- Paperback: 220 pages
- Publisher: Huntington Press (May 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0929712927
- ISBN-13: 978-0929712925
- Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #536,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
What really goes on inside the mysterious VIP Room?
Find out first-hand, as career stripper Lacey Lane unlocks the doors to the secret sanctums at the center of the action in gentlemen's clubs across America.
CONFESSIONS OF A STRIPPER puts you in the middle of the VIP Room, where freaks, fetishists, scammers, and even normal guys match wits with the dancers. Here, outlandish fantasies are bought and sold, and almost nothing is beyond the realm of possibility.
These true stories, culled from Lane's years of performing in dozens of clubs, also provide the lowdown on the ins and outs of the topless trade, including suggestions on tipping, finessing the bouncers, negotiating for services, avoiding sucker traps, and yes, even scoring a date with a dancer.
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"I started moving slowly, trying to work my way into the core of the beat. Soon, I forgot I was perched atop a bar and though only of the music's rhythm, freeing my body to move in synch with the beat. I peeled my bottom wrap off seductively and hardly heard the whistles and catcalls that followed. Ditto for my top; I was now just a skimpy T-back away from full nudity, and the best part about it was that was becoming more at ease with the situation. Or maybe I was an exhibitionist at heart. Or I was so goddam petrified that nothing mattered. Whatever the case, inside, I was celebrating. I truly felt liberated."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Surface Skimming,
By Charles T. Scott (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Confessions of a Stripper: Tales from the VIP Room (Paperback)
This book was lame. After a few chapters about the stereotypical dancer, the stereotypical strip club owner, the stereotypical strip club DJ, The stereotypical strip club bouncer, the author breaks the book into short (1-3 pages)chapters about clients. Each client has a boring story to accompany him (or her) None of them are particularly interesting, shocking, or entertaining. One guy likes feet, one guy likes lingerie. etc.If a skin-a-max movie could be a book, this would be it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this book,
By Dagmar (San Francisco, California United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Confessions of a Stripper: Tales from the VIP Room (Paperback)
I've read about 20 books of late about strippers/sex workers & can honestly say that this one & Strip City by Lily Burana are my two favorites, with Lacey Lane slightly edging Ms. Burana out. They both made me laugh out loud & I couldn't put either one down but Ms. Lane's comes out on top because there aren't endless descriptions of outfits in it. hahaha Not that I don't appreciate the fascination with fabulous dancewear, it just wasn't my thing. This is just excellent entertainment & I wish I'd read it BEFORE I blew my savings on strip clubs. My one criticism of this book is that it's too dang short. Man, I would've LOVED to hear more more more.I've given copies to my favorite dancer friends (we have a sort of strip club reading club going on) & they agree with me. Very fun, very entertaining book. Not what you'd want if you're looking for intense sociological studies but for great behind-the-scenes tales & a wicked sense of humor, Lacey Lane's your best bet.
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2.5 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 65 of 70 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
who knew that stripping could be so boring,
By M. Christian - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Confessions of a Stripper: Tales from the VIP Room (Paperback)
As someone that works in the sex industry - i am always looking for material that doesn't demean or ridicule girls in my field. Frankly, this book did just that. Lacey Lane held herself up to be a pristine stripper with morals of gold - while her fellow dancers are portrayed to be a little more nasty and a little more seedy, and a little more willing to do anything for a dollar. In the beginning Ms Lane hints that her life, like the life of any dancer, was chock full of drama ... and yet we heard very little about it.As for the actual tales from the VIP room, I have heard them all before, and they were told with a little more vim and vigor the first time I heard them. I was so disappointed in this book 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too Tame and too boring!,
By Tamii - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Confessions of a Stripper: Tales from the VIP Room (Paperback)
This one is a fast read, but it's fast because it's boring! The author's issues with self-aggrandizement are really present in her writing...she is perfect and everyone else has the most horrific flaws! She never waivers to put someone down and yet,never makes any intention of trying to figure out why the person is acting/reacting in a certain way. I was bored with her tales of the VIP because none of it was really surprising to me. Actually, I came away wondering why she found it so amusing??
15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Surface Skimming,
By Charles T. Scott - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Confessions of a Stripper: Tales from the VIP Room (Paperback)
This book was lame. After a few chapters about the stereotypical dancer, the stereotypical strip club owner, the stereotypical strip club DJ, The stereotypical strip club bouncer, the author breaks the book into short (1-3 pages)chapters about clients. Each client has a boring story to accompany him (or her) None of them are particularly interesting, shocking, or entertaining. One guy likes feet, one guy likes lingerie. etc.If a skin-a-max movie could be a book, this would be it. |
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