Inspiration

She wore a long red dress and red heels, with just the front of her light brown hair pulled back in a barrette. Very little makeup. She was cute, with an infectious smile and blue eyes that flirted with everyone in the room. There was mischief and fun written all over her face. I immediately saw myself in her.

I don't remember her name but I'll never forget her face, or the way she captured my attention the instant she hit the stage. She seemed to come out of nowhere (I like to think she must've just jumped off some PL's lap somewhere in the back and run up front to make her set). She danced her two songs, gracefully accepted an ovation, and headed straight for the table where I sat. She must've noticed how mesmerized I was.

After brief intros she told us the rundown - that club used what's known as a drink hustle along with table dances and VIP rooms from which the girls (and club) could make money. More interested in talking with this girl, we bought her the medium-sized drink (for which she received half the price in commission). This and a tip for her and the waitress bought us about 15 minutes of the stripper's undivided attention.

She was very friendly, talkative, seemed to thoroughly enjoy her job. In the short time she spent at our table, she unknowingly helped to dispel all negative ideas I'd held about strippers and the job of stripping up to that time. Not at all what I'd expected when I reluctantly agreed to go into that strip club that night. Since then I've wished many times I could see her or speak to her again. I don't quite know what I'd say to her, but I would love the opportunity to figure it out. That girl unknowingly helped change my whole life.

Two weeks, a few exploratory trips to other strip clubs, and the purchase of one $25 purple stripper thong and a pair of cheesy amateur heels later, I hit the stage myself. Since then I have seen and learned so many things I never would've had the opportunity to see otherwise. Stripping has taken me to places I could've never gone had I not jumped on that stage. My eyes have been opened to worlds I might never have known existed. I've done things most people only dream about, met people and tasted foods which I likely never would have been exposed to had I led a "normal" life.

Of course I always had it in me, but it took meeting that girl in the long red dress to get me started on this path. I guess it's no wonder my all-time favorite stripper outfits are long red dresses.