Jake

Friend of mine was up there this past week and said Campus was dead but Expose and Taboo were fun. He said it wasn't packed as in previous years, but was glad to see dancers and not a female dance party as seen in recent social media pics. The pics of a couple of the Expose dancers were right up my alley (I'm into the 18-25ish range, not too much muscle, but some.) Might head up there later this summer.

Most who have quarrels like this are smart to not risk their case by commenting publicly. Giovani is drama and wears it proudly. I'm all for being who you are unapologetically. But a business owner being greedy is hardly a crime. Mistreating dancers - I can't speak to that. If it's true, file charges. But the things that come out of Giovani's mouth makes me wonder who would ever put him in any managerial role. Let alone one where he's the voice of a company. He's had to backtrack and apologize a few times for things that fell out of his mouth - but the apologies seemed far from heartfelt. His positive contribution was getting the club's social media up to speed. Most clubs are way behind on their social media presence. Boardwalk posts the bear bartenders doing a GIF in the same pose every week - as if that'd get me to go. They don't showcase the dancers. Johnson's makes a good effort, but could do more. But LeBoy has been the only one that would entice me to go just based on social postings. However, Giovani's personality just irritates the bejesus out of me. If he had his way, LeBoy would've become a drag bar. The whole tirade he went on a few months back about customers complaining about dancers wearing high heels and so forth shows he really doesn't get how business works. He threatened to ban any customers who didn't like heels and dared to express that. In business, you give the customer what they want. You can express yourself and fly all your colors to the world, especially in Wilton Manors, at a variety of clubs and protests. But when you're on the clock and trying to make a dollar, give customers what they want. For example, one thing that always puzzles me about clubs like LeBoy is the insistence on playing music the dancers like but customers have to tolerate. That's one definite strength for Johnsons. They play a lot of music that is catered to the customer's taste. Anyway, I'm rambling. But a friend told me about this walk out thing. I'd be surprised if it even happened. And even more surprised if it made a dent. I hope to have clubs like LeBoy, Johnsons and Boardwalk around for years to come. The internet has done a number on the scene and it makes sense why. Clubs have to step up and provide a level of personal service and an environment that Chaturbate or OnlyFans can't.

Cruised around the current and former hot spots while passing through Fort Lauderdale Friday night. It was so strange being in town and not hitting the ATM... repeatedly. I first passed by the old Johnny's on Broward. I was curious to see what had become of my favorite little dive. If those walls could talk, I'd be ruined. I was a little surprised to see that nothing had changed. Nobody's taken over the property. It's still empty. The only real difference since the last time I saw it was that some graffiti had been spray painted on the building. Next I headed toward LeBoy. As much as I've criticized LB, I do miss it. Sean sucked most of the life out of the place. He imitated the pricing structure of the clubs that failed and that led to far fewer visits from me over the past few years. I used to visit 3 or 4 times a year. I can't even remember the last time I walked in that door. It's been at least a year or maybe even two now. I'm eager to see if the new owners have brought some of the fun back but it was closed... just the liquor store was open, but I didn't see anyone inside. I was surprised when I rolled up on Boardwalk to find the parking lot packed. I wondered if they had some kind of special loophole that was letting them operate. Turns out it was just all restaurant business. Didn't look to be an empty table. The same for the little bars/restaurants in Wilton Manors. Johnson's was closed, but the other spots in that plaza were packed. Parking was just as difficult to find as it would be on any normal Friday night pre-virus. Hopefully these spots will be able to survive this. I haven't had a good time at Boardwalk in years and LeBoy never had the fun of those wild nights I had at Johnny's. But still I'd have loved to go in.

LOL @Tweety... my first thought too. But since discovering the Ignore feature on this board, life has been fantastic.

I just gave an early Christmas present to myself. I'm sharing with all... if you click on the profile of a user, there's an Ignore button.

Probably trying to find new material. Not that there ever is any. Same bullet points anytime someone says they had fun during their visit.

More into college type guys so my list is skewed that way.... #1: Taboo in Montreal #2: LeBoy in Fort Lauderdale #3: Johnsons In Fort Lauderdale BJ Rooster's in Atlanta is a close runner up. Johnsons has so many things I like about it over LeBoy... but I'm just not as much into the beefy guys. A fun twist to this poll would be, what 3 clubs do you wish were still around? For me it'd be... #1: Johnnys / Ft Lauderdale - LeBoy doesn't have the same fun vibe Johnnys had. Johnny's was the wild west. Sean has lost it with LeBoy. He tried too hard to copy the bars that failed. Odd logic isn't it? #2: Adonis / Montreal - Went through several name changes after it closed. But I was fortunate to go a few times before it went under. #3: Lux / Montreal - it was always a wild card - some nights were a dud, but if you found a diamond in the rough, it was a fun night.

