Yes, the stripper from Adonis whom we got for June's Bachelorette Party. Together with three friends, we braved the uncharted lands of Timog and Tomas Morato to find one suited to June's taste (and our's, too, of course). Luckily, this guy fits the bill -- chinito, lean-built, and fairly attractive. Doesn't hurt that he has a fine ass too -- and that he knows how to work it. :-D I can just imagine June's face as soon as the lights go down and our "little surprise" enters the room!
Anyway, it was quite an experience, being in Adonis -- strange and intoxicating, to say the least. It was the first time for me, Den, and Jeannie, but Tab, who was Den's friend, had been there before and he was the one who did most of the talking and, well, haggling for us.
We were eyeing someone else at first, but when we inquired about him, he was apparently already booked for the night, so we looked for someone else. That was when we saw JR. He was dancing on the stage with a couple of other guys and we thought he'd be an OK substitute. So Tab called for the manager, who in turn called for JR.
Up close we all thought he'd do OK for the party. He seemed like a nice guy all in all. I personally thought he was hot as heck, but I didn't let the others know what I was thinking, lest I be subjected to an evening's worth of jeering and torturous teasing.
Den, on the other hand, thought it was sad someone as young as JR had to work as a stripper. From talking with him, we learned he was only 22, and that he was only able to finish a year in college. Den asked him if he was planning on looking for another job any time soon, but he said he might still be enjoying his stint at Adonis. We all responded with an OK-you-must-know-what-you're-doing nod, and it really did look like he was fine where he was, but still, there was a trace of... what's the word for wanting to be assured that everything is OK? Anyway, that, left hanging in the air. It was awfully quiet for a few moments, and it felt like the whole place was bearing down on us like thick, heavy rainclouds, but we were able to mask our discomforts with the business at hand so we tried to focus on that instead.
We did pay for JR's time for staying at our table, so after an hour, we wrapped things up, told him about the details of the party, exchanged contact numbers, and confirmed that we will call him up a few days before the 12th to finalize things. We headed out into the cooling 2:00 AM air, relieved both because our mission was a success and that we were finally outside, breathing free, away from the strange, beautiful, heady, but shadowy world of Adonis.
I'm sure the others have their own take on the matter, but I went home a little sadder and feeling oddly... enamored by the ironically poignant, red-lit lives of boys like JR.
