This week, Cory Booker’s senatorial campaign hushed a media tizzy over revelations of his Twitter flirtations with a stripper from Portland by saying, “The most shocking part of this story was learning there is a vegan strip club in Portland.” Mauren O’Connor agreed and assembled a FAQ about the club, Casa Diablo:
Portland’s strip-club scene is kind of weird, huh?
A bit. As Casa Diablo demonstrates, Portland’s strip club scene has some prominent alterna-sexy offerings of the Suicide Girl variety. (Portland has a pirate-themed strip club, too.) On Yelp, reviewers alternately celebrate and complain about Portland strip clubs that are no more than “dive bar atmosphere with a naked girl in the corner.” In his IFC interview, [Casa Diablo owner] Johnny Diablo refers to Portland as the “strip club capital of America,” a title that several other cities also claim. Legend has it that Portland has “more strip clubs per capita” than any other city, due in part to Oregon’s remarkably liberal strip club and liquor regulations. Some outsiders contest the strippers-per-capita claim, too, though. …
What other unusual strip clubs should I know about?
A science-fiction strip club; an underwater strip club; a strip club this one guy opened in his living room; and Larry Flynt’s “barely legal” strip club, decorated to resemble teen girls’ bedrooms.