Another stellar post! Thanks for the update! Drink prices were down at LeBoy on my last visit. Is Sean getting realistic? I've been spending more time the last few visits to Ft Laud at Johnson's even though most of the guys aren't my type. This may swing the pendulum a bit.

I feel ya man. It's a great place. Drink prices are reasonable. It's comfortable. Staff is solid. But yeah the beefy guys aren't so much my type either. You can tell they do make an effort to appease us, but I've never seen more than 2 or 3 on a given night that I'd swipe right on Tinder on. I get the preference for gay. I'm actually the other way around. I like having fun with straight guys for the fantasy aspect of it I guess. The thing I like about the clubs is finding a guy I wouldn't be able to be able t0 have fun with in real life. When I find a cute but a little tough lean straight guy, money tends to fly out of my wallet.

Fantastic post. I wish my memory was as good as yours. I only ended up doing one visit to Montreal earlier this year. I think I know the boxer you mentioned. I liked him too... such a carefree fun guy. Great body.

By the way, may I say HELL YES to Mike81's comment about the air freshener at Johnsons. I'm not normally one of those overly sensitive to smell. But holy hell the scent is overwhelming before the door even opens. It's a great idea to get that upscale vibe with scent, but for the love of nostrils, turn that shit down lol. It's nauseating.

Hello all. Visiting w/ some friends this week. No big changes since previous a visit earlier this year except that Johnsons is far busier. Boardwalk is awkwardly quiet, but our visits were early in the night. LeBoy was packed Friday night. Not so much Saturday night. As usual about 2 or 3 standouts and a lot of "no thanks." Only change I've noticed at LB is the drink prices .. $6. Johnsons success may be forcing them to get realistic. I'm not into big muscle so most of the Johnsons dancers don't do it for me, but they do have 4 or 5 guys for twink fans. But only 2 of them were stunners.

Usually the roles do carry over from year to year... the surfer, the gay guy, the hunk, the nerd, etc... I don't know this dude well but I think this may be the most unique casting yet. A 4'8" gay Trump loving stripper is hard to stereotype lol.

Even us twink fans do get a little love there. But yeah agreed, definitely geared toward muscle fans which I'd imagine outnumber us. Even still, I always at least start at Johnsons and then regrettably usually end up at LB.

Glad to hear it's doing well. I haven't been in 4 or 5 years, but had a much better time at this place than SR. I am twinks guy so that is a big reason. But I'm also anti-spending over $100 just for a private dance.

Some good points BluDay. Customer service is lost on many of these clubs. They're like the airlines - just trying to find something they can charge more for next. Best example? LeBoy ATM charging a fee of something like $10 or $15.

Remember the short guy who worked at LB? He's like 5 feet tall? Loud Cuban dude? He's on Big Brother this season. Oh the stories America may hear LOL.

The DJs aren't as annoying to me as the drag queens are. The most irritating thing is when they think their mundane "private" conversation with someone is worthy of them using the mic thinking we all are hanging on every word. LeBoy is the biggest offender on this one. As for music, I've often wondered why they don't realize the music should appeal to the customer not the dancers. The 70 somethings in the crowd probably aren't the biggest Nikki Minaj fans. The guy at Johnsons in Fort Lauderdale seems to get that at least a little. He varies it up.

LOL truth but I'd imagine they'd have to tell officials "Our clients often have a runny nose."

Confirmed they have Uber but not Lyft yet.

Talked in other threads how the internet is doing these clubs in... but the owners aren't helping their cause with $12 drinks. Wow.

Look fwd to your thoughts... I'll be there the week after. Can't wait. Probably not your thing, but while at Stock, I'd be curious to know of the twinks are gone in the afternoon. Some friends who were there for Memorial Day weekend said it was all muscle guys. I used to like starting out at Campus.

LOL Shocked someone has friends huh bro? With your sparkling personality, I have a hard time believing you're not the life of the party. I'm going in 2 weeks and I'm sure I can take your word over theirs and there will be tumbleweeds going down St. Catherine.

Last I heard they have Uber but not Lyft.

Yeah as big as the gay community is there, it's difficult to see that ever happening. That's like telling Vegas casinos must close at 10pm.