater's moat" around the dance table"

Are you serious? I hope you are exagerating. That's just disgusting.

[theFIRMbss]

Yeah, in the old days,
strippers used to read their mail
in front of "artists!"

[Hi Heels]

I wish I was....

[superiorslots]

Quote: You know, the people that bitch the most about these places are the ones that never go there. If they are already not going, what difference does it make who does?


O.K. Tell me where you live so I can buid one next door to your house. I've always wanted to own one and since you have no problem with it it will be easy to get it approved.

[bedolido]

"But if only ten patrons are truly interested in art, can they dance?"

Blasphemous... but it took a awhile to stop laughing.

note: I assume you were referring to Lot (or Abraham) pleading with the Lord for 10 righteous men in sodom. If found, if He (the Lord) wouldn't destroy Sodom.

[TheBigB]

You know you are on the reciving end of an good asskicking when 10 strippers have you down and are stomping you with stiletto heels.

Yeah, but he's lucky in that that usually costs extra. I know. :^)

[TheBigB]

Artistic Ping! PING to the REPUBLICAN PARTY REPTILE list! What is the Republican Party Reptile? It is a creature of the eighties. It’s neoconservatism with its pants down around its ankles, the Rehnquist Supreme Court on drugs, a disco Hobbes living without shame or federally mandated safety regulations. The Republican Party Reptile supports a strong defense policy, but sees no reason to conduct it while sober. The RPR believes in minimum government interference in private affairs—unless the government brings over extra girls and some ice. In short, the RPR is the new label that our political spectrum has been crying out for—the conservative with a sense of humor and a healthy dose of depravity.

[biblewonk]

I could render my focus with ascii. \_'(!)'_/

[FreedomPoster]

Seems like they'd only be able to arrest the non-serious patrons, not the models.

[bnacat]

When I read the headline I thought it was recognition night for Art Vandalay the latex salesman.

[Pharmboy]

Hey--that's pretty good. Can I buy a litho on eBay?

[BJClinton]

Tell me where you live so I can buid one next door to your house

Silly, that would have to approved by zoning, and would be placed in a commercial area. At least here in Austin anyway.

[OSHA]

LOL Well done!

[Pharmboy]

Sounds like you've led an interesting life...glad you're a conservative now.

[Junior]

A "just damn" ping.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Thanks for the ping! I was beginning to wonder though. After all, it's been what? A WEEK! since the last real RPR ping!

[cjshapi]

"not focused on art"

No sh!t!